Dear New Hampshire Lacrosse Directors & Players,

This is your last chance to register for next week’s camp in Bedford!

We are very excited to have just added Sarah Albrecht, Assistant Coach at Harvard, and an All-World Attacker on last summer’s World Cup Gold medal team as a Co-Director with Christy Finch. Christy was a 4-Time National Champion, 2 -Time First Team All-American, Tewaaraton Trophy Finalist, and National Defender of the Year at Northwestern. She is currently an Assistant Coach at Cincinnati and a member of the US National Elite Team.

Please see below for camp details:

Bedford, NH: Joppa Hill Field
Dates: July 5-8, 2010
Times: 9 AM – 3 PM (Lunch break, 12-1 PM)
Price: $335
Sessions: Incoming Grades K-7 & Grades 8-12
*Players will be separated into groups based on age & experience.

Online Registration will be open at www.WomensLax.com through Thursday. For any campers who miss the online registration deadline, we will accept walk-ups on Monday morning. Players will learn the newest stick skills and concepts. The goal is to provide top-notch instruction and inspire kids to play lacrosse across the nation and raise their game to the next level

We hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to LEARN FROM THE BEST and join us at camp this summer! For those campers who have already registered, we cannot wait to work with you.

For more information, visit www.womenslax.com. If you have any questions about any of our summer camps, please contact Ashley Gersuk: agersuk@womenslax.com.

Sincerely,

Ashley Gersuk
WomensLax.com, LLC

The Bedford Men’s Club will host the 2010 Carbonneau Cup Charity Golf Tournament on Friday, July 30^th at 8:30 am at Stonebridge Country Club in Goffstown, NH. The event will include a full scramble followed by a steak-tip lunch and awards ceremony. All proceeds will be used to support the Men’s Club’s charitable programs in Bedford.

For more information and to register as a player or sponsor please visit www.bmcgolf.org, or contact the Men’s Club at bmcgolf@bedfordmensclub.com.

The University of New Hampshire Women’s Lacrosse Program has announced a pair of summer camps: the 2010 Girls Climbing Cat Lacrosse Day Camp and 2010 Girls Top Cat Elite Lacrosse Overnight Camp. Both camps run from June 27-30.

Bedford Youth Lacrosse Game Summaries

Girls U13A

The U13A Girls Team suffered their first setback of the season in a 10-5 loss at the hands of always strong Seacoast. Bedford trailed the entire game but displayed great fortitude in battling the entire contest. Jess Cloutier was again the backbone of the team defense and put in another solid effort between the pipes. Goals were scored by Sam Hornsby, Lauren May, Kayleigh Moquin and Kennedy Boyle. Emma Bizik, Rachel Larivee and Carly Caveny put in strong efforts.

Boys U11 Red

Bedford U-11 Red dominated quick, played a good portion of the game off-handed, switched up the defense and attack, and beat Timberlane 10-2. Goals were scored by; Gavin shilling, Ryan Bleakley, Reid Kirkpatrick, Stephen Simpson, Roland Bryan, Devin LaFrance, and Michael Etzo. Joe McHugh won multiple face offs in a row keeping the offense dominating while Danny Mundis had a phenomenal game in goal. Danny saved many 1 on 1 opportunities keeping the crowd on the edge of their seats. All in all Bedford stayed strong and played a solid game of lacrosse with many team members attributing to their success.

Boys U13B

The Boys U13B team travelled to Plymouth, battling to a tie in regulation play, losing 9-8 in double overtime. A valiant effort was made by all. Good defense from Ray Etzo, Sean Tierney and Cormac McCarthy kept the game closely contested throughout. Tucker Lavigne, Logan Major and John Valvo helpt to control the midfield. Nate John remained strong in net throughout. Scoring was led by Tucker Levigne and Colin Hendrickson. Cole Johanson and Justin Wiggin also netted goals.

Boys U15A

Bedford Boys 15A faced Seacoast on Sunday, May 16th. With 2 seconds left in regulation play, Bedford’s Pat Simpson scored the tying goal on a pass from Alex Astarita to force the game into overtime. Bedford eventually lost in double overtime, 6 -5. Bedford goalie Matt Howe had an outstanding game in net, turning away 21 shots.

Boys U15B

The Bedford Boys U15B team came away with two victories this weekend. On Saturday the team traveled to Bow to take a 12-0 victory. Scoring for Bedford were Tyler Sullivan (4 goals), Justin Irvine (3 goals), Nate Jaeger, Ross Burton, Mike Dee, Nate Boyd and Duncan Kirkpatrick.

Sunday saw the team travel to Weare to face John Stark United. Bedford held the opponent in check most of the game, coming away with a 12-3 win. Scoring for Bedford were Tyler Sullivan (3 goals), Matt Tetu (3 goals), Mike Dee (2 goals), Andrew Butler, Will Soghikian, Jake Laughlin and Tom O’Rourke. Dylan Mundis put forth an excellent showing in goal for the Cannons in both games this weekend.

Boys Rec

Team 5 came up short this week losing 10-6 to team 7 in a tough hard fought game. Ben Steeves led the scoring attack with 5 goals and Andrew Twite also added a goal. The offense was supported with strong midfield play by Ryan Bobotas who had two really good scoring chances himself plus added two assists. Will Detscher was also strong in his offensive support at middie with some crisp passing and Jared Bassingwaigthe added a shot on goal to aid the attack. On the defensive side fo the ball, Andrew Twite made some outstanding saves in net in the first half with solid support by both Jared Neikam and Zach Kearns.

Bedford Youth Lacrosse Game Summaries

Girls U13A

The U13A Girls Travel team overcame an early deficit and took control late in the 1st half on their way to defeating Amherst 9-7.  Jess Cloutier in goal kept Bedford in the game early as Amherst took a quick 2-1 lead on very aggressive play.  Bedford battled back and were lead in scoring  by Lauren May (2), Kennedy Boyle (2), and a goal a piece by Sam Caveny, Carly Caveny, Mandy Faxon, Zoey Shapiro and Kayleigh Moquin.  Sam Hornsby had a solid game on defense and Maddie Speaker and Lexi Tilton won many crucial ground ball situations

Boys U11 Red

No wind, cold or confusion over the same colored shirts could stop Bedford’s power against Derry. The U-11 Red beat Derry 14-4. Goals were scored by Roland Bryan, Reid Kirkpatrick, Charley Speaker, Gavin Shilling, Stephen Simpson, Zac Tucci, Brendan Joyce, Devin LaFrance, Jacob Rioux, Joe McHugh, Danny Mullen and Ryan Bleakley. Great passing, face-off’s, and determination sealed the deal. Charley Speaker led the board with assists coming up with 5 for the day. Strong goal tending by Jacob Rioux and Ryan Bleakley helped keep the opposing teams score down, along with continuous defensive strength by Max Marchand, Michael Etzo and others. The score was high but the play was intense, Bedford fought for and earned every goal!

Boys U15B

On Saturday the Bedford Boys U15B team traveled to Dover to take on Oyster River in the rain. In what appears to becoming a trend, Oyster River took the opening face-off and immediately scored on Bedford taking the early lead. Oyster River then played ball control for much of the first quarter until Bedford answered tying the game at 1-1. From that point forward the Cannons controlled the game leading to a 12-2 NHYLA league victory. Stifling defense by Tom O’Rourke, Peter Christafides, Andrew Biedermann, Trent Fortune, Billy Gamble and Jake Sonberg in goal turned back the Oyster River offense all day. Scoring for Bedford were Tyler Sullivan (3 goals), Matt Tetu (2 goals), Justin Irvine (2 goals), Sam Stanton (2 goals) Dylan Mundis, Mike Dee and Jake Laughlin.

Boys U13B

The Boys U13B team was unable to handle a determined Goffstown team losing 6-11.  Sam Richmond, Logan Major and Tucker Levigne played admirably in defeat.  Nate John was strong in net until he was injured.  His replacement, Cole Johansen, was also strong in net posting impressive save numbers.  Goals were netted by Colin Hendrickson, Logan Major and John Valvo

GameBreaker Lacrosse is offering a Boy’s Lacrosse camp this summer at Brewster Academy on August 6th through August 9th.

This will be an instructional camp and will be staffed by current college coaches and players and run by Marc Graham, the Assistant Lacrosse Coach at Trinity College.

For more information, check out the camp brochure.

Congratulations to all and especially those from Bedford:

The goal of the Gold Medal Lacrosse Camp is to provide intensive instruction to young men and women in the game of lacrosse. Campers can experience picturesque New Hampton, and the outstanding facilities that the New Hampton School has to offer. Emphasis will be given to sportsmanship, fundamentals and teaching. Campers will learn advanced lacrosse progressions, concepts, skills and techniques in an overnight setting. Three divisions (youth, middle school and high school) highlight each player’s ability and level of experience.

For more information and to register go to their website: http://www.goldmedallacrosse.com

US Lacrosse is again offering an NH All Star Program. This is a great program that promotes lacrosse , post season , at a competitive level . Lets get some NH players on the map . We would like to see these teams as competitive as possible . Please remember that US Lacrosse is allowing age eligible 9th graders to compete at the U-15 level .

All registration information is in the brochures for the U15 Boys National Championship Team and U13 2010 NH Boys and Girls All Star Program which will compete in the 12th Annual New England Youth Lacrosse All-Star Tournament.

Tryouts will be the first week in May so sign up now!