Games

Last week, the boy’s high school season featured some great matchups, highlighted by West-Coast power St. Ignatius (CA) making a trip East for two games. The Wildcats went 1-1 – losing to Chaminade (NY) Thursday before defeating Seton Hall Prep (NJ) Saturday – in what was a big statement for the growth of the game out West. Other big results included Ward Melville (NY) continuing their strong season with a convincing 11-2 win over West Islip (NY) yesterday. It was the Patriots’ first win over the Lions since 2009. Also last week, Boys’ Latin (MD) took down Calvert Hall (MD) to remain undefeated. Delbarton (NJ) also remained unbeaten, while Chaminade (NY) suffered their first loss at the hands of Yorktown (NY). At the Katie Samson Lacrosse Festival, Episcopal Academy (PA) took down Lawrenceville (NJ) while La Salle (PA) topped the Haverford School (PA). This week features another set of good games. ...

Last week girl’s high school action was highlighted by a trip North for St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes (VA), who defeated Manhasset (NY) on Friday before falling to St. Anthony’s (NY) on Saturday. Meanwhile, McDonogh (MD) and Garden City (NY) both remained undefeated, as did Moorestown (NJ). West Genesee (NY) also remained undefeated, winning twice last week to push their 2013 record to 10-0. This week features some great matchups with powerhouse teams. ...

It was a picturesque day at Radnor High School on Saturday, April 27 for the 13th annual Katie Samson Lacrosse Festival. Katie Samson – who played lacrosse at Middlebury College in Vermont – was injured and became a quadriplegic in a sledding accident in the winter of 2000. Since then, Katie has been an inspiration to so many, creating the Katie Samson Foundation and working tirelessly in support of spinal chord injury research. To date, her foundation has raised over $1,000,000 thanks to events like the lacrosse festival, which is a great day of games and family activities. On Saturday, there were 26 boy's teams and 28 girl’s teams competing on seven fields in an all-day lacrosse marathon. ...

The weekend in the boy’s high school landscape was highlighted by some big games, including a West-Coast power playing on the East Coast. St. Ignatius (CA) made the trip from San Francisco to the New York area last week to play two games East of the Mississippi, and the Wildcats more than held their own. First on Thursday, they played perennial power Chaminade (NY) in Mineola, and gave the Flyers everything they could handle in a 5-4 setback. They followed that with a win over Seton Hall Prep (NJ) on Saturday, taking down the Pirates 6-5 in overtime. The game was part of the Big City Classic played at MetLife Stadium. St. Ignatius finishes their East Coast swing with a 1-1 record. The Wildcats carried the banner proudly for lacrosse in California. The trip was a big statement for the school, and perhaps a bigger testament to the growth of the game out West. ...

Last week in girl’s high school lacrosse was highlighted by a Virginia power making a trip to Long Island for two huge interstate matchups. St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes (VA) headed North for two big games against traditional Long Island powers. First on Friday, the Saints took down Manhasset (NY) by a 16-14 score. Then on Saturday, they traveled to South Huntington to face St. Anthony’s (NY). The game was a close one, won by the Friars 9-8. The win moved St. Anthony’s to 9-1, who after an early-season loss to Vero Beach (FL) have won seven consecutive games. Meanwhile, the Saints suffered their first loss of the season and fell to 19-1. ...

The Chaminade Flyers (NY) held on for a tight 5-4 victory over San Francisco power St. Ignatius (CA) on Thursday afternoon at Chaminade High School. It was an great matchup of East and West Coast powers. Chaminade extended its undefeated start in 2013 to 9-0. Meanwhile, St. Ignatius suffered its first setback of the season and fell to 15-1. Chaminade took leads of 4-1 and 5-2, but some excellent goaltending kept the Wildcats in the contest and allowed them to pull within one goal entering the fourth quarter. They would get no closer, however, as an intense final-second defensive stand by the Flyers preserved the one-goal victory. ...