| Sun-07-27 | ||
| Central - 3 | Long Island - 14 | |
| Western - 5 | Hudson Valley - 7 | |
| Sat-07-26 | ||
| Adirondack - 4 | Western - 11 | |
| New York City - 1 | Long Island - 17 | |
| Central - 8 | Hudson Valley - 7 | |
| Fri-07-25 | ||
| Central - 5 | Western - 6 | |
| New York City - 5 | Hudson Valley - 12 | |
| Adirondack - 2 | Long Island - 11 | |
| Hudson Valley - 10 | Western - 8 | |
| Adirondack - 5 | New York City - 8 | |
| Long Island - 7 | Central - 6 | |
| Thu-07-24 | ||
| Adirondack - 3 | Hudson Valley - 10 | |
| Central - 12 | New York City - 4 | |
| Long Island - 14 | Western - 12 | |
| Central - 12 | Adirondack - 3 | |
| Hudson Valley - 8 | Long Island - 9 | |
| New York City - 4 | Western - 12 |
Top Stories and Links
2008 - It's Long Island Again
(August 4, 2008) - Long Island easily defeated Central to walk away with their fourth consecutive Gold Medal. Hudson Valley also defeated Western to win the Bronze Medal. This was Long Island's 15th Gold Medal, Central's 9th Silver Medal, and Hudson Valley's 7th Bronze Medal..
Team Rochester wins Adidas Classic
(July 20, 2008) - Team Rochester was undefeated at 6-0 on their way to win the the first Adidas National Lacrosse Classic, held in Germantown, MD.
Section
Five - 2008 Wrap up
(July 1, 2008) - With the NYS semi-final losses of Canandaigua and Penn Yan, play for Section Five teams have ended for 2008. The Braves who beat Irondequoit 18-5 for the Class A championship ended up with a 23-1 record. Geneva beat Aquinas 14-13 for the Class B championship but lost to Hamburg in the Western Regionals. Penn Yan won their eleventh consecutive Section V championship by defeated Livonia 17-5.
Polls
and Rankings
(Season 2008) - Polls and rankings are available throughout the season. The SportsFive.NET rankings are released on Sunday each week. Rankings are based on each of the three classes (A, B and C). The New York State Sportswriters Association NYSSWA poll is released on Thursday each week and ranks teams from throughout all of New York State. National polls can be found at Laxpower.com
Check
out all the news
(July 1, 2008) - All news articles are available for review or research. You can see a list of available game reports for May 2008 or look at a list of all stories published on SportsFive. If you are looking for specific information, use the search engine. If you are interested in statistics, check out the statistics page.
New Alignments for 2009
(January 5, 2009) - 
There are interesting changes in league and sectional alignments for the 2009 season.
In the Monroe County League, Irondequoit moves from Division 1 to Division 2. In Finger Lakes, Victor has moved from the Finger Lakes League and will play a D-2 schedule in the Monroe County League.
Gates Chili moves from D-3 to D-1 this year and Churchville-Chili moves from D-3 to D-2. Hilton moves from D-2 to D-1 and Brighton moves from D-2 to D-3.
Two new teams join Section Five Lacrosse this Spring. East Rochester, coached by Mike Domm, will join with Gananda and will play a Monroe County D-3 schedule and will be added to the Class C tournament. Marcus Whitman will be coached by Bruce Teague Jr. They will play a Finger Lakes D-2 schedule and will also be entered in the Class C sectional tournament.
New York State has changed the student "population thresholds" for the three class system in lacrosse. Class C remains the same with schools under 650 students. Class B will now include schools with at least 650 students and less than 1,100 students. and Class A schools will have at least 1,100 students. All populations are based on the annual school census (BEDS).
As a result of the reconfigurations, Irondequoit, Canandaigua and McQuaid move from Class A to Class B. Geneva and Aquinas who have, for a number of years, petitions to move up from Class C to Class B have decided to stay in Class C this year.
So, what do all these changes mean? Although league championships probably are most meaningful to the teams that win them, moving Irondequoit out of Monroe County D-1 makes them a strong contender for a league title, without having to beat teams like Fairport, Penfield and Schroeder who will probably be happy to have the Eagles out of their league title hunt. Thomas, who won the D-2 title for the last three years will now have some additional competition and an opportunity for improved bragging rights if they can make it four in a row.
The Section Five Tournament alignment will see a much stronger Class B tournament as Canandaigua, Irondequoit and McQuaid move from Class A. Geneva and Aquinas, who have been strong contenders in past few years, after moving up from Class C, will stay in Class C this year, giving Penn Yan and Waterloo more competition than they have seen in a number of years.
Although Section Five will host three open tournaments again this year (every team will play), seeding is always a concern and the new alignments could have an effect on seeding as they are based on wins and losses. Rules on how teams schedule league vs non-league games different in each of the leagues. The strength of out of league wins can make a significant difference in seeding. In addition, both Finger Lakes and GRALL teams are allowed 18 games while Monroe County teams remain maxed out at 16 games which also puts their teams at a disadvantage in scheduling non-league games. In the end, however, every team has a chance to win a championship.
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Training for Officials available
(December 11, 2008) - The Genesee Valley Lacrosse Officials Association (GVLOA)is currently recruiting officials for the upcoming spring season. The association is responsible for officiating boys` Section V high school lacrosse. 
As the sport continues to grow there is a great demand for officials.
"If you ever played or are a lacrosse player why not consider giving something back to the game. If you are a parent who wants to develop a better understanding of the game, the association can help you make a significant contribution to the sport." GVLOA has an excellent training program that will assist new officials with learning the rules, mechanics, judgment and on field communications.
The training schedule is now available (dates below). The five dates start on January 21st and end on March 18th.
To find out more about lacrosse officiating and the Genesee Valley Lacrosse Officials Association please visit their web site, www.gvloa.org. Specific information about officiating and a link to on-line registration is available here.
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| Wednesday January 21, 2009 | 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Victor Middle School |
| Wednesday February 4, 2009 | 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Victor Middle School |
| Wednesday February 18, 2009 | 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Victor Middle School |
| Wednesday March 4, 2009 | 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Victor Middle School |
| Wednesday March 18, 2009 | 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Victor Middle School |
Rochester Hall of Fame Inducts Four
(November 14, 2008) - The Greater Rochester Chapter of USLacrosse held their 2008 Hall of Fame dinner tonight at the Burgundy Basin Inn in Pittsford. Linda Michele was introduced by Jeanne DelSignore and Rachel Ballatori. Tom Emmick was introduced by Bill Meagher. Mike Simon introduced John Johnson and Mark Rice was introduced by John Schembri before a crowd of a hundred well wishers.
Mike Rioden welcomed he fifteenth class of the Rochester Lacrosse Hall of Fame as Emcee before a group of "whose's who" of local lacrosse. Tim Soudan introduced Knighthawks general manager, Regy Thorpe and new owner and CEO, Curt Styres and spoke of new excitement in local professional lacrosse.
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Section Five Lacrosse Chairman, Mike Simon began the induction ceremony with his introduction of long-time friend, John Johnson, who led the Canandaigua high school program for twenty six years before taking the head coaching position at St. John Fisher College.
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former competitor and later teammate, Bill Meagher told a number of stories from college and professional days in his introduction of Tom Emmick. Emmick started his remarks explaining how, as a baseball catcher, he discovered lacrosse at Horseheads High School.
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Current Penfield High School Head Coach, John Schembri "roasted" his mentor and long time friend, Mark Rice in his humorous and joke-filled introduction..
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Finishing the ceremony was Jeanie DelSignore and her daughter, Rachel Ballatori who introduced East Rochester coach Linda Michelle. Ballatori flew in from Johns Hopkins (where she is a freshman lacrosse player) to tell the crowd about her former coach. Michele has a full day, as her Field Hockey team won in the NYS semi-finals at Chittenango High School and she shuttled back and forth for the ceremony.
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New Alignment for Monroe County
(October 8, 2008) - The Monroe County league Athletic Directors have re-aligned their league once again for 2009. Although there are still three divisions, there are a number of significant changes. Irondequoit moves down from D-1 to D-2. Gates Chili moves from D-3 to D-1 and Hilton moves from D-2 to D-1. Victor, who moved from the Finger Lakes League to Monroe County will play in D-2. Brighton moves down from D-2 to D-3 and East Rochester has expressed their intention to field a team (D-3) in 2009.
League schedules will be based on the following. Division-1 and Division-2 teams will play each team in their division once and will play each team in the other division once (resulting in 12 league games). Divison-3 teams will played each other twice.
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| Fairport | Churchville-Chili | Arcadia/Olympia |
| Rush-Henrietta | Thomas | Athena/Odyssey |
| Pittsford | Irondequoit | Spencerport |
| Gates Chili | Eastridge | Brockport |
| Penfield | Victor | Brighton |
| Hilton | Honeoye Falls-Lima | Batavia |
| Schroeder | East Rochester | |
Coaching Vacancies
(November 15, 2008) - Gates Chili is looking for a JV Coach and a Varsity Assistant coach. Contact Head Coach Mark Sweeney or Athletic Director Chris Hodge.
A Modified coaching position is open for the Greece Thunder. Apply through Josh Lacy's office at Odyssey.
Livonia may be looking for two modified and one Junior Varsity coaches for spring.
The Varsity Assistant job at Webster Thomas has been filled by former Victor Head Coach Mark Foeder.
2008 - It's Long Island Again
(August
4, 2008) - Long Island easily defeated Central to walk away with
their fourth consecutive Gold Medal. Hudson Valley also defeated Western
to win the Bronze Medal. 
This
was Long Island's 15th Gold Medal, Central's 9th Silver Medal, and Hudson
Valley's 7th Bronze Medal.
Hudson Valley controlled the game and won the bronze medal
(7-5) in men's lacrosse at the 31st annual Empire State Games. The entire
team contributed to the victory but the game was won on the exemplary achievements
of two particular Valley players. Luke Haggerty in the goal and Cole McCormack's
face off work was the difference for Hudson Valley. Western scored three
goals in the fourth quarter, two of which were in EMO but fell short.
In the first quarter Long Island scored three unanswered goals on their way to a 14-3 win. Matthew Palasek scored first, his first of six goals, with an assist from Steven Murphy on a side arm shot over the top of the goalie's stick.
In the cage, Long Island played Rob Bellairs in the entire game and he finished with 8s/3ga (73%). Central split goalies at the half. Alex Fiore took over for the second half and finished with 2s/8ga.
Long Island won their fourth consecutive gold medal. Although
the medal game was a blow out, the indications that the competition was the
best in years was readily available. Although Long Island defeated all their
opponents they won most by slim margins (Western by two, Hudson Valley by
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New York State Poll Out - Final 2008
(June
18, 2008) - 
The
final 2008 State poll is out today and Section Five had, once again, a total
of eight teams who made the list sponsored by the New York State Sportswriters
Association. Canandaigua dropped from the #4 position to
#6 with Irondequoit remaining at #11 and Penfield remaining at #12.
Thomas and McQuaid are on the honorable mention list.
In Class B, Geneva moves up from #14 to #10 and Aquinas remains on the honorable
mention list.
In Class C, Penn Yan remains in the
#10 slot.
The top spots went to the Champions, West Genesee (Section 11) in Class
A, Rocky Point (Section 11) in Class B and Mt. Sinai (Section 11) in Class
C.
The complete poll is available here.