USL Tabs U15 National Championship Contenders
from press release
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The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) will defend its US Lacrosse U15 national title July 19-22 at the ESPN RISE Games. © Steve DeMeo/thsphoto.com |
BALTIMORE — The 2010 US Lacrosse U15
National Championships head to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at
Walt Disney World Resort as part of the ESPN RISE Games Presented
by Target. The girls’ tournament takes place July 17-20 and
the boys’ tournament is July 19-22 at ESPN Wide World of
Sports Complex in suburban Orlando, Fla.
There are 27 boys’ teams and 14 girls’ teams
representing 13 regions and 17 states which will compete in pool
and bracket structures (see list of teams below). One boys’
team and one girls’ team will be crowned the US Lacrosse U15
champion. US Lacrosse’s high standards of event management,
safety, sportsmanship and camaraderie will be the surrounding theme
of the tournament.
“US Lacrosse is very excited to incorporate our U15 National
Championship event as a part of the 2010 ESPN RISE Games,”
said Joshua Christian, US Lacrosse’s managing director of
sport development. “This national multi-sport platform
provides us the opportunity to both showcase youth and high school
lacrosse at a world-class facility and collaborate with preeminent
partners like Disney and ESPN to deliver a truly unforgettable
participant experience.”
Trophies will be awarded to first, second and third place teams
with the name of the winning team permanently displayed on the
trophy in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in Baltimore, Md.
There will also be a Lacrosse Magazine U15 Championship
All-Tournament Team, selected at the event by the Lacrosse Magazine
staff.
Click here for a full schedule of events at
the U15 National Championships.
BOYS' TEAMS
Pool A
FCA (Md.)
Nor Cal (Calif.)
St. Pauls Wolves (La.)
Jersey Ridgers (N.J.)
Long Island Outlaws
(N.Y.)
Georgia
(Ga.)
Oregon Reign
(Ore.)
No-Excuse
(Tenn.)
Dolphin Elite (Fla.)
Pool
B
For the Love of The Game (N.Y.)
Denver Elite (Colo.)
Grey Ghosts (Mass.)
San Diego (Calif.)
Coast 2 Coast (Texas)
Team Jersey (N.J.)
The Greene Turtle (Md.)
NH Lacrosse Foundation (N.H.)
Fl. Swashbucklers (Fla.)
Pool C
Next Level (Md.)
Virginia Lacrosse Club (Va.)
True Lacrosse (Ill.)
Central Fl Elite (Fla.)
NESLL Black (Mass.)
Miami Makos (Fla.)
Utah (Utah)
Bay Raiders
(Md.)
HOULA (Texas)
GIRLS' TEAMS
Pool A
Stars Gold (Va.)
Team Stickhead (Tenn.)
Nor Cal Elite (Calif.)
RC Elite (Fla.)
Pool B
Yellow Jackets (N.Y.)
OC Fusion (Calif.)
Cardinal Girls (Va.)
Minnesota Storm (Minn.)
Georgia (Ga.)
Pool C
Lax Maniax Black (Fla.)
Team 180 (Colo.)
Pacific Falcons (Calif.)
Great Houston Girls (Texas)
Top of the Bay (Md.)
The ESPN RISE Games Presented by Target is a two-week-long elite
and competitive level student-athlete focused event, anchored by
four elite high school sports events: the Champion High School
Showcase, a US Lacrosse boys and girls event, the AAU 17-under Boys
Basketball Super Showcase presented by Champion®, the Under
Armour High School Softball All-America game and the elite 7-on-7
high school football event Champion® Gridiron Kings. The ESPN
RISE Games’ competitive channel youth sports include boys and
girls lacrosse, softball, football, baseball, basketball, field
hockey and track & field. The ESPN RISE Games Presented by
Target expects to host more than 13,000 student athletes during the
2010 event.
Under Armour High School Softball All-American, Champion Gridiron
Kings, AAU 17-under Boys Basketball Super Showcase presented by
Champion® and Champion® High School Senior Showcase, a US
Lacrosse Event (boys’ event) event, will be presented on
ESPNU live and pre-recorded; ESPN3.com will air some of the live
competitive events.
About US Lacrosse
US Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, is the national
governing body for men’s and women’s lacrosse. US
Lacrosse has more than 300,000 members in 63 regional chapters
around the country. Through responsive and effective leadership, US
Lacrosse strives to provide programs and services to inspire
participation while protecting the integrity of the game. To learn
more about US Lacrosse, please visit www.uslacrosse.org
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