Under the beautiful skies of Hyrum, the Mustangs of Mountain Crest (2-4) ended up stealing this win from the Bandits of Pocatello (0-3) by the score of 17-1 in a game that proved to be just as one sided as the score suggests.

With not much to write home about, the Bandits were trampled by the Mustangs in every way imaginable. Pocatello Head Coach Michael Henderson said it best when asked about his teams trials against the defending champions. Read More

We begin our D-II previews by looking at the North Conference. Box Elder has moved to the North from the Davis Conference. Mountain Crest won the conference in 2012 followed by Logan, Sky View and Idaho Falls.

Box Elder Bees

2012 Record: 10-4 (3-1)
2012 Playoffs: Lost to Mountain Crest in Quarterfinals
2012 Conference: 2nd (D-II Davis)

The Box Elder Bees come into 2013 having graduated 10 seniors, 8 of which were starters including First Team All-State Midfielder Andy Bennett, First Team All-State Attackmen Matt Pulsipher and First Team All-State Defensemen Quinn Simpson. Attackmen Nathan Smith returns to the team having notched 30 goals and 7 assists in 2012. Look for Nick Moyle and Breckin Gunter to continue to run the Box Elder offense. Midfielder turned Defensemen Tom Dinsdale will hope to anchor the defense. Read More

2012 Coach of the Year Walker Bateman

All-Americans
Chris Severson, Bingham, Attack
Elias Fairman, Brighton,  Middie
Luke Graney, Juan Diego, Attack
Jace Thomas, Bountiful,  Face-Off Middie

Blake Strebel Award
Rich Cook, Brighton
“Rich is an amazing person, our strongest D-Middie that made the switch from attack to D-Middie to help out the team where he could. Rich is that type of person he will do anything that he can to help those around him. Rich took a trip during the season for 2 weeks to the Philippines where he taught school for a week, helped dig a well and raised money for a water pump, he also maintains a 3.5 GPA and is always looking for the next service opportunity which included recently reading to the kids at Guadalupe School.” – Brighton Head Coach Brandon Horoba Read More

Utah Lacrosse News is proud to partner with Prodigy Network Inc for the 2012 Boys Coaches Polls. The final week of the poll is here. Alta takes the top spot in D-I followed by Juan Diego. Brighton and Judge flip spots with Bingham falling in line to round out the Top 5. In D-II, Waterford reclaims No. 1, followed closely by Spanish Fork, Mountain Crest and Box Elder.
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Utah Lacrosse News is proud to partner with Prodigy Network Inc for the 2012 Boys Coaches Polls. Alta is the clear favorite in D-I with their win over Brighton last week. Timpanogos jumped three spots after their win against Pleasant Grove. In D-II, the top four spots are separated by only 4 points with four teams getting first place votes.
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Another great week of conference play has come and gone. In the Davis Conference, Syracuse beat Box Elder to clinch the No. 1 spot. The North, South and Salt Lake Conference seeds have all been set. Only Davis Conference teams have the post-season to play for.

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Utah Lacrosse News is proud to partner with Prodigy Network Inc for the 2012 Boys Coaches Polls. Alta and Brighton are tied on points for the No. 1 spot but Alta gets the go ahead because they received more First Place votes for the second straight week. Timpanogos lost two spots to fall to No. 9. In D-II, Box Elder retains the top spot with Spanish Fork nipping at their heels. Syracuse moved up three spots to the No. 7 spot.
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Spanish Fork stayed at the top spot in the South Conference with a 7-6 win over Lehi last Tuesday. In the Davis Conference, Box Elder continues to roll but Syracuse is right on their heels. Waterford and West Jordan are both 3-0 in Salt Lake Conference play which will make their match this week very meaningful. Mountain Crest has clinched the No. 1 seed in the North Conference, but Logan and Sky View will fight for the No. 2 seed this week. Check out the bracket below and comment on who you think will win each conference. Read More