The 18th Annual Lake Tahoe Lacrosse Tournament was held on July 25th, 26th & 27th. 
Marin defeated Olympic Club 9-7 to take Championship title.

2008 Tahoe Tournament Results

The Notre Dame de Namur lacrosse program and Head Coach Joe Kerwin have announced the signings of four California recruits for next season.  These four will join a class that already includes five from the state of Washington.

The Argos class includes attackman Bubba Paguirigan as well as three experienced midfielders with the additions of David Siliezar, Brandon Ballow and Kyle Hirozawa.

Paguirigan, an attackman from Palo Alto played for the West Valley Red Hawks Lacrosse Club for two seasons. At West Valley, he helped lead the team to consecutive NCJLA State Championships.  In 2006, Paguirigan led the NCJLA in total points and assists after finishing with 17 goals and 47 helpers. He followed that up with 17 goals and 32 assists in 2007 to finish sixth in the league in scoring.

Siliezar, a midfielder from Downey HS is the school’s all-time points leader with 112 total points.  For his career, Siliezar racked up 74 goals and 38 assists, including 27 goals and 15 assists as a senior.  In 2008, he was named 1st Team All-League as well as the Team MVP.

Ballow, a midfielder from Chula Vista will join the Argonauts after an excellent senior season at Eastlake HS.  Ballow was named Team MVP after recording 20 goals, 29 assists and picking up 56 groundballs.  He will also help the Argos on face-offs where he won 61% of the time last season.
Hirozawa, a midfielder from San Jose also comes from the West Valley Lacrosse Club where he spent three seasons.  As a captain in 2008, he helped lead the Red Hawks to their third consecutive NCJLA State Championship.  Hirozawa finished the year with 11 goals and three assists.

San Francisco Region 2008 award winners:

All American:
Parker Brown. Senior. University HS
Alex Capretta. Senior. St. Ignatius College Prep
Camden Cook. Senior. California HS
Will Fales. Senior. West Valley Redhawks (NCJLA)
Spencer Kaplan. Senior. St. Ignatius College Prep
Roy Lang. Senior. St. Ignatius College Prep
Thomas Mattimore. Senior. St. Ignatius College Prep
Laki Sotiropulos. Senior. De La Salle HS
Dylan Westfall. Senior. Monte Vista HS

Academic All American:
Marib Akanda. Senior. Davis HS
Eli Burnham. Senior. West Valley Redhawks (NCJLA)
Jason Silver. Senior. Piedmont HS
Charles Steyer. Senior. University HS

Coach of the Year:
Peter Worstell. San Ramon Valley HS

Assistant Coach of the Year:
Nick Garcia Sr. Stockton LC (NCJLA)

BALTIMORE - Lacrosse participation increased 12.8 percent in 2007, up from 11.7 percent in 2006, according to research by US Lacrosse for its annual participation report. There were 480,627 lacrosse players that were members of organized teams across the country in 2007, from the youth level all the way through the professional ranks.

“It’s obviously very important to understand how and where the sport is growing so we can evaluate the success of our development initiatives and more effectively market the sport,” said Steve Stenersen, President and CEO of US Lacrosse. “Over the past decade, US Lacrosse has invested millions of dollars in human and programmatic resources to support the sport’s continued national expansion, and we’re pleased to see these positive results.”

The US Lacrosse Participation Survey is produced annually by US Lacrosse. The survey is used to monitor participation at different levels of the sport across the country. The primary source of data for this report are surveys completed by the 58 US Lacrosse regional chapters that were active in 2007. Data is also used from the US Lacrosse database, National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Federation of State High School Associations, Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association and www.laxpower.com. The survey counts only participation on organized teams and does not include leisure time play of lacrosse.

Click here to access a copy of the full participation report, available on the US Lacrosse web site.

US Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) corporation, is the national governing body for men’s and women’s lacrosse and includes more than 250,000 active members. For more information about the organization, please visit www.uslacrosse.org.

By Meredith Cohn | Baltimore Sun

Concussions have long been an unwelcome byproduct of sports.
And while more attention has been paid in recent years to preventing the mild brain injuries among professional and school-age players, much of the focus, as well as the studies, have been limited to the high-profile and prime-offending game of football

Officials at US Lacrosse, the sport's governing body, said they also need to step up efforts to learn how players get hurt and how to minimize risks. One recently released study has helped the group understand the frequency of injury and differences between males and females..

The results form the basis for further research that could eventually lead to changes in equipment or rules for one of the most popular sports in Maryland and one of the fastest-growing sports in the country. About a half-million play organized lacrosse.
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BALTIMORE– US Lacrosse, the national governing body for the sport, has announced the addition of two new chapters to the organization: Alaska and Houston.

US Lacrosse now has 60 regional chapters in 38 states and the District of Columbia. Each chapter exists to provide US Lacrosse programs and services to its local membership. Men’s and women’s youth lacrosse clinics, coaching education clinics, and officials’ clinics are a few of the US Lacrosse programs offered through these regional chapters.
“The addition of the Alaska and Houston chapters demonstrates how far-reaching the sport of lacrosse has become,” said Erin Sturgis, director of chapter relations for US Lacrosse. “Our organization and the passionate volunteers in these regions are making the opportunity to get involved in this sport possible.” (more…)