It was a long and bumpy road to the Boys D-I Championships for the Juan Diego Soaring Eagle, but the team held strong through adversity, came together and earned the right to be called champions for the second straight season. In a hard fought battle Juan Diego handed the Lone Peak Knights their first loss of the season with an 8-4 win.

Juan Diego Head Coach Patrick Lambert commented on the team’s consecutive championships: “The boys put a lot of pressure on themselves to repeat. When you have them saying in their first practice, ‘we’re gonna repeat. We’re gonna win the state championship,’ sometimes it takes a lot of refocusing and say, ‘alright, let’s just have a good practice right now. You don’t have to win it today.’” Read More

On a rain-soaked Saturday afternoon under a spotty sky with B-52′s and B-18′s flying overhead, the Syracuse Titans and the Waterford Ravens took the filed to battle it out for Div. II supremacy, and the game lived up to the hype.  Both teams played underdog roles this season, upsetting top-seeded teams to advance to the championship and the mentality apparently carried over to this final match-up in a game that saw emotional play, big hard hits, and grind-it-out offensive possessions.  When the final whistle blew, the Ravens rushed the field to celebrate their first championship in seven years, having won in Waterford fashion, 6-4.   Read More

Park City and Skyline went head to head in the D-I State Championship at Copper Hills High School. These two teams met earlier with Skyline winning by one. Park City came in hoping to get revenge for their earlier loss.

The game started with Skyline controlling the first draw, transitioning down the field and only to have their first shot saved by Ashley Peabody. Park City was able to quickly get the ball down the field and capitalize on their first shot. The Miners weren’t done, they quickly followed up with a goal by Mckenna Tychsen to get Park City up by two early. Skyline was able to answer on a nice feed by Miklain Huntsman to Annie Glenn to get the Eagles within one. Skyline went on a three goal run that was finally brought to an end by a goal from Nicole Kirkam that would bring the score 4-3 in favor of Skyline. Skyline responded with a goal by Annie Glenn. Anna Ferreira was able to follow it up to get the Eagles up 6-3. On the following possession, Peabody  had a nice save to keep Skyline from getting too far away and Caitlin Jarratt was able to capitalize to bring the halftime score 6-4. Read More

With a steady drizzle, the American Fork Lady Cavemen beat the Lehi Pioneers in the 2013 Girls D-II Championship game on Saturday at Copper Hill High School by the score of 11-7.

American Fork started with American Fork’s Haley Cook scoring on a free position to give the Lady Cavemen an early lead. On the ensuing possession, Lehi’s Shae Munger scored on a backhanded shot to tie the game at one. After a good defensive stand by Lehi, Meagan Freeman rolled the crease and scored to get the Pioneers up by one. This was their first and only lead of the game. American Fork rattled off six straight goals to go up 7-2. Addie Pearson of Lehi was able to get one back to take it into halftime 7-3. American Fork controlled 8 of 11 draws while Lehi controlled 3 of 11. Read More

This week we take a look at a handful of first round playoff match-ups. We take a look at the Jordan @ Bountiful, Olympus @ Davis, Judge @ Pleasant Grove, Timpview @ Skyline and Orem @ Waterford. Pierce Walker and Scott Robinson are tied at 26-11 while Tim Haslam is 4 games back at 22-15.

Girls D-II: American Fork Cavemen v. Lehi Pioneers
Pierce Walker: American Fork wins 11-7
Lehi has had a spectacular run but experience and consistency will payoff for American Fork in this championship game. I look for Lehi to struggle in the finals against a solid AF defense. Read More

For Immediate Release – Utah Lacrosse Association

5/15/2013 – As the High School enters the playoffs and looks to crown champions, the future of those ranks completed Week 4. There were plenty of games this week as the Junior Division began to play weekday games as more fields around the state opened up. This weeks “Games of the Week” featured Juan Diego vs Copper Hills in DI and Skyline vs Northridge in DII.

As usual we have to start the week talking about the Champ’s. Brighton stayed perfect with a very close 5-4 win against the rising stars of Olympus. Juan Diego also stayed perfect with 2 more victories, 6-3 vs Park City and 11-1 against Copper Hills. Park City got in the win column after starting the season 0-2 with a much needed win against Herriman 16-6. In the final game of the week Bonneville moved over the .500 mark with an 8-2 win against Davis. Read More

For Immediate Release – Westminster Lacrosse

GREENVILLE, S.C. – On Saturday, the Westminster College men’s lacrosse team will face St. Thomas (Minn.) in the MCLA Division II Championship Game from Sirrine Stadium. The action will begin at 3 p.m. (MT) and will be streamed live on the MCLA web site with links available at WestminsterGriffins.com.

Westminster enters the title game at 17-5 on the season and winners of six straight games. They advanced to the final with a 9-8 triple overtime win over St. John’s (Minn.) in the semi-finals. The Griffins also claimed wins over Briarcliffe (N.Y.) and Indiana Tech at the tournament. Read More

Editor’s Note: As the high school season winds down, we are going to take a look at the club ball scene. There are several teams for boys and a couple for girls. We will be providing general information about each team. If you want to know more, please reach out to the respective directors and they will help you!

The Utah Starz attends the Top Recruiting Tournaments in the West, and is known nationally by college coaches and recruiters. We feed our players into the Top National Recruiting Camps & Events such as Adrenaline High Rollers, Showcase and All American Games, Jake Reed Nike Blue Chip, Western Region Brine Classic, Top 205, Top 105, 3D Select Tryouts, and more. Read More

For Immediate Release – Westminster Lacrosse

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Maggie HerrNeckar of the Westminster College women’s lacrosse team was named a second team WCLA All-American, the national office announced today.

HerrNeckar is a 5-foot-7 sophomore from Cottonwood heights, Utah that was named as one of seven players at the midfield position on the second team. HerrNeckar was second on the Griffins this season with 56 goals and she added 11 assists to finish the year with 67 points. She put 72 of her 84 total shots on cage while picking up 55 ground balls and taking 52 draw controls. Read More

It all comes down to this. Two plays remain in the 2013 Prodigy Play of the Year contest. No. 3 Alex Day from Juan Diego will be taking on No. 8 Grant Pierce from Judge in the Championship round. Voting will go until 6:00pm on Saturday, May 18. You can vote every 4 hours so be sure to come back throughout the day. You can also keep up tabs on the contest by clicking the 2013 Prodigy Play of the Year banner on the right side of the website.

As a reminder, you the fans are the ones who ultimately decide the Prodigy Play of the Year so be sure to vote for the most deserving play.

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