Rumor: SI will play Monte Vista at the Langkammerer?will

Speculation is rampant, but no official word has arrived. Will the Langkammerer schedule change? Will SI play Monte Vista at this year's Langkammerer? Inquiring minds want to know!

As pure guesswork, I can't see SI, as tournament host, giving up their games against Brophy Prep, an Arizona Jesuit school or, for that matter, giving up a game against San Clemente and its well regarded coach, Glen Miles. If something were to change, it would have to be SI's scheduled game against Marin Catholic, in my opinion. Of course, this is all opinion – I don't have any actual facts - but with Marin Catholic and Monte Vista being separated by only a point in LaxPower's computer rating service, what's the dif? Why change the schedule (if, in fact, the schedule is changing) to give up MC to play MV? It seems inscrutable to me. Anybody have any info? Send in a comment.

Addendum: LaxPower's scheduling lists now have both SI and MV showing a match between these two schools on 4/12. My guess would be that SI isn't happy about this. After all, they're the host and like all good hosts they try to give all the teams a shot at other strong teams at the event. SI forewent a game against Corona Del Mar, so that other Langkammerer participants would face a terrific Sea Kings team. They had planned to forego a match against Monte Vista so that other teams could play the Mustangs. You know, good manners and all....

I have a feeling this will be an "interesting" game.

Lax Magazine releases West Boys' Regional Update

Lax Magazine, the official publication of US Lacrosse, released a West Boys' Regional Report yesterday. Their Top 10 Western teams include three from NorCal – SI, SRV, and MV. Coaches Chris Packard of SI and Peter Worstell of SRV are quoted in the article. Players mentioned include: Chad Cohan, Joe Lang, JW McGovern, Michael Tagliaferri, and Patrick Worstell.

You can read the whole thing at:

http://www.laxmagazine.com/high_school/boys/2011-12/news/032812_west_region_report

Top flight teams at Langkammerer

The Jerry Langkammerer Invitational has always been a fine tournament, but this year Coach Packard has outdone himself in putting together an exceptional group of teams. In fact, 8 of the 9 teams participating have Power ratings of 90 or above, and 6 of the nine teams competing in the Langkammerer are in the top 100 teams in the country, according to LaxPower's computer ranking system.

Yes, I know that the season is young and that more East Coast schools will creep into the top 100 and that may come at the expense of some attendees at the Langkammerer, but this is today and here are LaxPower National Rankings for the top 6 teams attending the big NorCal tournament:
• #6 St. Ignatius
• #19 Monte Vista
• #24 Corona Del Mar
• #32 Brophy Prep
• #62 Marin Catholic
•#76 San Clemente

and the 3 other attending teams – Bellarmine, Menlo, and Serra aren't chopped liver. On any given day, they could give any of the top six a run for their money. This is a fabulous field of teams!

Lacrosse fans with a little flexibility in their work schedules would be well advised to head over to J.B. Murphy and Jim Lucey fields on Thursday 4/12 or Friday 4/13, and J.B. Murphy and Boxer Stadium on Saturday 4/15 to see the best aggregation of High School teams ever to play at one venue in NorCal Lacrosse history!

Alcatraz Outlaws announce 2 rosters

The Alcatraz Outlaws recently released rosters for the summer of 2012. One team will consist of 2013 graduates and the other will be made up of 2014-2015 graduates. Here are the rosters as posted on the Outlaws website:

2013 Roster

Name	Position	School
Wiley Osbourne	Attack	Menlo School
Jack McCormack	Attack	De La Salle
Duncan Cummings	Attack	Marin Academy
Andrew Simor	Attack	Monte Vista
Jerome Rigor	Attack	Foothill
Spencer Evans	Midfield	St Ignatius
Michael Barbier	Midfield	Foothill
Will Montero	Midfield	De La Salle
Chad Bell	Midfield	St Ignatius
Ryan Ellis	Midfield	Piedmont
Cullen Vincelette	Midfield	St Ignatius
Briton Barge	Midfield	Redwood
David Fleming	Midfield	St Ignatius
Jack McGovern	Defense	St Ignatius
Ian Nuzum	Defense	Lehigh
Charlie Ford	Defense	St Ignatius
David Stack	Defense	Urban School
JJ Ntshaykolo	Defense	Thacher School
Riley Burke	Defense	St Ignatius
Tommy Reigelman	Defense	De La Salle
Cam Bowlby	Goalie	San Ramon Valley
Will Ernst	Goalie	SF University

2014-2015 Roster

Name	Position	School / Grade
Frankie Hattler	Attack	Sacred Ht Prep – ’14
Patrick Tracy	Attack	Redwood ’14
Chris Hill	Attack	Marin Catholic ’14
Robbie Stern	Attack	Accalanes ‘ 14
Liam Mullin	Attack	San Ramon Valley ‘ 15
Joe Lang	Midfield	St Ignatius ’14
Joe Reid	Midfield	Casa Grande ’14
Sean Mayle	Midfield	Sacred Ht Prep ’14
Jon Gibbs	Midfield	Redwood ’14
Josh Wellman	Midfield	Oak Ridge ’14
Brian White	Midfield	Sacred Ht Prep ’14
Dexter Eichorst	Midfield	Marin Academy ’14
Peter Tagliafarri	Midfield	San Ramon Valley ’14
Doug Strazza	Defense	De La Salle ’14
Cole Steigerwald	Defense	St Ignatius ’14
Aran Roberts	Defense	San Ramon Valley ’14
Liam Bourke	Defense	Redwood ’14
Nicko Souza	Defense	San Ramon Valley  ’14
Ben Sappio	Defense	Miramonte ’14
Mitch Olinger	Defense	De La Salle ‘ 15
Cyrus Scott	Goalie	St Ignatius  ’14

Congratulations to these terrific players! To learn more about the Outlaws, go to:
http://alcatrazoutlaws.com/