Pleasant Grove’s Viking Stadium is one the best lacrosse venues in Utah with scores of fans, games under the lights, concessions, a lighted scoreboard, and an in-game announcer, and it’s never more raucous than on senior night when the Vikings take on their cross-town rivals the Timpanogos Timberwolves.  The Pleasant Grove seniors didn’t go home disappointed after a game that showcased the offensive prowess of the two Utah County contenders, winning 18-15. Read More

Under a sunny sky in near-perfect lacrosse weather, Davis and Timpanogos went head to head on Thursday afternoon in Orem. The matchup of Div-I contenders did not disappoint with a double-overtime game that included lots of offense and plenty of physical play. When it was all said and done, the Darts would emerge victorious, 14-13, on a Zachary Jarvis scoop-n-score as the ball was rolling free near the cage after a Davis clear. The win came as a much-needed boost to the Darts, who were coming off a poor performance in their previous game and had dropped a one-goal decision to Lone Peak the week before. Read More

This weekend, Alta, Pleasant Grove and Timpanogos will head to Boise for the Boise Invitational. Teams from 5 other states will also be there: California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. This is the opening year for the event and only the top teams from the 2012 season were invited, so the competition will be fierce. This will be a great opportunity for these Utah teams to see how they compare the the best teams in some of the nearby states.

For the third year in a row, Brighton heads out to Colorado to take on tough competition. They will meet up with Arapahoe, Cherry Creek Varsity 2 in a scrimmage and Regis Jesuit. These will be the first three games of the season for Brighton. Read More

Last year the South Conference was swept by newcomer Timpanogos. Pleasant Grove finished second with Lone Peak and Riverton finishing third and fourth. American Fork, who has been moved to D-II went win less in the conference. This year, Spanish Fork has joined the D-I South Conference and will look to be a factor from the beginning.

Lone Peak Knights

2012 Record: 8-6 (2-2)
2012 Playoffs: Lost to Judge in Quarterfinals
2012 Conference: 3rd

The Knights lost 10 seniors last year but return Midfielder Jake Stout and Attackmen Aaron Fjeldsted who combined for 56 goals last season.

“Both Jake and Aaron are tenacious competitors and work very hard at their craft,” said Head Coach Marlan Coe. “Since they are both offensive players, I would expect our offense to be our strong suit.” 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

The 2012 playoffs are here with some great first round match-ups. Here is a preview of each game.

No. 1 Bountiful Braves (10-6, 4-0) v. No. 4 Riverton Silverwolves (6-8, 1-3)

The Braves come into the playoffs boasting a perfect conference record and only losing 4 games in Utah. Riverton sneaked into the playoffs by beating American Fork in double overtime.

Bountiful Head Coach Marty Wescott: “We’re excited to be in the playoffs. We won’t overlook Riverton. We were the No. 1 seed a couple of years ago and they knocked us out in the first round so we will be ready to play.” 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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There were some upsets last week that have shaken up the brackets. Most notable, Judge beat Brighton and Timpanogos beat Pleasant Grove. Riverton beat American Fork in double overtime to clinch a playoff berth. Also, Copper Hills beat Jordan to clinch a spot in the post season. Check out how the bracket stands and where your team fits in. Read More

The Timpanogos Timberwolves beat rival Pleasant Grove by the score of 15-10 on Friday at Timpanogos High School in Orem. With the win, Timpanogos clinched the No. 1 seed in the D-I South Conference.

“We know Pleasant Grove well,” said Timpanogos Head Coach Bill Peperone. “These boys grow up playing together so we knew we had to contain their top guys.”

Pleasant Grove jumped out to a two goal lead midway through the first quarter on goals by attackmen Michael Perry and Spencer Merrifield. Timpanogos answered with a four goal run that was answered by Pleasant Grove to bring the score to 4-3 at the end of the first quarter. Both teams played well, getting good offensive opportunities before the defenses were able to force turnovers. Read More