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Training for Officials Available for Girls and Boys
As usual, there is a great need for lacrosse officials for both the boys and the girls scholastic programs. Training programs have been announced and both will start in January.
Rochester Hall Announces Class of 2017
The US Lacrosse Greater Rochester Hall of Fame Class of 2017 has been announced. Joining the Hall on November 3rd will be Hilary Bowen and the Brighton 2005 Team among others:
Monroe County End of Season Awards 2017
Monore Couny end of season awards come in with 50 First and 48 Second Team All County Players. In addition, there were 4 All Americans and 4 Academic All Americans. As well as three divisional Players of the Year.
All Greater Rochester 2017
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle announced their 2017 All-Greater Rochester Lacrosse team on Friday. The list features the top sixteen players and a number of honorable mentions were led by HFL senior Caitlin Muir who was named Player of the Year. She finished the season with 64g-30a. She will continue to play next season at Michigan.
2018 Coaching Announcements
Wayne Central is currently looking for a Head Girls Varsity Lacrosse Coach. Interested canidates can find more information below.
Finger Lakes End of Season Awards 2017
Finger Lakes end of season awards come in with 25 First and 24 Second Team All County Players. There are also 20 Honorable Mention Players. In addition, there were 2 All Americans and 2 Academic All Americans. As well as Defense Player of the Year, a Midfield Player of the Year and an Attack Player of the Year.
2017 End of Season Awards
Updated (07/09/2017): End of season awards are beginning to be released starting today. Finger Lakes has submitted their All County lists, All American Lists and Player of the Year lists for publication. D&C All Greater Rochester list and Senior All Star Rosters have been updated. Monroe County Lists have been updated.
Class A State Title - Pittsford over Middle Country
Pittsford's Ellie Mooney scored the game winning goal in the second overtime period off an 8m free position shot to give Pittsford the Class A State Title. This is the first State Title for the Panthers and the first in Class A for Section Five. Section Five has only won four State Titles with the last time being Brighton in 2005. Pittsford defeated Middle Country 10-9. Jenna Doyle (2g) was named Tournament MVP. In addition to the girl's the Pittsford boys played in the State Final match, where they lost to Ward Melville 10-9 also in overtime (HERE).
State Finals
Pittsford and HFL both advanced to play in the State Finals. The Panthers defeated Middle Country 10-9 in double overtime to secure their first State Title. The Cougars fell to Mt. Sinai 15-4. Scoring information was obtained directly from NYSPHSAA and may be updated by Coaching/Reporting Staff.
State Semi-Finals
Four Section Five teams came into Friday Semi-Final matchups; but only two advanced to the Finals. Pittsford defeated CBA 9-7 and HFL defeated Vestal 8-7 in overtime. Canandaigua fell to Fayetteville-Manlius 17-11 and Pal-Mac fell to Skaneateles 10-7. Both teams played a close first half before their opponents took over in the second half.
State Quarter Finals
Section Five swept Section Six in the State Quarter Finals. Canandaigua defeated Hamburg 16-6, HFL defeated Lake Shore 16-12, Pal-Mac defeated East Aurora 17-0 and Pittsford defeated Frontier 15-1. The Panthers and Red Raiders also won the Boys Western Regional Championships and both schools with have 2 teams in thate State Semi-Finals.
2017 Class A All Tournament Team
At the conclusion of the Class A Tournament, the All Tournament Team was announced. The Team consists of the top 13 players in the Class A Tournament this year. There are 12 regular spots and an MVP spot.
2017 Class C All Tournament Team
At the conclusion of the Class C Tournament, the All Tournament Team was announced. The Team consists of the top 13 players in the Class C Tournament this year. There are 12 regular spots and an MVP spot.
2017 Class B All Tournament Team
At the conclusion of the Class B Tournament, the All Tournament Team was announced. The Team consists of the top 13 players in the Class B Tournament this year. There are 12 regular spots and an MVP spot.
2017 Class D All Tournament Team
At the conclusion of the Class D Tournament, the All Tournament Team was announced. The Team consists of the top 13 players in the Class D Tournament this year. There are 12 regular spots and an MVP spot.
Finals Match-ups
The Sectional Finals will be played over the next two days. Class B and Class D will play first on Tuesday May 30th at Pittsford Sutherland. With Canandaigua vs. Thomas starting at 5:00 and Pal-Mac vs, Penn Yan starting at 7:00. Class C and Class A will play second on Wednesday May 31st at Webster Schroeder. With Mercy vs. HFL starting at 5:00 and Pittsford vs. Penfield starting at 7:00.
Championship Scheduled Changed for Pal-Mac
May 27, 2017 - 
There has been quite a write-in campaign today asking for a time change in the Championship schedule so that fans and families supporting the Pal-Mac boys and girl`s teams could see both games. Although the boys and girls committees worked hard to avoid conflicts, it turns out that the Boys (in Class C) and the girls (in Class D) were scheduled for the same time.
Semi-Final Match-ups
The Semi-Final matches will be played over the next two days. In all four tournaments that top 4 seeds advanced to the semi-finals. Class B and Class D will play on May 26th at Pittsford Sutherland and Eastridge. Class A and Class C will play on May 27th at HFL and Schroeder.
After the first night of games, both #1 seeds were defeated by the #4 seeds. Penn Yan avenged their earlier loss in the regular season with a 13-6 win over top seeded Waterloo and Thomas avenged their overtime loss to Brighton in the regular season with an 8-6 win. The #2 seeds (Canandaigua and Pal-Mac) both advanced. The Braves will face the Titans and the Red Raiders will face the Mustangs on Tuesday May 30th.
Wayne Wins First Sectional Game in Program History
Wayne scored four of the last five goals to pull away and defeat Newark 9-4. This was the first Sectional win in program history for the Eagles. The game was close for most of the first half, before the Eagles began to pull away. As the second half continued, Newark could not close the gap and Wayne slowly expanded their lead.
Geneva Scores 10 Straight in Win
Geneva scored 10 unanswered goals in their 14-6 win over Eastridge. This was the first time since before 2005 that the Panthers and Lancers have faced. Audra Burrall had a great game between the pipes and recorded 9 saves for Geneva. Offensively, Lauren DeVaney finished with 5g-2a to lead the Panthers.
Brighton Pulls Away in Second Half
Top seeded Brighton scored a four goal stretch to end the first half and begin the second half to defeat #8 seeded Irondequoit 9-6. Irondequoit led for a large portion of the first half, and remained competitive before Brighton began to pull away in the early second half.
Smith Leads Canandigua to Victory
Second seeded Canandaigua scored five unanswered goals to take the lead late in the first half and never let up in their 11-7 win over seventh seeded Schroeder. The Warriors kept up their play until the end; but every time they attempted to tie the game, the Braves had a response. The turning point of the game came at 10:47 with Peyton Smith’s third goal of the game. She scored on a broken clear that turned the momentum from in favor of the Warriors to squarely with the Braves. Smith led the offense with 4g-1a and was a major factor during the defensive clearing ride.
Quarter Final Match-ups
With only 4 teams in Class A, their tournament will not begin until the Semi-Finals. The remaining three classes will play their Quarter Finals on May 23rd and 24th with the higher seed having a home game.
End of Week #9
The final games of the season were played and Brighton finished the season 16-0 and head in Sectionals undefeated. Pittsford (15-1) also finished off their season with their only loss coming from Brighton. The closest match-up of the week was Waterloo's double overtime win over Aquinas 13-12.
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