Lax Links: December 4, 2012

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Tim

It’s been too long, no? Time to run down the links. General Division-1 expansion/realignment post coming later.

College

In the biggest news of the time period, Central Michigan will consider adding women’s lacrosse on Thursday.

Michigan’s program met with The Program a few weeks ago. The video evidence is on Youtube:

Scintillating footage of calisthenics there.

Detroit’s Joe MacLean and Tom Sible were on the UDM Ethics Bowl (apparently this is a thing) championship team.

Lawrence Tech coach Kevin Riley is battling cancer – and winning.

You can check out Calvin College’s spring schedule here, and Aquinas’s here.

Michigan’s Graham Conlan gets the official site profile treatment, as does Josh Stauffer.

Lacrosse Magazine talks about Hope’s first year as a varsity program and coach Mike Schanhals’ journey to get the Dutchmen to that level.

Fall ball highlights from Aquinas.

Detroit Women’s schedule.

Grand Valley goalie Danny Kransberger (a Forest Hills Central alum and Detroit transfer) is the Lacrosse Magazine pre-season player of the year in MCLA-2.

Recruiting

Roland Park (Md.) Country School senior Emma Guarino signed with Michigan’s women’s program.

A pair of lacrosse players from Birmingham Seaholm are headed to in-state Division-1 programs. Katherine Quigley will play for the Michigan women’s team, and Adam Susalla will play for the Detroit men.

Mattawan midfielder David Stafford signed with St. John’s, though it’s as a preferred-walkon type. Good to see guys from outside the traditional lacrosse areas (Metro Detroit and Grand Rapids) head to Division-1 schools.

St. Paul’s School for Girls (Md.) attack Amanda Sutor signed with Michigan.

Canton attackman Timothy Popp signed with Lawrence Tech‘s fledgling MCLA-2 program.

Philadelphia Strath Haven junior Lily Kovach committed to Michigan.

Northview defenseman R.J. Nickerson committed to Grand Valley, as did Forest Hills Central LSM Chris Bosscher and Holland defenseman Joey Seiler.

Notre Dame Prep’s Kyle Beauregard signed with UDM (thanks to Nick Garippa for passing along the photo).

Signing Day photos from a number of Michigan signees. Cincinnati St. Xavier attack Ian King in a group shot, Paul Dwyer Catholic (Ont.) attack Austin Shanks signed in what appears to be his living room, and Brighton FOGO Brian Archer is in a mystery location with a lot of hair.

The first signing class in the U-M women’s program’s history.

Detroit Catholic Central midfielder Alec Gilhooly committed to UDM.

High School/Club

Cranbrook sophomore Michael Langdon got some love from Inside Lacrosse for standing out at the Jake Reed Blue Chip camp. An attackman who impressed – New Canaan (Conn.) attackman Michael Kraus, who I assume is the younger brother of Michigan freshman Peter. 2014 Cranbrook attack Taylor Ghesquiere also received some ink at the FLG in 3D fall showcase.

Photo courtesy Mat Wilson.

Titanium Elite won their game at PPL Park in Philadelphia in the NXT Philly Showcase a few weeks back. The team defeated NXT by a 10-3 count. The Ohio-based club team features a host of Michigan natives: Brother Rice teammates Liam Reaume and Patrick Cosgrove, Country Day’s Jack Bergmann, and Forest Hills Northern teammates Grant Lardieri and Bobby Pelton.

Michigan names litter the all-star rosters from the Can-Am Showcase at Detroit Country Day several weeks back. 412 Lax also has some photos from the event.

The Wolverine Warrios club program is profiled.

Premier Lacrosse Group has winter training sessions available. More information is available at their website.

Grand Valley State and Davenport will face off Thursday night in a benefit game for a team member whose family lost their home to a fire.

Etc.

You don’t expect to see lacrosse – particularly from the state of Michigan – mentioned in an NFL coaching article, but here we are:

TEMPE, Ariz. — Kevin Spencer was coaching a lacrosse practice at Detroit Country Day School in 1976 when a passing car slowed down and stopped. A vaguely familiar figure stepped out.

It was Bill Belichick, then an assistant for the Detroit Lions.

The duo had competed against each other in college lacrosse — Spencer at Springfield (Mass.) College, Belichick at Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) — but the memories were a little fuzzy.

“Bill was a Maryland guy (raised in Annapolis), and of course, lacrosse is huge in Maryland, but I think it shocked him to see it in Detroit, Michigan,” Spencer recalled. “We kind of looked at each other for a minute, trying to place each other, then I said, ‘You’re Belichick, right?’ He said, ‘Yeah. You’re that pain-in-the neck defenseman from Springfield, right?'”

Bill Belichick’s connection to lacrosse is well-known, but the Country Day tie is an interesting new angle (thanks to Jamal Robertson for the link).

The Midwest Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Association will host its winter coaching clinic this Saturday at Great Lakes Golf and Sports complex in Auburn Hills. You can’t beat the price (free), and guest speakers include club coaches at Michigan and Michigan State, among several others.

Mike Costello covers the U.S. Lacrosse Michigan Chapter Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Catherine Ditsas, Mary Ann Meltzer, Graham Adams, Rob Ambrose, and Roger Bunton are the new inductees.

Michigan alum Trevor Yealy is in camp with the NLL’s Washington Stealth. The program’s all-time leading scorer (both MCLA and NCAA eras) works for Boeing.

Box Lacrosse is available in Jenison.

As always, drop me a line via twitter or e-mail with links, news tips, commitments, etc.

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2013 Detroit Titans Lacrosse Schedule

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Tim

Presented without (much) further comment:

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT LIVE STATS
2/9/2013 Ohio State (at Woody Hayes Athletic Complex) Columbus, Ohio TBA
2/15/2013 Navy Annapolis, Md. TBA
2/23/2013 Robert Morris Moon Township, Pa. TBA
3/2/2013 Quinnipiac Detroit, Mich. 11:00 a.m.
3/5/2013 Bellarmine Louisville, Ky. TBA
3/16/2013 * Marist Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 3:00 p.m.
3/23/2013 * Virginia Military Institute Detroit, Mich. Noon
3/30/2013 * Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. 1:00 p.m.
4/6/2013 * Manhattan Detroit, Mich. 11:00 a.m.
4/13/2013 * Siena Loudonville, N.Y. TBA
4/17/2013 Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 7:00 p.m.
4/20/2013 Marquette Milwaukee, Wis. TBA
4/27/2013 * Canisius Detroit, Mich. Noon
MAAC Championship
5/3/2013 Semifinals (No. 3 vs. No 4) – held at Canisius Buffalo, N.Y. TBA
5/5/2013 Championship (held at Canisius) Buffalo, N.Y. TBA

A few repeated non-conference opponents (as expected) and a couple new ones. The toughest two conference opponents (at least from last year) are both on the road.

Whereas last year looked like a schedule that was set up for a conference championship run, this year’s looks quite a bit tougher. We’ll see if expectations are defied – in the opposite direction – this spring.

Stay tuned for a further breakdown.

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Big Ten to add Maryland and Rutgers: Meaning for Michigan?

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Tim

While the news isn’t officially official yet – Maryland will be announced as a member of the Big Ten at 3 p.m., but Rutgers is still on the clock – the addition of two lacrosse-playing schools to the Big Ten is obviously a huge boost for those three already-existing lacrosse programs in the league.

Though Michigan, Ohio State, and Penn State don’t play in the same conference as-is (the Wolverines and Buckeyes play in the ECAC, Penn State in the CAA), this move makes it more likely that a Big Ten lacrosse conference is on the way. That could be at the expense of – what had been to date my preference – a reconfigured GWLL, or there are myriad other possibilities there.

My hunch is that we’ll eventually see a six-team Big Ten, with the rest of the Western lacrosse world joining together in a solidified conference. It’s certainly a mixed bag for the Marquette, Detroit, and Bellarmines of the world. This makes it just a little tougher to be one of the little guys out West (I don’t think Denver, which has established itself as a power in recent years, gives half a hoot about who’s in its conference) to be viable.

Michigan Athletic Director David Brandon and Lacrosse Coach John Paul

Athletic Director David Brandon and Coach John Paul

For the three Big Ten schools, and particularly new kid on the block Michigan, it’s an unmitigated positive. Sayeth head Wolverine John Paul:

“The Big Ten is the best conference in college sports. From a men’s lacrosse perspective any expansion that has the potential to improve our footprint in lacrosse and alumni hotbeds is a good thing. I’m glad Commissioner Delany is continuing to explore ways to keep the conference moving forward.”

Michigan wasn’t going to not play games in the Atlantic region, but this means a certain trip to the East Coast every single year, whether it’s for a conference game or simply a Big Ten agreement.

It will be interesting to see the ripple effects that these moves make, especially once both announcements are official.

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Realignment Armageddon: Happening!

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Tim

The Big Ten has announced that Maryland will be joining the conference for the 2014-15 academic year, and the popular pick for a 14th(!) school in the league is Rutgers.

While this is an unmitigated disaster for the Big Ten as a football conference, it’s a huge boost to money – which, as we’ve seen, is the one and only consideration when realignment is on the table – and, incidentally, lacrosse.

On the women’s side, adding Maryland makes for five programs in the sport – Northwestern, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, and now the Terps. On the men’s side, it’s up to four (no Northwestern). Assuming Rutgers is indeed the next school to announce its acceptance into the Big Ten, that’s six women’s programs, and five for the men.

That means the women have enough teams to form an NCAA automatic bid conference, obviously a boost to lacrosse in the region should the Big Ten choose to go that route. On the men’s side, however, things are even more exciting. With five programs, the league is one short of the minimum for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The incentive for a Michigan State or Minnesota to add a program is suddenly boosted to levels that seem to make the move for at least one of them an inevitably (though perhaps not a short-term one).

While lacrosse certainly wasn’t on the minds of Big Ten athletic directors when they decided to reach for a few more bucks here and there, the benefits – both from a standpoint of individual schools having the money to add a program and a competitive incentive to do so – could mean a boost for the Midwest.

I’ve been planning for a while to write about about expansion/realignment/etc. Obviously when this news first started coming out, I hit the brakes on that to see what would shake out. I should have something on the topic in the coming days. Cliff Notes version: sayonara, Big East Lacrosse.

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NXTsports hosting inaugural Can-Am Showcase this weekend in Michigan; rosters announced

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Tim

From press release, this originally appeared on PhillyLacrosse.com, a content-sharing partner with Great Lax State.

The inaugural version of the NXTsports Can-Am Showcase will take place this weekend, November 10-11 at Detroit Country Day School (DCDS) in Beverly Hills, Mich. The first-ever Can-Am Showcase is shaping up to be a huge success and the biggest ever exposure lacrosse event in the Midwest.

Modeled after the Philly Showcase, the Can-Am Showcase will feature approximately 200 individual players in action on Saturday. The participating players hail from seventeen different states and from the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan.

All players will be placed on teams coached by NCAA Division 1 college coaches, and will play three games throughout the morning in front of more than 50 college coaches who have pre-registered to attend.

The Can-Am Showcase will continue with an elite team competition on Sunday, November 11, at which top club teams from the Midwestern United States and Canada will be in competition. Clubs and schools in competition on Sunday include: Culver Academy (IN), Hill Academy (ON), Evolve Elite (ON), Titanium (OH, IN, MI), Everest Academy (ON), Red Lions (IL), Michigan Elite, Black Grizzlies (MI), Raging Rhinos (MI), True Lacrosse (IL), and Heat Lacrosse (MI).

The Can-Am Showcase will take place at Detroit Country Day School’s state-of-the-art athletic complex, which includes DCDS’ stadium and full-field indoor fieldhouse, both of which are equipped with state-of-the-art field turf.

“Detroit Country Day School is proud to host the inaugural NXTsports Can-Am Showcase in our state-of-the-art facilities,” said Glen Shilling, headmaster for Detroit Country Day School. “As one of the original schools to bring lacrosse to Michigan, we have had a long tradition of promoting competitive lacrosse. We are eager to welcome participants, fans and coaches to this exciting event.”

2012 Can-Am Showcase

TEAM 1 ROSTER
GRAD State/ # FIRST LAST YEAR POS CITY Prov SCHOOL CLUB
2 Greg Aikens 2015 D, LSM West Bloomfield MI Cranbrook Kingswood Wolverine Warriors
3 Joseph Alcido 2015 G San Antonio TX Central Catholic Iron Horse
6 Clay Arnold 2013 A (L) Jamesville NY Fayetteville-­‐Manlius
13 Gaven Bertram 2014 A Clarkston MI Notre Dame Prep
15 Michael Boehm 2014 D St Charles MO DeSmet Jesuit STL Shamrox
22 Zach Cameron 2014 A, M Saline MI Saline Wolverine Warriors
25 Devon Chenelle 2014 G Clarendon Hills IL Hinsdale Central True Lacrosse
88 Drew Little 2014 LSM New Albany OH New Albany
109 Bobby Pelton 2015 M (FO) Grand Rapids MI Forest Hills Northern Titanium
110 Adam Perroni 2014 M Whitby ON Donald S Wilson Evolve Elite
112 Charlie Pistner 2015 M Bloomfield Hills MI Cranbrook
120 Dalton Reiche 2014 M (FO) Howell MI Hartland True Lacrosse
131 Jacob Schiavi 2013 D Walled Lake MI Walled Lake Western Champion Lacrosse
160 Clayton Warren 2013 LSM (FO) High River AB Notre Dame Collegiate Elev8 Elite
162 Josh Werkmeister 2014 A,M Chaska MN Benilde-­‐St. Margaret’s Minnesota Elite
173 Carter Yepsen 2014 A Rosemount MN Rosemount MN Elite
174 Conner Yepsen 2014 A Rosemount MN Rosemount MN Elite
176 Tyree Minner 2013 LSM Farmington Hills MI Detroit Country Day Raging Rhinos
181 Jonathan McConnell 2013 D Aurora ON St. Andrew’s College Evolve Elite

COACH: Karl Zimmerman, Detroit Mercy

Team 2

10 Nick Beatty 2014 D, LSM Beverly Hills MI University of Detroit Jesuit Wolverine Warriors
12 Jack Bergmann 2014 A (L) Bloomfield Hills MI Detroit Country Day Scorpion
21 Chase Bunce 2015 LSM (FO) Los Gatos CA Bellarmine Prep
30 Doug Collins 2014 G New Albany OH New Albany Titanium
31 Patrick Cosgrove 2014 D Bloomfield Hills MI Brother Rice
34 Tommy Danner 2015 A Long Grove IL Saint Viator Team One
45 Bennett Faliski 2015 A Bloomfield Hills MI Cranbrook Kingswood Wolverine Warriors
50 Nick Fournier 2014 G Orangeville ON St. Andrew’s College Orangeville Generals
62 Collin Harrington 2013 A Fairview Park Ohio OH St. Edward
83 Joshua Lee 2013 M (FO) Rochester Hills MI Stoney Creek Raging Rhinos
86 Jackson Lienhart 2015 A Louisville KY Trinity HS Titanium
96 Tommy McMaster 2015 LSM Novi MI Novi Team Total
119 Liam Reaume 2014 M Beverly Hills MI Brother Rice Titanium
135 Joe Shelly 2015 M (FO) Carmel IN Carmel Titanium Indiana
147 Jacob Taylor 2015 M Wheaton IL Wheaton Warrenville South New Wave Lacrosse
149 Collin Trankel 2014 M Apple Valley MN Apple Valley MN Jaxx
167 Joe Willis 2013 D Westerville OH Westerville North Titanium
179 Collin Brennan 2015 M Carmel IN Carmel Titanium
182 Tyler Gaulton 2014 D Enniskillen ON St. Stephen’s

COACH: Kevin Burns, Bellarmine University

Team 3

4 Antonio Aldaco 2014 LSM San Antonio TX Saint Mary’s Hall Iron Horse
18 Ian Brim 2014 A (L) Dublin OH Dublin Jerome Titanium
24 Wesley Carothers 2013 M Boulder CO Fairview Buff Elite
41 Brock DuCoin 2014 LSM (FO) Brighton MI Cranbrook Kingswood
42 Peter Dugan 2014 G Rochester Hills MI Rochester Adams 313
43 Nicholas Ellerton 2015 D Toronto ON St. Michael’s 3d Selects
46 Andrew Flanagan 2014 A Naperville IL Naperville Central New Wave
53 Anthony Giacona 2014 A West Bloomfield MI Walled Lake Northern
74 Jacob Kelly 2014 G Courtice ON Holy Trinity Evolve Elite
80 Max Kuiper 2016 M (FO) Grand Rapids MI Forest Hills Central True/Titanium
101 Isaiah Mt Pleasant 2015 M Waterford ON Waterford District Simcoe
103 Michael Naughtin 2015 M Plymouth MN Benilde-­‐St. Margaret’s
104 Luke Nelson 2013 A Cottage Grove MN Park Minnesota Jaxx
117 Tyler Quinn 2013 D, LSM Grand Rapids MI Forest Hills Central Heat Lacrosse
137 Griffin Sibo 2014 D Saline MI Saline Team Total Elite
138 Ben Sims 2014 M (FO) Ada MI Rockford HEAT lacrosse
139 Layne Smith 2015 A (L) M (FO)hsweken ON Assumption Six Nations
169 Nicholas Winter 2014 M Arlington Heights IL St. Viator
187 Maxwell Blank 2013 M Troy MI Athens Raging Rhinos

COACH: Kevin Boland, University of Vermont

Team 4

9 Tommy Beard 2014 A Louisville KY Louisville Collegiate Team Stickhead
17 Adam Bridges 2013 A, M Indianapolis IN Cathedral Titanium
40 Dereck Downs 2013 A (L) Toronto ON Everest Academy Mimico
44 Benjamin Erjavac 2015 D Commerce Township MI Detroit Country Day Wolverine Warriors
52 Reid Fuhr 2014 A Mercer Island WA Mercer Island Mercer Island L.C.
55 Blake Gillund 2014 A Savage MN Burnsville MN Elite
59 Brandt Guldin 2015 M Parkland FL St. Andrews School Team 22
68 Edward Janis II 2015 LSM (FO) Macomb MI Utica East Side lacrosse
76 ChristopherKennedy 2014 M (FO) Novi MI Novi Delta Elite
77 Tommy Kidd 2014 G Boyne City MI Petoskey
79 Andrew Kransberger 2014 A Grand Rapids MI Forest Hills Central Heat
92 Daniel Lunghamer 2015 M Orchard Lake MI Brother Rice
108 Trent Parker 2014 LSM Midlothian VA Midlothian
116 Ryan Prior 2015 M Birmingham MI Detroit Country Day Wolverine Warriors
141 Trevor Smyth 2014 D Orangeville ON Westside Secondary Generals
156 Ryan Vaters 2013 D, LSM Toronto ON Everest Academy Toronto Beaches
157 Joseph Vega 2013 M (FO) La Porte IN Everest Academy
166 Joey Williams 2014 G Farmington Hills MI Detroit Cath. Central TRUE

COACH: Steve Grossi, St. Joseph’s University

Team 5

11 Tyson Bell 2013 D St. Catherines ON Everest Acadamy
14 Chris Birtch 2014 M Neenah WI Neenah Team Wisconsin
36 Colton De Wolfe 2013 LSM St. Catharines ON Everest Academy St. Catharine’s jr. B
47 Abraham Flores 2013 G Holt MI Holt High Atomic
58 Trey Greissing 2015 D Hudson OH Cranbrook Titanium
60 Dominic Hamper 2013 A Grand Blanc MI Powers Catholic Cash Cows
61 Andrew Harm 2014 A (L) Rochester Hills MI Rochester
73 Gage Keene 2014 M (FO) Holland MI West Ottawa Westside
78 Kyle Killen 2014 M Peterborough ON Crestwood Peterborough Lakers
85 Jake LeGates 2014 M Wellington FL Saint Andrew’s Team 22
90 Marc Longe 2014 M Fenton MI Detroit Cath. Central Team Total
98 Nate Miller 2014 A Perrysburg OH St. John’s Jesuit
99 Parker Monahan 2014 A Rochester Hills MI Rochester Adams 1763
107 Riley Palmer 2014 LSM (FO) Oshawa ON The Hill Academy
143 David Stacke 2014 D Winnetka IL New Trier Titanium
159 Johnny Wagner 2015 A (L) Niagara on the Lake ON Cranbrook School Niagara Thunderhawks
170 Jake Withers 2013 M (FO) Keene ON Evolve elite Evolve Elite
178 Micky Williams 2015 G Farmington Hills MI

COACH: Peter Lawrence, University of Hartford

Team 6

16 Chris Bosscher 2013 D Ada MI Forest Hills Central Heat
20 Zachary Bryant 2014 D, LSM Oshawa ON Monsignor Pereyma Clarington
28 Hayden Clark 2015 A, M Naperville IL Naperville North Titanium
48 Aaron Forster 2014 A, M Nepean ON Everest Academy Nepean Minor Midget
65 Connor Henneberry 2015 D Dublin OH Jeromone
69 Wade Jenison 2015 M (FO) Carmel IN Carmel
75 Brendan Kenendy 2015 A (L) Bloomfield Hills MI Brother Rice
82 Grant Lardieri 2015 G Ada MI Forest Hills Northern/Eastern
105 Jon Nykamp 2014 A Holland MI Holland Christian True Lacrosse
106 Evan O’Leary 2014 A Louisville KY Louisville Collegiate
111 Scott Pickens 2015 M West Bloomfield MI Brother Rice
114 Connor Poetzinger 2014 G Boca Raton FL Saint Andrews Team 22
127 Daniel Ryan 2013 LSM Orchard Lake MI Cranbrook Kingswood Wolverine Warriors
144 Billy Spingola 2013 D Lombard IL Saint Viator True Lacrosse
146 Andrew Stockmal 2014 D Hinsdale IL Hinsdale Central True Lacrosse
154 Jack Van Acker 2014 A (L) Brighton MI Detroit Catholic Central Team Total
165 Adam Wiedemann 2014 M Brampton ON
171 Steven Wizniuk 2013 M (FO) Shelby Township MI De La Salle 1763 Lacrosse
183 Emilio Sosa 2015 A Bloomfield Hills MI Detroit Country Day Raging Rhinos

COACH: Chris Collins, Drexel University

Team 7

8 Brandon Backus 2013 M Chesterfield Twp. MI L’anse Creuse North Eastside Lacrosse
27 Callum Clark 2014 D, LSM Naperville IL Naperville North Titanium
32 Tyler Cowen 2013 G Saline MI Saline Wolverine Warriors
37 Bennett Dipzinski 2013 D Ada MI Forest Hills Northern True Lacrosse
51 David Fracassa 2015 M (FO) Troy MI Brother Rice
57 Emmett Green 2015 M Bloomfield Hills MI Seaholm
66 Austin Jackson 2014 LSM Dublin OH Dublin Jerome Resolute Lacrosse
67 Cole Jamieson 2015 M Holt MI Okemos True Lacrosse
72 Peter Kalivas 2015 M Glen Ellyn IL Glenbard West Titanium
81 Devin LaPorte 2013 A (L) Chesterfield MI L’Anse Creuse – North Grosse Pointe Select
84 Matthew Lee 2013 A (FO) Etobicoke ON Everest Academy Mimico Mountaineers
89 Jimmy Lonergan 2014 A Arlington Heights IL Saint Viator Titanium Lacrosse
97 Zacharee Meeks 2015 A Rockford MI Rockford Senior High True Lacrosse
102 Brody Munro 2014 D Bowmanville ON Clarington Central Evolve Elite
150 Griffin Trau 2014 A (L) Culver IN Western Reserve Academy
153 Joey Vacca 2015 M Novi MI Detroit Catholic Central
168 Banks Wilson 2015 D Gibsonia PA Pine Richland Low and Away
177 Alec Vredenburg 2014 G Belmont MI Rockford Titanium

COACH: Frank Abruzzini, Marist College

Team 8

26 Spencer Chlebina 2014 LSM Akron OH Western Reserve Academy Titanium
29 Andrew Clay 2016 D, LSM Ada MI Forest Hills Central
33 Carter Cummings 2013 M Nobleton ON Everest Academy Toronto Beaches Jr A
35 Jay Darish 2014 M Troy MI Troy Raging Rhinos
39 ChristopherDowd 2014 M (FO) Troy MI Troy Athens Raging Rhinos
56 Bobby Glenn 2013 G Toronto ON Everest Academy Mimico
63 Daniel Harris 2013 D Troy MI Athens Raging Rhinos
94 Zach Matthews 2015 A, M (FO)Waterford ON Simcoe
95 James McFarland 2015 A (L) Northbrook IL Glenbrook North Team One
113 Joseph Plaskey 2014 D Beverly Hills MI Brother Rice
115 Davis Prince 2014 A London ON Mother Teresa 1763
130 Paulie Schalau 2014 A Holt MI Holt True Lacrosse
132 Zach Schroll 2015 A West Bloomfield MI Walled Lake Northern
136 Creighton Shipman 2015 M Mount Pleasant SC Wando Team Palmetto
148 Noah Taylor 2014 A (L) East Lansing MI Haslett 1763 Lacrosse
155 Eric Van Hees 2015 D, LSM Oakville ON Oakville Trafalgar Evolve Elite
161 Jay Weber 2015 D Excelsior MN Benilde‐St. Margaret’s
180 Alex Heger 2015 G Carmel IN Carmel Titanium
184 Brennan McHugh 2015 M (FO) Troy MI Athens Raging Rhinos

COACH: Mark Williamson, Hobart College

Team 9

5 Matt Arnason 2015 M Edina MN Benilde St. Margaret’s
19 Colin Brown 2014 M (FO) Peterborough ON Adam Scott CVI Evolve
23 Tyler Caporaso 2014 M Rochester Hills MI Rochester
49 Seth Forster 2013 M Nepean ON Everest Academy Nepean Knights Jr B
54 Michael Giannetti 2015 D, LSM Bloomfield Hills MI Brother Rice
70 Brian Johnson 2013 D Troy MI TROY HIGH Raging Rhinos
71 Brody Jorgenson 2013 M Saskatoon SK Athol Murray College of NotreE Dleavm8 e
87 Chris Lievois 2014 G Bloomfield Hills MI Brother Rice
93 Trent Maendler 2015 D (FO) Hudson OH Hudson Titanium
121 Kyle Robinson 2014 D, LSM (FO) Estates IL Saint Viator Titanium
123 Carl Roman 2014 G Akron OH Revere
125 Paul Ruelle 2014 A (L) Greenwood MN Minnetonka Minnesota Elite
129 Jordan Sanford 2014 D, LSM Grand Rapids MI East Grand Rapids True Lacrosse
133 Chandler Schrudder 2015 D, LSM West Chester OH Lakota East Velocity Lacrosse
140 Zayne Smith 2013 A (L) Louisville KY Saint Xavier Titanium
142 Connor Snyder 2014 A Mason OH William Mason True Lacrosse
145 Matt Stebbins 2014 A Bloomfield Hills MI Detroit Country Day Rhinos
152 Blake Turner 2015 A Williamston MI Okemos True Lacrosse
185 MacKenzie Wilkinson 2014 M (FO) London ON Frederick Banting Evolve Elite

COACH: Jud Hall, Ohio State University

Team 10

1 Chuck Addis 2015 M Lake in The Hills IL Huntley Titanium
7 Kroy Arnold 2013 M (FO) Jamesville NY Fayetteville­‐Manlius
38 Jake Donlin 2014 LSM (FO) Shorewood MN Benilde St Margaret’s Minnesota Elite
64 Jackson Hartje 2015 D, LSM Bloomfield Hills MI Detroit Country Day
91 John Luciani 2014 A, M Bloomfield Hills MI Cranbrook Wolverine Warriors
100 Michael Moriyama 2014 D, LSM Toronto ON Upper Canada College Edge Elite 2014
118 Nick Racine 2013 M Grand Blanc MI Powers Catholic
122 Tyler Roche 2013 D Ajax ON Everest Acadamy
124 Ryan Rosenthal 2015 G Franklin MI Cranbrook
126 Collin Rustay 2015 D Hoffman Estates IL Saint Viator True Lacrosse
128 Sam Sagissor 2014 A (L) Stillwater MN Stillwater Area MN Elite
134 Alexander Shell 2015 A (L) Rochester Hills MI International Academy Raging Rhinos
151 Samuel Troper 2014 G Worthington OH Thomas Worthington Titanium
158 Nicholas Vitale 2015 A Saint Joseph MI St. Joseph Titanium
163 Parker Whims 2015 M Saratoga CA Bellarmine Prep NorCal Platinum
164 Luke Whitaker 2014 A Zionsville IN Zionsville Community Titanium
172 Kane Wolfer 2014 A Rockford MI Rockford Titanium
175 Jonathan Quigley 2015 M Loveland OH Loveland
186 Nicholas Boynton 2015 M (FO) Troy MI Athens Raging Rhinos

COACH: Jordan Sealock, Robert Morris University

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Lax Links: Nov. 6, 2012

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Tim

As always, trying to round up everything that’s going on in the great state of Michigan as it relates to the sport of lacrosse. If I’ve missed anything, let me know via e-mail or Twitter.

Division-1

Chaminade Lacrosse Michigan Wolverines Matt Graham

Matt Graham. Photo by GLS.

I missed one of these a little while back: Michigan’s Class One interview with Matt Graham. Fellow freshman Mike Hernandez gets the treatment as well, followed by Peter Kraus.

Michigan’s second coaching clinic of the fall takes place tomorrow night. E-mail Michigan’s Director of Lacrosse Operations, Joe Hennessy, for more information. I’ll be there, hit me up in the comments or on Twitter if you will as well.

Don’t forget to take a look at Michigan’s spring schedule, including two games in pro sports venues. Michigan’s coach John Paul notes that connections to U-M alums – The Miami Dolphins are owned by Michigan grad Stephen M. Ross and the Mets are owned by Fred Wilpon, another former Wolverine – helped facilitate those high-profile games for the second-year program.

Now, just waiting on UDM to release the Titans’ full 2013 schedule.

Recruiting

Inside Lacrosse reports that Worthington (Ohio) Kilbourne 2014 goalie Michael Turnbull has committed to Detroit:

A starter the past two years at Dublin Scioto (Oh.), Turnbull also participates in wrestling and football at Kilbourne. A member of Resolute, he attended MVP, Tri-State and the Long Island Classic. Turnbull strongly considered Dartmouth, Navy and Ohio State.

Recruiting information is easier to come by for Michigan as a “name” program (regardless of program success to date), so it’s nice to see UDM get some love from IL.

According to True Lacrosse, Luke Ducharme has also committed to Detroit. He’s a midfielder from Ontario – and Detroit’s success recruiting in Canada continues.

A recent IL news blurb mentions a player decommitting from Marquette to pick Hofstra. Not about Michigan per se, but it does point out potential difficulties for teams in non-hotbed areas to lure talent away from home.

MCLA

Orchard Lake St. Mary’s alum Tim Wyderko has been named a captain for Coast Guard’s MCLA team this spring.

Photos from Grand Valley State’s fall ball game against Central Michigan.

Club and Youth

The Traverse City Record-Eagle cites the Cherry Bomb tournament as one of several youth sporting events that helped boost the area’s economy this summer.

Ed Chima, one of the directors of Cherry Bomb Lacrosse, said the study could prompt more discussion with local business officials, particularly lodging interests, “in order for us to make it better for everybody — for the customers coming in and for the local businesses and citizens to enjoy what these folks might bring in.”

Lacrosse: America’s stimulus plan!

The Wolverine Warriors club team participated in the Lake Michigan Fall Classic in the Milwaukee area over the weekend. You can see photos from their trip here.

Old school style for Heat Lacrosse club.

Mike Costello talks about the action on Day 1 and Day 2 of the U.S. Lacrosse 7-on-7 fall tournament. Costello profiles friend-of-the-blog Ken Brubaker and his 313 Lacrosse club.

The Can-Am Showcase this Saturday and Sunday at Detroit Country Day is the big event of the week. The Examiner talks about the event, and 412 Lax regurgitates the press release for the event.

Semi-Pro

The Grand Rapids Dragonsfish fell in the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association finals to the Colorado Sabertooths Saturday afternoon.

As always, I’m trying to find everything I can, but some things slip through the cracks. You can find my Twitter and e-mail addresses at the top of the post if you have any news, commitments, etc. to share, or simply post them in the comments.

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2013 Michigan Lacrosse Schedule

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Tim

At long last, Michigan’s 2013 schedule is available:

Sat., Feb. 2 vs. Marquette (Exh.) Oosterbaan Field House 1:00 p.m. ET
vs. Denison (Exh.) Oosterbaan Field House 3:30 p.m. ET
Sat., Feb. 9 vs. Penn State Oosterbaan Field House 1:00 p.m. ET
Sat., Feb. 16 at Bellarmine Louisville, Ky. 1:00 p.m. ET
Sat., Feb. 23 at Johns Hopkins Baltimore, Md. 1:00 p.m. ET
Sat., Mar. 2 vs. Army Miami, Fla. TBA
Wed., Mar. 6 at High Point High Point, N.C. 7:00 p.m. ET
Sat., Mar. 9 at Hobart * Geneva, N.Y. 1:00 p.m. ET
Thu., Mar. 14 at Fairfield * Fairfield, Conn. 7:00 p.m. ET
Sun., Mar. 17 vs. Colgate Flushing, N.Y. TBA
Sat., Mar. 23 vs. Loyola Maryland * Michigan Stadium 3:00 p.m. ET
Sat., Mar. 30 vs. Air Force * Michigan Stadium 3:00 p.m. ET
Sat., Apr. 6 at Delaware Newark, Del. 12:00 p.m. ET
Sat., Apr. 13 vs. Ohio State * Michigan Stadium TBA
Wed., Apr. 17 vs. Detroit Michigan Stadium 7:00 p.m. ET
Sat., Apr. 20 vs. Saint Joseph’s Michigan Stadium 1:00 p.m. ET
Sat., Apr. 27 at Denver * Denver, Colo. 1:00 p.m. MT

A lot of the games were already known (thanks to the other schools’ roster releases), but now we have the whole shebang. In addition to the conference schedule, Michigan will play some pretty good teams (Penn State, Hopkins) and some bad and/or unknown ones (High Point, St. Joe’s).

A few interesting points: A midweek night game outdoors against Detroit, a neutral-site game against Army, and another football spring game event (presumably that “TBA” for the Ohio State game).

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Lax Links: Nov. 2, 2012

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Tim

It’s been way, way too long. Let’s hop right into the links.

Division-1

Michigan Coach John Paul in the alumni game. Photo by Clark Bell.

Michigan Coach John Paul in the alumni game. Photo by Clark Bell.

Michigan had its East-West scrimmage (won by the East 14-13) and alumni game just over a week ago. Even Wolverines coach John Paul – a club team player in the late 80s – suited up (pictured at right). You can see more pictures from the event here.

Neither Michigan nor Detroit has posted an official schedule yet, but both schools’ are starting to come together thanks to postings by other teams. For example, add a Michigan game at Fairfield to the schedule for March 14. That’s an ECAC conference matchup. Same with Loyola’s March 23 trip to Ann Arbor and Ohio State’s April 13th visit – possibly a replay of last year’s Battle at the Big House.

I’ve also heard Michigan will take on Yale in a neutral-site game, but no official confirmation yet.

Michigan’s Paxton Moore was profiled by the MGoBlue site. Same treatment for Charlie Keady.

The Detroit women will play in the Atlantic Sun Conference this spring, and that league will be eligible for an NCAA automatic bid in its first year of existence. Detroit women’s coach Laura Maness reviews the Titans’ fall:

MCLA

Multiple-weeks old fall ball scores are probably not so relevant, but Grand Valley bested Hope 14-6. Pictures from the game.

Lacrosse Magazine talks about Davenport’s move up to MCLA-1.

High School

Former Michigan State MCLA All-American Smith Atwood has been named the head lacrosse coach at Ann Arbor Pioneer.

Cranbrook’s Matthew Giampetroni represented the state of Michigan at Paul Rabil’s Project Nine even earlier this month.

Club/Youth

The U.S. Lacrosse Fall 7-on-7 takes place in Northville this weekend.

The Michigan State women’s team is hosting a winter training kick-ff at the Great Lakes Golf and Sports Complex in Auburn Hills a week from Saturday. You can find out more information on the event on their website, and see the flyer for it here.

The CanAm Showcase will take place at Detroit Country Day Nov. 10-11, featuring some of the top youth players in the area. The event is modeled after the Philly Lacrosse Showcase.

Heat Lacrosse won the Top Cheddar tournament in Wisconsin. A photo of the winning team via their Instagram site.

True Lacrosse is holding a winter league in Fenton for high school and middle school-aged players.

Mark Greaney of the Premier Lacrosse Group was a guest on WTKA a few weeks back. The former U-M assistant talks about PLG and area lacrosse in general.

Etc.

The U.S. Lacrosse Michigan Chapter will be having its seventh annual Hall of Fame induction Nov. 10. Visit this site for more details.

I’ll put together another post on expansion and realignment sometime soon (given that it’s been nearly three weeks since the last GLS post, that’s for a given definition of “soon”), but for now, feast your eyes on Denver coach Bill Tierney saying he’s heard rumors of SMU, USC, and… Minnesota? starting programs. Obviously the Gophers would be a big step for the Midwest.

Former Michigan midfielder Aaron Hodari is a co-founder of the news aggregator Glocal, along with Country Day (and Syracuse) alum Lincoln Cavalieri.

As always, if you have news tips, links, etc., pass them along to the e-mail or twitter.

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Lax Links: Oct. 11, 2012

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Tim

It feels like it’s been ages since the most recent Lax Links post, so let’s hop right into the content. Tips, etc. can find my inbox via e-mail or twitter.

Michigan

Coaching clinics – all of which I attended last year – return to Ann Arbor this offseason. The first one is tonight, e-mail Director of Operations Joe Hennessy for details.

The Wolverines continue their series introducing the first freshman class, and Californian Brendan Gaughan got the treatment, followed by Dan Kinek,

Quint Kessenich lists Michigan as the top new program in terms of potential.

Last year’s top goal, Emil Weiss, will not return to the U-M lacrosse team. Freshman Gerald Logan will be the starter.

Penn State will play at Michigan Feb. 9, and Air Force comes to town March 30. I expect to see the rest of the U-M schedule later this evening, so stay tuned.

U-M recap of the Nick Colleluori Classic. The event raised nearly 200k.

Michigan women’s coach Jenny Ulehla talks about the beginning stages of that program in Ann Arbor.

Detroit

Photos from the Alumni Day in Detroit. UDM story on the event.

UDM midfielder West Steen has been elected vice president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

Other Collegiate

Detroit Catholic Central alum Jake Marmul returns to Notre Dame after a four-year career with the Irish. He will be an assistant coach for the Notre Dame women’s team.

George Washington University in Washington, D.C. has a coach with Michigan connections: Joe Opron played at Troy Athens High School and Oakland University. GWU is in its first year as an MCLA-1 program, participating in the SELC. The team is one of just a few major club squads participating near lacrosse hotbeds.

Grand Valley State has fallball contests this Sunday against Alma.

Ann Arbor Pioneer alum Mike Derrenberger has joined the staff at D-3 Manhattanville.

Recruiting

Not strictly GLS-related, but MDHigh.com, a Rivals.com network site, now has a message board dedicated to lacrosse recruiting. Given that most schools recruit the Baltimore area from time-to-time, it’s something to keep an eye on.

Inside Lacrosse touches on Michigan’s forays into New Jersey.

Etc.

An MCLA-2 team is apparently close to going the NCAA D-3 route, but don’t bother checking – there are no Michigan-based MCLA-2 squads whose schools are D-3 in athletics.

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Division-1 Fall Ball Recaps

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Tim

Both Michigan and Detroit played a pair of fall ball scrimmages over the weekend. The Wolverines were downed by both Marist and Mount St Mary’s, while the Titans split with a win over Bellarmine and a loss to Notre Dame.

Detroit

The Titans beat Bellarmine 11-9 and lost to Notre Dame 7-15. That’s a decent set of results against a team that was about as good as them last spring (but lost some important pieces) and one that was among the country’s best.

The official UDM site contains a bit of information about the games. As expected, the Titans went pretty deep into the bench, including all four active goalies getting some playing time.

Andrew Khalil post-event interview. A.J. Levell’s arms cameo. Alex Maini gets to use his own arms. Jamie Hebden talks about the service aspect of the event.

Inside Lacrosse took in the action, and talks about an impressive performer in Maini:

Right out of the gates, one player who immediately impressed was junior attackman Alex Maini. Maini had three goals and three assists in the opener against Bellarmine, and added one more against Notre Dame. His quick inside roll earned him a number of chances right on the doorstep, and his vision in finding open teammates was a key part of the offense, as well.

Photos from the event.

Michigan

Senior defenseman J.D. Johnson was honored with the team’s Nick Colleluori Award.

Inside Lacrosse’s recap includes pretty much nothing other than “these players saw the field.” Good effort. Lacrosse Magazine has pretty much more of the same. People can look at the roster to see where players are from, how about some observations about the product on the field?

Lax Mag does note that the offense is clearly improved (which is accurate, based on the live stream), but that there’s stil work do do (which is obvious, based on the scores).

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