SI 10
Brophy 2
St. Margaret's Episcopal 18
Bellarmine 12
Sacred Heart Prep 10
Marin Catholic 13
Lincoln 5
Redwood 10
Showing posts with label Jerry Langkammerer Invitational. Show all posts
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Saturday, April 06, 2013
High School: Langkammerer Day 2 results
Bellarmine 11
Redwood 4
Brophy (AZ) 8
SHP 7 (OT)
St. Ignatius 18
Lincoln (OR) 4
St. Margaret's 11
Marin Catholic 5
Redwood 4
Brophy (AZ) 8
SHP 7 (OT)
St. Ignatius 18
Lincoln (OR) 4
St. Margaret's 11
Marin Catholic 5
Friday, April 05, 2013
High School: Langkammerer Day 1 Results
Day 1 at the Jerry Langkammerer Invitational was full of surprises – at least to me. Here they are:
Bellarmine 10
Brophy (AZ) 7
Brophy has been tough in prior Langkammerer contests. Slight surprise to me that the Bells won by 3.
St. Margaret's Episcopal 15
Sacred Heart Prep 13
A mild surprise surprise of the Langkammerer to me. I knew St, Margaret's was tough, but so is SHP. Outstanding performance by the Central Coast Section power! Coach Glen Miles, a legendary NCAA DI 3x AA at the Naval Academy, winner of the Laughlin Midfielder of the Year, and member of the 1990 USA World team, is moving, already good St. Margaret's, to new heights!
Marin Catholic 13
Lincoln (OR) 3
This was the only match yesterday that didn't surprise me. Lincoln is having a bit of a down year, and MC, under Will McGettigan, is now a powerhouse.
St. Ignatius 11
Redwood 10 (OT)
Biggest surprise of the Langkammerer. I knew the LaxPower ratings differential between these two was minuscule, but I did not expect the Giants to take the Wildcats to OT. In fact, the Wildcats were losing, 10-9 – when, with three seconds remaining, Peter Aliman scored to tie it up. NCAA DI Holy Cross commit Jack McGovern, arguably SI's top Close D, didn't play yesterday after needing five stitches to close a cut on the bridge of his nose. SI needs him on the field.
I have a newfound respect for the Giants. Dave Grose, whose career includes 3 ACC Championships, 2 DI Final Fours, and a founding coach of the Alcatraz Outlaws, has turned the Giants into a powerhouse!
Bellarmine 10
Brophy (AZ) 7
Brophy has been tough in prior Langkammerer contests. Slight surprise to me that the Bells won by 3.
St. Margaret's Episcopal 15
Sacred Heart Prep 13
A mild surprise surprise of the Langkammerer to me. I knew St, Margaret's was tough, but so is SHP. Outstanding performance by the Central Coast Section power! Coach Glen Miles, a legendary NCAA DI 3x AA at the Naval Academy, winner of the Laughlin Midfielder of the Year, and member of the 1990 USA World team, is moving, already good St. Margaret's, to new heights!
Marin Catholic 13
Lincoln (OR) 3
This was the only match yesterday that didn't surprise me. Lincoln is having a bit of a down year, and MC, under Will McGettigan, is now a powerhouse.
St. Ignatius 11
Redwood 10 (OT)
Biggest surprise of the Langkammerer. I knew the LaxPower ratings differential between these two was minuscule, but I did not expect the Giants to take the Wildcats to OT. In fact, the Wildcats were losing, 10-9 – when, with three seconds remaining, Peter Aliman scored to tie it up. NCAA DI Holy Cross commit Jack McGovern, arguably SI's top Close D, didn't play yesterday after needing five stitches to close a cut on the bridge of his nose. SI needs him on the field.
I have a newfound respect for the Giants. Dave Grose, whose career includes 3 ACC Championships, 2 DI Final Fours, and a founding coach of the Alcatraz Outlaws, has turned the Giants into a powerhouse!
Saturday, March 30, 2013
High School: 4 more days 'til the Langkammerer
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| In front of St. Ignatius |
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
High School: 2013 Jerry Langkammerer Invitational
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Jerry Langkammerer Invitational Trophy |
Here is the list of participating teams:
School State Rank in State LaxPower Power ranking
Bellarmine College Prep CA 30 93.76
Brophy College Prep AZ 1 97.32
Marin Catholic CA 2 99.14
Lincoln HS OR 20 91.96
Redwood HS CA 7 98.69
Sacred Heart Prep CA 46 92.39
St. Ignatius College Prep CA 1 99.18
St. Margaret's Epsicopal School CA 56 91.98
My schedule will not allow me to attend the Langkammerer this year. It will be the first one I've ever missed. Feeling very depressed about that!
Here's the schedule for the Langkammerer:
Thursday Apr 4
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Friday Apr 5
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Saturday Apr 6
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12:00 turf
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Brophy vs
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12:00 turf
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SI vs Lincoln
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11:00 tuf
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Lincoln vs Redwood
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12:15 grass
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Marin Catholic vs Lincoln
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12:15 grass
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SHP vs Brophy
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11:15 grass
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Bellarmine vs St. Margs
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2:00 Turf
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St. Margarets vs SHP
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2:00
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St. Margs vs Marin Catholic
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1:00 turf
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SI vs Brophy
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turf
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330 Turf
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SI vs Redwood
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330 turf
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Redwood vs Bellarmine
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1:15 grass
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SHP vs Marin Catholic
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The usual caveats apply: Times and fields can change. Check in with coaches daily for any changes to the schedule.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Even the refs like the Langkammerer!
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Day 3 at the Langkammerer
The final day at the Langkammerer saw three teams trying to protect their undefeated records at the tournament. Brophy Prep, Corona Del Mar, and St. Ignatius entered the third day with 2-0 records. The #1 team in the Southern Section of California, Corona Del Mar, faced a rapidly improving Bellarmine team - perennial power of the Central Coast Section of CA - and St. Ignatius faced the #1 team in Arizona - Brophy Prep in what everyone knew would be quite the battle. The SI vs BP battle was particularly heady, since both teams entered this game undefeated.
Let's get the scores behind us. Corona Del Mar (CDM) defeated Bellarmine 7-4, while St. Ignatius (SI) defeated Brophy Prep, 8-6. Both were sensational games to watch, with speed, skill, and will to win evident on both sides of the field! Bellarmine held the lead 1-0 and 2-1 before CDM went on a big run led by Michael Keasey, but Bellarmine fought every minute of the game and CDM knew they'd been in a big-time battle. SI smoothly pulled out to a 4-1 halftime lead, only to see Brophy close the gap to end the game at 8-6. Brock Ghelfi was one of two "Players of the Game," in my opinion, with 4 goals and an assist in the game with SI. Will McKee, SI's exceptional Face-off guys was the other. Will has been dominant in every game but one this season and yesterday was no exception. All those extra possessions made a big difference in this game.
Two teams ended up undefeated – Corona Del Mar and St. Ignatius – with Brophy Prep hard on the heels of CDM and SI.
In a non-scientific – and alphabetic – way, the teams I most enjoyed watching were:
Bellarmine – most improved team over early season form
Brophy Prep – willful, never-say-die team with a stud carrying them. Very impressive group of young men.
Corona Del Mar – in my opinion the most athletic team at the Langkammerer
Marin Catholic – not the best record in the tourney, but one of two teams with great grit and tenacity. One of two teams I found myself unexpectedly rooting for!
San Clemente – the other team with amazing grit and tenacity that I rooted for through most of the tournament!
St. Ignatius - I liked the Wildcats because their combination of skill, speed, and balance allowed them to make it look easy on numerous occasions. Making it look easy, I've found, is almost always because of near-infinite practice. They were the smoothest team at the Langkammerer.
Let's get the scores behind us. Corona Del Mar (CDM) defeated Bellarmine 7-4, while St. Ignatius (SI) defeated Brophy Prep, 8-6. Both were sensational games to watch, with speed, skill, and will to win evident on both sides of the field! Bellarmine held the lead 1-0 and 2-1 before CDM went on a big run led by Michael Keasey, but Bellarmine fought every minute of the game and CDM knew they'd been in a big-time battle. SI smoothly pulled out to a 4-1 halftime lead, only to see Brophy close the gap to end the game at 8-6. Brock Ghelfi was one of two "Players of the Game," in my opinion, with 4 goals and an assist in the game with SI. Will McKee, SI's exceptional Face-off guys was the other. Will has been dominant in every game but one this season and yesterday was no exception. All those extra possessions made a big difference in this game.
Two teams ended up undefeated – Corona Del Mar and St. Ignatius – with Brophy Prep hard on the heels of CDM and SI.
In a non-scientific – and alphabetic – way, the teams I most enjoyed watching were:
Bellarmine – most improved team over early season form
Brophy Prep – willful, never-say-die team with a stud carrying them. Very impressive group of young men.
Corona Del Mar – in my opinion the most athletic team at the Langkammerer
Marin Catholic – not the best record in the tourney, but one of two teams with great grit and tenacity. One of two teams I found myself unexpectedly rooting for!
San Clemente – the other team with amazing grit and tenacity that I rooted for through most of the tournament!
St. Ignatius - I liked the Wildcats because their combination of skill, speed, and balance allowed them to make it look easy on numerous occasions. Making it look easy, I've found, is almost always because of near-infinite practice. They were the smoothest team at the Langkammerer.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Day 1 of the Langkammerer
Here's an incomplete – and sketchy – report on Day 1 of the Langkammerer.
Brophy Prep (AZ) 6 Bellarmine (CCS CA) 3 Either Bellarmine's getting better or Brophy had an off game. This spread is smaller than I expected.
Marin Catholic 14 Serra 6 This IS about what I expected. Marin Catholic is a very nice team that seeks to find the open man on the crease. They are successful in this and that's why they're good on offense. They are energetic and relentless on defense and that creates offensive opportunities. This is a team I have grown to like. I like Serra, too. They are just earlier on the development curve than Marin Catholic.
St, Ignatius (CCS) 13 Monte Vista (NCS) 4. This is about what I had expected. Well, it was 1 goal less differential than I expected, and if the refs had not mistakenly excluded a goal by SI I would have been right on the money. SI's Will McKee continues his amazing performance at the foX, The D unit is superbly coordinated and the midfield produced a few nice goals, including a big rip from 10 yards by Phil Alimam. The SI Attack line is the best I have ever seen, in CA – possibly beyond. They are all interchangeable in skills, feeding, and finishing. What that means is when an opponent puts their top pole on, say, JW MCGovern, Poles 2 & 3 face Attackmen who are functionally equivalent. Here's my premise: There is almost always a hierarchy of talent among any Close D unit and in an Attack unit that is good (and equal in skill) the Attackman covered by the weakest Pole will have a BIG day! If you have not seen this Attack line – Chad Cohan, Joe Lang, JW McGovern – you are missing something special. You owe it to yourself to see these three this season. In an earlier post, I suggested this might be – in quotes – "an interesting game." The outcome was about as expected. The Mustangs are a well-coached team, with a number of fine players, but – this year – they were not a strong match for the Wildcats.
Corona Del Mar 15 – Menlo School 5. It was 3-0 CDM when I left things didn't get any better for Menlo. CDM is big, fast, smart, and unselfish. Their offensive QB, Mike Keasey, is smart, fast, and versatile. The Sea Kings are a very good team! The kind of team whose smarts, ball movement, and physicality makes them a WOW team to watch. Menlo is a smart team, with nice stick skills. The kind of team you want to do well. Against many teams the attributes of smart and skilled can carry the day. Today they ran into a team that is also smart and skilled, but has additional attributes of size and speed. Menlo rarely underperforms expectation, and they did not underperform today. The computers said they lose by about 10 goals and that's the way it turned out. I'm a fan of Menlo lacrosse and will watch them again this season!
More tomorrow on a VERY entertaining Langkammerer.
Brophy Prep (AZ) 6 Bellarmine (CCS CA) 3 Either Bellarmine's getting better or Brophy had an off game. This spread is smaller than I expected.
Marin Catholic 14 Serra 6 This IS about what I expected. Marin Catholic is a very nice team that seeks to find the open man on the crease. They are successful in this and that's why they're good on offense. They are energetic and relentless on defense and that creates offensive opportunities. This is a team I have grown to like. I like Serra, too. They are just earlier on the development curve than Marin Catholic.
St, Ignatius (CCS) 13 Monte Vista (NCS) 4. This is about what I had expected. Well, it was 1 goal less differential than I expected, and if the refs had not mistakenly excluded a goal by SI I would have been right on the money. SI's Will McKee continues his amazing performance at the foX, The D unit is superbly coordinated and the midfield produced a few nice goals, including a big rip from 10 yards by Phil Alimam. The SI Attack line is the best I have ever seen, in CA – possibly beyond. They are all interchangeable in skills, feeding, and finishing. What that means is when an opponent puts their top pole on, say, JW MCGovern, Poles 2 & 3 face Attackmen who are functionally equivalent. Here's my premise: There is almost always a hierarchy of talent among any Close D unit and in an Attack unit that is good (and equal in skill) the Attackman covered by the weakest Pole will have a BIG day! If you have not seen this Attack line – Chad Cohan, Joe Lang, JW McGovern – you are missing something special. You owe it to yourself to see these three this season. In an earlier post, I suggested this might be – in quotes – "an interesting game." The outcome was about as expected. The Mustangs are a well-coached team, with a number of fine players, but – this year – they were not a strong match for the Wildcats.
Corona Del Mar 15 – Menlo School 5. It was 3-0 CDM when I left things didn't get any better for Menlo. CDM is big, fast, smart, and unselfish. Their offensive QB, Mike Keasey, is smart, fast, and versatile. The Sea Kings are a very good team! The kind of team whose smarts, ball movement, and physicality makes them a WOW team to watch. Menlo is a smart team, with nice stick skills. The kind of team you want to do well. Against many teams the attributes of smart and skilled can carry the day. Today they ran into a team that is also smart and skilled, but has additional attributes of size and speed. Menlo rarely underperforms expectation, and they did not underperform today. The computers said they lose by about 10 goals and that's the way it turned out. I'm a fan of Menlo lacrosse and will watch them again this season!
More tomorrow on a VERY entertaining Langkammerer.
Monday, April 09, 2012
SI preps for the Langkammerer
The Langkammerer is a big deal at St. Ignatius, as can be seen in the pic below. Comin' up Thursday, guys!
Thursday, March 29, 2012
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.
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.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
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!
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!
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Langkammerer Schedule released
Pairings for the Langkammerer have been released. They are:
April 12th
10:30 Corona Del Mar v Menlo School
11:00 Monte Vista v Serra
12:30 Brophy v Bellarmine
1:00 Marin Catholic v Saint Ignatius
Tournament Dinner at 3:30PM for all teams and coaches
April 13th
10:00 Menlo v Bellarmine
10:30 Marin Catholic v Corona Del Mar
12:00 Monte Vista v Brophy
12:30 St. Ignatius v San Clemente
April 14th
9:30 Marin Catholic v San Clemente
9:30 Bellarmine v Corona Del Mar
11:30 Brophy v St. Ignatius
Monte Vista v Menlo School
Here are today's LaxPower's power ratings for participating teams - high to low:
St. Ignatius 98.88
Corona Del Mar 97.36
Brophy Prep 97.32
Marin Catholic 96.31
Monte Vista 95.10
San Clemente 94.75
Bellarmine 91.17
Menlo School 88.70
Serra 84.16
When the sixth highest rated team in a tournament has a 94.75 power rating, you've got one heck of a tournament! Can't wait to see this event.
Friday, February 17, 2012
The Langkammerer Trophy
The Jerry Langkammerer Invitational is the most prestigious in-season High School lacrosse tournament in the Western United States. It is hosted by Saint Ignatius College Prep and annually gathers a top-notch field of teams from a bunch of states in the Western United States. This year will be no different. I've been fortunate to attend all the Langkammerer Invitationals. I wouldn't miss it. Last year I saw a flash of the new trophy for the Langkammerer and it looked great. Now, I've got a few pics of it. Here they are:
Count on SI to do it right! This thing is 30 inches of limited edition bronze sculptures, brass plaques, and solid mahogany planks, and is a fitting trophy for a tremendous tournament. Every team that has ever participated in the Langkammerer is listed for the year in which they competed. This year's event should be just as good as ever!
Count on SI to do it right! This thing is 30 inches of limited edition bronze sculptures, brass plaques, and solid mahogany planks, and is a fitting trophy for a tremendous tournament. Every team that has ever participated in the Langkammerer is listed for the year in which they competed. This year's event should be just as good as ever!
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