WPSLA - OLD NEWS - 2007 SEASON

Note from the Executive Board:

     Normally we have scheduled the 2007 Organizational Meeting for the last weekend in September. The PIAA has taken up the issue of making Boys Lacrosse a "sanctioned" sport. They will vote on adding Lacrosse October 5th. The Board decided to schedule the meeting after the PIAA vote.
    As of this writing, the 2007 WPSLA Organizational meeting is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 16 at Winchester Thurston. Since the landslide on Rt. 65, Sewickley would not be a good option. The Board hopes to meet the preceding week to discuss the result of the PIAA vote. (It's looking like the meeting may be on Oct. 23rd. It will be posted when confirmed.)
    Darrell Schmidt has provided some links to recent articles regarding the PIAA situation. Please check them out.

http://www.dailylocal.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=17087383&BRD=1671&PAG=461&dept_id=17782&rfi=8

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05126/500094.stm

* * * * * * * 2007 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING * * * * * * *

Monday, October 23, 2006

6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Winchester Thurston School Dining Hall
Winchester Thurston School ~ 555 Morewood Ave., Pittsburgh.
Parking will be available behind and on the sides of the school. Anyone parking in the back lots are asked to not block in cars.
Entrance to the dining hall is in the back parking lot of the school.
QC Lax will set up at 5:30, so come early and check out their stuff.

There may be other vendors.

It's official! PIAA take over boys lacrosse in 2008-9 school year. Check out the link below.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/search/s_473834.html

Before anybody gets their shorts in a bunch, the Board has no official information yet regarding the PIAA.
We hope to pass along any info as it is made available. It will probably be filtered through the eastern teams first. - Editor

WPSLA League Officers for 2007
President: J.D. Wilson - Peters Township
Vice President: Evan Kurtz - Sewickley
Secretary: Jeff Dreisbach - University
Treasurer: Mike Evans - Greensburg Central Catholic
Division 1 Representative: John Rullan - North Allegheny
Division 2 Representative: Andy Bencsics - Vincentian
At Large Member: Dan Soper - Seneca Valley

* * * * * * * 2007 SCHEDULING MEETING * * * * * * *
Tuesday, November 21

7:00 p.m. in the Sewickley Academy Library

The Sewickley Library has 4 large columns and is on the right hand side as you enter in the parking lot.

For directions to Sewickley Academy, check out the Sewickley website www.sewickley.org under the heading "Directions" .

Attention Coaches:

3 Rivers lacrosse is going to take 2 travel teams (Varsity and JV Divisions) to play in the Fast Break lacrosse LAX Premiere All Star Challenge (LAXPAC) tournament the weekend of January 13-15 in Baltimore, MD. This tournament is 6 on 6 with players playing in 6 games minimum with playoffs and championship games concluding on Monday the 15^th. This tournament will be attended by Division I, II and III coaches as well so the players that make the team will receive exposure along with giving Western Pennsylvania Lacrosse exposure.

In order to take the best team down to Baltimore we will have an open tryout on Sunday December 3^rd at Pittsburgh Indoor Sports Arena in Harmarville. The tryouts will begin promptly at 11:30 and will go until 12:30 where we will convene and pick the team that day. All players who are trying out should be at the facility by 11:00 along with the attached registration forms filled out. If a player makes the team he will be responsible for paying his team fees ($275 to cover tournament expenses (entrance fees, warm-ups, uniform and hotel). Players will also be responsible for there own travel to and from Baltimore. This is so we can keep the expenses low for players. The Monday of the tournament is Martin Luther King Day so most players will have off from school that day.

We are asking that coaches’ invite only there top 8 players - 4 players in the junior and senior classes, and 4 players from the freshman and sophomore classes. We will be selecting only 22 players (20 Field players and 2 goalies) for each team so make sure you invite the best of the best.

Contact Dan Shea, Director, Men's Lacrosse, 3RL.at (cell) 412-613-9615, (home) 724-449-7234, or laxcoachshea@yahoo.com for registration form & waiver.

~ TRYOUT INFORMATION ~
WPSLA STEEL CITY SELECT TEAM for the RUTGERS MVP CAMP
Current Juniors (A.K.A rising seniors), should make plans now!
The WPSLA sponsored summer teams will be called the "Steel City Select" team to make them more identifiable to the rest of the world as being from the Pittsburgh area.
Jan. 6, 2007 at RMU's Island Sports Center Dome
6:30 p.m. - Check in
7:15 to 9:15 p.m. - Tryout
Register at http://www.3rl.net
or CLICK HERE TO GO DIRECTLY TO REGISTRATION FORM

STEEL CITY SELECT
2007 ROSTER

The WPSLA would like to thank all the players and coaches who participated in the Steel City Select tryouts. There were 70 juniors from 16 different programs from the WPSLA represented at the try-out. The selection committee was composed of 12 WPSLA coaches and 3 local college coaches. Congratulations to the following players and schools for being represented on the Steel City Select team this summer.

Sincerely,
JD Wilson, President, WPSLA
Bear Davis, GM, Steel City Select

CPR & FIRST AID COURSES OFFERED

To All Coaches and Program Administrators:
In an effort to make sure all coaching staffs are in compliance with league rules mandating current certifications in CPR and First Aid, we are once again offering these courses for Western Pennsylvania Lacrosse Coaches.

Saturday, February 10, 2007

CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS

FCA Boys National HS 2007 Team

FCA Lacrosse is proud to announce the 4^th Annual National High School Tour! Tryouts will be held in 13 cities across the country (including Pittsburgh) throughout the months of January and February. The purpose of these tryouts is to recruit the top athletes from across the country to represent FCA Lacrosse in a five day exhibition tour and to provide athletes with national college recruiting opportunities.

Each player will receive a professionally videotaped DVD of their tryout to use for recruiting purposes. Tryout participants will also receive national exposure. DVDs of all 13 tryouts will be sent out to Division I, II, and III college coaches.

Applications are now being accepted. Visit the event website - http://www.fcalax.com/Teams/NHSTeam/ for more information and to register.

Watch the video at http://www.fcalax.com/Teams/NHSTeam/Multimedia.lsp

Coaches: Here is the template for submitting your schedule to Andre Sanders: (WPSLA Game Import Template.xls).
Click on it to open, or opposite click to download and "Save Target As".
You will need the spreadsheet program Excel to use it. If you don't have that program, feel free to send your schedule to Andre via email or in an attachment. If you do have excel, you will see on the template he has created drop down windows for many categories so you only need to select from the options what you need. If you can submit your schedule on this excel format, it would be very helpful. If you can not, that's OK too. Just send it along. Please don't forget to include both your home and away games so he can cross check the schedules for any errors.
If you have any questions, email Andre Sanders at aloa_assigner@yahoo.com or call 412-915-2807. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

Hempfield Middle School 8th grade team and 7th grade team would like to host some WPSLA based teams on Saturday March 24, 2007 in their Middle School Snowbuster Tournament that features a MS-A Division and a MS-B division.
Please contact Doug Bailey at doug_bailey@mtwp.net if you are interested.

WPSLA Boys Lacrosse All American Watch List Released

It is a very exciting time to be associated with boys lacrosse in Western PA. We are about a month away from the first games of the regular season—a season that plays games over the next four months. That’s right. After seniors have graduated, and in a few places, students have started their summer vacations, the lacrosse season will be wrapping up and crowning a state champion. And here in Western PA, lacrosse, the fastest growing sport in the US, is alive and well, and gaining recognition throughout the country. Some of the sport’s growth and success can be attributed to the fabulous athletes that are raised here. They play football, and are great. They play soccer, and are great. They play basketball, and are great.
Great athletes play lacrosse.

Following the lead of the NCAA programs, the Western Pennsylvania Scholastic Lacrosse Association (WPSLA) is excited to announce the 2007 Boys Lacrosse All American Watch List. Out of the more than 2000 high school, male athletes that play lacrosse in Western PA, 46 stand out because of their efforts, character, and elevated level of play. The WPSLA and U S Lacrosse (the national governing body for lacrosse at all levels) will honor six athletes with the title of All American at the league championships Saturday, June 2, 2007.

The All American Watch List athletes by position are:

This is the first time the WPSLA has presented this list of recognized athletes. The list has been compiled to establish credibility and increase recognition for the non-traditional sport. The truth is, it’s the fastest game on two feet. With football-like collisions, basketball footwork, the field spacing of soccer, the hand eye coordination of hockey and a ball that travels upwards of 100 miles per hour, it’s arguably the most entertaining sport to watch and it’s just as exciting to play. You can call your high school’s Athletic Director to inquire about the game schedule of your local team, or look at the team's page on this site.

ATTENTION D1 COACHES - Worthington Kilbourne HS (Columbus, Ohio) is coming to Pittsburgh on Mar. 30-31. They will be playing Mt. Lebanon on Friday night and at Franklin Regional on Saturday around midday. They are hoping to pick up another scrimmage on Saturday, late afternoon or early evening. If you are interested, call Kee Joe 412-491-9280 or keejoe@gmail.com or contact the W-K scheduler at 614-21-221-2121 or jmr@isaacbrant.com

* * * * * * * 2007 END OF SEASON MEETING * * * * * * *
Monday, May 21
7:00 p.m. in the Sewickley Academy Hansen Library

The main focus of the meeting will be to select the end of season awards, though other matters will be discussed.

Every team, including associates, should have a rep at this meeting.

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Reminder to coaches: Bring nominated player's addresses to the meeting so
USLacrosse can mail banquet invitations to those receiving awards.
Please make sure your player's names are spelled correctly.
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The Sewickley Library has 4 large columns and is on the right hand side as you enter in the parking lot.
For directions to Sewickley Academy, check out the Sewickley website www.sewickley.org under the heading "Directions"

WPSLA SEMIFINALS	WPSLA STEEL CITY UNDERCLASS TRYOUTS
DIVISION 1	WPSLA STEEL CITY UNDERCLASS TRYOUTS
North May 30, 2007 - 8:00 pm - at Peters Township Stadium PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC 2 0 0 3 = 5 NORTH ALLEGHENY 2 0 1 3 = 6 GOALS: PCC - CJ Burke 4, #23. NA - Rodriguez 4, Viletto, Mills. ASSISTS: PCC - Will Donley, #20. NA - Coleman, Viletto, Mills, Rodriguez. SAVES: PCC - Andrew Heinriecher 5. NA - C. Rullan 10.	DATE: Sunday June 3, 2007 WHO: All players entering grades 10 and 11 (rising senior team has already been selected) WHERE: Robert Morris Univ. Island Sport Center WHEN: 9:00 am-11:30 am tryout / 12:00pm team announced / 1pm-3pm scrimmage rising senior team COST: $10 to tryout - make checks payable to WPSLA REGISTRATION: All players MUST preregister. Players can do so at: http://64.71.189.123/Regs/Steel%20City%20Select/Builds/Web%20site%20build/menu.asp EVENTS: Max Elite, Colonial Cup, Keystone Games, University of Maryland fall recruiting games TEAM WEBSITE: www.colonialcuplacrosse.com under host teams CONTACT: Bear Davis 412-716-4317 PLEASE NOTE: ALL COACHES ARE WELCOME TO SERVE AS EVALUATORS.
South May 30 - 8:00 pm - at Mt. Lebanon Stadium MT.LEBANON 2 3 3 2 = 10 BETHEL PARK 1 1 1 3 = 6 GOALS: ML - Rob Marasti 3, Jeremy Tissenbaum 2, Jameson Hall 2, Zach Boyt, Chip Young, Dan Roman. BP - TBA ASSISTS: ML - Tissenbaum 2. SAVES: ML - Perk Oettinger 7. BP - TBA
DIVISION 2
North May 30, 2007 - 6:00 pm - at Peters Township Stadium NORTH HILLS 3 2 2 4 = 12 KISKI SCHOOL 3 5 8 3 = 19 GOALS: NH - Kinslow 5, Falk 3, Dan Stein 2, Keyser, Ringeling. KS - Josh Jacobs 5, Kyle Davis 4, Joe Kuhn 3, John Regan 3, Brandon Bortignon 2, Joe Hughes, David Celko. ASSISTS: NH - Falk, Kinslow, Ringeling, Davis. KS - Jacobs 4, Kuhn Regan, Justin Weiss, Jon Draper, Celko. SAVES: NH - Craig 15. KS - Ryan Miller 11 (10 GA), Eric Seifert 1 (2 GA).
South May 30 - 6:00 pm - at Mt. Lebanon Stadium WINCHESTER THURSTON 1 3 2 2 = 8 GREENSBURG CC 3 2 1 1 = 7 GOALS: WT - Jimmy M. 3, Owen C. 3, David P. 2. GCC - Matt Kolonich 3, Joe Stunja 2, Mike Payne, Pat Bursch. ASSISTS: WT - Jimmy M., Owen C., David P., Peter B. GCC - Dan Dugan 2, Bursch 2. SAVES: WT - Ryan B. 18. GCC - Justin Happ 12.

WPSLA ALL STAR GAME & CHAMPIONSHIPS - at Quaker Valley High School
June 2 - 11:00 am - NORTH ALL STARS vs. SOUTH ALL STARS
June 2 - 2:00 pm - D2 NORTH Champion KISKI SCHOOL vs. D2 SOUTH Champion WINCHESTER THURSTON
June 2 - 5:00 pm - D1 NORTH Champion NORTH ALLEGHENY vs. D1 SOUTH Champion MT. LEBANON

The NA / Mt Lebo game may be heard via internet broadcast by the MSA Sports Network.
Go to www.northallegheny.org (click on athletics) or at www.msasports.net (click high school then scroll to North Allegheny)

SOUTH WINS 2nd in a Row!
NORTH ALL STARS 2 3 4 1 = 10
SOUTH ALL STARS 4 0 2 5 = 11
GOALS: N - Duncan Falk 2 (North Hills), Elliot Clakeky 2 (Seneca Valley), Rory Cosgrove (Shady Side), Cameron Weir (Sewickley), Shawn Grimm (Trinity), Jarrett Lonicj (Trinity), Tom Devereaux (Vincentian), Jimmy DeMatteis (McDowell). S - Spencer Smith 3 (Peters Township), Jason Powell 3 (Peters Township), Adam Traynor 3 (Canon-McMillan), Ben West (Chartiers Valley), Joey Stunja (Greensburg CC).
ASSISTS - N - Cosgrove 2, Falk, Grimm. S - Pat Bursch 2 (Greensburg CC), Eric Settelmaier (Baldwin), Patrick Blythe (Greensburg CC).
SAVES: N - Andrew Smykowski 8 (McDowell). Bob Rizzitano 4 (9 GA)(Hampton), Mike Stewart 2 (2 GA)(Bethel Park).

LEBO WINS NO. 5! NORTH ALLEGHENY 2 1 3 0 = 6 MT. LEBANON 2 1 4 1 = 8 GOALS: NA - Rodriguez 2, A. Rullan 2, Mills, Faber. ML - Rob Marasti 3, Jeremy Tissenbaum 2, Chris White 2, Jameson Hall. ASSISTS: NA - Viletto 5, Coleman. ML - Chip Young. SAVES: NA - C. Rullan 10. Perk Oettinger 6. PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW - Article - Go to: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/highschool/s_510766.html FACES MANHEIM TOWNSHIP HERE TUESDAY! Manheim Township (26-0) defeated Warwick 16-7 to win the CPSLA Championship. They will play Mt. Lebanon at Bethel Park Stadium at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The winner will play the EPSLA Champion for the Keystone Cup on Friday at Marple Newtown High School Stadium, Delaware County, Pa.	Christopher Horner/Tribune-Review
	Mt. Lebanon's Zach Boyt (20) drives to the net past North Allegheny's Brian Faber.
Christopher Horner/Tribune-Review	W-T WINS 1st! WINCHESTER THURSTON 3 1 2 2 = 8 KISKI SCHOOL 4 2 1 0 = 7 GOALS: WT - Jimmy M. 3, Owen C., David P., Derek G., Drew T., Peter B. KS - TBA ASSISTS: Jimmy M., Owen C., Dave P., Malcolm M. SAVES: Quinton T. 6 (6 GA), Ryan B. 10 (1 GA). KS - TBA
Winchester Thurston attackman Peter B. (2) maneuvers past Kiski School defender Peter Santagate to score the winning goal

LEBO HOSTS CPSLA CHAMPS MANHEIM TOWNSHIP
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 5th at Bethel Park Stadium
CLICK FOR DIRECTIONS

WPSLA ALL AMERICANS HAVE BEEN POSTED
The WPSLA All-Americans were announced for the first time at the halftime of the WPSLA DI Championship game on Saturday.
This was based on US Lacrosse Rules of Selection. Specifically, "Awarding of All-American certificates is to be
done at appropriate ceremonies, preferably at League All-Star or Championship games".

MT. LEBANON DEFEATS MANHEIM TOWNSHIP 16-14
FACES EPSLA CHAMPS DOWNINGTOWN EAST (20-3) ON FRIDAY
at Marple Newtown High School Stadium, Delaware County, Pa.
http://www.padutch.com/z/lancasternewspapers.htm
Click on "Sports" then go to "Local Sports" Scroll down to article.

PHOTO LINK
http://www.centralpalax.com/photo_gallery/ManTwp_MtLebo-6-5-07/index.htm

June 5, 2007 - Bethel Park Stadium
MANHEIM TOWNSHIP 4 2 3 5 = 14
MT. LEBANON 4 5 3 4 = 16
GOALS: MT - Tim Stratton 4, Chris Zielinski 4, Dan Wertz 3, John Dubois 2, Jay Redinger. ML - Rob Marasti 6, Jeremy Tissenbaum 3, Zach Boyt 3, Dan Roman 2, Chris White 2.
ASSISTS: MT - Stratton 6, Dubois 2, Redinger. ML - Tissenbaum 5, Marasti 3, Chip Young 2, Boyt, Jamison Hall.
SAVES: n/a

6/5 - Apologies to both teams for any errors in spelling or omissions in assists. I hope to have official reports from the teams soon - Editor
6/6 - Updated Manheim Township stats from Lancaster paper - Editor

Mt. Lebanon's Rob Marasti Named Pittsburgh Male Athlete of the Week

LEBO LOSES TO DOWNINGTOWN EAST 5-3

June 8, 2007 - Marple Newtown High School Stadium, Delaware County, Pa.
MT. LEBANON 0 1 1 1 = 3
Downingtown East 2 0 1 2 = 5
GOALS: ML - Zach Boyt 2, Dan Roman. DE - n/a..
ASSISTS: ML - Chris White.
SAVES: ML - Perk Oettinger 11. DE - n/a.

The Pittsburgh Lacrosse Foundation Annual Awards Banquet is Sunday, June 10^th at Edgewood Country Club.
Registration begins at 5:00 pm. Dinner is at 6:00 pm and is followed by the awards ceremony. The cost is ten dollars per player and twenty-two dollars per adult. Payment of cash or checks (payable to the Pittsburgh Lacrosse Foundation) will be accepted at the registration table at the banquet.

If you plan to attend, please respond by e-mail to dlovasik@adelphia.net or call 412-220-2188 by June 6 and state the number of adults and players that are attending. Appropriate dress is required.

Edgewood Country Club
100 Churchill Rd Pittsburgh, PA 15235

Directions to Edgewood Country Club from Downtown:
Parkway East to the Churchill Exit; turn left onto Churchill Road, follow for 1 mile; turn into parking lot on the right.

Directions to Edgewood Country Club from Monroeville:
Exit the Parkway at Churchill Exit (on your left); turn left at the light onto Beulah Road; turn left at the next light onto Churchill Road; follow for 1Â½ miles; turn into parking lot on the right.

NOTE: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette had an article regarding the closure of the Squirrel Hill tunnels for the weekend
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07157/791805-56.stm.

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