updated 5/30/10
COME OUT AND SAY GOODBYE TO FORMER DSOC LIZARDS COACH AND OCALA MENS TEAM PLAYER RICH ZAPPIA AT BRICK CITY PARK ON SUNDAY JUNE 6TH - FOR A LACROSSE GAME AND END OF SEASON LAX THROWDOWN!
ALL ARE INVITED AND BRING A STICK!
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OCALA LAX TEAMS END ON WINNING SIDE
The JV team won all three games played to end the year with a 7v7 Jamboree in Wesley Chapel, beating Citrus Park, Jesuit and the host Warriors.
The Middle School team also ends the 2010 season with a winning streak of 4 games.
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KEEP THOSE STICKS IN YOUR HANDS
Summer Ball is gearing up around the Tampa Bay area, with a few of the Ocala team members playing for the Tribe Elite teams, playing in-state and out-of state tournaments throughout the Summer
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FINAL STATS (according to Coach R.J.)
Hunter Fuhr 32g 20a = 52 points
Kevin Norman 21g 11a = 32 points
Garret Whitmore 17g 8a = 25 points
Adam London 20g 2a = 22 points
Anthony Sorrentino 6g 6a = 12 points
Taylor Ingram 2g 4a = 6 points
Cody Bruce 2g 2a = 4 points
Paul McCrann 2g 1a = 3 points
Ted McCay 2g = 2 points
Sawyer Branson 1g 1a = 2 points
Mike Raimonda 1g = 1 point
Peyton Lanier 1g = 1 point
Steven Barker 1g = 1 point
Goalie: Mike Manseau w/ 95 saves
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JV Outlaws Boys Schedule
Feb 6th Hillsborough United @ Ocala - W
Feb 13th Ocala @ Hernando - L
Feb 20th Lakewood Ranch @ Ocala - W
Feb 27th Ocala vs St. Pete @ Lakewood - W
Mar 6th Newsome @ Ocala - L
Mar 13th Citrus Park @ Ocala - W
Mar 20th Ocala @ Lakewood Ranch - L
Mar 27th Ocala @ Newsome - L
Apr 3rd Spring Break
Apr 10th St. Pete @ Ocala - W
Apr 11th Ocala @ Citrus Park - W
Apr 17th Ocala @ Wesley Chapel (7v7)
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The Sunshine State Lacrosse League will begin operation in 2010 to host games for the Community Club based lacrosse teams in the Tampa Bay and surrounding area. You can learn more about the league at www.SunshineStateLacrosseleague.com
The Ocala Lacrosse Club teams fall into the "Community Club" or Recreational programs, and therefore will play in The Sunshine State Lacrosse League.
Other Club teams in the league include: Hillsborough United, Wesley Chapel,
St. Pete, Citrus Park, Lakewood Ranch, Hernando, Fish Hawk and Newsome.
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PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS IN OCALA HAS LACROSSE EQUIPMENT IN STOCK
NEW OR USED OR SPECIAL ORDER
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All players are expected to have their own lacrosse equipment. Boys MUST have: Helmet, shoulder pads, elbow pads, arm guards, gloves, a mouth guard (NOT clear or white), and a game legal Lacrosse stick .
Athletic shorts, sports cleats, AND a reversable practice jersey are to be worn at each practice.
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REMINDER: USLacrosse membership is mandatory to play this season. Cost is $25 for MS and $35 for HS. You can sign up on line at www.USLacrosse.org
No exceptions. You will be asked for the membership number to keep on file, so bring it with you. |
THE "HOPKINS HONOR AWARD": Presented by Coach Greg Kelly, a Johns Hopkins Alum and a four year player of the heralded Division l program there, winning a NCAA National Championship in 1987 playing alongside and against some of the greatest players in the game like Dave Petriemala, Quint Kessenick and the Gait Brothers, Gary and Paul. Modeled after the Lizards High School Teams "Wooden Stick Award", the award, a 1989 NCAA logo dyed head on a game used wooden shaft, from the Johns Hopkins appearence in the 1989 Championships, will be presented at the end of each season to the Middle School player who best exemplifies Lacrosse in its true form.
The winner for 2008 is Hunter Fuhr who received the stick (a beauty!) and a trophy cup with his name on it to display for the year.
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The Girls Lacrosse "Gary Gait Golden Globe Award" symbolized by an autographed yellow womens lacrosse ball signed by, without much doubt, the best player in the game. In his first year as a Head Coach of the Syracuse Womens team (his alma mater), after taking lacrosse to new heights in every aspect, even previously as a womens Assistant Coach at The University of Maryland. The award will be presented each season by Coach Paul to the girl who upholds the highest standards of respect, sportsmanship and comraderie in embracing the culture of the Girls Game of Lacrosse.
The winner for the year 2008 is Mallory Locke.
The winner for the year 2009 is
Ariel Whitmore.
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"The Legend of the Wooden Stick Award"
At the conclusion of each lacrosse season, from its inception in January of 2006, an award is presented by the Lizards Head Coach, Paul Balboni, to a player on the High School team who best represents the spirit of a lacrosse player in the eyes of the coaching staff.
Lacrosse is much more than a sport, it is an ancient game of honor, integrity, respect, and character. Players eligible for this award should respect all those involved, from teammates, to opponents, referees, coaches, and fans. Never letting his teammates down, never giving up, cheering both in the game and on the bench, and working as hard in practice as he does in games, displaying good sportsmanship and promoting the game of lacrosse on and off the field of play.
The actual award, an old, wooden shaft, STX Laser High Wall model lacrosse stick - game used for many games in the mid 1980's by Coach Paul - is symbolic of the original wooden crosses hand carved by the North American Indians and used in the "Field of Battle". The shaft of the stick was hand signed "DSOC Lax Award Ryan Powell 22", by one of the best lacrosse players in the game today. One of Syracuse Colleges great # 22's, Ryan Powell autographed the stick at a Powell Brothers Lacrosse Camp in Clearwater, Florida attended by Coach Paul and two Lizards Team members Joel Huffman and Marshall White III, in November of 2005.
The first recipient of the award honored at the end of the year banquet in March 2006 was Andy Hood. John Wunderlich won the award for the 2007 season. Wes Mancil won the award in 2008. Garritt Whitmore won in 2009.
All Lizards team members are encouraged to strive for the Wooden Stick Award and model their play on and off the field to honor the "Game of the Creator".
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