US Lacrosse has announced a preliminary schedule for the 2007 National Convention, which returns to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia from January 11-14. Over 5,000 lacrosse enthusiasts annually attend this event, which has become the largest educational opportunity for US Lacrosse member coaches, officials, players and administrators.

The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (WSLA) has been, for a number of years now, considering petitioning for WIAA Status. The current plan would be to submit application for WIAA status in 2008 but it is not as easy as just submitting a petition to go WIAA. 

Less than a week ago the Portland LumberJax hosted their Second Annual Open Tryout at the Tualatin Indoor Soccer Center where hopefuls competed for a shot at becoming a professional lacrosse player for the Western Division Champion LumberJax. Approximately 20 players traveled to Portland to battle for a roster spot and an invitation to the Jax training camp sessions which begin on Nov. 17 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Many of you have been following Chandler Balkman's progress since his accident this summer.  The good news is that he's now back home and starting to adjust to the daily therapy.

PORTLAND, Nov. 9, 2006 – The Portland LumberJax announced today that they will battle the Minnesota Swarm at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in a preseason exhibition game. The match up will take place on Saturday, Dec. 16 in Victoria, BC at 7:05 p.m., marking the first time the arena will host a National Lacrosse League (NLL) game. The Jax exhibition game is part of their third training camp session which runs from Dec. 14 - Dec. 18 in Victoria, BC.

Out of the 16 players who tried out at the LumberJax tryouts last week, just five players made the first cut for training camp.  Three players from Seattle tried out, but only recent transplant, Adam Hughes, made the cut to attend LumberJax training camp.

Lacrosse has exploded here in the Northwest.  The latest figures indicate we are in fact, reaching a tipping point.  Portland's 2006 franchise was not a fluke, and the support for their inter-squad scrimmage topping 9,000 people demonstrated the potential in Portland's market for Lacrosse success.  The Jax have been successful both on the field, and off the field. 

Boston, MA – Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that the Baltimore Bayhawks will immediately be relocating from Baltimore to Washington, DC,  according to MLL Commissioner David Gross.

By PAUL VALENCIA Columbian staff writer. From The Columbian

This spring, a new sport will be offered to athletes in the Evergreen School District. Girls lacrosse will be played at Heritage High School, and athletes from Evergreen and Mountain View can join the team, as well.

If you haven't been to the Hawaii tournament, I strongly urge you to do so.  This is the only tournament that really is the pure goodness of what Lacrosse can be.  Run by the Hawaii chapter of US Lacrosse, this tournament has completed it's 16th year, and certainly has great competition. 

In Masters action the Silver Crease Monkeys defeated the Essian team by a score of 13 to 8 with Mike Colon earning MVP honors.  Local players included Anthony Spinelli who organized the team this year, Mark Masterson Mark Bissel, Tim Rogers, and Fred Wilmot.  Team Essian had a large contingency from British Columbia, and donated twelve fo their ferrari helmets to the Marines in honor of their contribution to the freedom of this country.

This weekend marks the 16th Annual Hawaiian Lacrosse Tournament.  It's one of the most anticipated events of the year and Seattle has several teams that'll be taking the field.

On the weekend of Nov 17-18th the Three Rivers Lacrosse Club and the USL Washington Chapter will be hosting a coaches clinic, a players clinic for beginners and intermediates, and an officials clinic on Friday before the Apple Cup game.  Walax.com will host a youth and high school players clinic the next day, for all the enthusiastic players who want to better their skills.  The UW Lacrosse program will also be on hand to help teach.  Richland has also involved Winatchee, Yakima and Tri-Cities to train coaches, officials, and players alike.  Please contact Candace Kolbas to register.  The Coach's Clinic is free, and the players clinic fee is $15.  

BALTIMORE — Dom Starsia, head coach of defending NCAA men’s lacrosse champion Virginia, and Jen Adams, the most valuable player of the 2005 IFWLA World Cup, are among the clinicians that will be featured at the 2007 US Lacrosse National Convention, presented by Harrow Sports. The convention takes place from Jan. 11-14, 2007 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The registration fee for US Lacrosse members is just $40 through Nov. 15 and online registration is available through the US Lacrosse Web site. 

The Indoor Schedule is finally set and registration begins today.  The session will start the first week in November so not long to register.  Also the outdoor fall ball session begins the week before and is also accepting registrations.  There is a $25 discount on your outdoor fall ball session if you wish to play indoor and also register for the outdoor leagues.

We've had a lot of emails from people wanting to know when we'd be running the indoor sessions. 

We're sorry to have kept you all waiting but the registrations will be on line, along with the schedule in the next couple of days.  This year there have been changes in the structure so expect to see new offerings along with all our standard sessions. 

PORTLAND, Oct. 16, 2006 – The Portland LumberJax announced today that they will televise 10 games during the upcoming 2007 season as the organization joins with PDX 49 as its local broadcast partner. Along with three national appearances on Versus TV (formerly OLN), the LumberJax action includes two home and five away games that will be televised locally on PDX49. All games listed below will be shown in Pacific Standard Time (PST).