Summer Camps- Many of you have asked our coaching staff about summer camp opportunities for 2009.  At the bottom of this page, we'll maintain a list of lacrosse camps in the area and add to it as information becomes available.  We do not endorse any of these programs over another.  Please ask your teammates (or parents of players on the gms and U15 teams) for a review of the camps they have attended. 

Thanks to all Jr. Greyhound families who supported this year's AJO4LAX Festival on March 27th and 28th.  We hope you enjoyed the Harvard v. Presbyterian game on Friday and the high school games at Lassiter on Saturday.  

 

JUNIOR GREYHOUND HIGHLIGHTS

GIRLS GMS - This weekend the GMS girls faced two tough teams.  In the first game against Roswell , Natalie Schuster scored 3 goals and had 2 assists showing great stick skills both behind and in front of the goal.  Megan Lilly had a great game in goal with 8 saves.  While the girls lost 10-7, they fought hard and never gave up.  The second game against Walton went into overtime with 3 goals each from Mary Deatrick and Mark Markwordt.  Megan Lilly again had a great game in goal with an outstanding 19 saves.  Although the girls lost in sudden death overtime, this was a great game between equally skilled teams.  We look forward to hosting Hooch and Northview on Saturday and facing Walton again in a couple of weeks.

BOYS GMS - On May 2nd, the Lax Dawgs traveled to Chattanooga, TN to participate in the annual McCallie Middle School Lacrosse Tournament.  The Charlotte Cyclones defeated the Dawgs in the first game of the day, but the team bounced back and won games against McCallie and Harrison to make their way into the playoff bracket.  Unfortunately, they were seeded against the undefeated Cyclones again, and lost the semi-final game 8-2.  Our 2-2 record at McCallie brings our overall record to 23-5 for the 2009 season.  Unfortunately, the Dawgs were unable to participate in the GMS playoffs, as they would have had to skip the McCallie Tournament to play the opening round game.  There's no doubt that this team was certainly in the top five of all Georgia middle school programs this spring and would have gone far in the GMS playoffs.  Our 6th and 7th grade teammates look forward to returning next year and continuing where they left off.  Our 8th grade players, Andrew Bassett, Michael Daniels, Jon DeFrank, Keagan Devereaux, Zander Georgacopoulos, Logan Gross, Nick Lilly, Zack Powers, Colby Riviere, RJ Sick, Marc Siegelman, and Brayton Wadella will certainly make an impact on their high school lacrosse team next year.  Special recognition is given to Marc Siegelman and Brayton Wadella, our team captains, who have lead the Dawgs with their dedication and work ethic.

BOYS U15 - The U15s managed a tough 9-6 loss as the long break caught up with them. In addition to being down 4 players, the U15s lost Henrick Stokke halfway through the 2nd quarter with a broken foot. After going ahead 1-0, the team quickly fell behind 5-1 and failed to recover in enough time. Congratulations to Brett Sutherland, Matthew Rose, and Justin Powell. Brett continues to shine in goal, Matthew's faceoffs are lights out, and Justin Powell's stick handling skills have come miles since he first picked up a stick in January (scoring his first goal this week).
 

GIRLS U13 - The U13 Jr. Greyhound team continues to improve as each week passes. On Saturday, April 18th the Hounds took on Roswell.  Zoe Szczotka had an impressive hat trick, and Sydney Haag contributed with a goal of her own. Goalies Sydney Haag and Jessi Janis minded the net, rejecting a number of Roswell shots. Special mention goes out to Lee Hartert who played skillfully in both the offensive and defensive zones. While the Grehounds fell 8-4, the girls played well in transition and took a number of lessons from that game.

On Sunday, the U13 girls faced the Jr Trojans B team at Lassister's home field. Notable Greyhounds included Zoe Szczotka and Leslie Cleveland, each of whom scored a goal. A trio of goalies, including Brenna Moore, Jessi Janis and Sydney Haag kept the Jr Trojans' offense honest throughout the game. The Jr Trojans prevailed 8-2 against the Greyhounds in a hard-fought contest.

BOYS U13 - U13 Hounds had an exciting three days of lacrosse. Our thanks to the Pope High School Team for allowing us to shine during their halftime against Lovett. We moved the ball well but ended the 10 minute scrimmage scoreless due to outstanding goalie play from Oswald and Rose.

On Saturday, April 18, Peachtree City came to Hightower with a big team ready to play. Tyler Borko won the opening face-off and set the tone for the game. We won almost every face and ground ball and easily took the game 11-3. The defense of Bean, Emigh, and Ammons held PTC to one goal on three shots in the first half.   Luke Russell led the scoreing with four goals thanks to accurate passing from his teammates. 

On the 19th, the Jr. Trojans gave the U13 Hounds their toughest game of the season. The 5-2 victory can be attributed to another outstanding game by our defense and great play from the Hound's attack. All five goals were scored by the attack - Devereaux, Lavelle, and Russell.   Our middies worked very hard and overcame a lot of physical play from the Lassiter defense. 

BOYS U11 - The U11 Jr. Hounds lost 5-3 to Jr. Walton on April 18th.  Walton scored five goals in the first half before the Jr Hounds defense came together.  Michael Heim had two of the Jr. Greyhound's three goals in the second half to help cut the deficit, but time ran out before they could complete their comeback.  The team looks forward to hosting Allatoona on Saturday the 25th.

BOYS U9 - The U9's continued to show character this weekend with a tie and a win. On Saturday, the U9's were short 3 players which left them with only 1 substitute. The team fell behind to Roswell 4-9 but fought it's way back scoring 5 consecutive goals to tie the game. Carter McCullough had the game-tying goal which was also his first lacrosse goal ever! The team was also led by Drew Miller and Kevin Daniels with 4 goals each.

On Sunday, the U9's traveled to Peachtree City to take on the Warriors. Playing probably our best game of the year we took control of the game from the opening faceoff and beat PTC 11-3. AJ Miller was strong in the goal in the 1st half and scored a goal in the 2nd half. Nick Zollinger had a great ground ball day and also had his 1st assist of the season with a pretty catch and pass. The scoring was led by Matt Oswald and Kevin Daniels with 4 goals each followed Drew Miller with 2 goals. The team has 3 wins, 0 losses and 3 ties on the season.

Jr. Greyhound Lacrosse Spring 2009 Registration has closed - Fall Registration will open in July

Jr. Greyhound Lacrosse will field boys’ and girls’ lacrosse teams for players from 7 to 14 years old. in the Spring 2009 season. Practices and home games are played on the fields at Hightower Trail Middle School. Our girls' Georgia Middle School League (GMS) team will consist of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls who are under 15 years of age, and will begin practices in late January. Our boys’ U15, U13, U11, U9, and girls' U11 “rec” teams that participate in the Georgia Youth Lacrosse Association (GYLA) will begin practices on January 31st, 2009, and the regular season will commence in late February. The cost for the Spring 2009 Lacrosse Season is $225 for the girls’ program and $200 for the boys’ program. All teams except U9 boys will practice two weeknights and on Saturday until the games begin, at which time they will practice twice per week and play their games on Saturdays. The boys U9 team will only practice on one weeknight each week. Practice days and times will be dependent on registration, and will be announced in mid-January. All Jr. Greyhound lacrosse teams will play in a minimum of eight games and one end of season tournament during the spring season.

 

A preseason uniform sizing will be held on January 24th between 1230pm and 2pm is required for all players. Any outstanding registration forms, waivers, or payments will be due at that time. Boys will also be issued their practice jerseys at that time.

 

Registration Procedure:

Step 1 – Please go to www.uslacrosse.org and obtain a US Lacrosse membership number. Membership costs $25, and includes insurance required to participate in Jr. Greyhound Lacrosse programs. If you’ve played lacrosse in a previous season, please verify that your membership is current as you’ll also need to provide the expiration date to register to Jr. Greyhound Lacrosse. Your registration will not be considered complete unless you include a US Lacrosse number.

Step 2 – Please go to our online registration page. Complete all of the information and click the submit button. You will receive a confirmation page showing your entry for each category.

Step 3 – Please print out our Consent, Release, and Indemnity Agreement, complete the document, and send it with your payment to: Jr Greyhound Lacrosse
3162 Johnson Ferry Rd, Suite 260, #146
Marietta, GA 30062

Please note that registration for all Junior Greyhound Lacrosse programs will be taken on a first come, first served basis. Returning players are NOT guaranteed a place on a team. All registrations received after an age group is filled or after the registration deadline, whichever comes first, will be placed on a waiting list and assigned according to the date received and availability of openings. Registrations received after the program’s registration deadline will be subject to a $10.00 late fee. A $25.00 fee will be charged on all returned checks.Junior Greyhound Lacrosse reserves the right to change or alter age groups based on registrations received. Players may play in an older age group (subject to approval), but they may not play in a younger age group. SOME AGE GROUPS WILL FILL UP PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE. PLEASE REGISTER EARLY!  

Buy/Sell Used Equipment

Check out our new used equipment listings in the Equipment section of the website. If you would like to advertise your old sticks, outgrown pads, or other lacrosse gear, just send us an email at jrgreyhoundlax@yahoo.com and we'll add it to the list.

Spirit Wear

If you haven't had the opportunity to order your t-shirt, hat, or hoodie sweatshirt, please see the Spirit Wear order form in the Forms section. Photos can be seen in the Spirit Wear Photos page.

Please contact us at jrgreyhoundlax@yahoo.com if you have any questions.

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CAMPS:

 

Coach Taragowski's (Pope Varsity's Own) Summer Camp (8 weeks beginning June 8th) www.sandyspringlax.com

 

GameBreaker Lacrosse Camp (July 20-23) www.LaxCamps.com  

GameBreaker Faceoff Camp (June 22-25) 

GameBreaker will reduce the registration cost by $30 for Jr. Greyhound players who use coupon code "JRGREYHOUND".

 

Atlanta Travel Lacrosse (boys): http://www.atl-lax.com/2009/04/02/backyard-lacrosse-camp-set-for-may-29-31/

Pope Girls Lacrosse Camp:  see the registration information in the "Forms" section of this website.

 

Powell Lacrosse Camp (June 14-17) www.caseypowelllacrosse.com

 

Defense 101 Camp (June 15-18) www.hitcentersga.com

 

Georgia Tech Camp (June 4-7)  http://gtlaxcamps.ialax.com/ 

 

LB3 Lacrosse Camp (June 23-25)  www.lb3lacrossecamps.com

   

UGA Lacrosse Camp: http://www.georgialacrosse.org/

June 8 - 13 - High School Camp - Cumming, GA
June 15 - 19 - High School Camp - Alpharetta, GA
June 22 - 26 - Youth Camp - Alpharetta, GA
July 13 - 17 - Youth Camp - Cumming, GA

 

Rogue Lacrosse Camp (July 6-9)  www.gameonga.com

 

Sportsarama at Northwood Elementary (July 13-17) www.roswellgov.com

 

Peter Lawrence's Trashcan Lacrosse Camp (July 17-18) www.trashcanlacrosse.com