2007 Western PA

[DeftGoalie28]

I graduate from GCC this past year and was just wondering what everyone thinks about the 2007 WPSLA Season.

[LinkPlaysLax]

From what I've heard Lebo is supposed to be number 1, with CC a strong contender. Peters is up there, and a few people fear Bethel (me) because we have a strong all-senior team. I think this is going to be a very competitive season.

[coltsLAX905]

yea so far even tho nobodys really played, ino theres been a few D1 commitments so theres def. gonna be some superstars in the league this year. I'm hearin mt lebo is sapposed to have a good offense, along with peters so hopefully ther'll be some high scoring games this year up in Divison 1. I dont really know much about D2 schools except my own (chartiers valley). some solid teams in D2 could be GCC,kiski,fox chapel, but its too early to tell...... i heard somewhere that trinity might be moving down to D2 is there any truth to that?

[washjeff]

someone else needs to put lebo down a bit. seeing them in the finals almost every year is getting old...(go bethel!!!)

[DX..THAptOG..DX]

peters (my team) has a chance. We have a stacked offense


is deftgoalie bill bell and washjeff forbes?? its a litle sad that i know that, but if so..hows the college careers going??

[washjeff]

yeah this is forbes...who's this?^^^^^

[DeftGoalie28]

peters (my team) has a chance. We have a stacked offense


is deftgoalie bill bell and washjeff forbes?? its a litle sad that i know that, but if so..hows the college careers going??

Yea i'm bill bell

[dragoncoach]

As an outside observer, Franklin Reg has to be a contender. I looked through the scores on the WPSLA website. They beat Central Catholic by a bunch, as well as Peters, and Bethel Park. And they did it with a first-year coach.

One odd thing that I can't figure out is how Franklin Reg goes from beating Mt Lebanon 13-7 to losing 7-9. Did anyone see both games? What were the differences? All the key player-names appeared in both stat boxes.

[washjeff]

in the 2005 season central beat bethel 14-4 then lost by two in the division championships. the wpsla is just good for those kind of weird games. anybody can be a contender if they want to be.

[ptlax79]

mt lebanon is lookin pretty good and i'm from peters and our offense is lookin amazing this year

[DX..THAptOG..DX]

hey ptlax79...who are you??

[fclax798]

lots of good middies graduated last year

what do you guys know about the new batch?

Mid

Rullan-NA
Young-Lebo
Boyt-Lebo
Smith-Peters
Yeckley-Peters
Young-FR
Burke-Central
Cosgrove-SSA
Bernstein-SSA
McGoogan-SV

[ptlax79]

cody gubala..who are you?

[dragoncoach]

It's an ok list. Looks like there is some homerism involved.

The facts -
Young/Boyt both averaged over 2 pt/game. Bernstein/Burke/Rullan are among many, many returning middies in WPSLA with 1.50 pts/game

Maybe the others will have good years.

Why doesn't the WPSLA website have any other stats? G's and A's only? Are you kidding?... what a joke. Where are the GBs?

Last time I checked, Western PA is not the most skilled HS league. There has to be a ton of GBs in most of their games. I receive a ton of hype on a handful of Pittsburgh kids and their league can't even get all of the pertinent stats. hahaha

[LAXsauce]

FR lost too many players to be a contender this year. Stimmel, Fedishin (sp), Custer, Pianetti, and their goalie are gone. They will be young team, but they won't be bad.

[DX..THAptOG..DX]

Dragoncoach, I agree that the website should display all stats but I think that the reason it doenst is because not all of the coaches submit stats. I think it would help a lot of those middies listed who want to play in college to have their real stats online. I'm michael moretti by the way. ptlax, you are in bryce mathhews grade arent you?


washjeff, do you think the loss of coach dick will hurt your team? I know it'll hurt peters...he is a great coach.

[dragoncoach]

LAXsauce, thanks for the reply.
I have a media guide from FR '06... It lists over 16 Juniors for FR, mostly middies and attack. I wouldn't call that young... maybe inexperienced at def and goal.

[washjeff]

dx... the loss of coach dick i don't think will be too significant. we got a very defensively minded assistant now who will help us a ton. i don't know what all he did for peters but i'm sure he will be coaching again soon.

[LAXsauce]

Dragonocoach- I think that FR will be underrated this year. "Dark Horse" i guess. There are teams that have more exp though, so FR wont win 07 (my opinion) A lot of FRs offense came from Stimmel, Fedision (sp) and Custer, who all graduated. Their goalie was pretty solid and start a Soph or junior (not sure) who doesnt have much varsity exp. He is pretty good though. Pianetti is gone who was their best pole. That's a lot of scoring gone right there. I know that Derek Young returns. I put him as one of the top middys this year. He will definatly put up some points. FR's jv team was sick last time i saw them so the varsity team is definitly getting players that can hopefully fill in the spots that were left by the seniors.

[LinkPlaysLax]

anyone around here playing in any of the fall tourneys? Bethel is doing the SV's Pumpkin for sure, and I think we'll do W&J's, Big Shot's, and St. Vinny's.

Also, anyone playing in the Southpointe league? I am. See you there!?!

[meestagoaliemon]

I'm from CV, and we have a pretty tough schedule this year. It looks like Bethel, USC, Peters, and GCC are going to be our toughest teams this year. My cousin plays for Lebo, and he said that thay're stacked this year. We have a couple really good people this year, but we lost Joel Zalesky

[timmylax22]

PT came down to Kentucky and played us last year. We beat them 13-7 but they we pretty good. I remember a quick attackman, a real big middie and a sick goalie, i know the goalie graduated but i think the other two are seniors this year. Also if ne 1 did that Big shots camp at rob morris let me know cause i did that and played for a team with all the other kids gettin looked at by rob morris, we has 3 guys on that team commit there.

[bigbadrizz]

I went to that camp. I was the first goalie in the allstar game. Did you play in the game.

[meestagoaliemon]

I went to that camp. I was the first goalie in the allstar game. Did you play in the game.
SO did I. did you guys do the week-long, or the goalie camp. Only asking cause I really don't know what position you guys play.

[ptlax79]

PT came down to Kentucky and played us last year. We beat them 13-7 but they we pretty good. I remember a quick attackman, a real big middie and a sick goalie, i know the goalie graduated but i think the other two are seniors this year. Also if ne 1 did that Big shots camp at rob morris let me know cause i did that and played for a team with all the other kids gettin looked at by rob morris, we has 3 guys on that team commit there.
Yea i know they went down there and we're probably coming this year. The quick attackman was probably Sean Paul Mauro and the big middie was probably Spencer Smith, both are seniors this year, the goalie did graduate last year though.

[LAXsauce]

This is how it goes (my opinion)
South
PT vs MtL
PT wins- Both have amazing offenses this year but I have to give it to PT. They have a very skilled group of defenders, unlike Lebo.

North
CC vs SV
CC wins- It is CC game to lose. Return practically all of their players. All the other North teams are inexpirenced, SV is young but talented

Championship
PT vs CC
Who will win...close game but i have to give it to PT

[meestagoaliemon]

This is how it goes (my opinion)
South
PT vs MtL
PT wins- Both have amazing offenses this year but I have to give it to PT. They have a very skilled group of defenders, unlike Lebo.

North
CC vs SV
CC wins- It is CC game to lose. Return practically all of their players. All the other North teams are inexpirenced, SV is young but talented

Championship
PT vs CC
Who will win...close game but i have to give it to PT
I don't know. CC is lookin to be #1 this year i think

[siruslax]

how about D2 north or south, any idea who you think will be good? or who will suck? jw lol

[LAXsauce]

Lebo is still better than CC. Look at the championship game in 06. Lebo controlled the ball the whole game -they return most of that offense- that ran over CC defense easily. CC never really had the ball on O in that game.

[meestagoaliemon]

how about D2 north or south, any idea who you think will be good? or who will suck? jw lol
We're getting McGuffy and Trinity and losing Hampton. But besides that nothing will really be that much different. The Best teams will still be Fox Chapel and CC. There aren't really any teams that'll really suck this year. It's going to be interesting to see what happens :concerned

[Riot]

We're getting McGuffy and Trinity and losing Hampton. But besides that nothing will really be that much different. The Best teams will still be Fox Chapel and CC. There aren't really any teams that'll really suck this year. It's going to be interesting to see what happens :concerned
I thought last year was McGuffy's first year? I think that's what one of their players told me.

[bigbadrizz]

SO did I. did you guys do the week-long, or the goalie camp. Only asking cause I really don't know what position you guys play.



I didnt do the goalie camp because i new I'd learn it at the team camp anyways. And they also teach a straight line theory.

[bigbadrizz]

No it sounds like Hampton is staying now. The league will not let us move up.

[meestagoaliemon]

I thought last year was McGuffy's first year? I think that's what one of their players told me.
Last year was their first year, but they weren't in a division

[coltsLAX905]

how about D2 north or south, any idea who you think will be good? or who will suck? jw lol


i think this is gonna be a real neat year in D2...... i haven't seen anyteams play yet ino theres some decent players comin back tho, look for gcc and fox chapel to be strong again in the south WT, CM, QV, and CV all made playoffs last year whatever that means. North i dont really know.i know some ppl from kiski that are pretty legit. I heard north hills lost a ton of seniors thats all i know

[washjeff]

north hills lost everyone... winchester thurston and gcc should be decent

[bigbadrizz]

Hampton will have another good team again.

[LinkPlaysLax]

anyone playing in the PILL indoor league down at southpointe. i'm on orange.

[DX..THAptOG..DX]

yes i am in it. I play goalie for the maroon team.

I must of played you last night.

[LinkPlaysLax]

indeed you did. i was number 51. i had a handful of goals, but you guys just dominated us there in the last couple minutes. good game.

[d25]

on saturday september 30th CC will play lebo at central's field. jv-4:30 varsity-6:30. i should be a fun game to watch for fall ball.

[bigbadrizz]

Lebo has nonone for that game.

[d25]

how do you guys feels about the all-american selections this year. lets get some lists

Yealy-USC
Marasti-MTL
Young-MTL
Cosgrov-SSA
D'Abarno-Peters

[DX..THAptOG..DX]

good list. Those would be my picks

[LinkPlaysLax]

in 2008-09...PA lax will be a PIAA sanctioned sport. Too late for me, but just thought I'd throw that out there.

[dragoncoach]

Great list... let's see if it comes to fruition. Not sure if my list would exclude Boyt and Dodds.

Within Mt Lebanon, Marasti over Boyt?

No long-sticks should be on that list. The talent in W PA is very, very clearly at the other three positions, A/M/G.

[bigbadrizz]

Personally i think its going to be hard for a goalie to win it. If you look bak for the past 7 or 8 years in western pennsylvania a goalie has not become an all american. And i dont think the goalies this year are as good as some of the goalies in the past, like costa and schnyerl (sp)

[LAXsauce]

Personally i think its going to be hard for a goalie to win it. If you look bak for the past 7 or 8 years in western pennsylvania a goalie has not become an all american. And i dont think the goalies this year are as good as some of the goalies in the past, like costa and schnyerl (sp)

Michael J Moretti is.... :worship:

[laxplaya98]

ummm D1 think think will be close FR has a pretty strong defence even with a jonior goalie but they only have a frosh back up who kinda sucks.....
D2 i think will be close again this year between GCC, hampton, kiski, and Fox chapel though GCC has lost most of there actually almost all of there startin Defence...
but GCC offence is still amazing with bursh and joey i think his name is
it will be close

[DeftGoalie28]

ummm D1 think think will be close FR has a pretty strong defence even with a jonior goalie but they only have a frosh back up who kinda sucks.....
D2 i think will be close again this year between GCC, hampton, kiski, and Fox chapel though GCC has lost most of there actually almost all of there startin Defence...
but GCC offence is still amazing with bursh and joey i think his name is
it will be close


Yea GCC's defense will be extremely young this year. They just goalie Bill Bell, Long poles Josh Ringling and Nick Bell, and LSM Matt Dugan.

They have 1 returning long pole in Jim Hueller(sp?) and have a most likely a junior switching to close d from lsm and a sophomore that will start, and a sophomore goalie.

[bigbadrizz]

Hampton will be good this year again. We have an attackman coming back who would have been our leading scorerer last year but he broke his wrist. I think greensburg is going to be a great team and i think winchester will surprise some people.

[zach attack 19]

once again, it looks like im gonna be the only one on the the whole forum to give some respect down to my team, canon mac! c'mon guys noone in this forum can say we dont have cred. although we lost to fox chapel by two, and gbcc by two, we beat Winchester and dominated other division teams. we did in fact lose in overtime in the playoffs but no biggie. we got to the playoffs and people still aren't sendin props our way. i know there are some teams better than us in d2 but we really do desrve some respect.

[washjeff]

western pa barely gets respect for the good teams, you really need to prove yourself more to get it.

[longpole7]

you will get respect once u jump the hurdle to beating gcc and fox chapel. Not being the third best team. No one gets respect that way.

[washjeff]

you will get respect once u jump the hurdle to beating gcc and fox chapel. Not being the third best team. No one gets respect that way.

not just those guys, that's only your division. you've got to regularly be competitive with contenders like lebo, FR, usc, and even some teams like hempfield and manheim township.

[coltsLAX905]

once again, it looks like im gonna be the only one on the the whole forum to give some respect down to my team, canon mac! c'mon guys noone in this forum can say we dont have cred. although we lost to fox chapel by two, and gbcc by two, we beat Winchester and dominated other division teams. we did in fact lose in overtime in the playoffs but no biggie. we got to the playoffs and people still aren't sendin props our way. i know there are some teams better than us in d2 but we really do desrve some respect.


i feel your pain dude, i have respect for the canon mac lacrosse program tho. I played with this dude french this summer and he was a legit D-pole. Plus everygame ive played against you guys( i play for chartiers valley) has been a good game so ill throw a shout out your way. but you forgot to mention that we beat you guys by four last year.

[meestagoaliemon]

once again, it looks like im gonna be the only one on the the whole forum to give some respect down to my team, canon mac! c'mon guys noone in this forum can say we dont have cred. although we lost to fox chapel by two, and gbcc by two, we beat Winchester and dominated other division teams. we did in fact lose in overtime in the playoffs but no biggie. we got to the playoffs and people still aren't sendin props our way. i know there are some teams better than us in d2 but we really do desrve some respect.
I personally have never played you before, but I have benn to a CV vs. Cannon Mac game, and you guys put up a good fight. Kudos! No one really gets too much credit unless they compete with the usual dominating teams, so don't sweat it.

[zach attack 19]

hey thanks colts lax, appreciate it. yeah french is a beast, and you all did beat us the last game of the season just to give yall some cred. i know weve gotta earn it some more but well be around a long time.

[DeftGoalie28]

hey thanks colts lax, appreciate it. yeah french is a beast, and you all did beat us the last game of the season just to give yall some cred. i know weve gotta earn it some more but well be around a long time.

First of all, it doesn't matter how much credit you get or you don't get... if your a bad team credit isn't going to matter.

But canon mac only really has one good player, being traynor(sp?) and he only really has one move. I don't remember what number this other kid was but i was kinda shorter and played attack... he was decent. But other then that your team wasn't anything special... it was just another Division 2 team. Once you start being able to compete for the championship annually you'll start to get more credit.

Take Fox Chapel or Hampton for established teams for example... they have been around for a while and have alot of talent year in and year out... so they're going to have a lot at credit due for them.

Then look at GCC who is basically still a young team since this will be the first 4 year class coming up... they beat Fox Chapel and Hampton both last year, won their division in the regular season two years in a row... so naturally thats going to turn heads and start to get people to notice them. They also have a well balanced team... I mean there is always that one player who is amazing for the team, but the defense was good... the offense was good... and the transition was good... so they're going to get some credit.

Don't take this a bashing you and Canon Mac... I'm just trying to prove a point about credit.

Disclaimer I only used D2 teams since thats what division I played in and that's where Canon Mac is... I know D1 teams have a lot more credit and are in most cases better.

[DFenceman0050]

Whats up Bill? My name is spelled Heuler but everybody misspells it.

[longpole7]

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Hopefully i dont get warned for using the word POOOOOOOOOOOOPPP orr SEXXXXXX

[washjeff]

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Hopefully i dont get warned for using the word POOOOOOOOOOOOPPP orr SEXXXXXX

don't post in here again, you're retarded.

and as far as cv, canon-mac, hampton, fox chapel, whoever else, the only d2 team that has done anything really is GCC. they are young, and have done a lot, very reminescent of seneca valley when Jaeckle took over. CV is still weak, so when canon mac is competitive with them it doesn't say much. upset some people, make some teams hate you, then you will start earning some respect. i feel if a team hates to play you its because they know they are gonna get beat.

[bigbadrizz]

[QUOTE=washjeff]don't post in here again, you're retarded.

and as far as cv, canon-mac, hampton, fox chapel, whoever else, the only d2 team that has done anything really is GCC. they are young, and have done a lot, very reminescent of seneca valley when Jaeckle took over.


How can you say that? Hampton won D2 last year, Fox chapel was runner up, and North Hills was undefeated in the regular season. Not trying to take anything away from gcc they are a good team but other teams have done well too.

[washjeff]

north hills had struss right? he is a nasty goalie.

[DeftGoalie28]

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Hopefully i dont get warned for using the word POOOOOOOOOOOOPPP orr SEXXXXXX

HAHAHA Ringling ur retarded... I actually though about writing the samething.

O and don't worry I'm sure no one will mind if you post in here again.

Poop, I'm sorry I spelled you name wrong.

[bigbadrizz]

north hills had struss right? he is a nasty goalie.



Yea he's ridiculous, he's at seton hill right now... It's ashame talent like should have gotten some D1 looks.

[washjeff]

i don't see him as being d1 really, but i also don't really see cicero being there either. i think once the current seton hill goalie graduates struss will rock that cage.

[zach attack 19]

yeah you guys are right, until we upset a big d2 team like gcc or fox chapel we cant be taken very seriously. i appreciate the feedback though.

[svlax16]

USCupper st. clair :worship: :worship: :worship: :agree:

[washjeff]

who was at the W&J tournament this weekend?

[d25]

lebo was dominant at the W and J tourny, and they were still missing boyt and marasti. they beat the recruit team 10-5.

[meestagoaliemon]

I know CV was. we played only 2 D2 teams. they were GCC, and Baldwin. The other teams that we played were Shady Side and Lebo. WE held our own.

[washjeff]

CV looked physically small, baldwin was not good as usual, and gcc looked ok. i didnt really see shady side, but lebo beating the recruit was no big deal. the recruit team had no subs so lebo basically was supposed to beat them.

[bigbadrizz]

some changes coming (switching divisions with teams in the wpsla)

[longpole7]

yea that lil but nutt (not trying to get warned) goes to w and j no wonder he was being a dick.

[bigbadrizz]

hey ringling how do u like wheeling? are u getting some pt?

[longpole7]

its pretty sick. i got some in fall ball but im behind a senior at lsm. this other freshman and me will be splitting time next year though. gotta pay my dues.

[bigbadrizz]

yaa...apparently we moved up to d1 south and trinity moved to d2 north. But i think its just a rumor.

[Riot]

who was at the W&J tournament this weekend?
*raises hand*

[meestagoaliemon]

yaa...apparently we moved up to d1 south and trinity moved to d2 north. But i think its just a rumor.

It had to happen sooner or later...

[laxkid58]

once again, it looks like im gonna be the only one on the the whole forum to give some respect down to my team, canon mac! c'mon guys noone in this forum can say we dont have cred. although we lost to fox chapel by two, and gbcc by two, we beat Winchester and dominated other division teams. we did in fact lose in overtime in the playoffs but no biggie. we got to the playoffs and people still aren't sendin props our way. i know there are some teams better than us in d2 but we really do desrve some respect.

hey zack attack wat about Chartiers Valley ruining you guys last year, i was there i would kno. not to start a fight but u said u rocked ur division teams

[longpole7]

how about greensburg and fox chapel... did u run them in "YOUR" division?

[siruslax]

hey guys i play for mcdowell in erie, pa and it was announced today that another school here in erie, Cathedral Prep, is forming a team for the 2007 season-they'll be in d2 with us most likely, on the WPSLA website it says that our old head coach, Jeff Lord (which we fired) will be coaching the team. Just wanna know what you think... its awesome for us cuz McDowell-Cathedral Prep is the probably the biggest rivalry in northwest pennsylvania.

[washjeff]

yea that lil but nutt (not trying to get warned) goes to w and j no wonder he was being a dick.

oh and i suppose you are super amazing right? because you come up with cool phrases like butt nutt? dude don't even bother posting if that's all you got. i criticize because i've been around wpsla for 7 years and have seen it evolve a lot, therefore i'm sure i know a lot more about it than you. don't bring that pre-teen jabber in here. this is wpsla discussion forum for those who care, unlike you.

[zach attack 19]

hey zack attack wat about Chartiers Valley ruining you guys last year, i was there i would kno. not to start a fight but u said u rocked ur division teams

hey, i didnt say we "rocked" our division teams, but we did beat most of them. i shouldnt go on about getting respect cause i know a lot of other teams dont get it either, i guess. i just think a lot of teams dont really recognize the improvement of our team. Canon-mac always gets a rep about being a bunch of big idiots running around with lacrosse sticks. we just improved as team, thats all, as im sure lots of other teams have. we just dont get recognized for it most of the time.

[laxkid58]

i understand, and me maybe being on varsity(maybe, i still got a crapload to learn as a freshman) will be looking forward to playing you guys as a team in the same situation. chartiers valley is also just getting good and starting to get pretty competitive. hey, at w and j when we played GCC their assistant coach said'' get some line drills goin'' and the head coach said '' no u guys dont need to(reffering to us being a bad team)'' and we lost 12-10 after losing 12-0 last year. so were both good teams who are recognized as an easy win but can surprise some people, and we happen to be big rivals also.

[siruslax]

hey the new divisions are up on the wpsla website, looks like hampton went up to D1 and theres a bunch of ne wteams etc.

pretty straight

[Riot]

Are there any tournaments within 2 or 3 hours of Pittsburgh coming up soon? By soon I mean between now and the beginning of the season. Let me know. Thanks a lot.

[DFenceman0050]

i understand, and me maybe being on varsity(maybe, i still got a crapload to learn as a freshman) will be looking forward to playing you guys as a team in the same situation. chartiers valley is also just getting good and starting to get pretty competitive. hey, at w and j when we played GCC their assistant coach said'' get some line drills goin'' and the head coach said '' no u guys dont need to(reffering to us being a bad team)'' and we lost 12-10 after losing 12-0 last year. so were both good teams who are recognized as an easy win but can surprise some people, and we happen to be big rivals also.
First of all Laxkid, our head coach was not even at the W and J tournament. so I dont know who your talking about and secondly, anybody who knows our coach knows he would never say that.

[dpole29]

who are u talkin about

[longpole7]

greensburg and chartiers valley a rivalary??? haha

[washjeff]

^^^ could get feisty

[DeftGoalie28]

O my, if GCC and CV became a big rivalry I don't know what I would do. I most likely would get a large chuckle out of it though

[CmLaX8]

alright im new 2 this whole thing but yu guys gangin up on CM need 2 lay the hell off...CV beat us w/out our startin goalie so OMG lets all stop the bashin of CM and wait til season and see whos best shall we?

[zach attack 19]

ahhhh. finally the reinforcements have come....

[washjeff]

alright im new 2 this whole thing but yu guys gangin up on CM need 2 lay the hell off...CV beat us w/out our startin goalie so OMG lets all stop the bashin of CM and wait til season and see whos best shall we?

quite frankly bud the winner of that doesn't really make too big an impact on wpsla...

[d25]

Whos the best attackmen, midfielder, defensemen, and goalie in wplsa?

[meestagoaliemon]

Whos the best attackmen, midfielder, defensemen, and goalie in wplsa?

Me! For ALL!!!

hehe, not really. Even though there are definetely some outstanding player that soar above the others, I think it's too early to establish who is best and vise-versa considering that there are only a couple teams out there that are actualy playing right now(Southpointe, etc), and you never know about the upcoming freshman

[meestagoaliemon]

Are there any tournaments within 2 or 3 hours of Pittsburgh coming up soon? By soon I mean between now and the beginning of the season. Let me know. Thanks a lot.

In early march, right before the season, Chartiers Valley is hosting their own tourament. I'm really not sure how it's going to work out, but that's the plan.

[Riot]

In early march, right before the season, Chartiers Valley is hosting their own tourament. I'm really not sure how it's going to work out, but that's the plan.
Do you know if they're going to have an at large team? I don't think I'll be able to pull a team together.

[Fox 21 Alpha]

I play for Shaler and we lost what little we had last year. We have only 3 or 4 seniors, 1 is a first year, and me and the other are only second years.....should be interesting.....

[laxkid58]

greensburg and chartiers valley a rivalary??? haha


no no no....im talkin about cv and canon mac, not cv and GCC. and well whoever the main coach for GCC was said somethin of thye sort like ''you dont need it'' or ''dont worry about it''.

[dragoncoach]

Any transfers this year in the WPa lax scene?

[BWlax18]

So how do you guys think the D2 North and South teams will shape up this year?

[d25]

So how do you guys think the D2 North and South teams will shape up this year?
I think WT has a definate shot at the D2 title. Also trinity should be strong from moving down from D1.

Any transfers this year in the WPa lax scene?

Rory Cosgrov transfered from pomford in NE to SSA. I also think Josh Jacaobs from Shaler will play for Kiski this year.

[washjeff]

i'm gonna say it, i hope trinity gets beat up on. i knew some nice kids from there back in the day, but there was also a lot of guys with attitudes. i just feel they need to be taken down a peg or two by some of the up-and-comers.

[zach attack 19]

yeah washjeff i def. agree.

[laxkid58]

how many people in here are playin in the winter league at southpointe right now. but cv(my team) is the only d2 team there, so we get beat up pretty bad every game. but i think canon mac and trinity prob. could of came and some other teams to have more teams.

[DX..THAptOG..DX]

I play goalie for peters in it. Every team in there is pretty good, bethel looks better every week and cv plays pretty competitive with all of the teams. Yeah it would of been cooler if more teams played in it though

[meestagoaliemon]

If anyone else were to join southpointe, I would like them to be D1 teams, and maybe one other D2 team. I play goalie for CV, and seeing those shots is a huge gain, especially Mount Lebo. Most of the teams that we play right now we won't play during the reguler season, so to see those is a huge advantage on our part considering that we (CV), in general, won't see that kind of talent in a few months from now.

[laxkid58]

I play goalie for peters in it. Every team in there is pretty good, bethel looks better every week and cv plays pretty competitive with all of the teams. Yeah it would of been cooler if more teams played in it though

ya we play peters this week, are u varsity?

[d25]

anyone go to the wpsla steel city select team tryouts? Who looked good and how was the over all talent?

[coltsLAX905]

anyone go to the wpsla steel city select team tryouts? Who looked good and how was the over all talent?

i went. all i have to say is Defense. the poles there were nasty and they wernt just thugs with sticks either. I saw and experienced some sick take aways checks. central had a few real solid poles there and also seneca valley had a pretty good showing. Overall tho it was kinda sloppy and the lighting was less than desireable but it was a positive experience all in all

[DX..THAptOG..DX]

ya we play peters this week, are u varsity?


yeah thats me.

[Fox 21 Alpha]

I think WT has a definate shot at the D2 title. Also trinity should be strong from moving down from D1.



Rory Cosgrov transfered from pomford in NE to SSA. I also think Josh Jacaobs from Shaler will play for Kiski this year.

Jacaobs is playing for Kiski this year, he transfered from our school, along with Joe Kuhn (SP?)

[Obi-Wan]

WPSLA Pre-Season Predictions from the Jedi master.

DIVISION I
NORTH
#1 - North Allegheny - NA is the pre-season class of DI North. Rodriguez will be a force and Rullan will be tough to go against. Biggest Question mark, can the underclassmen from last year step up. I think they will. Has anyone else noticed they have almost as many coaches on the sidelines as players?

#2 - Central Catholic - Central will be strong after last year's run to the finals. Watch out for Will Donley (Headed to Penn State) and John Leiendecker (how many Leinendeckers have gone thru C.C?) They haven't lost much. They do have a new head coach however in David Deal. He is good, but former coach John Seekings will be hard to replace; he did lead them to the finals for the first time. I don't think they can repeat to the WPSLA Championship game again in 'o7, but 2nd place is not out of the quesiton.

#3 - Shady Side Academy - SSA has some underclassmen that if they step it up this year, they could do well. Their size is not good though. They may get pushed around. When they play at home on that long grass of theirs (and don't think they don't keep it long for a reason), they are really hard to defeat.

#4 - Seneca Valley - Seneca lost a lot to graduation. It's going to be hard to replace that much. Colin O'Donoghue should develop into a force as a sophomore this year. They're fate will depend on how their new first year starters work out. At least they're not the Oakland Raidiers! Those Raiders really stink; the Seneca Valley Raiders won't; they'll just be middle of the road this year. Dan Sopor is a very good coach, but I think they'll really miss coach Jaeckle this season. He was great with making younger teams over achieve.

#5 - Sewickley Academy - What happened to SA last season? It was unbelievable! A losing record in their division. When was the last time something like that happened?....uh...never. I didn't see anything from last year's team that indicated to me they would fair any better this year. 5th place (at best).

#6 - Pine Richland - I feel bad for PR. They have a solid team and a good coach. They are just stuck in a very tough division. They also lost a lot to graduation. I think Ryan Prentice should lead the team well and have a great senior season, but it won't be enough. If they weren't in DI North, they might make the playoffs, but since they are, they'll be done by the end of May.

DIVISION I
SOUTH
#1 - Mt. Lebanon - Lebo looks so tough again this year, it's hard to pick against them. With so many juniors from last year returning, they will be hard to beat. Chip Young (Headed to Maryland) should have an all-star season and Jeremy Tissenbaum (Headed for Butler) will contribute greatly. The biggest loss will be Jeff Criswell and goalie Ryan Schnirel. Jeff was small, but he led by example. Just too much firepower. No one in DI South can slow them down.

#2 - Bethel Park - Am I crazy? Bethel over USC and Franklin. This will be their year. Biggest news for Bethel is the addition of new head coach Jon Moriarty. This will definitely improve the program right off the bat. They were lead by juniors last season so as seniors, will they be able to rise to the top of the section? I think #2 is not out of the question. This is for sure my biggest surprise pick of the year.

#3 - Peters Township - PT will be very competitive in the section again this year. Sean-Paul Mauro will provide a lot of scoring. The team did, however, lose their starting goalie (to college; Providence) and he'll be hard to replace. They have a great coach who can lead them in the right direction; will they follow? Only into 3rd place from what I can see.

#4 - Upper St. Clair - It was hard for me to pick against USC, but they lost a great coach who took them to the next level the last few years. Their new coach is no slouch, having assisted at the University of Pittsburgh the last few years, but it's his first year at the helm and it may be an adjustment period for all. Trevor Yealy will be very tough. All-American candidate again for sure. He'll personally keep them very competitive in the section. But he can't do it alone. They will challenge, but not for a top place in the section.

#5 - Franklin Regional - Franklin lost Fedishen and Stimmel. Can they re-load? Don't they every year? Time will tell, but the rest of the division (except Lebo and Bethel) will be in the same boat of trying to bring new players into starting roles. It might come down to coaching. They're a solid team, but for DI South this year, it will be a long season for Franklin just to make the playoffs.

#6 - Hampton - New to DI this year, Hampton will have their hands full after coming of the DII title last year. I really can't see them climbing out of the basement in this section. It's just to loaded.



DIVISION II
NORTH

#1 - Trinity - Trinity dropped down to DII from DI this season. They also dropped their coach along the way. Their new coach, Ian McConnell, should have them playing in good form. Good enough to challenge for the DII North crown. I really like the way their goalie plays. Very heads up, solid, smart decisions. Can't remember his name though. (How does a team in Washington County get into a Northern section anyway?)

#2 - Kiski School - Kiski was a surprise team last year, making the playoffs and advancing to the second round in only their second year. They will do so again this year.

#3 - North Hills - This section of DII is by far the weaker of the two. North Hills was the best team in the DII regular season last year, but they just couldn't come through in the playoffs. They lost a lot of players and their coach from the '06 campaign. I don't think they have the depth to repeat as section champs in '07. Becasue the rest of the section is fairly weak, they should easily make 3rd place.

The rest of the section: McDowell (#4) should return to the playoffs under second year coach Todd Powers, but not much further in the section then fourth place. They just don't have the depth. Butler (#5) should improve, but time will tell. They also lost a few to graduation. Shaler (#6) lost a lot from last years playoff team, but with a new coach, they may improve somewhat. They will struggle to win still. Rounding out the section: Latrobe (#7) is an unknow factor for this Jedi. I haven't scene them play...ever, and the force is a little unclear on their fate. I have seen the next two teams: Allderdice and Vincentian. Allderdice (#8) has a new coach (thank god) and they have no where else to go but up. Vincentian Academy (#9), where it's a numbers game, as in they don't have enough, will again have a tough year, but they won't be last. New to the section will be first year team, Cathedral Prep (#10) in Erie. Former Erie McDowell coach Jeff Lord, will coach Cathedral. It will be interesting to see what happens when they play McDowell, Coach Lord's old team. That should be the only interesting thing in their season as first year WPSLA teams generally don't fair to well.

DIVISION II
SOUTH

#1 - Greensburg Central Catholic - GCC should be the top team in all of Division II this year. They have a high energy, top flight coach in Mike Evans, who has this team clicking on all cylinders. Last year's team lost in the DII semi-finals and I think it was a matter of never having been their before. Lets not forget, last season was only their third in existence. GCC will repeat as section champs. GCC will win the DII championship too!

#2 - Winchester Thurston - WT has top flight coaches with Darrell Schmitt as head coach and new assistant coach (former USC head coach) Bruce Atkinson on staff. They have improved greatly from just two years ago, making the playoffs for the first time in 2006. Their run to become one of the best teams in the section will continue. They move from 3rd to 2nd this year.

#3 - Fox Chapel - Fox Chapel played a great final game last season losing the DII championship game to Hampton in overtime. The Foxes will continue their winning ways under first year coach Ty Wessel. Ty was an assistant last season and moves into the head coaching slot this year. Fox Chapel returns their starting goalie, Nick Englehart and he should lead a solid defense. How is Fox Chapel in the South and Trinity is in the North? Who failed geography here?

#4 - Quaker Valley - QV should be much improved from last season.
With a lot of sophomore’s starting as juniors this year, the team should improve over last years squad and vie for a playoff spot again this spring. Can coach Bill keep them motiviated? Will the hockey team finish in time to let the lax players on the squad make it to lacrosse practice before the fifth game of the season this year. We'll see.

#5 - Baldwin - It looks like coach Knorr has the Highlanders flying high again and they should contend for a playoff spot this season after missing them the past a two years. The team is small in size, but pretty fast. They have purple on their uniforms. That takes guts.

#6 - Canon McMillan - Canon Mac will do well this year, but with an improved QV and Baldwin team, it will be hard for the Big Macs to break into the playoffs like they did last season. Adam Traynor will be a scoring force, but can Canon Mac stop other teams from scoring? We'll have to wait and see.

#7 - Chartiers Valley - CV lost all everything Joel Zalesky, and it will be hard for them to replace all those goals. I think they will struggle mightily this year.

#8, 9 and 10 - The three schools in this section from West Virginia: University, Morgantown and Fairmont will have their hands full. It looks like the Mason-Dixon Line is easier to cross then the playoff barrier. I see some improvement for Fairmont, but not enough just yet. Bottom of the bracket for these three teams.


Just some thoughs

[meestagoaliemon]

^^^The force is strong with that one.

I have to disagree with your comment on CV, though. While losing Joel Zalesky is a major loss, we still have a lot of young talent rising up to meet what Joel did last year for us.

[Obi-Wan]

^^^The force is strong with that one.

I have to disagree with your comment on CV, though. While losing Joel Zalesky is a major loss, we still have a lot of young talent rising up to meet what Joel did last year for us.
Fair enough. Confidence in your team is good; it leads to winning. The rankings are just my pre-season opinion. I could be wrong; I've been wrong before and I'll be wrong again. But, from what I saw from CV last year, you guys will have to step it up a notch to challange for the top of the division. Now that your coach has been at the helm for a full year, it might definately happen. Good luck this season and...............may the force be with you!

[washjeff]

nobody will miss jaeckle, i have nothing nice to say about him. as far as moriarty goes, he has a lot of seniors to command so i hope that finally all those kids will put up some numbers. it's been years in the making for that class.

[d25]

Great post Obi-Wan. I just can't agree with NA overtaking central. Although rullan, rodrigez, and velitto (sp) will be a solid offense for the tigers, Central's D is just to skilled. DiFoire, Marchionne (sp), and De Carlo all made the WPSLA steel-city select team and all played on the Rebels elite team this past summer, along with their 3rd close defender, Colmen Lamb. Also the lose of NA's starting goalie will be HUGE. It will be hard for the new goalie to stop the cannons of Donely and Linedecker.

[coltsLAX905]

awsome post obi-wan. finnally someone took the time to do a comprehensive prediction. its probably good to stir up some controvesy and breath some life into this thread too. you seem to be pretty knowlegable about most teams and i agree with you in alot of areas. id re arrange D2 south tho. id have it 1.WT if thats true about their coaching staff because its so important at the skill level we play at. i heard GCC lost alot of seniors? but theyr such a deciplined team it makes them hard to compete with. then its wide open between everyone from there but id put baldwin down further. thanks for taking the time to include D2 tho, just because were not amazing at lacrosse dosent mean we dont love it

[Obi-Wan]

WashJeff:

I also think coach Moriarty will bring some discipline that the team lacked and some experience from working with top programs (As he is a former head coach of: Upper St. Clair, Peters Twp. and Mt. Lebanon) This may be what Bethel has need to push them to the next level.

Sorry you feel that way about coach Jaeckle. I think he is top notch, but we're all entitled to our opinions, and you are of course, entitled to yours. We'll just agree to disagree about him. Good luck with the President's this year.

[Obi-Wan]

d25:

Excellent points! It will definatly be a battle for the top of DI North. I can't wait to see how it plays out.

[Obi-Wan]

coltsLAX905:

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. It was completely to get people talking and debating about these predicitons. It makes it fun. Still about two more months before the season starts of kick off, so we've got to do somehting until then. I could not agree with you more about how important coaching is, especially at the DII level. That's why I'm so keen on GCC and WT. I see games at both the DI and DII level, and they are both great to watch. The skill level may be a little different, but the passion is the same.

[washjeff]

WT has a great coaching staff now, i agree obi-wan. i think that this will only rocket them upward.

[LinkPlaysLax]

WPSLA Pre-Season Predictions from the Jedi master.

#2 - Bethel Park - Am I crazy? Bethel over USC and Franklin. This will be their year. Biggest news for Bethel is the addition of new head coach Jon Moriarty. This will definitely improve the program right off the bat. They were lead by juniors last season so as seniors, will they be able to rise to the top of the section? I think #2 is not out of the question. This is for sure my biggest surprise pick of the year.


I'm glad to see someone else has confidence in us. Already, Coach Moriarty has changed our program for the better. As a senior, and most likely a captain, I'm pumped to have him as our coach. Our two indoor teams have improved large amounts since the start, and I only see us continuing the trend. We've had the firepower and the ability, I think we just needed a coach such as Moriarty to bring us to our full potential.

[washjeff]

^^^^ this kid is so sweet... i love him

[LinkPlaysLax]

^^^ i love this kid more...he's pretty cute too

[fclax798]

Who out of the WPSLA is playing in college next year?

[LinkPlaysLax]

I will be attending Seton Hill University to play. I'm from Bethel, if you couldn't tell from my previous post.



200th post! :nahya:

[meestagoaliemon]

I will be attending Seton Hill University to play. I'm from Bethel, if you couldn't tell from my previous post.



200th post! :nahya:


Cool beans, you'll be with Joel Zalesky then. It seems to me like that is the college of choice for a lot of the guys I know, and I can't figure out why it is so appealing to them. Do you guys get some really good offers, I suppose?

[LinkPlaysLax]

I wouldn't say the offers are amazing. I chose them because 3 kids from Bethel went there 2 years ago, and another 3 (including me) are going there next year. I played for the coach over the summer for the ACES, and he's a really cool guy, and after visiting the campus, I decided that's where I wanted to go.

[2laxdad]

Who are the three from Bethel?

[LinkPlaysLax]

Ben Petchel, Justin Meenan, and Justin Starkey went there a few years ago...and next year will be me (Mike Kaplan) Cory Budziszewski, and Dan Ruby.

[2laxdad]

awesome, good luck next year.

[laxplaya98]

it will be close again this year in D2 south....


GCC though lost alot of players last year... all but one of their starting defence and their starting goalie..and some of their midfielders... i am jw on what everyone thinks of their new young goalie and defence that will have to pull together if they want to win any games.. their offence will excelent again.

Fox Chapel should also be another good team this year since goin to the champ game only to lose in overtime

i think these to teams will be the most competative in all D2 but i think GCC could possibly be weakined in the defence department

any thoughts?????

[Obi-Wan]

it will be close again this year in D2 south....


GCC though lost alot of players last year... all but one of their starting defence and their starting goalie..and some of their midfielders... i am jw on what everyone thinks of their new young goalie and defence that will have to pull together if they want to win any games.. their offence will excelent again.

Fox Chapel should also be another good team this year since goin to the champ game only to lose in overtime

i think these to teams will be the most competative in all D2 but i think GCC could possibly be weakined in the defence department

any thoughts?????
Trinity will be tough at the DII Level this year. With a new coach and moving down to DII, I think they will have something to prove. I always thought Trinity was a good team, but last season they fell on hard times, and I feel it was mostly due to coaching problems. That appears to be solved and they look fairly good at indoor this year.

GCC will be good again this year despite losing all that experience, especially because they have an excellent coach in Mike Evans. At the DII level, a good coach is very important. With all new players moving into starting roles, I think GCC's season is going to depend on how fast they adjust to their new roles, and if coach Evans and get them all playing is style; fast transitions and hard hitting.

Fox Chapel definitely upped their play last year after campaigns in '04 and '05 where they finished at 5 - 9 on the year. They will be solid again this year. They big question will be their new coach, Ty Wessel. If he can successfully make the transition to head coach from assistant, they might have another playoff run in them again this season. They played tough against Franklin, a DI team at indoor this winter, so who knows. I know it's only indoor and doesn't really mean much, but it may give them the confidence they need to keep the '06 momentum moving.

[LinkPlaysLax]

Obi-Wan, if you don't mind me asking where are you and how are you involved with WPSLA? I only ask because your posts are always so informative.

[Obi-Wan]

Obi-Wan, if you don't mind me asking where are you and how are you involved with WPSLA? I only ask because your posts are always so informative.
A galaxy far, far, away.....

j/k

If I told you, I’d have to…you know….

I’m in the ‘burgh. Can't really get into who (what fun would that be) but I usually try to catch lots of games. I use the force to make my predictions. lol

I'm not affiliated with any of the league’s teams, consequently I have no bias for any particular club. I think this makes my post and their opinions usually turn out to be pretty fair, even if my posts are fairly opinionated. I just like Lacrosse!

Sorry I can’t lift the mask. I’ll be posting a lot from the games I catch through out the season. I’ll definitely be at one or two Bethel games, though.

[d25]

Does anyone think that anyone can take lebo down this year. If so, which team. I for one don't see them losing at all in the regualr season. I do, however, think it's possible for them to go down in the playoffs, just because it's so hard to go wire to wire as the top ranked team.

[laxkid58]

After playing them(lebo) 3 or 4 times i noticed they can get frustrated and not do as well if they arent crushing a team. but they killed us every time, altho it was 2-1 us at one point. thats quite an accomplishment.

[LinkPlaysLax]

We played them last night in indoor, and while they smoked us, we've also played them a few other times indoors and it was a very close game, maybe one or two goals. While this is only indoor, and we only have half our varsity squad (we split it into two teams), this all gives me high hopes for the spring. I don't think anyone can really predict what is going to happen this season. There are just so many factors.

[d25]

Link, did lebo have all their "superstars?" (young, boyt, tissenbaum, marasti)

[LinkPlaysLax]

when we came within a few goals of them, they had everyone...but when we played them and got crushed young wasnt there. weird eh?

[Obi-Wan]

It's going to be a tall order for any team in the WPSLA to knock off The Blue Devils. However, Lebo has a tough schedule both in and outside the league. Here it is:

3/24/07 - 12:30pm Pittsburgh Central Catholic AWAY
3/24/07 - 2:00pm Hempfield NEUTRAL (at Central Catholic)
3/24/07 - 5:00pm Lafayette NEUTRAL (at Central Catholic)
3/30/07 - 7:00pm Worthington Killborne HOME
3/31/07 - 8:00pm Seneca Valley AWAY
4/4/07 - 6:00pm Shady Side Academy HOME
4/11/07 - 8:00pm Bethel Park AWAY
4/14/07 - 3:00pm St. Ignatius AWAY
4/15/07 - 1:00pm Western Reserve Academy AWAY
4/21/07 - 4:00pm Brother Rice AWAY
4/22/07 - 1:00pm University of Detroit Jesuit AWAY
4/26/07 - 8:00pm Franklin Regional HOME
4/28/07 - 8:00pm Peters Township HOME
5/4/07 - 4:30pm Sewickley Academy AWAY
5/5/07 - 8:00pm Upper St. Clair AWAY
5/9/07 - 8:00pm Hampton HOME
5/11/07 - 9:00pm North Allegheny AWAY

They will probably lose a couple out of league (non-WPSLA) games to teams like Western Reserve of Ohio and Brother Rice of Michigan, both perennial powers in the MSLA (Mid-Western Scholastic Lacrosse Association). One thing that may be a factor in knocking them off is the fact that a lot of their tougher games appear to be on the road.

Last year at Mt. Lebanon, Seneca Valley gave Lebo a tough game and it was close all the way until the end. This year’s rematch will be at Seneca.

If Bethel was playing Lebo on the grass of Park Avenue field, I’d say they have a shot, especially if the conditions were ripe; mud and rain. If the game is at Bethel’s new turf stadium, the same kind of turf Lebo has, it might be a long day for the Hawks. The X factor in this game will be Moriarty at Bethel coaching against the team he previously lead. Will his inside knowledge of their players and system help out Bethel? We’ll see. This is an early must see game and a big test for the up and coming Bethel Park team.

The Franklin game won't be that close from what I see. Franklin just lost to many goals to graduation. Tough to replace that much firepower in one season.

Sewickley at Sewickley. In the grass (or mud) and in the daylight. I find teams that usually play at night and then have to play an afternoon game are sometimes out of sorts for a quarter or two, sometimes taking a while to adjust. Sometimes, not always. I don’t think it will be enough for SA to top Lebo though.

The Upper St. Clair game on May 5th and the North Allegheny game on May 11th will be the biggest road tests. Both USC and NA are great at home. The USC-Lebo rivalry, I’m sure, will be an aspect as well. The fact that the game against the Tigers is at the end of the season could also play a role. Since it’s a non-section game, Lebo’s coach Kee Joe Song, may not want to play a lot of starters to avoid risking injury before the playoffs.

I think it will happen. At least in the regular season. Playoffs; different situation all together.

[LinkPlaysLax]

If Bethel was playing Lebo on the grass of Park Avenue field, I’d say they have a shot, especially if the conditions were ripe; mud and rain. If the game is at Bethel’s new turf stadium, the same kind of turf Lebo has, it might be a long day for the Hawks. The X factor in this game will be Moriarty at Bethel coaching against the team he previously lead. Will his inside knowledge of their players and system help out Bethel? We’ll see. This is an early must see game and a big test for the up and coming Bethel Park team.


As far as I know, we will be playing them at our stadium. Park Ave. is supposed to be torn up to make room for something. I'm looking forward to this game big time, along with the rest of our season. I'm feeling real confident.

[meestagoaliemon]

Yeah, laxkid has a really good point. They do really well( in fact they smoked us a couple of times we played them) but when the slightest thing goes wrong, they will get frustrated, and tension rises which makes them fall apart a little bit. For all those who play them this year, use this to your advantage. While I have great respect for that team, it would be nice to see some new faces in the race for the D1 title.

[GCCLax07]

GCC this year will be very young on defense. Our only returning defenseman is Jim Heuler. The rest of the standing D will be 2 sophomores and a junior. One of the sophomores is small and quick but his positioning is great and he picks off alot of passes. This year our coach scheduled us for alot of games against D1 teams, i think he did it mainly so the defense could get ready and adjust to the new starting roles. On offense we are still keeping our best players from last year in Pat Bursch and Joey Stunja on midfield. So basically i think it all comes down to whether our defense can perform this year. But i can guarantee that we will be a highscoring team this year.

[laxkid58]

Does anyone kno if their team is going to the Chartiers Valley tourney on MAR.3???

[GCCLax07]

I havent heard anything about that tourney so guess not.

[meestagoaliemon]

I'm not even sure if we're going to have it anymore, are we?

[laxkid58]

STEVE!!!!!! check your all important game schedule....it says ''Chartiers Valley Icebreaker'' and it says ''all day-March 3'' so clearly its a tourney and were clearly going to have it. steve u mite be in honors and im in deedeedee classes but u shud learn how to read.

[d25]

Which players will surprise the league and make a big impact for their team this year? I think that Jimmy Murton from WT will have a big impact after playing for Central last year. Also, I think ryan miller for Kiski will be a huge factor this year. I don't know about any players in D1. Thought?

[meestagoaliemon]

STEVE!!!!!! check your all important game schedule....it says ''Chartiers Valley Icebreaker'' and it says ''all day-March 3'' so clearly its a tourney and were clearly going to have it. steve u mite be in honors and im in deedeedee classes but u shud learn how to read.

Holy crap. Sorrey, Crummy. I guess we are. Ignore what I said to begin with. I'm thinking that it's only for JV, though.

[washjeff]

obi-wan, it's nice to see someone finally looking at bethel in a positive light besides it's players. were you around for the 2005 season? that's when the last big group of seniors played.

[Obi-Wan]

obi-wan, it's nice to see someone finally looking at bethel in a positive light besides it's players. were you around for the 2005 season? that's when the last big group of seniors played.

Yeah I was around in 2005. Saw the Bethel - Trinity game, Bethel - Hampton game, and Bethel - Central game that year. It was a while ago so I only really remember the Hampton game. Lots of big hitting going on in that game I recall.

I'm guessing you were the goalie on that team, huh?

[washjeff]

yes sir, that was my favorite year of lacrosse to this day.

[hawksattack26]

wat do u guys think about moriaty being bethels head coach

[meestagoaliemon]

He's going to do you guys a lot of good. He's really good coach, but does anyone know where Jarrott Brogdon went and how he got there?

[LinkPlaysLax]

He's going to do you guys a lot of good. He's really good coach, but does anyone know where Jarrott Brogdon went and how he got there?

I'm pretty sure he left us to go coach Peters' JV team. It really surprised me when he left because this is our year to be good, and I expected him to stick around for that. No matter though, Moriarty will make us even better.

[laxkid58]

Holy crap. Sorrey, Crummy. I guess we are. Ignore what I said to begin with. I'm thinking that it's only for JV, though.

steve just stop talking.......its going to be a varsity or mixed tournament, a jv tourney would be a waste of time if hampton is already having one.

[meestagoaliemon]

steve just stop talking.......its going to be a varsity or mixed tournament, a jv tourney would be a waste of time if hampton is already having one.

Man, you have the best way of making me look like a complete retard.

[meestagoaliemon]

I'm pretty sure he left us to go coach Peters' JV team. It really surprised me when he left because this is our year to be good, and I expected him to stick around for that. No matter though, Moriarty will make us even better.

He left you? Wow, that does suprise me. I did his summer league last year, and he used to brag about you guys so much, and how talented you were, and how I'd better hope we don't play you guys next year lol. Here's hoping you're better off, and good luck with your season.

[laxkid58]

Man, you have the best way of making me look like a complete retard.


i try my best!!!! :dummy:

[LinkPlaysLax]

He left you? Wow, that does suprise me. I did his summer league last year, and he used to brag about you guys so much, and how talented you were, and how I'd better hope we don't play you guys next year lol. Here's hoping you're better off, and good luck with your season.

Well maybe saying he left us isn't exactly how it went down. We got a new president for the lacrosse commitee, and I don't think that he and Brogden got along very well, so Brogden resigned. I think it was kind of a "resign or you're fired" kind of deal. I'm not sure. However, I am happy with our new coach and I think we will be 10x better than Brogden could have made us.

[Obi-Wan]

He's going to do you guys a lot of good. He's really good coach, but does anyone know where Jarrott Brogdon went and how he got there?

Coach Brogdon was let go for sure. They had Moriarty waiting in the wings, I'm convinced. Jarrott did not want to and had made no plans to leave. He was asked to step down. It is true that he will be a Peters this year as either a JV coach or assisitant to the Varsity (or both).

[meestagoaliemon]

Coach Brogdon was let go for sure. They had Moriarty waiting in the wings, I'm convinced. Jarrott did not want to and had made no plans to leave. He was asked to step down. It is true that he will be a Peters this year as either a JV coach or assisitant to the Varsity (or both).

Yeah, my coach told me that he'll be a Peter's JV coach this year, but that's about all I know.

[washjeff]

i think it was a bad move getting rid of him. his methods might have been different, but he's still teh best coach i've had yet. his plays were simple and worked like a charm. i'm not even on the offense and i still remember some to this day.

[LinkPlaysLax]

i think it was a bad move getting rid of him. his methods might have been different, but he's still teh best coach i've had yet. his plays were simple and worked like a charm. i'm not even on the offense and i still remember some to this day.


maybe thats why you're so terrible. :loser: haha im only joking baby. :nut:
i dunno, i have yet to see moriarty's coaching style put into full swing, but i feel more confident with him behind us then brog-dog. No offense to him or anything. Like you said, his plays were simple and got the job done most of the time, but I think we need more than that for this year.

[siruslax]

obi wan i think i agree pretty much with your prediction of D2 North, although i'm thinking Trinity might be alittle bit lower, Other than that it's retty good, i play for McDowell and i'm not sure how our team is shaping up... we lost alot of seniors but our juniors are stepping up to take their sport pretty well, we have liek 3 new "coaches" too so that should make things more smooth, and yes it will most deffinately be interesting to play Cathedral Prep and our former head coach Jeff Lord... i'm pretty sure there will be a big turn out for that game lol even though we will destroy them lol kiski had a solid squad last year, we beat them but that was also our very first game and they looked better further in the season, North Hills killed us every time we played them we just didnt have the depth, we'll see if this year it will be any different.. we play them here and there wont be any pre game 2 hour bus rides haha

[Auburn10]

We scrimage Prep on Saturday at Family First Sports Park... rumor has it L-Jo didn't want it to be full contact so we might only be playing w. gloves and elbows :/, should be a good year this year, I know this isn't the right spot but anyone know anything about any of the Buffalo teams?

I play for the Erie Spears and we are playing in a Buffalo league this year but still playing mcd and prep :)

[siruslax]

oh you play for the spears?? whats your name and what pos. do you play?? and also what time is your game at??? im deff gonna drop by and watch you guys play prep... i also want to see JLO lmao jk i

[Auburn10]

Name: Matt
POS: Middie
Time: 8:00 at Family First
#2 on the jersey or 7 w/ a penny on

[LAXsauce]

The 2007 All- American Watch List is up on www.wpsla.org. What do you guys think about the list?

[meestagoaliemon]

Our Icebreaker scheduled for next weekend at CV is officialy canceled due to construction and unexpected costs from the school. And I actualy know what I'm talking about this time Crummy!!!

[LinkPlaysLax]

How do they choose the finalists for the All-Americans? Is it one player from each position, or 3 attack, 3 middies, and 3 d?

[d25]

http://www.uslacrosse.org/mens_div/hsaward.phtml

This should help you out

[zach attack 19]

wait, so the cv tourney for next sat is cancelled?? for real?

[meestagoaliemon]

wait, so the cv tourney for next sat is cancelled?? for real?

yeah, it is. I just got an email from our president last night. Apparently it was due to construction that is going on right next to our stadium, which kind of makes sense to me, and unexpected costs came from the school that we just couldn't handle. Bummer, I know.

[zach attack 19]

that really sucks man, our whole team was lookin forward to that.

[meestagoaliemon]

that really sucks man, our whole team was lookin forward to that.

yeah, we were too. Who else was supposed to play in that, do you know?

[zach attack 19]

i heard Baldwin, Butler, Peters, USC, Canon Mac, and CV

[LinkPlaysLax]

The icebreaker being held here in Bethel, Peters, Lebo, and USC looks like it should be pretty competitive. A few out of state teams are coming to play, and a few local teams will play each other. A schedule can be found here clicky (http://www.hometeamsonline.com/visit/?u=BPBOYSLACROSSE&sport=htosports&t=c) Its down near the bottom.

[washjeff]

is the icebreaker at the stadium on the new turf or what>?

[meestagoaliemon]

Who's all going to the Hampton JV Tournament this Saturday?

[LinkPlaysLax]

is the icebreaker at the stadium on the new turf or what>?

you betcha. we play there saturday at 10, 1, 3 and 5...then at peters sunday at 11 and 1, i think. the new turf is so nice and they just put in lax boundaries today so we have an official lax field.


bethel is also sending a JV team to the Hampton tourny.

[d25]

FR@CC this saturday, what are your thoughts on the game?

[washjeff]

CC= overrated.

[hawksattack26]

Coach Brogdon was let go for sure. They had Moriarty waiting in the wings, I'm convinced. Jarrott did not want to and had made no plans to leave. He was asked to step down. It is true that he will be a Peters this year as either a JV coach or assisitant to the Varsity (or both).


no his grandson is on my team he told me he walked off and we were in need for a coach and moriarty stepped up

[Obi-Wan]

Believe what you want to. I heard it from the horse's mouth

[Auburn10]

Heard CV lost to Peters last night? truth?

[d25]

truth. 14-1 pt. Jason powell had 6 points

[Auburn10]

geez is CV even good this year?

[laxkid58]

ya were decent, but our second best player got hurt early and it kinda brought us down a little. it was only 6-1 at the half but then they just put us away.

and just got word hamton jv tourney is CANCELLED!!!!!! :sad:

[DeftGoalie28]

Hey this is for the GCC players... how are yinz looking this year. How was the NA scrimmage?

Hope I get to see yinz when I come home for Easter.

[Auburn10]

ya were decent, but our second best player got hurt early and it kinda brought us down a little. it was only 6-1 at the half but then they just put us away.

and just got word hamton jv tourney is CANCELLED!!!!!! :sad:

Ohh ic ic, I wish we kinda still played in the WPLSA... but now we can make playoffs, so its all good I guess

good luck this year

[d25]

how was the ice-breaker? Who did well? Did it even happen? Are there still games tommarow and if so where?

[Obi-Wan]

how was the ice-breaker? Who did well? Did it even happen? Are there still games tommarow and if so where?

Lebo looked great. They were beating everyone.

Peters looked ok, but a little sloppy for a team that has already played one scrimmage and one real game.

USC, what happened? I don't think they looked that good at all. I was anticipating some drop of with graduation and a new coach, but wow. I was not impressed with them at all.

Hampton, same old, same old. Not any worse, not any better.

Bethel was much improved, sort of what I was expecting. They didn't over whelm me or anything, but they are better then last year. They looked better then USC.

NA looked real good too.

[laxattack0222]

i play for a small d2 school quaker valley. weve had some potential but alot of our players play hockey as well and can't join untill 1/2 thru the seaon bcos theyre always deep in the play offs...and does anyone know when lax will be a wpial sport?

[bcannons14]

im from lebo but im not in high school yet

honestly, not just cause im from lebo, i think we will win WPSLA again b/c usc is not as good as last year

[Obi-Wan]

i play for a small d2 school quaker valley. weve had some potential but alot of our players play hockey as well and can't join untill 1/2 thru the seaon bcos theyre always deep in the play offs...and does anyone know when lax will be a wpial sport?

PIAA Takes over in the 2009 season

[Riot]

Our first game is coming up soon and I'm not even sure if I'm going to be playing with varsity. You fools are lucky I got injured.


*sigh*

[d25]

are there any good freshman or sophmores this year? If so, what team do they play for?

[siruslax]

i play for mcdowell and we have our first scrimmage tomorrow against none other than cathedral prep (biggest rivals up here) should be a hella good game!

[Obi-Wan]

First close game of the year. Notice I did not say first good game of the year.

Hampton almost knocked off perennial DI south power, USC.

In their first year in DI, Hampton showed they could play with the big boys, but in the end, the final score was 12-11, USC. If Hampton had not taken a few late game penalties, the outcome might have been different. USC looked very sloppy, missing several wide open passes in the crease that would have lead to easy goals. Hampton also scored some goals from fairly far out that didn't appear to be difficult shots to save, but they went in, none the less.

The game was close throughout, with USC in the lead most of the game, but Hampton never let the goal differential get out of reach.

Hampton stayed focused, until the last few minutes of the fourth when they took some unnecessary penalties, and overall, played a good game. They were fairly slow and patient clearing the ball where as USC seemed to be inpatient and unorganized for a lot of the game. USC took a lot of penalties, which is uncharacteristic of USC teams of recent years.

Hampton's stock is up and USC's stock is definitely down.

[bigbadrizz]

yea it was a good game we (hampton0 played our hearts out.

[bcannons14]

are there any good freshman or sophmores this year? If so, what team do they play for?

a good sophmore from mt lebanon is chris white, he is 1st line along with zach boyt and chip young

[Auburn10]

grahm how bad was the final score? I left just after half and I don't even remember what you guys were up by..

EDIT: Found out the score McDowell 15 Prep 0 (everyone on Prep is a first year player)

[LinkPlaysLax]

bethel plays NA tomarrow night. should be a pretty good competition. I'll edit with some stats afterwards.

[laxkid58]

CV 7- Butler 6, it was a very good game from the sidlines(i play jv), even though butler never led the game it was tied a few times, it was also a dirty game, tons of penalties for both sides

[Auburn10]

Butler has always been kinda dirty

[d25]

Hempfield (central PA)-6 CC-5, one of the best games I've seen in a while. Central's defense had a great showing against a talented Hempfield team. Central scored two goals in the last 3 minutes but just didn't have enough time to tie.

[laxkid58]

Butler has always been kinda dirty

the cv-butler jv game also got kinda choppy in the second half, i even got my first penalty in the three years ive been playing , a 2:00 slash to the helmet on a ride. and a lot of hard hits, uneccassary slashes and thing of that nature. but butler won 5-0 :thumbsdow

[bigbadrizz]

Hampton 11 GCC 10. I played the worst game of my 3 years on varsity. The offense played well though.

[longpole7]

rizz how did central look i was shocked that they played u that close and the only lost to pittsburgh central by 2... i expected this to be a rebuilding year at gcc being the lost there whole defense a goalie and mostly all midfield. im just shocked there actually competing even if u didnt play as well as u hoped.

[dpole29]

i think that josh ringling needs to shut up

[Obi-Wan]

Bethel Park at North Allegheny 3/25/07

I must admit, I thought this would be a pretty good game. I was sure Bethel would give NA a game this Saturday, but it did not turn out so.

With a new coach (and slick new uniforms to boot) Bethel traveled to NA on Saturday to take on the Tigers, but the Hawks could just never take off.

Bethel fell behind early, 6 to 1 and NA never looked back. The entire game, Bethel was beat to almost every lose ball and lost just about all ground ball battles. NA had just too much speed for Bethel, and the Hawks seemed to be trailing NA players all around the field all night. The game was pretty physical as well, and the Tigers had a clear size advantage in the match up as well. Bethel seemed to get pushed around a bit. The final score was 13 - 4.

Bethel did actually look improved from last years team; more disciplined and in-tune with the game. But their new offense did not provide the scoring punch that the Bethel teams the last few years have had with their fast break style offensives of the past.

NA, on the other hand, looked very impressive. They are fast and big. They scoring was very balanced with a lot of different players tallying goals on the night.

I think the problem for Bethel was not that they are not a better team then they were last year, because they are, but more that they faced a very good DI North team tonight in NA. A Tiger team that is even better then last years NA team, maybe. The season will tell.

[bigbadrizz]

rizz how did central look i was shocked that they played u that close and the only lost to pittsburgh central by 2... i expected this to be a rebuilding year at gcc being the lost there whole defense a goalie and mostly all midfield. im just shocked there actually competing even if u didnt play as well as u hoped.

They looked pretty good we locked Bursch(sp) off, so he couldnt really get going. We had one of our better poles out and were playing a freshman so i dont know. I think gcc will probally win d2 thow. But i let in some seriously week goals i havent played like that since my sophmore year.

[LAXsauce]

They looked pretty good we locked Bursch(sp) off, so he couldnt really get going. We had one of our better poles out and were playing a freshman so i dont know. I think gcc will probally win d2 thow. But i let in some seriously week goals i havent played like that since my sophmore year.

That's because you suck.

[laxkid58]

no need to talk trash now

[bigbadrizz]

yea your right...o well.

[LAXsauce]

lol ok ok ok you are god.

[washjeff]

LAXsauce who do you play for?

[dpole29]

dont get urself down we all have bad days

[longpole7]

i heard ben himes is a second rate jv player at gcc?? the forums thoughts please...

[DeftGoalie28]

I second that

[zach attack 19]

how is everyone's season starting off? let's get some analysis for d2 in here huh? and dont worry im not gonna ramble on about canon mac...

[Riot]

how is everyone's season starting off? let's get some analysis for d2 in here huh? and dont worry im not gonna ramble on about canon mac... How is Canon Mac doing?

[CmLaX8]

hey...moriarty was not in the wings...my dad is the assistant varsity coach there...they were gnna fire brogdan but he quit b4 they could...and they went 2 months w/out a coach b4 moriarty stepped up...and does anyone kno how good GCC is looking? cuz cm had them this saturday...and we're kinda injury riddled...

[dpole29]

i heard ben himes is a second rate jv player at gcc?? the forums thoughts please...
i heard josh ringling is a fan of gettin it in the butt

[zach attack 19]

canon mac is 1-0 in d2 south and 1-1 in other d2 games we beat Morgantown 6-5 in reg. and lost to trinity by like 5 i think. We beat allerdice by a bunch i dont remember the exact score... we got gcc on april 1 so that will be our first big test...

[meestagoaliemon]

Ouch. Play nice.

CV plays Quaker Valley this tuesday. We lost to them by one on our turf last year in the first round of the playoffs, so we're looking for a little revenge. It should be a good game.

[dpole29]

GCC12-canon mac 3

[lagdon221]

what do you think of fox chapel beating two division 1 teams (pine richland & Hamton)?

Central Catholic coming up short to an MSLA powerhouse Wooster.

[d25]

Central Catholic coming up short to an MSLA powerhouse Wooster.

CC did not play wooster. SSA and SA did

ssa12 wooster3
wooster7 sa6 ot

[dpole29]

what do you think of fox chapel beating two division 1 teams (pine richland & Hamton)?

Central Catholic coming up short to an MSLA powerhouse Wooster.
thats good b/c i go to gcc and we only lost to hampton by one goal

[laxkid58]

quaker valley vs. chartiers valley is postponed due to a transportation conflict for QV, but it will be rescheduled on a date TBD

[CmLaX8]

hey is ne1 in here from shaler? and how do yu guys think yur gnna do againest CM?

[Fox 21 Alpha]

I'm from Shaler and I can't really say. We seem to have some good and some bad games, and I don't know much about Cannon Mac. I guess time will tell.

[CmLaX8]

So any1 from shaler?

[LinkPlaysLax]

Lebo upset by Bethel!? What!? Yes, you read it right. Bethel took Lebo 11-7...aight hawks!

[washjeff]

dude my mom was at that game and i didn't believe her... i thought she was talking about jv. good job!

[modestmouse123]

link,

what did you guys do to beat lebo? We want details!!

great job by the way

[Fox 21 Alpha]

Yeah I am.

[bcannons14]

yea i was at the lebo bethel game....
well lebo is gonna hopefully win WPSLA's again so w/e

[d25]

i still dont get how this happened! Links what did u guys do???

How about WT in D2, they're lookin great this year.

[laxkid58]

i still dont get how this happened! Links what did u guys do???

How about WT in D2, they're lookin great this year.


yes WT is looking good, they just beat cv today 6-4 at w&j, it was a close game until they scored their 6th goal from in the crease but watever. sorry to say but it looks like WT might take the division if they keep it up.

[LinkPlaysLax]

as far as the bethel-lebo game went, everything (except faceoffs) just clicked for us, finally. our defense played amazing, goalie made lots of saves, and offensively we just found the open man alot and he finished. it seemed like lebo was getting a little frustrated and it worked to our advantage.

[longpole7]

gcc 5 fox chapel 4 could decide the south...

[dpole29]

yes WT is looking good, they just beat cv today 6-4 at w&j, it was a close game until they scored their 6th goal from in the crease but watever. sorry to say but it looks like WT might take the division if they keep it up.
THAT AINT GONNA HAPPEN PLAIN AND SIMPLE NOT IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT!