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VAIL — The grandmasters and masters divisions of the Vail Lacrosse Shootout crowned champions Monday afternoon with the Polar Statesmen and Jagermeister taking home titles fairly comfortably.
The Polar Statesmen were dominant all week long in grandmasters, outscoring their opponents 47-12, while Jagermiester dominated its opponents, 37-15.
The boys high school divisioncompleted quarterfinal play, while the girls high school finished up pool play and sorted into three brackets. In the supermasters, Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket faces the Elder Statesmen in the championship game today at 1 p.m. at Ford Park.
Masters
Jagermeister defeated Middlebury for the second consecutive year in the masters championship, running away in the second half for an 11-7 victory. Jager got superior goaltending all week long from Sean O'Rourke and got three goals and one assist from tournament MVP Mark DiGiovanni to get the win.
After a close first half that saw Jager ahead 4-3, Jager's good defense and transition game led to three quick goals that opened the game. Faceoffs were key in the game as well with Jagermeister winning 15-of-27.
Monday's Games
Championship
Jagermeister 11, Middlebury 7
Third place
Lax Gear def. Olympic Club (forfeit)
Fifth place
Team MAC/Vipers 8, Lacrossewear 6
Seventh place
Breakaway 17, Rhinos 8
Masters All-Tournament Team
Attack: Mark DiGiovanni, Jagermeister; Seth Low, Middlebury; Peter Milliman, Lax Gear
Midfield: John Atherton, Middlebury; Jim Koppler, Jagermeister; Jeremy Guski, Jagermiester
Defense: Jed Raymond, Middlebury; Sean Monahan, Jagermeiser; Troy Ergenbright, Lax Gear
Long stick midfield: Ben Foucht – Team MAC/Vipers
Faceoff: Garth Heth, Lax Gear; Kevin Owens, Jagermeister
Goaltender: Sean O'Rourke, Jagermeister
Supermasters
Millennium/Rock-it Pocket 7, Adidas Magic Wands 6
In the best game of the day, Millennium/Rock-it Pocket put one home with 25 seconds left in its game against the Adidas Magic Wands to move on the supermasters championship. Millennium/Rock-it Pocket had six different goal scorers.
Elder Statesmen 12, FROGs 7
The Florida Realy Old Guys (FROGs) had no answer for Bill Edell as he notched six goals on the day and could basically score at will. In the fourth, the FROGs made a small splash to bring the score to 10-7, but it was too little too late.
Monday's Games
Division I
Semifinals
Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket 7, Adidas Magic Wands 6
Elder Statesmen 12, FROGs 7
Consolation
Navy Old Goats 7, NYAC Founding Fathers 6
Middlebury 6, Lacrossewear 3
Division II
dePHIant 8, Princeton Obsoletes 5
Colorado Lacrosse Club 11, Air Force Graybirds 6
Today's Games
Division I
(All games at Ford Park)
Championship
Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket vs. Elder Statesmen, 1 pm
Third place
Adidas Magic Wands vs. FROGs, 9 a.m.
Fifth place
Navy Old Goats vs. Middlebury, 11 a.m.
Seventh place
NYAC Founding Fathers vs. Lacrossewear, 9 a.m.
Division II
(All Games at Donovan Park)
Princeton Obsoletes vs. Colorado Lacrosse Club, 9 a.m.
Arizona Graybirds vs. dePHIant, 11 a.m.
Grandmasters Division
The Polar Statesmen scored 10 consecutive goals to take an 11-2 lead against the USA Stars on the way to an 18-4 victory in the grandmasters title game.
Scott Petosa pumped in five goals and two assists and the Statesmen used accurate shooting and good riding to get the victory. Tom Chancellor and Jim Hayes were huge on offense as well.
Monday's games
Championship
Polar Statesmen 18, USA Stars 4
Third place
Nacho Mamas 13, Gravediggers 8
Fifth place
Middlebury 10, Colorado Lacrosse Club 4
Seventh place
Los Viejos de Adidas 12, Navy Grandgoats 2
Boys high school
The East Coast Kings, Team Colorado, Baltimore Crabs and Players Lacrosse Club all advanced to the semifinals in Division I. Players Lacrosse was the only No. 2 seed to win, taking down Maverik Dallas, 11-8, in a nice comeback.
Team Colorado looked extremely impressive in its win over Team Ohio, cruising, 18-9. Players Lacrosse represents the best for a Chicago-based team in the Shootout. There were no surprises in the other two games as an extremely-talented Baltimore team took down Blue Lion Elite with ease and the East Coast Kings hammered War Cry Lacrosse. The Division I semifinals will be at Nottingham Park (Avon 1) at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. today.
Monday's Games
Division I
Quarterfinals
East Coast Kings 13, War Cry Lacrosse 4
Team Colorado 18, Team Ohio 9
Players Lacrosse Club 11, Maverik Dallas 8
Baltimore Crabs 23, Blue Lion Elite 3
Division II
Sacramento Heat 12, Salpointe Lancers 5
Team Nebraska 12, Winnipeg Wolverines 11, OT
Toronto 13, Sacramento Heat 6
Tuesday Games
Division I
(All games at Nottingham Park, Avon 1)
Semifinals
Players Lacrosse Club vs. Team Colorado, 11 a.m.
East Coast Kings vs. Baltimore Crabs, 1 p.m.
Consolation
Maverik Dallas vs. Team Ohio, 9 a.m.
Blue Lion Elite vs. War Cry Lacrosse, 3 p.m.
Division II
(All games at Nottingham Park, Avon 2)
Play-in
Salpointe Lancers vs. Winnipeg Wolverines, 10 a.m.
Semifinals
Toronto vs. Team Nebraska, 11:30 a.m.
Sacramento Heat vs. Winner Winnipeg/Salpointe, 1:30 p.m.
Girl's high school
Pool play's done and the gold bracket is set. PA Express edged Heros 2010, 12-10, in what could be a championship preview. But MFL, M&D Lax, and CTLF are strong contenders as is Team Colorado Red. The Centennial State laxers must get by Heros 2010 today, though.
Monday's Games
Pool A
PA Express 12, Heros 2010 10
Team Utah 18, Lakeshore Lacrosse 5
Pool B
M & D Lax 19, Houston Heat 2
Bay Area Wave Blue 13, Team Vegas 5
Pool C
Team Colorado Red 13, Minnesota Lakers 8
Team Colorado Red 20, Mountain Mania 0
Bay Area Wave White 15, Mountain Mania 2
Minnesota Lakers 7, Bay Area Wave White 6
Pool D
CTLF 10, Stars Silver 8
Idaho Hawks 11, Players Club 3
Stars Silver 16, Players Club 6
CTLF 12, Idaho Hawks 6
Pool E
MFL10, Puget Sound Select 7
Team Colorado Blue 20, Blue Lion Pride 4
Today's Games
Gold 1, Houston Heat vs. PA Express
Gold 2, MFL vs. CTLF
Gold 3, Heros 2010 vs. Team Colorado Red
Gold 4, Minnesota Lakers vs. M & D Lax
Gold 5, Loser G2 vs. Loser G1
Gold 6, Loser G4 vs. Loser G3
Gold 7, Winner G1 vs. Winner G2
Gold 8, Winner G3 vs. Winner G4
Silver 1, Lakeshore Lacrosse vs. Stars Silver
Silver 2, Bay Area Wave White vs. Team Colorado Blue
Silver 3, Idaho Hawks vs. Bay Area Wave Blue
Silver 4, Team Utah vs. Puget Sound Select
Silver 5, Loser S2 vs. Loser S1
Silver 6, Loser S4 vs. Loser S3
Silver 7, Winner S1 vs. Winner S2
Silver 8, Winner S3 vs. Winner S4
Bronze 1, Mountain Mania vs. Blue Lion Pride
Bronze 2, Team Vegas vs. Players Club
Bronze 3, Blue Lion Pride vs. Team Vegas
Bronze 4, Mountain Mania vs. Players Club
The Polar Statesmen were dominant all week long in grandmasters, outscoring their opponents 47-12, while Jagermiester dominated its opponents, 37-15.
The boys high school divisioncompleted quarterfinal play, while the girls high school finished up pool play and sorted into three brackets. In the supermasters, Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket faces the Elder Statesmen in the championship game today at 1 p.m. at Ford Park.
Masters
Jagermeister defeated Middlebury for the second consecutive year in the masters championship, running away in the second half for an 11-7 victory. Jager got superior goaltending all week long from Sean O'Rourke and got three goals and one assist from tournament MVP Mark DiGiovanni to get the win.
After a close first half that saw Jager ahead 4-3, Jager's good defense and transition game led to three quick goals that opened the game. Faceoffs were key in the game as well with Jagermeister winning 15-of-27.
Monday's Games
Championship
Jagermeister 11, Middlebury 7
Third place
Lax Gear def. Olympic Club (forfeit)
Fifth place
Team MAC/Vipers 8, Lacrossewear 6
Seventh place
Breakaway 17, Rhinos 8
Masters All-Tournament Team
Attack: Mark DiGiovanni, Jagermeister; Seth Low, Middlebury; Peter Milliman, Lax Gear
Midfield: John Atherton, Middlebury; Jim Koppler, Jagermeister; Jeremy Guski, Jagermiester
Defense: Jed Raymond, Middlebury; Sean Monahan, Jagermeiser; Troy Ergenbright, Lax Gear
Long stick midfield: Ben Foucht – Team MAC/Vipers
Faceoff: Garth Heth, Lax Gear; Kevin Owens, Jagermeister
Goaltender: Sean O'Rourke, Jagermeister
Supermasters
Millennium/Rock-it Pocket 7, Adidas Magic Wands 6
In the best game of the day, Millennium/Rock-it Pocket put one home with 25 seconds left in its game against the Adidas Magic Wands to move on the supermasters championship. Millennium/Rock-it Pocket had six different goal scorers.
Elder Statesmen 12, FROGs 7
The Florida Realy Old Guys (FROGs) had no answer for Bill Edell as he notched six goals on the day and could basically score at will. In the fourth, the FROGs made a small splash to bring the score to 10-7, but it was too little too late.
Monday's Games
Division I
Semifinals
Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket 7, Adidas Magic Wands 6
Elder Statesmen 12, FROGs 7
Consolation
Navy Old Goats 7, NYAC Founding Fathers 6
Middlebury 6, Lacrossewear 3
Division II
dePHIant 8, Princeton Obsoletes 5
Colorado Lacrosse Club 11, Air Force Graybirds 6
Today's Games
Division I
(All games at Ford Park)
Championship
Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket vs. Elder Statesmen, 1 pm
Third place
Adidas Magic Wands vs. FROGs, 9 a.m.
Fifth place
Navy Old Goats vs. Middlebury, 11 a.m.
Seventh place
NYAC Founding Fathers vs. Lacrossewear, 9 a.m.
Division II
(All Games at Donovan Park)
Princeton Obsoletes vs. Colorado Lacrosse Club, 9 a.m.
Arizona Graybirds vs. dePHIant, 11 a.m.
Grandmasters Division
The Polar Statesmen scored 10 consecutive goals to take an 11-2 lead against the USA Stars on the way to an 18-4 victory in the grandmasters title game.
Scott Petosa pumped in five goals and two assists and the Statesmen used accurate shooting and good riding to get the victory. Tom Chancellor and Jim Hayes were huge on offense as well.
Monday's games
Championship
Polar Statesmen 18, USA Stars 4
Third place
Nacho Mamas 13, Gravediggers 8
Fifth place
Middlebury 10, Colorado Lacrosse Club 4
Seventh place
Los Viejos de Adidas 12, Navy Grandgoats 2
Boys high school
The East Coast Kings, Team Colorado, Baltimore Crabs and Players Lacrosse Club all advanced to the semifinals in Division I. Players Lacrosse was the only No. 2 seed to win, taking down Maverik Dallas, 11-8, in a nice comeback.
Team Colorado looked extremely impressive in its win over Team Ohio, cruising, 18-9. Players Lacrosse represents the best for a Chicago-based team in the Shootout. There were no surprises in the other two games as an extremely-talented Baltimore team took down Blue Lion Elite with ease and the East Coast Kings hammered War Cry Lacrosse. The Division I semifinals will be at Nottingham Park (Avon 1) at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. today.
Monday's Games
Division I
Quarterfinals
East Coast Kings 13, War Cry Lacrosse 4
Team Colorado 18, Team Ohio 9
Players Lacrosse Club 11, Maverik Dallas 8
Baltimore Crabs 23, Blue Lion Elite 3
Division II
Sacramento Heat 12, Salpointe Lancers 5
Team Nebraska 12, Winnipeg Wolverines 11, OT
Toronto 13, Sacramento Heat 6
Tuesday Games
Division I
(All games at Nottingham Park, Avon 1)
Semifinals
Players Lacrosse Club vs. Team Colorado, 11 a.m.
East Coast Kings vs. Baltimore Crabs, 1 p.m.
Consolation
Maverik Dallas vs. Team Ohio, 9 a.m.
Blue Lion Elite vs. War Cry Lacrosse, 3 p.m.
Division II
(All games at Nottingham Park, Avon 2)
Play-in
Salpointe Lancers vs. Winnipeg Wolverines, 10 a.m.
Semifinals
Toronto vs. Team Nebraska, 11:30 a.m.
Sacramento Heat vs. Winner Winnipeg/Salpointe, 1:30 p.m.
Girl's high school
Pool play's done and the gold bracket is set. PA Express edged Heros 2010, 12-10, in what could be a championship preview. But MFL, M&D Lax, and CTLF are strong contenders as is Team Colorado Red. The Centennial State laxers must get by Heros 2010 today, though.
Monday's Games
Pool A
PA Express 12, Heros 2010 10
Team Utah 18, Lakeshore Lacrosse 5
Pool B
M & D Lax 19, Houston Heat 2
Bay Area Wave Blue 13, Team Vegas 5
Pool C
Team Colorado Red 13, Minnesota Lakers 8
Team Colorado Red 20, Mountain Mania 0
Bay Area Wave White 15, Mountain Mania 2
Minnesota Lakers 7, Bay Area Wave White 6
Pool D
CTLF 10, Stars Silver 8
Idaho Hawks 11, Players Club 3
Stars Silver 16, Players Club 6
CTLF 12, Idaho Hawks 6
Pool E
MFL10, Puget Sound Select 7
Team Colorado Blue 20, Blue Lion Pride 4
Today's Games
Gold 1, Houston Heat vs. PA Express
Gold 2, MFL vs. CTLF
Gold 3, Heros 2010 vs. Team Colorado Red
Gold 4, Minnesota Lakers vs. M & D Lax
Gold 5, Loser G2 vs. Loser G1
Gold 6, Loser G4 vs. Loser G3
Gold 7, Winner G1 vs. Winner G2
Gold 8, Winner G3 vs. Winner G4
Silver 1, Lakeshore Lacrosse vs. Stars Silver
Silver 2, Bay Area Wave White vs. Team Colorado Blue
Silver 3, Idaho Hawks vs. Bay Area Wave Blue
Silver 4, Team Utah vs. Puget Sound Select
Silver 5, Loser S2 vs. Loser S1
Silver 6, Loser S4 vs. Loser S3
Silver 7, Winner S1 vs. Winner S2
Silver 8, Winner S3 vs. Winner S4
Bronze 1, Mountain Mania vs. Blue Lion Pride
Bronze 2, Team Vegas vs. Players Club
Bronze 3, Blue Lion Pride vs. Team Vegas
Bronze 4, Mountain Mania vs. Players Club
