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June 12, 2008

    First practices and Skill Sessions with Kevin Dugan, the head coach at Scranton University.  Coach Dugan drilled the boys in shooting and One-on-one offense and defense.

June 21, 2008

    The Jersey Shootout in Metuchen, NJ, proved to be a great tournament to open the summer with.  All Fever teams posted at least a .500 record proving that they were more prepared than last year.  The U-14 Fever team advanced all the way to the championship game in their bracket.

July 12-13, 2008

    The All-Met Challenge in Bethesda, MD provided the toughest competition that we saw all summer.  Most of the opponents were all-star teams from Baltimore, Annapolis and DC.  The U-13 and U-14 Fever teams both advanced to the championship games in their respective brackets.

July 17, 2008
    Skill Session with Dave Metzbower, assistant coach at Princeton University, taught the England Drill, transition offense and how to play up-tempo.

July 24, 2008

    Skill Session with Mike Murphy, head coach Haverford College, taught the 4 v 3 to 4 v 3 drill and the Up-Hill Drill.

July 26 & 27, 2008

    The Patriot Games Tournament at the Herbst Sports Complex in Bucks County, PA provided great competition in a festival atmosphere.  Great efforts were turned in by all of the Fever teams.  The U-14 Fever team advanced to its third championship game of the summer, but did not finish the final game because of a fierce lightning storm that ended the tournament.  All the Fever teams showed great improvements throughout the summer. 

July 31, 2008
    Skill Session with Brian Voelker, the head coach at the University of Pennsylvania; Chris Bates, the head coach at Drexel University; Kevin Giblin, the head coach at Georgetown Prep; and Kyle Wharton, a star attackman from Johns Hopkins University. 

Wrap up
    Thanks to all the parents and players.  Big thanks also go to the coaches:  Mark Aitken, Brian Crowther, Will Scudder, Enrique Hervada, Jim Trowbridge, Kyle Wharton, Neil Scott, Peter Scott, Pat Carney, Gary Martin, Chris Hupfeldt, John Haldy and Andrew Bailey.  This year’s Fever teams showed a marked improvement over last year.  See you in November at tryouts for the 2009 Fever teams. All the information will be posted on www.LacrosseFever.com

    Since 1992 there has been an Abington Play Day for girls in grades three through eight.        

    Many teams from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware meet in early May to play, make friends, and run in the sun.

    For the younger grades, it is an opportunity to play teams from other clubs. The older girls use this experience to hone skills and check out the competition they might meet in their approaching high school career.

     But that wasn’t enough for one of America’s fastest growing sports.

    This year Abington Girls Lacrosse Club, the host team for the event, added a competitive bracket tournament for the 7th/8th grade level. Eight teams - Abington (two), Hatboro Horsham, Crooked Cross, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Lower Bucks, Middle Bucks, and Council Rock - met at the infamous Abington Wall for real bragging rights and gold and silver medals. And this time there wasn’t going to be questioning. The winners name was going to be chalked on the wall for all to see.
    The format was 13-minute round robins games which set the seeding for the single-elimination bracket of 25-minute games. The play was a bit more competitive than the traditional play day games still available at the other end of the campus. Coaches had to coach more intently and the referees were expected to make the close calls.
    At the end of a grueling afternoon Council Rock prevailed over its arch rival, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, to take the gold. The Rock team has had a very successful tenure together, winning numerous tournaments throughout the 2007 fall season.

    Coach Dave Hurwitz said about his team: “Marie [Doyle] and I were very proud of this team’s accomplishments both on and off the field and look forward to carrying on CRLA’s tradition of fielding a competitive team at the 7th/8th grade level in 2009.”
Conestoga U13A1 team wins CCLA championship

    On June 11 for the second year in a row, Conestoga Youth Lacrosse's U13A1 team took the Chester County Lacrosse Championship by defeating Brandywine, 8-4, at the USTC facility in Downingtown.
    Conestoga finished a perfect 22-0 by downing the No. 2 seed.

    Conestoga took a quick 3-0 lead in the first quarter with goals from Joey Carlini, Tommy O'Connor and Jake Scott. Brandywine roared right back with two goals, but with minutes left before half-time, Brendan Bassett scored on a perfect feed from Carlini to put Conestoga up 4-2 at half.
    Undaunted Brandywine came out on fire. Spreading the field it capitalized early on a goal, making it 4-3. But Jake Scott scored twice in the third quarter to make it 6-3
    Meanwile, Conestoga's tough defense - anchored by defensemen Nick Mead, Connor Campbell, Jason Clough, Scott Hirshman, Alex Blumenthal and goalie Sean Pepin - put the hammer down on Brandywine's high scoring attack.

    Pepin made several crucial saves and Mead made two crucial take away checks in what was a very tense and exciting, back-and-forth style of play.

    With just over four minutes remaining it was still anyone's game when Pierre Atkinson dodged his defenseman and scored making it 7-4.
    Ball control was the key to victory as Tommy O'Connor won yet another face-off in a night where Conestoga dominated face-offs and ground balls. A last minute goal by Carlini made the final 8-4.
    Congratulations go to Conestoga Coach Peter Scott, his assistants and squad for their undefeated championship season!
Conestoga U15A1 team wins title with 30-2 record