LOS ANGELES, CA � March 12, 2005 � Lax Scout (www.laxscout.com), an organization dedicated to helping high school student-athletes gain widespread exposure to college lacrosse coaches, announced today the official opening of registration for its recruiting service in 2005.  The announcement was made at The First 4, the biggest collegiate lacrosse event the West Coast has ever seen.

�I couldn�t have asked for a better venue to announce the launch of Lax Scout�s registration for 2005,� commented Christopher Deutsch, Lax Scout�s President and Founder.  �The First 4 is the perfect event to kick off the college lacrosse season, and to have it in California is such a great opportunity to showcase the sport to a lax-hungry audience.�

Lax Scout is the exclusive recruiting service and an official event sponsor of The First 4.  As part of the sponsorship, Lax Scout will be selecting four �Underclassman MVP� student-athletes from the four high school competitions, which will be played earlier in the day.  Lax Scout�s team of professional Scouts will be on hand all day to watch the games and evaluate the best talent on the field.

The presentation for the Underclassman MVP awards will be given at half time of the first collegiate match-up between North Carolina and Notre Dame.  Lax Scout�s Southern California Scouting Coordinator, Tillman Johnson, will present the awards.  Johnson, currently a professional player in Major League Lacrosse and a recent graduate of the University of Virginia, was named the best player in the nation after he helped lead his team to victory in the 2003 NCAA national championship.  �I�m very happy to be a part of Lax Scout,� Johnson noted.  �This is a great opportunity for players on the West Coast to gain much needed visibility to the top Division I, II and III coaches throughout the nation.�  In addition to his involvement with Lax Scout, Johnson is also a member of Brine�s product development team.  Brine is providing the four scholarships to Lax Scout, which will be awarded to the four Underclassman MVPs at the First 4.