2017 Coaching Opportunities

Here are a list of Coaching Opportunities that have been brought to our attention.  If your team requires additional Coaching Staff you can send an email to scores@sportsfive.net for additional information.  Updated to included Churchville-Chili (12/19) and Newark (12/25). Full Story

Rochester Chapter Offering Coaching Class

The Greater Rochester Chapter of US Lacrosse is, once again, offering Level I training at a discounted rate. The Greater Rochester Chapter of US Lacrosse will be offering the Level ONE Clinic on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Pittsford Mendon High School (472 Mendon Road, Pittsford). The clinic, which is part of the program leading to certification, will be available for both the men`s and the women`s game. The local chapter will subsidize half of the cost. Local coaches will pay $37.50. Full Story

Updates to 2017 Season

There are number of upcoming updates to Girls Lacrosse in 2017.  The largest of which is the change for three Classes (A,B,C) to four Classes (A,B,C,D).  The number breaks are still being worked on at the state level.  Chairman Al DeCarlo is currently working to get the updated numbers and we will publish them as soon as we recieve them.  In addition, there are a number of rule changes coming in 2017. Full Story

State Tournament Recap

Section Five had one team make the State Finals and all three teams make the Semi-Finals.  Pittsford moved the furthest in the tournament making it to the Class A Finals where they fell to CBA 11-6.  Victor fell in the Semi-Finals to Garden City 15-11 and HFL fell to Mt. Sinai 10-3. Full Story

End of Season Links for 2016

The 2016 season ended with Pittsford making it to the State Finals and HFL and Victor making the State Semi-Finals.  After a change from 2015, there were six All Americans and six Academic All Americans named for Section Five. Below is a summary page for the end of season links. Full Story

2017 Rule Changes

US Lacrosse has announced the updated rule changes for 2017.  There a number of smaller rules regarding equipment.  The largest changes comes during the draw.  Beginning is 2017, the players below the restraining line will not be able to leave the restraining area before possession is secured (similar to the boy's rules). Full Story

2017 State Classifications

The 2017 State Classifications have been announced.  In 2017, the stat will move from three class (A, B, C) to four classes (A, B, C, D).  The classifications are based on the state BEDS numbers.  Which is calculated based on the number of students in the district.  Additionally, there are formula used for schools that are a single gender or a combined school district.  Lastly one team (Pittsford) has chosen to move up to Class A from Class B. Full Story