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2009 GBYLA Summer League
Blue 8 - Red 7
Orange 6 - Green 3
Green 6 - Blue 3
Orange 11 - Red 3
Orange 10 - Blue 3
Green 9 - Red 6
Red 5 - Orange 2
Blue 6 - Green 4
Thursday 7/2 - No Games Scheduled
Tuesday 7/7 Green v. Orange @ 5:45
Red v. Blue @ 6:45
STANDINGS:
Orange 3 - 1
Green 2 - 2
Blue 2 - 2
Red 1 - 3
2009 Local SUMMER CAMP LIST
June 2 - 4, 2009 - Birmingham Southern College Girls Lacrosse Camp
June 6 - 9, 2009 - Birmingham Southern College Boys Lacrosse Camp
June 20th and July 18th, 2009 - "1 GOAL" Goalie Camp
July 27 - 30, 2009 - Lightning Lacrosse Camp
July 27 - 29, 2009 - Primetime Lacrosse Camp
FOR SUMMER LACROSSE CAMP INFORMATION
CLICK THE SUMMER LACROSSE CAMP TAB
THE 2009 ALABAMA LACROSSE CHAMPIONS
CONGRATULATIONS -
1st/2nd Grade Boys - HOOVER HAWKS
3rd/4th Grade Boys - VESTAVIA LIGHTNING
5th Grade Girls/Under - LADY LIZARDS
5th/6th Grade Boys - VESTAVIA LIGHTNING
7th/8th Grade Boys - BERRY WARRIORS
Middle School Girls - VESTAVIA LIGHTNING
JV Boys - HOOVER
Varsity Girls - VESTAVIA
Varsity Boys - HOOVER
6th Annual Dan Anderson Lacrosse Classic
U15 Boys Champion - Pope
JV Boys Champion - Longhorns
Varsity Boys Champion - Greenville
Varsity Girls Champion - Franklin
Congratulations to the 2009 DALC Champs!!
GBYLA Player Sponsorship Program Update - As of February 2 following the close of registration, approximately 1/3rd of all GBYLA Players and Coaches generously donated $9,850 to the first-time GBYLA Player Sponsorship Program (see below)!!!
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!!"
Platinum level ($1,000) - 1 donor
Diamond level ($100) - 30 donors
Gold level ($50) - 46 donors
Silver level ($25) - 78 donors
Bronze level ($10) - 160 donors
Total donors - 315 players and coaches
Please consider joining their ranks and help provide a less fortunate boy / girl with the opportunity to play the great sport of lacrosse next Spring (see below for further information).
THE YMCA AND THE GBYLA PARTNER UP FOR
YOUTH LACROSSE!
For the 6th consecutive year, the YMCA and GBYLA will partner up for youth lacrosse in Birmingham. The YMCA is a vital part of the success of your GBYLA youth lacrosse program. For the Spring 2009 lacrosse season the YMCA will host three youth teams:
Little Lizards -
Will serve all boy lacrosse players in the 1st and 2nd grade except those playing on the GBYLA Jr. Hawks from Hoover. So if your son lives in any area other than Hoover, you need to register your child to play on the Little Lizards team thru the Shades Valley Y, and if your son lives in Hoover, you need to register him online to play thru the GBYLA on the Jr. Hawks.
Lizards -
Will serve all boy lacrosse players in the 3rd and 4th grade who live in Vestavia, Homewood and areas other than Hoover, Mountain Brook, or Oak Mountain. So if your son lives in Vestavia, Hoover, Mountain Brook or Oak Mountain, you need to register your son online thru the GBYLA and not thru the Shades Valley Y, and if your son lives in any other area, you need to register him thru the Shades Valley Y to play on the Lizards team..
Lady Lizards -
Will serve all girl lacrosse players in the 1st thru 5th grade not playing on the Vestavia GBYLA girls team. So if your daughter lives anywhere other than Vestavia, register thru the Shades Valley Y, and if your daughter lives in Vestavia, register her online thru the GBYLA.
Registration for the Lizards opened on December 17th at the Shade Valley YMCA on Hwy 31. You can register at the Shades Valley YMCA or you can go online at www.ymcabham.org. The YMCA phone number is # 870-9622. The fee for the Lizards is $120.00 for YMCA members and $140.00 for non-members. If you do not fall into a Lizard team you will register online thru the GBYLA.
For more information on the LIZARDS go to www.shadesvalleylizards.com.
December 26 - The GBYLA has just been notified it has been awarded a $10,000 competitive grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham to support its Player Sponsorship Program and 2009 Inner City Lacrosse Initiative - Thank you!!
December 1, 2008 - GBYLA IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE:
**The GBYLA Player Sponsorship Program**
The GBYLA Player Sponsorship Program is designed to help players who need financial assistance to play lacrosse. Last season the GBYLA was able to offer 25 full-or-partial scholarships (in the form of registration discounts / waivers and/or financial assistance for equipment purchases) to players who needed financial help to play. Five of these players were right in our midst in our Over-the-Mountain communities, and others were from the City of Birmingham team at Hayes High School that GBYLA sponsored.
For the upcoming 2009 Spring Season we are on track with our 2009 Inner City Lacrosse Initiative to start 5 new boys and girls teams - 2 at the 7th-8th grade level (at Whatley Middle School next to the former Hayes High School) and 3 more at the JV level (at Ramsey High School and Jackson Olin High School). Given the expense of playing lacrosse, our goal is to provide an opportunity for every player who wants to play the sport of lacrosse -- regardless of his or her financial circumstances. It costs $8,000 to equip a boys team and $4,000 to equip a girls team, so with an anticipated 5 City of Bham teams, GBYLA is seeking to raise $32,000 to start these 5 City of Birmingham teams. With the recent $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, we have a great start toward our $32,000 goal. BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP TO REACH OUR GOAL!!!
So, when you register you will be asked if you would like to participate in the GBYLA Player Sponsorship Program at one of the following levels of participation: Diamond - $100 Gold - $50.00 Silver - $25.00 Bronze - $10.00
Whatever you are able to do will be greatly appreciated and know that we will provide everyone a report of the results of our efforts once the season is underway. If you are able and willing to participate in a more significant way financially, please call Executive Director Hunter Faulconer at # 914-4895 to discuss further.
If you have questions regarding the 2009 Spring Lacrosse Season (or other GBYLA programs) e-mail or call our Executive Director Hunter Faulconer at hunter@gbyla.org or 914-4895.
GBYLA is in the process of changing its website to reflect the new GBYLA. You can now access the BYLL website by going to www.gbyla.org.
July 13 - The BYLL has hired its first full time Executive Director, Hunter Faulconer. Already known by many in the BYLL family, Hunter has been a volunteer coach for the past 5 years in our youth division. Hunter hails from Charlottesville, Virginia where he was a high school lacrosse All-American and attended the University of Virginia, where he played college lacrosse for 2 years. In more recent years he has played on several men's lacrosse teams, coached in the BYLL, and for the past two years been a US Lacrosse certified referee. Hunter owns Tannehill Sporting Clays and is married to Frances Parker Faulconer. They have 3 children - Hunter, age 15; Libbie, age 12, and Frances, age 5. Please welcome Hunter on board. His e-mail address is hunter@gbyla.org
Also, the BYLL has officially changed its name to the Greater Birmingham Youth Lacrosse Association (GBYLA) to better reflect the nature of our organization. It is an exciting time to be a part of the new GBYLA, and we welcome your involvement as we work to expand opportunities for boys and girls to play lacrosse throughout the Greater Birmingham area.
New 2008 - 2009 Officers and Directors for GBYLA have also been elected. For more information, see tab at left under About Us.
RECENT EVENTS
July 27 - 2nd Annual Laxapaloosa Festival sponsored by BYLL!!! Location: Wald Park in Hwy 31 in Vestavia. 8 of the best Major League Lacrosse players demonstrated their stick tricks, their fastest shots, and offered up other tricks and tips. Players were able to go on the field, meet them and get photo's and autographs.
SUMMER CAMPS, 2008 - See Tab at left for more information about upcoming Alabama lacrosse camps.
July 28-31 - Lightning Lacrosse at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa featuring Georgetown Coach Scott Urick and Loyola Coach Dan Chemontti
July 28-30 - Prime Time Lacrosse at the Liberty Park Sports Complex (day camp for ages 6-13 only), featuring 8 Major League Lacrosse stars. For more information, call David Link at 477-4647.
June 21 - 22 - THUNDER WINS FIRST EVER ALABAMA GAMES!
The inaugural high school lacrosse tournament of the Alabama Sports Festival was completed today when the THUNDER, coached by Tim Murphy from Huntsville, won the gold medal. The Thunder was led by Homewood defensemen Trey Atkinson who scored two goals in the championship game along with leading game scorer, David Salturelli from Huntsville. The Thunder defeated the HOYAS, coached by Tom Lewis, who started the day as the #6 seed but battled all the way to finish in second and earn the silver medal. Steve Hines team, SNAKE EYES, took home the bronze by defeating Brooks Neal's WARRIORS 10-7. Thank you to Tournament Director Chris Cos, all the coaches, referees, time keepers and volunteers who made it happen. This was a great first year and we plan to grow the tournament and once again include our friends from Mississippi who made the long drive and who we enjoyed having tremendously.
June 21-22 Hoover's BRYE FRENCH competed in the US lacrosse National Senior Showcase in Chicago and represented Alabama well scoring the first goal of the tournament ! Check out the story on US Lacrosse's web site by CLICKING HERE
June 22 - Former Vestavia and Huntsville player Jeremy Sherman in the news. Click here to read story on NDP Lacrosse web site about Jeremy's battle back from a terrible car accident that almost cost him his career. Jeremy will play lacrosse at Tri-State University in Indiana this Spring.
May 17-18 - Congratulations to the three Bamalax All-Star Teams on their impressive performances at the Bagataway Tournament!! The Bamalax High School Black Team won the Elite Division Championship with a 4-0 record, the Bamalax High School Rising Stars Red Team was an impressive 3-1 in their first tournament, and the U-15 team took home the championship trophy with a dominating 5-0 record.
Thanks to Bamalax Coaches Chris Cos, Randy Nace, HB Puckett, Eric Christensen, Nate Vandeveer, Steve Hines and Hunter Faulconer for leading the charge to Atlanta.
Friday, May 9 - First Annual Faceoff Classic - In the Seniors vs. Coaches game, the coaches brought in several ringers to bolster their squad, and won in a competitive 12-6 game. The East vs. West All-Star game was likewise competitive with the East team winning by a 12-7 score.
May 2-4 - 2008 ALABAMA LACROSSE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sponsor - Bryant Bank
Host - Homewood Lacrosse
Boys Varsity - Click Here for Bham News article on championship game
2008 Champions - Hoover Buc's
2nd Place - Huntsville Havoc
Tournament MVP - Brye French, Hoover Buc's
Girls Varsity
2008 Champions - Mtn. Brook Spartans
2nd Place - Vestavia Rebels
Tournament MVP - Julia Massey, Mtn. Brook Spartans
Junior Varsity Boys
2008 Champions - Hoover Buc's
2nd Place - Mtn. Brook Spartans
Tournament MVP - Colby Maske, Hoover Buc's
7th-8th Grade Boys
2008 Champions - Berry / Briarwood Warriors
2nd Place - Mtn. Brook #1
5th-6th Grade Boys
2008 Champions - Huntsville Havoc
2nd Place - Mtn. Brook Green
Tournament MVP - Joe King, Huntsville Havoc
Offensive MVP - Max Sherman, Huntsville Havoc
Defensive MVP - John Buchanan, Mtn. Brook Green
U13 Girls
2008 Champions - Vestavia Lady Lightning
2nd Place - Shades Valley Lady Lizards
U11 Boys
2008 Champions - Huntsville Havoc
2nd Place - Hoover Hawks
2008 US Lacrosse / AlaMiss Chapter Recognition Awards
Boys All-American - Brye French, Hoover Buc's
Boys Academic All-American - Jeremy Sherman, Huntsville
Man-of-the-Year Award - Tom Lewis, Mtn. Brook Spartans
For the 2008 Spring Season, the Birmingham Youth Lacrosse League had a total of over 710 boys and girls registered to play on 32 separate teams. In 2007 we had 480 players and in 2006 275 players, so in the past two years we have grown by over 150% in our participation levels.
One of the exciting new developments this year was a start-up high school-age team at Hayes High School, one of the Birmingham City Schools. This initiative was spearheaded by BYLL volunteer coaches Mitch Damsky and Judge Dee Lawley and Hayes Assistant Principal Yancy Williams. There were 19 boys who played and competed in our Junior Varsity Boys Division. CLICK HERE and HERE to read two good articles in the March 17 and April 6 editions of the Birmingham News .
Thanks to all players, parents and coaches for helping to grow the great sport of lacrosse in the Birmingham area!
April 13 - Lacrosse Super Sunday hosted by the Hoover Buc's was held at Hoover High School Football Stadium and featured Mtn. Brook JV and Varsity Teams versus Hoover Buc JV and Varsity teams, Hoover Hawks v. Shades Valley Y Lizards U9 exhibition, and capped off with a game between the Auburn University Lacrosse Team versus the University of Alabama Lacrosse Team. Thanks to Chris Cos for organizing such a great day for Alabama lacrosse!
April 9 Article on Hoover Player Justin Sly - CLICK HERE to read terrific article from Birmingham News on Justin Sly, one of BYLL's premier varsity lacrosse players.
March 29-30 - Dan Anderson Lacrosse Classic - The 5th Annual BYLL/Sterne Agee-sponsored Dan Anderson Lacrosse Classic was held at the Mtn. Brook Sports Park, involving 44 U15 and high school-age boys and girls teams from Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi and Louisiana. CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES. It was a great weekend of play, with the following Champions being crowned:
High School A Boys Division - Brentwood Bruins (1st Place) and Hoover Bucs (2nd Place)
High School B Boys Division - Peachtree Ridge Lions from Altanta (1st Place), and South Forsyth War Eagles from Atlanta (2nd Place)
U15 Boys Division - South Cobb Roosters from Atlanta (1st Place) and South Forsyth Jr. War Eagles from Atlanta (2nd Place)
March 28 Bham News Article - CLICK HERE to read the great article in the Birmingham News exploring the current growth challenges being faced by the BYLL and our high school teams.
March 27 - On Thursday, March 27, the first-ever Under-9 Boys lacrosse game was held in Hoover, Alabama between the Shades Valley YMCA Little Lizards and the Hoover Hawks. In a hard-fought battle, the Lizards shot down the Hawks with a 10-3 victory. The Lizards were led in scoring by Jackson Sharman and Davis Edwards, each with 3 goals. The Hawks were led by 6-year-old Charlie Khalil with 2 goals.
The Little Lizards are coached by Jack Sharman, Kyle Hallman and Andrew Edwards. The Hawks are coached by Sam Khalil and Russell Pate.
Another first for the Birmingham Youth Lacrosse League.
March 8-9 U11 Bamalax All-Star Team Makes Impressive Florida Debut
The Bamalax U11 Superstars, a U11 state-wide lacrosse all star team including many BYLL players, competed in their first lacrosse tournament the weekend of March 8-9 at the Parkland Lacrosse Festival, near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The team won three games, including a victory against perennial New York lacrosse powerhouse, Yorktown. Their only defeat came in muddy and windy conditions against the Gators from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Standouts from the weekend included goalie Mason Falligant, who in four games, gave up only 21 goals, while making 43 saves. Scoring was led by Max Sherman with 11 goals and 6 assists, Sammy Khalil with 7 goals and 3 assists, and Hank Link with 3 goals and 6 assists.
Additionally, Tyler Smith finished with one goal and one assist, Drew Bledsoe had one goal and one assist, Noah Henderson had one goal and one assist, Harold Wells had one goal and one assist, Pete Turner finished with one goal, and Wilson Hand and Jackson Sharman each finished with one assist.
Below are the members of the Bamalax Superstars:
Attack: Caleb Rogers (Mtn Brook), Elijah Welman (Mtn Brook), Max Sherman (Huntsville), Sammy Khalil (Greystone), Tyler Smith (Huntsville)
Middfield: Wilson and Mark Hand (Vestavia Hills), Jackson Sharman (Mtn Brook), Charlie Khalil (Greystone), Dylan Bradley (Greystone), Drew Bledsoe (Homewood), Hank Link (Vestavia Hills), Harold Wells (Mtn Brook), Noah Henderson (Greystone)
Defense: Pete Turner (Vestavia Hills), Andrew Klementz (Vestavia Hills), Jeff Lanane (Greystone), Jack Farmer (Mtn Brook), Sam Searcy (Homewood), and
Goalie: Mason Falligant (Centerpoint).
The Superstars are coached by Sam Khalil and David Link For more information contact Chris Cos at 205-602-0632, David Link at 205-447-4647 or visit www.bamalax.com.
February 23 - BYLL game play for the 2008 Spring Season kicked off on Saturday, Feb. 23. Click the Event Calendar at left to view BYLL games in all divisions, or click button at left to view Varsity Team Websites for a Varsity or JV team's season schedule and game results.
The girls season kicked off on Wednesday, March 5 when the Mtn. Brook Girls Varsity played the John Carroll Girls at Mtn. Brook Elementary.
February 3 Girls Clinic - Thanks to Emily Thomas, head girls lacrosse coach at Birmingham Southern College, for sponsoring a 3-hour girls lacrosse clinic. 25 girls participated in this first-time clinic and learned the fundamentals of the game and are now ready to begin spring play. Thanks, Emily.
January 19 Coaches Clinic - Thank you to Gene McCabe, head men's lacrosse coach at Washington & Lee University for conducting a 3-hour coaches clinic for our youth coaches titled "High Powered Offense and Solid Defense: College Skills for Youth Coaches". Lots of good e-mails afterwards indicated this was a terrific program for our coaches. Also, thanks to Jack Sharman for arranging this program.
BAMALAX VARSITY ALL-STAR TEAM SCORES IN TAMPA TOURNEY ON JAN. 5-6
The BAMALAX Varsity All-Stars recently spent the weekend of Jan 5-6 in Tampa, Florida competing against some of the top club high school lacrosse teams in the country. The trip was BAMALAX's first National Tournament, which involved stiff competition, but BAMALAX still managed to pull out two victories. BAMALAX finished 2-3 on the weekend with their worst defeat coming from Team Headstrong out of Philadelphia, which made the tournament finals and lost to eventual tournament champion New Winster from British Columbia, Canada. Brye French and Jeremy Sherman led the scorers with 10 points each, and Bryan Simkanich was solid in goal keeping Bamalax in all the games except against Headstrong. Read all about the tournament at WWW.NDPLACROSSE.COM and www.bamalax.com
A special word of thanks is owed to BAMALAX Head Coach Chris Cos and to Assistant Coaches Randy Nace, Nate Vandeveer, Brooks Neal, H.B. Puckett and Special Assistant Coach Andy Bonasera (who is the Birmingham Southern head coach for its boys varsity DIII team). They practiced with the team for 4 weeks in November - December and led the charge to Tampa.
December 15 Referee Certification Class
Thanks to Tom Lewis for conducting the 4 1/2 hour US Lacrosse referee certification class for over 30 prospective Level 1 and Level 2 US Lacrosse referees held at the Homewood Public Library on Saturday, December 15.from 9:00 - 1:30. We had 6 prospective referees drive down from Huntsville to participate in the class. If you are interested in becoming a lacrosse referee, call Tom Lewis at 229-2954.
December 9 Coaches Meeting
Thanks to all 30+ BYLL coaches who turned out and participated in our 3-hour coach training meeting at Berry Middle School and thanks to Chris Cos, Tom Lewis and Dan Jordan for organizing and leading the coach training.
November Coaches Clinic
Thanks to Mark Goska for organizing and to everyone who participated in our Nov. 17 Coaches Clinic sponsored by BYLL and U.S. Lacrosse at John Carroll High School. We had 3 coach trainers come from Baltimore, New Hampshire and Florida, and had a good turnout of 38 current and potential coaches (including 3 from Tennessee and 4 from Huntsville) participate and receive 6 hours of classroom and on-the-field coaching instruction.
U15 All-Star Boys Team Wins Nashville Turkey Shootout
Congrats to BYLL U15 all-star team coached by Steve Hines and Brett Yarbrough for their recent tournament victory at the Nov. 19-20 Turkey Shootout in Nashville. Our BYLL squad beat teams from Atlanta, Nashville, and Louisville to bring home the 1st place trophy. Way to go, guys!!
2007 FALL BALL
CONGRATS TO ALL 2007 FALL BALL PLAYERS !!!
Thanks to your great participation, we had our best Fall Ball Season ever, with 395 players participating during the 6 Sundays of play. A special word of thanks is also due to Chris Cos as the Commissioner of the 2007 Fall Ball Season. Without his leadership, the season would not have occurred.
Also, thanks to all of our coaches and referees, each of whom volunteered many hours during the 2007 Fall Ball Season:
Coaches - David Link, Sam Khalil, Jason Dennis, Harrison Willis, Mark Hand, Dave Klementz, Dave Smith, Kate Foster, David Jefferson, Steve Hines, Brett Yarbrough, Hunter Faulconer, John Oliver, Nate Vandeveer, Brendan Barry, Mark McWhorter, Chris Cos, Eric Christensen, Dan Jordan, Mark Goska, Jim Merritt, Jeff Smith, Edmund Rush, Roy Sexton, Tom Kraus, Kibbe Foss, Dana Kent
Referees - John Parker, Scott Smith, Dave Link, Jack Sharman, Eddie Howard, Jamie Ponseti, Dave Brandt, Tom Lewis, Dave Smith, Ralph Yeilding
See ya next Fall for 2008 Fall Ball!
Birmingham Youth Lacrosse League (BYLL)
The Birmingham Youth Lacrosse League is a tax-exempt, non-profit sports organization dedicated to sponsoring youth and high school-age boys and girls lacrosse teams in the Greater Birmingham Metropolitan Area. Currently participation in youth lacrosse is exploding in the Birmingham area, so we are in need of additional coaches, assistant coaches and referees. If interested, or if you have questions about our various programs, or are willing to help us establish a youth lacrosse team in your community, please contact GBYLA Executive Director, Hunter Faulconer at hunter@gbyla.org or President Earl Cooper at 426. 2159 or eacooper@southernco.com or any GBYLA Board Member.