Starz Hochstar Invitational proved to be another successful lacrosse event for the Seattle Starz program. The U-17 team accomplished a perfect 4-0 record, defeating arch-rival Orange County in the most intense game of the weekend.
Traveling down on Saturday morning with 55 Players, the Seattle Starz arrived in L.A. ready to play. Each team played four games throughout the weekend, playing the first game an hour after arriving in Orange County. With such nice weather, no one could ask for more.The U-13 and U-17 teams played first, playing Orange County and South Bay respectively. Warming up on the sidelines, the U-15 Seattle Starz dispatched the South Bay Starz. Up next, the U-17s played the second rival contest between Orange County and Seattle after a victory in Phoenix narrowly 8-6. Owning every face-off Ben York earned his MVP honors in this game alone dominating at the midfield along with Kevin Mahoney. Mahoney found the right match-ups and moved the ball effortlessly both supporting the offense with every possession.
Seattle played Hollywood keeping a shut-out until a garbage goal scored off a busted play late in the second half. The U-15 and U-13 teams played in two hotly contested games against another OC team and South Bay. The U-13 goalies didn�t attend the tourney leaving Taylor Wisman the lone cage master delivering strong performances in tourney play.

Sunday drew forth some more of the same with great performances form the U-17 and U-13 teams. The U-15 team faced some steep competition, and dazzled with Starz power during both games.
The Seattle U-15s finished 2-2 with some moments of great Lacrosse and sound ball movement, while U-13 finished 1-2-1 on the weekend losing a heart breaker in their final game. The U-13 age group played short players from sickness and injury with the most exciting game of the weekend ending in an overtime shootout loss. Their combined goal differential was no more than three goals for all their games; a clear indication of the level of parity.
Starz teams in attendance included South Bay, Orange County, Conejo Valley, Seattle, Hollywood and Vegas. The U-13 Most Valuable Player for this trip was, Willie Gervais for hustle and demonstrative performance. The U-15 Most Valuable Player was Caldwell Rohrbach who epitomized Starz Lacrosse with his head, heart and hustle. The U-17 Most Valuable Player was Ben York who won better than 90% of his face-off battles additionally contributing with goals and assists as well. Coaches Award went to Jason Montoya, for amazing saves in cage in a tough battle against Orange County. 

The next tournament will bring the fullest roster to date for the hotly contested battle between San Diego Starz and Seattle...stay tuned for the San Diego Pre-season tourney in January!!

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