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St. Albans will have two high school teams competing in the Georgetown Top Gun Shootout on Sunday, July 5th. STA will practice on Thursday and Friday from 6-8 p.m. at Satterlee-Henderson Field. All players are expected to attend. If they have schedule conflicts, they should contact Coach Lester. Georgetown will be distributing the tournament schedule to the coaches late this week; when Coach Lester receives it, he will hand it out to the players at practice and put it on the website. If a player has not submitted the waiver and $75 check (made out to St. Albans Lacrosse), those needed to be turned in ASAP. To download a waiver, click here.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – St. Albans graduate Roger Ferguson ’09 was named MVP of the South team following the US Lacrosse National Senior Showcase at Bryant University on June 20.

Ferguson’s squad lost to a tough East team in its semifinal match-up, and beat the West all-star team in the consolation game. At the conclusion of Showcase, a Most Valuable Player was picked from each 24-player team, and Ferguson was the South team’s honoree. In addition to playing stellar defense and scooping up numerous ground balls, long-stick middie Ferguson notched two assists on the day.
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The Providence location was perfect for Ferguson—not only will be attending nearby Brown University in the fall, but his grandparents and other family members live near Providence and they were able to watch him in the Showcase. The last Bulldog to participate in the Senior Showcase was Courtney Baker ’06, a defenseman for Cornell.

A first-team All-Met selection and a US Lacrosse and Under Armour All-American, Ferguson will participate in the prestigious Under Armour All-America game at Towson University on June 27. In the 4-year history of the Under Armour game, Ferguson is the second Bulldog to be selected. Thomas Muldoon ’06—an All-American attackman at Brown– played in the inaugural Under Armour All-America game, scoring a goal for the South squad.

St. Albans Lacrosse earned numerous honors at the US Lacrosse-Secondary School selection meeting on June 8.

Roger Ferguson ’09 and Chris Landon ’09 were named US Lacrosse All-Americans, the first time since 1991 that St. Albans has had two players receive that award in the same year. Five players total were selected from the Washington, DC, region. STA lacrosse players have earned All-American honors 14 times, dating back to 1989.

Ramsey Bates ’09 was named a US Lacrosse Academic All-American. Only two Academic All-Americans were selected for the Washington, DC, region. Bates is the seventh St. Albans varsity lacrosse player to be named Academic All-American, dating back to the inception of the award in 1994.

Also, St. Albans varsity coach Robby Walsh was selected as the “Assistant Coach of the Year.” One assistant coach in the region is selected for this award annually.

Congratulations to Roger Ferguson, Chris Landon, Ramsey Bates, Coach Walsh, and the 2009 St. Albans Bulldogs!

Due to the rain and field conditions, Friday Night Lights on June 5 is cancelled. Please pass the word (and please stay off the field!). Friday Night Lights will resume on Friday, June 12.

STA Upper School math teacher Richard Graham–pictured here with Coach Lester–starred in the recent alumni game on May 30, scoring a goal on attack and dazzling the crowd with both his leather helmet and acrobatic moves. While Mr. Graham is not a St. Albans alumnus, he earns honorary status as a result of serving as head JV lax coach for many years and for teaching math here for 17 years. Also, Mr. Graham’s son Armand is not only a St. Albans alumnus, but he is a former STA lax captain, All-IAC player, and national champion at Princeton. Lester and Graham Mr. Graham was a lacrosse and football standout at Severn School, and he continued his career at Princeton, where he started in lacrosse and played lightweight football. He was on the last Princeton lax team to win an Ivy League title before Princeton began its Ivy dominance in the 1990s, led by many STA alums, including Andy Moe, Jesse Hubbard, Andy Hubbard, and Winship Ross. We hope to see Mr. Graham at next year’s alumni game, scheduled for Saturday, June 6, 2010, at Noon! (Thank you to the more than 30 STA alumni who showed up for the 2009 game and put a hurt on the returning varsity squad).

The annual St. Albans Lacrosse Alumni Game will be held on Saturday, May 30th at Noon on Satterlee-Henderson Field. The game will pit the returning STA varsity players vs. any and all STA lax alums (the class of 2009 will be included on the alum side). There will also be a cookout after the game.

Players should plan on providing their own equipment. If you need equipment or if you have any questions, please contact head coach Malcolm Lester at 202-537-5703, mlester@cathedral.org. If you are not participating, feel free to come on out to watch. Also, access www.stalax.org for news and great photos from the 2009 season, as well as STA lax pictures from the past.

Jesse Hubbard Camp

April 29, 2009

St. Albans varsity lacrosse coach Jesse Hubbard ‘94 hosts his annual summer camp at Episcopal HS from July 12-16, 2009. Coach Lester encourages all STA players, Lower School through varsity, to consider signing up for this camp, run by 2008 Potomac Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee Jesse Hubbard, considered one of the all-time lacrosse greats. For more information, go to www.hubbardexperience.com or contact Coach Hubbard at (917) 847-1528 or hubbardlacrosse@gmail.com. Coach Lester says, “To be the best, learn from the best, and this is a great opportunity to learn from one of the country’s top lacrosse players and teachers, Jesse Hubbard.”

DC Lacrosse Classic

April 7, 2009

St. Albans will be hosting the first DC Lacrosse Classic on May 16th! For more info, read the following Northwest Current article:

DC Lacrosse Classic Article

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Middlebury/Washington and Lee Game

All students, parents , faculty and alums are invited to join the Varsity and Junior Varsity Lacrosse teams on SATURDAY, APRIL 4TH for the 17th ANNUAL FAMILY LACROSSE DAY. The Varsity players will host a clinic for all interested lower school boys from 10am to 1130 am that morning followed by two great match ups versus Chantilly High School. Varsity plays at 2pm, followed by the JV game at 4pm on Satterlee-Henderson field.

Come celebrate the “fastest game on two feet” and the great tradition of lacrosse at St Albans. Purchase the 2009 limited edition lacrosse shirt, other school gear …or just come to cheer on our teams! Check out the lacrosse program’s web site at stalax.org for more information on the game, the history of STA LAX, and highlights of our players and coaching staff.

Don’t miss out a day of great STA lacrosse for the whole family ……mark your calendar now for April 4th!

The Junior Varsity game scheduled for this afternoon (Thursday) against St. Mary’s Ryken has been postponed until tomorrow (Friday) at 3:30.  JV players should still be at St. Albans today at 2:45 for a regular practice.

Due to wet field conditions, the STA varsity game against Notre Dame Academy scheduled for this Saturday at 9:30 am has been moved to Episcopal High School and will start a half hour earlier at 9:00 am.

Jesse Hubbard ’94, the all-time leading goal scorer in Major League Lacrosse (MLL) history, and Lucius Polk ’03 have both signed to play for the Washington Bayhawks for the 2009 season. The Bayhawks will play their home games in Navy’s Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Hubbard and Polk are cousins, and other STA lax players in their family include Andy Hubbard ’91, Zach Dugan ’03, Max Hubbard ’08, Nick Dugan ’08, William Hubbard ’10, and Cormac Dugan ’14. See the Bayhawks press release below for more news on the 2009 season.

Goodbye To A Friend of STA Lax

February 25, 2009

Jim Range, long time companion to STA lax parent coordinator Anni McKillop, and all around supporter extraordinaire of Greg McKillop ’09 and Jess McKillop ’12, passed away on January 20, 2009, due to complications from cancer.

Jim’s obituary appeared in the Washington Post on Thursday, January 22, 2009, and on the website dedicated to his memory, www.jimrange.com. He was a well-known environmental lawyer and lobbyist who dedicated his entire career to the preservation of the environment and conservation of wildlife. Two former United States Senators gave remarks at the memorial service held at Fletchers Boat House on Tuesday, January 27, 2009.

As evidenced by the enormous number of people who turned out for the outside ceremony on a cold and snowy day, he will be missed greatly by the conservation community.

He will also be missed greatly by all lovers of STA lacrosse. He was ever present at the games, always next to his Anni. His stalwart support and optimism were evident to all. The boys were lucky indeed to have such a decent, kind, and committed supporter.

Summer LAX 2009

February 18, 2009

For St. Albans lacrosse’s 2009 summer dates for Friday Night Lights and team camps, please click here.


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