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(July 29, 2009) 2009 Breschi Scholarship Winners Announced
US Lacrosse has announced that Madison Poplawski and Emily Evans have been chosen as recipients of the 2009 Michael Breschi Scholarship. Poplawski, of Springfield (Pa.) High School, will attend the University of Pennsylvania, and Evans, of Greensburg (Pa.) Central Catholic High School, will attend Penn State University.
The scholarship was established in 2007 to honor the life and memory of Michael Breschi, son of the University of North Carolina's head coach, Joe Breschi. This is the first time since the inception of the scholarship that two females have won the award.
"Julie and I are thrilled with the overwhelming amount of qualified candidates for Mike's Scholarship and are humbled by the quality of individuals who pursued this award," said coach Breschi. "As always, it's a very difficult decision for the family, but we feel great about Madison and Emily representing US Lacrosse and Michael's scholarship for the 2009-2010 year. We would like to thank all the candidates who applied and US Lacrosse for making this opportunity available in Michael's name."
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(June 20, 2009) East Defeats North 17-9 to Win 2009 NSS Championship
A balanced scoring attack that featured 13 different goal scorers and a cohesive defense that frustrated the North team's offensive flow led to a 17-9 victory for the East squad in Saturday's NSS Championship Game at Bryant University in Providence. The East rebounded from a three-goal first quarter deficit by outscoring the North 13-1 during the second and third quarters. Four players scored twice apiece to lead the East, while nine others added single tallies. Eleven of the team's 17 goals were assisted.
"I thought we were very unselfish," said East co-coach Joe Ancona. "Sometimes that's difficult to do. I think the players had fun watching their other teammates contribute."
At the defensive end, the East held the North scoreless for a stretch of 22:36, extending from late in the second quarter to nearly midway through the fourth quarter. During that stretch, the East scored nine straight goals to turn an 8-6 lead into a 17-6 advantage.
"I'm going to give our goalies (Michael Bonitatibus and Travis Sandin) a lot of credit on that," said Ancona. "I heard them talking and constantly reminding the defense what the situation was. And they responded. The coaching was easy. It was just a matter of getting out of their way."
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(April 14, 2009) 2009 Michael Breschi Scholarship
The Men’s Division Coaches Council is proud to announce that applications for the 2009 Michael Breschi Scholarship are now being accepted. The scholarship is awarded to two (2) graduating high school seniors who plan to attend college and are the son or daughter of a coach. The parent or guardian can be either a male or female coach in high school or college, and should be a full-time employee of an educational institution.
The Michael Breschi Scholarship was established in 2007 to honor the life of Michael Breschi, son of the Univ. of North Carolina's Head Coach Joe Breschi. The scholarship was established to preserve Michael’s memory and pass on the steadfast support of the lacrosse community. It is the hopes of Coach Breschi’s fellow coaches, that in awarding this scholarship to the child of another lacrosse coach, they might continue to show their support and care to the Breschi family.
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 (March 2, 2009) 84 Players Selected for 2010 National Team Try Out
US Lacrosse has announced that 84 players have been selected to try out for the 2010 U.S. men’s lacrosse team that will compete in the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship in Manchester, England from July 10-24, 2010. The tryouts will be held from June 7-10, 2009 at Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I.
Nearly 200 players submitted applications to be considered for the tryouts and the pool was narrowed to 84 by the U.S. Men’s Team Player Selection Committee.
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(Jan 20, 2009) Men's Division Coaches Council Announces Newest Award Winners
The Men's Division Coaches Council awarded the following awards at the 2009 US Lacrosse National Convention in Baltimore.
Man of the Year Award - Jim Amen (Cold Spring Harbor, NJ)
The Carroll Award - Steve Tripp (Glen Cove HS, NJ)
The MDCC also selected the following eight coaches for the 2009 National Senior Showcase to be held June 19-20, 2009 at Bryant University:
North:
Shaun Stanton, St. Sebastian’s School (South Dartmouth, MA)
Mike Vorgang, Niskayuna High School (Schenectady, NY)
South:
Joe Conner, Urbana High School (Ijamsville, MD)
Joe Monmomier, Hilton High School (Bluffton, SC)
East:
Robert Gilmore, Poly Tech H.S. (Dover, DE)
Joe Ancona, East Islip High School (Great River, NY)
West:
Scott Howe, St. Xavier (Louisville, KY)
David Allen, Judge Memorial Catholic High School (Salt Lake City, UT)
The 2008 Michael Breschi Scholarship was awarded to Liam Elberty (Woodstock, VT) and Will Merritt (Gaithersburg, MD), both of whom earned over a 3.5 in their first semester at Brown University and Ursinus College, respectively.
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