University's Mack Fall (10th from right, in back) and Grant Thompson (3rd from right)

BETHLEHEM, PA. - June 15 - University High players, Grant Thompson and Mack Fall, are playing on a travel team comprised of mainly of Sewickley Academy (Pa.) and Kiski School (Pa.) players. The team, Rivers Lacrosse, played in the 2014 Lehigh Laxfest Tournament at Lehigh University Sunday, June 15th. The team won the High School Varsity Division.
       There were 29 teams in the division and Rivers Lacrosse ended up in the championship game against Bucks Select (Bucks, PA). Both teams were undefeated (5-0 on the day) coming into the championship game. Rivers Lacrosse won the game 5-1. Thompson scored 2 goals and an assist while Fall added a goal.

DENVER, COLORADO - July 10 - Thomas Moore & Chuck Scatterday hooked up yesterday at the FIL World Championship in Denver. Moore, the Morgantown High boys head coach and teacher at Clay Battelle High School, moonlights as the Turkish National team's head coach.
       Scatterday, the founder of the Wheeling Area Lacrosse Association (WALA) is working this week as the Broadcast Center Liaison for all television partners, ESPN, ESPNU, e3, Altitude Network, Coaching Aide, syndication and local affiliates. He will be working directly with FIL and US Lacrosse to help document the games around the world

 

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Thomas Moore & Chuck Scatterday in Denver
at the FIL Championship

Morgantown's Thomas Moore gives instruction to Team Turkey

Coach Moore gives more instruction

DENVER, COLORADO - July 13 - Capital High's Fernando Martinez is playing for Team Spain this week at the FIL World Championship in Denver.
       Martinez was 2014 WVSLA - Division 2 - First Team All State,  scoring 16 goals and 6 assists this past season.


Martinez, in blue, facing off vs. George Washington in April

July 11 - Spain 10  Mexico14
 Martinez: 16 of 26 faceoffs, one assist, 7 GB's

July 12 - Spain 14  Columbia 2
Martinez  8 of 15 faceoffs and 2 GB's.

July 13 - Spain 1  Finland 18
Martinez 10 of 23 faceoffs, 2 GB's

July 14 - Spain 3  Latvia 21
 Martinez 19 of 28 faceoffs, 7 GB's

July 15 - Spain 6  Russia - 11
Martinez 13 of 19 faceoffs, 4 GB's

July 17 - Spain 9 vs. Russia 5 - Rematch
Martinez 9 of 16 faceoffs, 3 GB's

July 18 - Spain 6 vs. Thailand 12
Martinez 14 of 20 faceoffs

SPAIN - 30th Place

Capital High's Fernando Martinez #1

July 11 - Czech Republic 12 vs. Turkey 3
July 12 - Poland 7 vs. Turkey 7
July 13 - Turkey - 11 vs. Costa Rica - 2
July 14 - Turkey - 7 vs. Austria - 2
July 15 - Turkey 6 vs. Slovakia 5 in Overtime
July 16 - Turkey 3 vs. Italy 11
July 17 - Turkey 9 vs. Mexico 4
July 18 - Turkey 4 vs. Hong Kong 10

TURKEY - 22nd Place

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Morgantown High's Coach Moore with Team Turkey

July 13 - Pregame of Iroquois vs. Canada after lightning delay

Photo by Thomas Moore

Capital High Cougars at the World Games

Cougars Tyler McKinney, Fernando Martinez (Team Spain), Coach Wright

GATLINBURG, TENNESSEE - July 20 - Last weekend, girls from George Washington, Morgantown and Buckhannon-Upshur participated in the first ever Smoky Mountain Lacrosse Classic at the beautiful, brand new Rocky Top Sports World in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The girls had never before practiced together as a team, but played beautifully and ended 4-2, and in second place. All are hoping to go back in October for the Fall Mountain Classic!

Front row: Megan Kane (MHS), Ashley Lynch (BU), Grace Moore (GW), Haley Burrows (GW), Caroline Evans (GW), Samantha Pappas (BU)
Back row: Will Moore (Asst. coach, GW), Emmy Lowe (MHS), Savanah Randolph (GW), Katie Mallory (GW Alum), Rachel Cokeley (GW),
Cheyenne Banks (GW), Keke Robey (BU), Sarah Wilson (GW), Sarah White (GW), Greg Mallory (Head Coach, GW)

BUCKHANNON, Aug. 8 - West Virginia Wesleyan's women's team recently held a summer camp for girls. Coach Brentlinger reports that nearly 20 girls participated - Full story here

PHILIPPI, Aug. 8 - Alderson-Broaddus men's head coach Chris Lukas has announced that he has added Daniel Moriarty to be his assistant coach for the Battlers. - Full story here

BETHANY, Aug. 11 - Bethany College announced this summer that they will be joining the newly formed Ohio River Lacrosse Conference. The Bisons will be the only West Virginia team in the conference. The conference will launch Sept. 1, 2014 - Full story here

GREENSBURG, PA. - Aug. 19  - Morgan Cain, a 2009 graduate of Fairmont Senior High, has been named an assistant coach for Seton Hill University's women's varsity team.
     Cain was a WVSLA star. She was a three year letterman at Fairmont Senior and a first team All State midfielder in 2008 and 2009.  She was MVP in two girl's championship games, 2008 vs. University and 2009 vs. Morgantown.
     She excelled in her years at Seton Hill, scoring 37 goals and 30 assists for the Griffins in 2014. Always a top scorer for the team, she led the Griffins in scoring in 2011. She had 166 goals and 58 assists in her career at Seton Hill.

Morgan Cain, in white, in the 2008 WVSLA Championship game vs. University

PHOTO BY  TAMMY SHRIVER