| Fargo Lacrosse Club: Varsity Schedule Set for Spring 2012 | | | |  | | |
The Fargo Lacrosse Club is playing in its second season with the Minnesota Boys Scholastic Lacrosse Association. The Northern Conference has expanded from 5 teams to 7 teams with the addition of Grand Cities Lacrosse (Grand Forks) and Proctor, MN (near Duluth). Other members of the conference include St. Cloud, Duluth, Brainerd and Grand Rapids. Four of the seven Northern Conference teams will participate in the 2012 State Tournament to be held in Minneapolis in June. The Fargo team consists of 25 high school players in the surrounding area of Fargo-Moorhead. The 2012 schedule is:
April 21, 11:00 am, Loss Fargo 7 Duluth 12
April 21, 3:00 pm, Win Fargo 16 Proctor 3
April 28, Noon, Loss Fargo 4 St. Paul Celts 10
April 28, 4:00 pm Loss Fargo 5 Henry Sibley 10
April 29, 1:00 pm Loss Fargo 4 Providence Academy 5 (OT)
April 29, 4:00 pm Win Fargo 9 St. Michael 3
May 1, 6:30 pm Win Fargo 16 Grand Cities 0
May 5/6, Fargo in Grand Rapids Shoot-Out Tournament
May 5 Tourney Loss Fargo 1 Grand Rapids 7
May 5 Tourney Loss Fargo 3 St. Cloud 8
May 5 Tourney Win Fargo 8 Grand Cities 3
May 6 Tourney Win Fargo 9 Proctor 3
May 6 Tourney Win Fargo 9 White Bear Lake 1
May 6, 3:00 pm Loss Fargo 5 St. Cloud 6
May 12/13, Fargo in Shakopee Shakedown Tournament
May 12 Tourney Loss Fargo 1 Shakopee 5
May 12 Tourney Loss Fargo 4 Mankato 9
May 12 Tourney Loss Fargo 1 Hudson 9
May 13 Tourney Win Fargo 9 St. Paul Tartan 4
May 13 Tourney Loss Fargo 4 Becker 5
May 19, 11:30 am Win Fargo 4 Grand Rapids 3
May 20, 4:00 pm, Fargo vs. Brainerd in Fargo
May 20, 6:00 pm, Fargo vs. Grand Cities in Fargo
May 29, Conference Make-Up Game Day (only if necessary)
May 30, TBD, Conference Play-In Game
June 1/2, First Round of State Tournament, Site TBD
June 4, State Tournament Quarterfinal Games, Site TBD
June 6, State Tournament Semifinal Games, Site TBD
June 9, State Tournament Final, Site TBD
The Play-In Game and other State Tournament games could be held in Fargo if the team finishes high in conference standings.
The Fargo Warriors Varisy team is coached by Ben Fairbanks. Email Matt Noah at
or call 701.282.9344 if you are interested in any aspect of the team. The club also fields a 7th/8th grade team.
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| HEADLINES  | | | | | | | | | | | Fargo Lacrosse: Junior High Warriors Capture 3rd Place | | | | | | | by
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The 7th/8th-grade Fargo Warriors narrowly lost to eventual champion Duluth 7-5 in the semifinals, then fought hard for a 8-5 victory over host Grand Rapids in the 2012 Grand Rapids Shoot-Out tournament held at Sugar Lake Lodge May 5-6 in Grand Rapids. Coach Neil Lindner and his team are in their first year of competition. |
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| | | | Homegrown Lacrosse Camps | | | | | | | | | | | Fargo Lacrosse Club: Varsity Schedule Set for Spring 2012 | | | | | | | by
posted 12/17/2011 The Fargo Lacrosse Club is playing in its second season with the Minnesota Boys Scholastic Lacrosse Association. The Northern Conference has expanded from 5 teams to 7 teams with the addition of Grand Cities Lacrosse (Grand Forks) and Proctor, MN (near Duluth). Other members of the conference include St. Cloud, Duluth, Brainerd and Grand Rapids. Four of the seven Northern Conference teams will participate in the 2012 State Tournament to be held in Minneapolis in June. The Fargo team will consist of any high school player (junior high players may also try out) in the surrounding area of Fargo-Moorhead. At this point, we have 15 of 25 roster spots filled via registration. Try-outs will be conducted in the near future if there is interest beyond 25. The 2012 schedule is:
April 21, 11:00 am, Fargo vs. Duluth in Fargo
April 21, 3:00 pm, Fargo vs. Proctor in Fargo
April 28, Noon, Fargo vs. St. Paul Celts in St. Paul
April 28, 4:00 pm, Fargo vs. Henry Sibley in Mendota Heights
April 28, Attend Minnesota Swarm professional game in St. Paul
April 29, 1:00 pm, Fargo vs. Providence Academy in Plymouth
April 29, 4:00 pm, Fargo vs. St. Michael in St. Michael
May 5/6, Fargo in Grand Rapids Shoot-Out Tournament
May 6, 3:00 pm, Fargo vs. St. Cloud North in Grand Rapids
May 12/13, Fargo in Shakopee Shakedown Tournament
May 19, 11:30 am, Fargo vs. Grand Rapids in Fargo
May 20, 4:00 pm, Fargo vs. Brainerd in Fargo
May 20, 6:00 pm, Fargo vs. Grand Cities in Fargo
May 29, Conference Make-Up Game Day (only if necessary)
May 30, TBD, Conference Play-In Game
June 1/2, First Round of State Tournament, Site TBD
June 4, State Tournament Quarterfinal Games, Site TBD
June 6, State Tournament Semifinal Games, Site TBD
June 9, State Tournament Final, Site TBD
We will also play a game in Grand Forks against Grand Cities at a date TBD early in the season.
The Play-In Game and other State Tournament games could be held in Fargo if the team finishes high in conference standings.
The Fargo Warriors Varisy team is coached by Ben Fairbanks. Email Matt Noah at
or call 701.282.9344 if you are interested in any aspect of the team. The club also hopes to field younger teams in Spring 2011. In particular, we are interested in forming a 7th/8th grade team that can accept younger players if interested.Back to top
| | | | Gretzky, Lacrosse, Year-Round Sports | | | | | | | by
posted 10/29/2008 
Wayne Gretzky’s dad credits lacrosse, in part, for helping his son to become the NHL's all-time leading scorer. Walter Gretzky…said the game of lacrosse had a big influence on his boy.
"It sure helped Wayne," said Walter of his son's involvement in the sport during the summer months. "Because in lacrosse, you learn how to fake and he used those same fakes, or moves, in hockey. It sure helped him, no doubt about that.
"Knowing the different moves, dropping his shoulder and such like you have to do in lacrosse ..., really helped him."
Much like former Flames Joe Nieuwendyk and Gary Roberts, Wayne grew up playing lacrosse in the hotbed of Ontario.
Walter even coached Wayne for a few seasons.
"I think he played until he was 15," recalled Walter. "And then he was playing junior hockey and he couldn't anymore. He had to make a choice."
Walter said he's glad the sport of lacrosse is finally getting more mainstream exposure.
"It's one of the oldest sports in the Canada but it's not one of the biggest sports (in popularity)," said Walter. "But it sure is a great sport, a lot of fun to watch."
http://www.lethbridgelacrosse.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=290&Itemid=1
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ERIC DUHATSCHEK From Friday's Globe and Mail September 26, 2008 at 4:03 AM EDT CALGARY —
The Great One's message to parents: Let your kids have fun!
It's important for children to play other sports, says Gretzky after a spate of young stars have lost their desire for hockey. He doesn't pretend to have all the answers about youth-hockey burnout, but Wayne Gretzky knows what worked for him - and what works for his kids.
Mr. Gretzky reiterated yesterday a gospel that many Canadian parents have ignored - that too often, young hockey players can get burned out by the pressure and the time commitment. "First of all, I think every kid is different," said Mr. Gretzky, a Hall Of Fame player and currently the coach of the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes. "Some kids can play every day, all year long, like Gordie Howe - until they made him take his skates off. But that's a rarity, I really believe that. "In youth hockey, in most cases, it's really important for kids to play other sports - whether it's indoor lacrosse or soccer or baseball.
I think what that does is two things. One, each sport helps the other sport. And then I think taking time off in the off-season - that three- or four-month window - really rejuvenates kids so when they come back at the end of August, they're more excited. They think, 'All right, hockey's back, I'm ready to go.' "
Mr. Gretzky's comments came after a handful of recent examples of young athletes who, for whatever reason, lost their desire for their sport. Stefan Legein, a Columbus Blue Jackets' draft choice and a member of Canada's world junior championship squad, notified the team last month that he wouldn't be attending training camp, reportedly because he'd lost his passion for the game. Brandon Regier, a 16-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., passed on a chance to play for the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League this year (he was the team's first-round choice in the bantam draft) because he wasn't interested any more.
Colorado Avalanche prospect Victor Oreskovich, a second-round pick in 2004, retired last October and returned to school to complete a business degree. Mr. Gretzky, the NHL's all-time leading scorer, spent much of his youth as a multi-sport athlete and became good at both baseball and tennis as a youngster.
Winters, he'd spend hours skating on the backyard rink that his father, Walter, flooded every year in Brantford, Ont., once the weather got cold enough. But once hockey ended - and in that era, hockey usually ended in April - he was ready for something else. Today, many young athletes, seeking to achieve an elite level in a single sport, often devote all their energies toward that pursuit. Summer hockey camps are so common that many parents fear their children will be left behind if they don't participate in them.
"It's a fine line," Mr. Gretzky said. "I know, for myself, when the hockey season was over, I couldn't wait to play baseball. I had no interest in playing ice hockey until September. Then you get a guy like Gordie Howe, he couldn't skate enough. I don't have the answer, other than I think it's good for kids to participate in all sports."
Mr. Gretzky and his wife, Janet Jones-Gretzky, have five children - and the three oldest have chosen different paths athletically. His oldest daughter, Paulina, was mostly a dancer. Ty spent a year playing hockey for Shattuck St. Mary's, a prep school in Minnesota, but is now devoting more time to golf. Trevor is a two-sport athlete at Westlake Village Oaks Christian - high-school quarterback on the same team as Trey Smith, son of Will Smith, and Nick Montana, son of Joe. Trevor is also the catcher on the school's baseball team.
Mr. Gretzky said he encouraged all his children to sample a variety of sports. "I always tell them, at a young age, you should just go out and play, just enjoy it," he said. "As you go along and you get better, then you can start thinking, 'Okay, I can go to school' or 'I've got a chance to maybe get a scholarship.' But at a young age, 12 or 13, 14, 15 - just play and enjoy it. Learn what it's like to be around your teammates - the highs of winning and the lows of losing. Just enjoy it - and my kids do that." The year after he retired from the NHL, Mr. Gretzky coached his son Trevor's little-league team.
Over the years, one of the most frequent questions he's been asked by parents seeking his advice was to assess the chances of their children playing professionally. According to Mr. Gretzky, there is a neighbouring town close by his Los Angeles residence that he described as "a baseball factory." "But not one kid has ever made it to major-league baseball from there," Mr. Gretzky said. "It's a tremendous program; a lot of them get scholarships and play Division 1, but to actually play major-league baseball, not one. "But everybody asks the same thing, 'Do you think my son can make pro?' The answer is, he's 15, just enjoy it. Just let them have fun." |
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