Milwaukee School of Engineering Adds D3 Men's Lacrosse

Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) will add men's varsity lacrosse as the school's 22nd sport beginning in the spring of 2010 according to Director of Athletics Dan Harris.

"Lacrosse has rapidly gained popularity in the Midwest as more opportunities have grown through local youth clubs and high schools," said Harris. "During the past three seasons, we have seen growth in our club program and are ready to grant the team varsity status."

Robin Buckley, will fill the position as head coach, a position he has held the past three years with the school's club program. Buckley brings over 19 years of coaching experience to the MSOE Raider program. Buckley, a native of Illinois, started playing the sport of lacrosse in 1982 at Lawrenceville Prep in New Jersey. He continued playing lacrosse in college at Lake Forest College, where he was a four-year starter.

Buckley has been involved in the growth of lacrosse in the Milwaukee area since 1997, when he was one of the founding members of the Milwaukee Lacrosse Club, Milwaukee Area Youth Lacrosse Association (MAYLA) and the Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation-Wisconsin Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse.

MSOE is a charter member of the Midwest Lacrosse Conference (MLC). Other schools in the conference include Adrian College, Carthage College, Fontbonne University, Mount St. Josephs College and Trine College. Additional members are expected to join the conference in the future.

MSOE has a total of 22 varsity sports, with the majority of the sports competing in the Northern Athletics Conference and three sports competing in independent conferences.

WLF Announces All-State Awards

Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation All State recognition -

This award goes to the top players at each position including three attack, three midfielders, four defense, a goalie and a specialist. Also included is the Coach of the year, assistant coach of the year, Man of the year and the volunteer award.

Attack

Jesse Frank - Arrowhead - MAYLA

James Clemens - Bay Port - Bay Valley

Randy Patrick - Sun Prairie - MALA

Midfield

Tim Neuman - Regent - MALA

Tyler Fixx - Waunakee - MALA

Chase Garavat - Wausau - Bay Valley

Defense

Michael Quebbeman - Arrowhead - MAYLA

Sam Seramur - Marquette - MAYLA

Andy Strenski - Bay Port - Bay Valley

Tyler Brewster – Waunakee - MALA

Specialist - Faceoff

Daniel Harrington - Marquette - MAYLA

Goalie

Alex Gradecki - Marquette - MAYLA

All American

Alex Gradecki - Marquette - MAYLA

James Clemens - Bay Port - Bay Valley

Academic All American

Cory Elfman - Regents - MALA

Coach of the Year

Mark Howard - Arrowhead - MAYLA

Assistant Coach of the year

Chris Green - Neenah - Bay Valley

Man of the Year

Dave Wollin -- MALA

WLF Volunteer Award

Bob and Kit Simpson - Neenah - Bay Valley

Major League Lacrosse is coming to Milwaukee this Summer

The MLL Chicago Machine will be playing the Washington Bay Hawks in a league game on Saturday, June 27th at 7:00 PM. This game will be held on the Stadium field at Uihlein Soccer Complex following the Milwaukee Lacrosse Festival events of the day.

Gates open at 5:00 PM.

Tickets are available to all lacrosse enthusiasts and newly interested fans.

All tickets are general admission and are $20. Group tickets of thirty or more are $15 each. Milwaukee Select players will be selling four-packs of tickets for $75.

To order call Milwaukee Select/Hot4Lax at (414)333-3049 or the Machine box office at (312)255-1522.

Wisconsin Conferences announce awards

The three Wisconsin lacrosse conferences have announced their All Conference teams. Visit the Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation to find out more.

The Badger State Games for lacrosse, being played in Neenah, WI, have changed the dates of the tournament to accommodate the Milwaukee Lacrosse Festival and Brewtown Showdown . This is great news for all lacrosse players and fans as these are two very popular tournaments in June in Wisconsin.

Badger State Games
St. Joseph Middle School, Appleton, WI
June 19-21, 2009
For more information click Badger State Games

Milwaukee Lacrosse Festival-Brewtown Showdown
Uihlein Soccer Complex, Milwaukee WI
June 27-28, 2009
For more information click Brewtown

Wisconsin Lacrosse Coaches Association Coaches Poll

Week of May 4, 2009

Team Overall Record

1. Arrowhead 7-1

2. Waunakee 6-1

3. Wausau 7-0

4. Milwaukee Marquette 6-3

5. Regents 10-1

6. Appleton 8-2

7. Middleton 7-5

8. Bayport 5-1

9. Kettle Moraine 4-2

10. Neenah 3-1

Others receiving votes: Verona, Sun Prairie, Sauk Prairie, GB Notre Dame, GB Metro, Brookfield

University of Wisconsin 2009 Schedule

Visit
www.badgerlacrosse.org or www.greatlakeslax.org
for more information regarding locations and teams.

Top Team: RED
Second Team: WHITE
Third Team: BLACK

March 28
At Northern Illinois University
RED
12:30 pm vs. Western Illinois
2:00 pm vs. Benedictine
WHITE
12:30 pm vs. Northern Illinois
3:30 pm vs. Benedictine
BLACK
2:00 pm vs. Western Illinois
3:30 pm vs. Northern Illinois

April 4
At Northernwestern University
RED
1:45 pm vs. Northwestern
4:15 pm vs. Windy City
WHITE
12:30 pm vs. Loyola
3:00 pm vs. University of Chicago
BLACK
1:30 pm vs. Benedictine
2:45 pm vs. University of Chicago

April 10
At Ohio State University
RED
9:00 pm vs. OSU

April 11
At Ohio State University
RED
TBA
At University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
WHITE
12:30 pm vs. UW Whitewater
2:00 pm vs. Western Illinois
BLACK
12:00 pm vs. UW LaCrosse
3:00 pm vs. Southern Illinois

April 18
At Middleton High School
RED
11:00 am vs. UW Whitewater
2:00 pm vs. Northern Illinois
WHITE
3:30 pm vs. UW Stout

At Brittingham Park, Madison
WHITE
11:00 am vs. UW Platteville
BLACK
12:30 pm vs. UW Stout
2:00 pm vs. UW Platteville

April 25-26
At University of Wisconsin - Stout

Great Lakes Lacrosse League Championship Tournament

Times TBA