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Entries from February 2009
February 28, 2009
Southern California Lacrosse: 2009 Knights Challenge JV Boys Lacrosse Tournament Hosted By Foothill High School On Feb. 21 & 22 (Video)
February 28, 2009
Cal Women’s Lacrosse Loses To #6 Penn 10-2 After Playing Strong 1st Half
“We had a pretty good first half,” Cal head coach Theresa Sherry said. “We had some poor attacking
possessions, and in the second half we still had trouble converting. The score doesn’t look like it, but our defense did okay. Penn was just down there too much. They were just able to pick away and [...]
February 28, 2009
#2 Virginia Men’s Lacrosse Defeats #1 Syracuse 13-12
Second-ranked Virginia scored six third quarter goals to break a halftime tie and withstood a furious fourth quarter rally by top-ranked Syracuse to defeat the Orange 13-12 before a crowd of 16,565 at the Carrier Dome.
Virginia moves to 5-0 this season and becomes the first team to ever win three consecutive games at the Dome; [...]
February 28, 2009
Lacrosse Injury Prevention: High School Students Receive Sports Medicine And Injury Prevention Training At Seattle Public Schools Providing Additional Assistance To Athletic Trainers
The lacrosse player who rushed into the athletic trainer’s room Thursday afternoon at Ballard High School was a little panicked: She had just under five minutes to get her sore wrist taped up and get out onto the field.
With certified athletic trainer Loka Murphy already occupied, junior Tamsyn Palmesano calmly stepped in, taped up the [...]
February 27, 2009
#1 Syracuse Men’s Lacrosse To Face #2 Virginia Friday Night And Is “As Good As It Gets For Lacrosse Fans”; Syracuse Defense Is One Of The Keys To The Matchup
Friday night’s match up between Syracuse and Virginia at the Carrier Dome is as good as it gets for lacrosse fans, and the participants. “For real lacrosse people, this is the game they want to be part of,” said Virginia coach Dom Starsia. “It is the game circled on the schedule above all others.”
The Orange [...]
February 26, 2009
Lacrosse Injuries: ACL Tears Occuring In Younger Athletes As Lacrosse And Other Sports Become Year-Round
Each year more than 300,000 Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears occur in the United States. According to information released today at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), ACL tears are being seen in younger patients as an increasing number of children and adolescents participate in year-round sports.
“What’s happening is [...]
February 26, 2009
California High School Lacrosse: State Budget Deficit To Force Saddleback Valley Unified School District To Eliminate Funding For High School Lacrosse; El Toro, Mission Viejo And Laguna Hills High School Lacrosse Among Programs To Be Impacted
The Saddleback Valley Unified School District will need to cut $10 million from next year’s budget and about 134 jobs – including 33 classroom teachers – in response to the state budget signed Friday.
At a school board meeting Tuesday, district officials outlined a cost-cutting plan that includes canceling the college-level International Baccalaureate program at two [...]
February 26, 2009
University Of Denver Men’s Lacrosse To Host “Face-Off Classic” With Towson, Air Force, And Sacred Heart Lacrosse Competing
The No. 16 University of Denver men’s lacrosse team (1-1, 0-0 GWLL) will open its 2009 home schedule when it hosts the 8th Annual Harrow Face-Off Classic this weekend at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.
Denver will face Sacred Heart on Sat., Feb. 28 at 1:30 p.m. and Towson on Sun., Mar. 1 at 1:30 p.m. [...]
February 25, 2009
UC Santa Barbara Women’s Lacrosse Defeats #6 UCLA 9-8 In Late Comeback
“We take pride in playing a tough schedule,” Ramsey said. “There are teams ranked ahead of us right now that asked me to schedule them for at least two easy games at the Shootout. Their coach did not want more than two tough opponents. We could be undefeated right now since I control the schedule. [...]
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