Over the weekend of September 15th and 16th, the Eugene Lacrosse Club in Eugene Oregon, hosted it�s 11th annual Lacrosse Tournament.  As always, the tournament coincided with the Eugene Celebration, an annual party were the whole town gets down.   There were bands to suit most any taste, fire dancers, good food and beer, and lots and lots of art.

Unfortunately, due to terrorist actions at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the festivities this year were subdued and the idea of having a standard tournament just didn�t feel right.  As a result the championship games were canceled and a more simple, round robin format was utilized.  The game of lacrosse was played for the sake of lacrosse, nothing more, nothing less.

On a brighter note, the weather was good and the tournament was renamed after it�s founding father, Tom Foster.  Tom has been playing the great game of lacrosse for over 40 years! (That�s right, all wooden sticks, no face masks!)  He began playing with the Eugene squad in the mid eighties and came up with the idea of a fall tournament back in 1990.  He was the heart, soul and vision of Eugene Lacrosse for many years.  Finally, at the age of 55, he decided to hang up his stick and retire from the game he loves.  It only  seemed fitting to pay tribute to the man that had done so much.  In addition to naming the tournament after him, the entire Eugene team wore jerseys with his soon to be retired number seven on the back. 

This year, the tournament featured 10 teams from the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia.  The teams that participated this year are as follows:  Squamish Nation (North Vancouver, BC),  Steelhead (Mt.Vernon, WA) , Old Growth (Seattle), College Inn (Seattle), Tentawon (Bellevue), WA), Huron (Tacoma, WA) Multanomah (Portland, OR), Bigfoot (Portland, OR) Foster�s (Eugene) Eugene (Eugene)