High School Lacrosse in UpState NY.http://sportsfive.net/Sportsfive Media 2010en-usThe What Is Up Story on the front Page lists the latest happening in Section Five Lacrosse.http://sportsfive.net/index.phphttp://sportsfive.net/index.phpJanuary 11, 2012 - Eight current college seniors, former Section Five stars, have announced their plans to enter the MLL draft which will be held in Philadelphia on Friday, January 13, 2012.http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=999http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=999January 3, 2012 - From official release - Level 2 Sports has announced that teams from the United States and Canada will compete for the Brogden Cup at the U19 International Field Lacrosse Series at the University of Tampa Stadium, in Tampa, Florida, January 6-8, 2012. This three game event is open to the public. Admission and parking is free. http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=998http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=998December 14, 2011 - The Genesee Valley Lacrosse OfficialsAssociation (GVLOA) is currently recruiting officials for the upcoming spring season. The association is responsible for officiating boys` Section V high school lacrosse. As the sport continues to grow there is a great demand for officialshttp://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=997http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=997December 1, 2011 - There were lots of Section Five players signing National Letters of Intent to play at D-1 and D-2 college programs next year and SportsFive.NET covered a number of the public one.http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=996http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=996November 30, 2011 - Pittsford senior Tyler Aycock recently signed his National Letter of Intent to play at the University at Albany next year. He is one of four currently planning on playing for Head Coach Scott Marr. "I know a bunch of the guys going out there. I'm really excited. http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=991http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=991November 30, 2011 - "It is a great school. I loved the coach. I like their business school a lot. It's very nice," stated Pittsford seniordefenseman Kevin Sanna about his decision to sign his National Letter of Intent to play at Hartford University.http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=992http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=992November 30, 2011 - "It was a top Division I program and great academics and I really liked being near Washington DC. I liked how you could walk everywhere," said Corey Parke of his decision to sign a National Letterof Intent to play at Georgetown next year.http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=993http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=993November 30, 2011 - Pittsford senior defenseman Derek Jamison knew from the moment he stepped on campus that he wanted to attend Mercyhurst College after high school. "I had my choices between Cortland and a lot of other SUNY schools as well as Mercyhurst and Le Moyne. I saw the campus and it was beautiful. I love the coach and everything." http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=994http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=994November 30, 2011 - Penfield Head Coach John Schembri recently sent along pictures of two more players in his program signing National Letters of Intent at a signing ceremony last month. http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=995http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=995November 25, 2011 - The list of verbals from Section Five continues to grow and more are sure to follow before the end of the year. The "Recruitment List" still shows both last year's graduates as well as commitments from the classes of 2012 and 2013.http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=979http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=979November 23, 2011 - Penn Yan senior midfielder Dylan Yonts will be heading south a year from now, as the result of his signing a National Letter of Intent to play lacrosse at St. Leo University in central Florida. "It's a small campus. It's very, very nice. The weather is nice, the academics are good and they play good lacrosse down there."http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=990http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=990November 22, 2011 - "Right en I got on the Binghamton campus, I got that feeling," says senior defenseman Chris Bechle, about his choice to go to Binghamton University. "This is where I want to spent the next four years of my life.It's the perfect fit for me."http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=986http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=986November 22, 2011 -Fairport senior midfielder Brian Martin knew right away that he wanted to go to college in New York State and so after some investigation it was not difficult to find his match at Binghamton University. "I knew once I started my recruiting that I wanted to stay in New Yorkhttp://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=987http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=987November 22, 2011 - "Albany offered everything I was looking at in a college," says Fairport senior goalie Blaze Riorden. "Great academic program. . . I love the coaching staff and I'm going to have a good opportunity to play." The All Section and Class A All-Tournament player also looked at Maryland, Drexel, Hobart, Loyola and others, but "Albany was the one for me. As soon as I stepped on campus I knew it was the spot for me."http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=988http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=988November 22, 2011 -When he was in seventh grade, Derek DeJoe got a poster of Joe Walters (Irondequoit) while playing at Maryland. "He signed the poster and it said 'Dream Big' and I have always just thought about that. At the same time my Dad said that I could do it too. Watching Syracuse and other big schools play on TV, encouraged me to just 'Dream Big'".http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=989http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=989November 15, 2011 - November 15, 2011 - Academics and athletics were celebrated today at Irondequoit High School as six seniors, who have been playing lacrosse together since the third grade, picked up their pens and signed their way to the next phase of their lives.http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=981http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=981November 15, 2011 - "The main thing was the coach," explained Alex Paroda when asked why he decided to sign his National Letter of Intent to play at Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland. "Tom Gravante displayed a lot of character and a lot of things I look for in a coach. He seemed to take the players under his wing and treat them as more than just lacrosse players."http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=982http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=982November 15, 2011 - Playing in the attack, Victor senior Mitch Rupp knows how to set goals. "When I was younger, my goal was always to play at Division I so I wanted to make sure I got there. When I made Varsity as a freshman, it hit me that if I kept working hard and playing as much as I could, I would make it."http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=983http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=983November 15, 2011 - The University of Binghamton has a long history of recruiting Section Five players and Head Coach Scott Nelson has picked up four more from this year's seniors, including Victor midfielder TJ DiSanto, who signed his National Letter of Intent on Tuesday.http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=984http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=984November 15, 2011 - In his two years on Varsity, John Maloney has amassed 92 points (54g-40a) and last summer he played for the Brine All-American Lacrosse National Classic (champions) and the Nike Upstate Rising Senior team (champions) along with a trip to the 205 Camp where he made the all-star team. It certainly has been a busy time for John, but the highlight may have been his National Letter of Intent signing ceremony at Victor Central School on Tuesday. http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=985http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=985November 14, 2011 - "When I took an official visit on September 1st the brotherhood and comradery that I saw and the honor of attending really got to me and when I left I knew it was where I wanted to go."http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=980http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=980November 8, 2011 - The list of verbals from Section Five for next year stands at twenty-three, with more to follow before the end of the year. The "Recruitment List" still shows both last year's graduates as well as commitments from the classes of 2012 and 2013.http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=975http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=975November 7, 2011 -The Greater Rochester Chapter of USLacrosse held their 2011 Hall of Fame dinner last night at the Burgundy Basin Inn in Pittsford. http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=974http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=974Back in February of 2007, Coach Wilson posted a blog story called "Doing The Scholarship Math". The article pointed out the somewhat often misconception that scholarships in lacrosse were easy to find and get. In fact, the story demonstrated that a player would need to be among the top two percent of players to receive, in most cases, a partial scholarship. http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=978http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=978August 21, 2011 - At its annual meeting, held this year from July 12-13, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Boys Lacrosse Rules Committee adopted a number of new rules for the 2012 season.http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=977http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=977May 31, 2011 - In the end the top seeded teams in each of the three class won out tonight as Penn Yan, Irondequoit and Pittsford each won. Penn Yan won it's 16th championship with a 12-6 win over Bath. Irondequoit won it's 15th title and second in a row with a 18-8 win over Churchville-Chili, who made their first appearance in the finals. Pittsford won it's third title as they defeated Fairport 8-5.http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=961http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=961May 30, 2011 - For the first time, Section Five Lacrosse has selected first and second team All-Section players. The 2011 first team lists nineteen players and includes the ten All-Americans previously announced. "Knowing how many to take was the difficult question," says Section Five Chairman, Mike Simon. "There are so many excellehttp://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=954http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=954May 27, 2011 - Penn Yan won a 13-7 victory but all five of the other games were close, including the Pittsford overtime victory against Thomas. Irondequoit won by one goal in their semi final game with Canandaigua. Bath beat Geneva 10-7 and Fairport beat Penfield 13-10. The finals are now set with Pittsford vs Fairport in Class A, Irondequoit vs Churchville-Chili in Class B and Penn Yan vs Bath-Haverling in Class C. Championship Day is Tuesday, May 31st and St. John Fisher. http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=944http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=944May 25, 2011 - The tournament continued today with the quarter final rounds in which two number 5 seeds upset number four seeds. Canandaigua beat McQuaid Jesuit (9-6) and Pal-Mac beat Aquinas (12-8). All other games were won by the higher seeded teams although a couple were close. Thomas was a 6-5 winner over visiting R-H and Penfield was an 8-7 winner over Webster Schroeder. Pittsford, Fairport, Penn Yan and Bath all had high scoring blow outs. Irondequoit won 16-6 over Spencerport, Geneva beat Livonia 9-5, Churchville beat Hilton 15-13 and Brighton was an 11-7 winner over Victor.http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=942http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=942May 24, 2011 - The Head Coaches of Section Five met on Sunday afternoon to listen to the presentations on twenty-four players who had been nominated for All-America Team honors. The awards, Academic All Americans sponsored by US Lacrosse, identify some of the best players from each area of the country.http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=937http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=937May 23, 2011 - The 2011 Section Five Tournaments are now underway with twelve out bracket games played today. There were two upsets in the seeding as, in Class A, #9 Greece Thunder beat #8 Greece Lightning 11-9. In Class C, #9 Mynderse won a 15-13 victory over #8 Marcus Whitman. The rest of the games followed seeding and although many had one-sided scores, Livonia (#6) just edged out Waterloo 7-6. The other winners were Spencerport, Victor, Hilton, Penn Yan, Aquinas, Pal-Mac, Bath, ER, and Geneva. The next round is the quarter finals for all three classes on Wednesday.http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=941http://sportsfive.net/articles/reports.php?reportnum=941