Ponderosa Lacrosse

Apparel Ordering

2012-01-30T16:01:00.002-07:00

Dear Ponderosa Lacrosse Players,

Attached is the information that you will need in order to purchase spirit wear for the boys. To make sure that we are able to get the merchandise in time for the official start of the season, we need all order forms and checks turned into the Ponderosa Athletic Office no later than Wednesday, February 1. Please attach your check to the order form.

See Booster Notes for pictures of items - there will be 2 documents...

2012-01-25T08:04:00.002-07:00

We've had a few more players sign up for Winter League and they should appear in the roster below. To keep the teams manageable for playing time, only participate for the team you are assigned to, unless you trade with someone from the other team. These games are short and we want everyone to get equal amount of playing time.

Also, if you've not paid or turned in your form, please bring it this weekend.

Thanks,

Coach Tierney

First Name	Last Name	Grade	Position	Form	Paid	Team
Dan	Denton	12	A	1	60	Gold
Zach	Goss	12	G	1	60	Maroon
Taylor	Johnson	12	M	1	60	Gold
Brett	Kopasz	12	A			Maroon
DJ	Pantone	12	D			Gold
Kevin	Solley	12	M			Maroon
Connor	Allison	11	M	1	60	Maroon
Mike	Anthony	11	D	1		Gold
Josh	Cramer	11	M	1	60	Maroon
Sean	Harkins	11	A\M	1	60	Gold
Connor	Henderson	11	A	1	60	Maroon
Berkley	Kading	11	D	1		Maroon
Trevor	Leahy	11	A	1	60	Gold
Damon	Mango	11	D	1	60	Gold
Roman	Martinez	11	A	1		Maroon
John	Montgomery	11	M	1	60	Gold
Kicker	Nilsen	11	D	1	60	Maroon
Sasha	Pavicevic	11	A\M		60	Maroon
Ben	Smith	11	M	1	60	Maroon
Brendan	Vassallo	11	G	1	60	Gold
Blake	Bruner	10	A	1	60	Maroon
Grant	Collins	10	D	1	60	Gold
Jacob	Frankel	10	A	1	60	Maroon
Shane	Hester	10	M	1	60	Gold
Adam	Lange	10	D	1	60	Maroon
Brian	LaPorta	10	A	1	60	Gold
Jacob	McDevitt	10	G	1		Gold
Rory	McElligatt	10	M	1		Gold
Kenny	Schader	10	A	1	60	Maroon
James	Scott	10	A	1		Gold
Matt	Skalisky	10	M	1	60	Maroon
Cole	Smith	10	D	1	60	Maroon
Shawn	Smith	10	M	1	60	Gold
Brett	Straten	10	M	1	60	Maroon
Cody	Wilson	10	D	1	60	Gold
Ben	Zimbeck	10	M	1	60	Maroon
Austin	Bullock	9	D	1	60	Gold
Justin	Cygan	9	M	1	60	Maroon
Jack	Griffin	9	M	1	60	Gold
Noah	Henderson	9	M	1	60	Maroon
Will	Long	9	D	1	60	Maroon
Derik	Mango	9	A	1	60	Gold
Luke	Tierney	9	M	1	60	Gold

Winter League Roster & Schedule

2012-01-19T11:28:00.004-07:00

Here is the link for the schedule....www.teamsideline.com/sspr
The teams are below. Feel free to encourage your player to come to both games to support their teammates and possibly be available to play if need be.

First Name	Last Name	Grade	Position	Form	Paid	Team
Dan	Denton	12	A	1	60	Gold
Zach	Goss	12	G	1	60	Maroon
Taylor	Johnson	12	M	1	60	Gold
Connor	Allison	11	M	1	60	Maroon
Mike	Anthony	11	D	1		Gold
Josh	Cramer	11	M	1	60	Maroon
Sean	Harkins	11	A	1		Gold
Connor	Henderson	11	A	1	60	Maroon
Berkley	Kading	11	D	1		Maroon
Trevor	Leahy	11	A	1	60	Gold
Damon	Mango	11	D	1	60	Gold
Roman	Martinez	11	A	1		Maroon
John	Montgomery	11	M	1	60	Gold
Kicker	Nilsen	11	D	1	60	Maroon
Ben	Smith	11	M	1	60	Maroon
Brendan	Vassallo	11	G	1	60	Gold
Blake	Bruner	10	A	1	60	Maroon
Grant	Collins	10	D	1	60	Gold
Jacob	Frankel	10	A	1	60	Maroon
Shane	Hester	10	M	1	60	Gold
Adam	Lange	10	D	1	60	Maroon
Brian	LaPorta	10	A	1	60	Gold
Jacob	McDevitt	10	G	1		Gold
Rory	McElligatt	10	M	1		Gold
Kenny	Schader	10	A	1	60	Maroon
James	Scott	10	M	1		Gold
Matt	Skalisky	10	M	1	60	Maroon
Cole	Smith	10	D	1	60	Maroon
Shawn	Smith	10	M	1	60	Gold
Brett	Straten	10	M	1	60	Maroon
Cody	Wilson	10	D	1	60	Gold
Ben	Zimbeck	10	M	1	60	Maroon
Austin	Bullock	9	D	1	60	Gold
Justin	Cygan	9	M	1	60	Maroon
Jack	Griffin	9	M	1		Gold
Noah	Henderson	9	M	1	60	Maroon
Will	Long	9	D	1	60	Maroon
Derik	Mango	9	A	1	60	Gold
Luke	Tierney	9	M	1	60	Gold

Several IMPORTANT Announcements

2012-01-10T18:03:00.002-07:00

A document with this message and other important information can be downloaded from the documents section of the web site.

Lacrosse Players,

Coach Heritage and I will be at Ponderosa at 3:15, this Wednesday, January 11th. Coach Heritage will go through the conditioning program, which all players not currently in a sport, should start next Monday. The program is a 6 week program that was developed for the Metro State's Lacrosse Program. Please plan on attending the overview this Wednesday. We will meet in the weight room at 3:15. The attached files are related to this conditioning.

Also, we will have two teams for the indoor winter league. We are scheduled to play ourselves this week. I have moved that game from Saturday night during the Bronco game, to Friday from 3:30- 4:30 at the Sports Dome. The field will actually be open at 3, so get there as early as you can. We will split the players into two teams after this session. I've attached a link for the schedule for the remainder of the season. By next Tuesday, we will have assigned all players to either Ponderosa Maroon or Ponderosa Gold. If you cannot make one of the games, we can use players from our other team to trade games or fill spots. The cost for the indoor league will be $60. If you've not turned in your form already, you can do it up until Thursday this week. Otherwise, bring it this Friday with a check for payment. If you already turned in a form, just bring your check this Friday.

Here is the link for the remainder of the Winter League II season: www.teamsideline.com/sspr

Click on the drop downs under - Winter II '12
+ Youth Lacrosse
+ Sat Boys HS A

Winterfest Tournament/Congrats Seniors!

2011-12-30T15:50:00.003-07:00

CONGRATULATIONS to Brett Kopasz, Kevin Solley, DJ Pantone and Zach Goss for being selected to participate in the Winterfest Tournament. These boys were nominated by Coach Zazzaro and chosen for the DougCo Select Team. They will be playing in three games on January 7, 2012, along with players from Chaparral and Highlands Ranch. Attached, you will find the schedule. The two local games are at South Suburban (Bubble) at 10:00am nd 3:00pm, with one at the Foothills location at 7:00pm. I bet they would love some support from their teammates and fans!

GO MUSTANGS!!

The 2012 Winterfest Saturday schedule has been announced!

The Saturday Schedule for the Round Robin seed tournament portion of Winterfest can be downloaded by you. It is located under the RESOURCES tab on the Ponderosa Lacrosse web page under FORMS & DOCUMENTS or can be found at:

http://www.lacrosseoutreach.org/WinterFest/winterfest-2012-saturday-schedule.html

Lacrosse Clinic at South Suburban Sports Dome

2011-11-15T09:25:00.003-07:00

If you are interested in playing lacrosse at Ponderosa or you are a returning player, we have rented the South Suburban Sports Dome.

The Sports dome has been rented for the following 4 Saturdays:

November 19th - December 3rd, 10th and 17th, from 3:30 to 5:00

We will be running Lacrosse Clinics focused on improving stick skills, dodging, shooting and field knowledge. The cost to participate in the clinics will be $30. Please complete the form attached to the email sent out Monday evening from Ponderosa Lacrosse. We will need the player's name, grade, position and experience, along with a check payable to "Ponderosa Lacrosse".

Once completed have your son deliver the form and check to the Ponderosa Athletic office. I encourage everyone who is able to attend some or all of these sessions to sign up. We will get better as a team, if everyone works on getting better as a lacrosse player. Please turn the forms in by Friday November 18th.

Thanks, Coach Tierney

Pat Tierney hired as Varsity Head Coach

2011-10-05T08:51:00.003-06:00

Dear Lacrosse players, parents and supporters…

Pat Tierney was named head lacrosse coach for the Ponderosa Lacrosse program on October 4, 2011. Pat grew up in New Jersey and played lacrosse for Montclair High School. He attended Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland and played Division 1 lacrosse under Coach Dave Cottle. He then was drafted by the New Jersey Arrows, the first professional lacrosse league, that unfortunately folded in the first year. Currently, Pat continues to play in competitive Men’s club leagues. Since 2001, Pat has lived in Colorado and has been coaching both his daughter and son. Over the past two years, he helped coach a Parker Hawks team, that finished their 8th grade season with a record of 34-1.

“My immediate goal will be finalizing our coaching staff for the upcoming winter and spring leagues. Any successful program should have consistency amongst its program’s teams and players, whether they are freshman or senior players. I also want to continue to cultivate the youth programs in Parker that will feed our program with future players. I am both honored and excited to be a part of the Ponderosa Lacrosse program and I look forward to getting to know the players and their families.”

Pat

Please feel to reach out to Pat at his email pattierney@comcast.net with any questions or comments.

Look forward to more announcements regarding booster meetings and upcoming
coach/player/parent meet and greet!

See you all soon LAX fans!

Helmets have been ordered

2011-10-04T17:59:00.002-06:00

Thank you for everyone that ordered a new helmet. We were able to meet the minimum number in order to receive the discounted price. Thank you Susan Bruner for taking on this task. Susan will be contacting you when the order arrives. If you have not, for some reason, paid for your helmet please get your payment to Susan ASAP.

Ponderosa Lacrosse Helmet Order

2011-09-01T08:51:00.000-06:00

Ponderosa Lacrosse Families:
Susan Bruner has been organizing an early lacrosse helmet order so that we can get a discount on any lacrosse helmets that are ordered at this time. As it stands right now, if we have 12 players who order a new helmet, we can get the helmet for $119 which is a cost savings of $35. She is ordering the same helmet that the boys ordered last year which is the CPXR top of the line concussion helmet. If she does not receive 12 orders, we will not be able to place the order. There will be a later order made for helmets, but the discount will not apply at that time.

If you are interested in ordering a new lacrosse helmet for your player for this spring season of lacrosse, please notify Susan Bruner directly at susanmbruner@yahoo.com or by calling her at 303-641-9804. It is imperative that you let her know as soon as possible so that she can place the order. The deadline for notification is September 8. She must have a check made out to Ponderosa Lacrosse by that time. You can mail the check to her home address which is as follows: 7305 Meadow View, Parker, CO 80134.

Also, if there is a different style of helmet that your player would like to have, it might be best for you to purchase your player's own helmet at your convenience.

Thank you so much!

Pikes Peak Lacrosse Charity clinic

2011-05-26T09:38:00.001-06:00

From the folks at Cheyenne Mountain:

We’re having the 4th Pikes Peak Lacrosse Charity clinic again this year, with the proceeds once again going to the Alzheimer’s Foundation. Check out the information below if you're interested!

Who: All rising 2nd through 9th grade girls and boys
Where: Cheyenne Mountain High School Stadium Turf Field

When: Saturday, June 18 9:30 – 12:00

Cost: Requested donation $20 (additional siblings $10)

What to bring: Full equipment (including mouthguard). Bring water and snacks.

Coaches: Colorado Springs area high school varsity players (some moms and dads will help)

All proceeds will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association, in honor of my aunt Laura Trent. I hope you take advantage of this great opportunity to learn some good lacrosse. If you plan on attending, please send an email saying who is coming and their age, just so I can get a head count of how many players to expect.

Thank you,

Michael Snider
Cheyenne Mtn lacrosse
Michael.snider5@gmail.com

Summer Tournament Reminder

2011-05-14T09:29:00.002-06:00

We have an excellent opportunity to get ready for next year starting now! We are looking to start our 2011-12 season now to better prepare ourselves for the future! This opportunity is for the classes of 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 (incoming Frosh). We are expecting to have 10-15 new players on the varsity next season and this will help give you a big boost in preparing yourself for the season. Please get back to me by May 15th so I can register the team in the two June tournaments....space is filling up fast and they are holding spots for us.

Also, the Booster Club is looking to give back a little REBATE (not sure yet until all bills are paid) for returning players to play in the tournament (s) during the summer. More on this over the weekend. And let us know if you can only play in one and/or two tournaments and box league and other potential opportunities. Please contact me before signing up to make sure we have sufficient numbers for a team.

Summer Obligations:

1.) DU TEAM TOURNAMENT

June 23-26, 2011 (6 games)

Dick's Sporting Goods Complex

Commerce City, CO

Over 80 College Coaches

We would compete in the middle division

Tournament Expense - $275 ($250 goes to tournament; $25 goes to coaches)

Each Player must register on the own - Pondo needs 20 players to compete

http://denverpioneerslacrosse.com/CAMPS/page8/page8.html

$25 "Coaching fee" goes towards coaching 2 practices as well as during weekend

*Email me, so I can put you on our team list*

2.) 3DLax TOURNAMENT

June 17-19, 2011

Dicks Sporting Goods Complex

Commerce City, CO

Over 80 College Coaches

We would play in middle division

Tournament Expense - $275 ($250 goes to tournament; $25 goes to coaches)

Each Player must register on the own - Pondo needs 20 players to compete

https://3dlacrosse.com/secure/denver-shootout-player-registration

$25 "Coaching fee" goes towards coaching 2 practices as well as during weekend

*Email me so I can put you on our team list*

3.) Box Lacrosse - 4v4

Parker Recreation Center - Outdoors

Wednesday nights in June (A total of 5 nights)

I'm starting a Middle School and HS League for parker and the surrounding areas; A flier will be going out shortly

$65 per participant

Fall Obligations

4.) Fall Mini Camp (September)

$100 - Strength Training/On Field Training for 4 weeks, 12 Practices

5.) DU TEAM FALL TOURNAMENT

November TBD

Information is the same as above for Summer Team Fall Tournament

$275 for each participant

Winter Obligations

6.) Adrenaline Shootout

San Diego, CA

Either 1st or 2nd Weekend in January

5-8 Games over weekend

Need 20 Players minimum, if more players sign up we will enter two teams

140 College Coaches

Associated Estimated Cost: $250 tournament fee, flight, $350, Hotel $100, Meals $150, Ground Transportation, $100, Coaches fee $50

We will fundraise for this tournament to lower costs - This will in effect be our spring trip

7.) South Suburban League - Saturday nights - $75 per player or Box League

January/February

Coaches will be paid out of this as well

8.) ****We are looking to hire an outfit of Marines, Navy Seals, Green Beret to do some team building during a weekend in February. The cost will be approximately $125 per player. We will be using the same group that Oregon's Football team is using this summer. This will be intense!!! We will look to fundraise for this as well. I have already spoken to them...they are ready, we just have to set a date!

9.) No out of state spring trip for the 2011-12 year. Our fundraising efforts will be used to offset the Adrenaline Shootout, and the Navy Seals, Marine Training. But, we will look to schedule 1-2 games in Colorado against Colorado competition during our Spring Break Week (schedule/dates should be set by January 2012). I will look to give players a long 3 day break during Spring Break (just not sure if it will be at the end or the beginning of the spring trip) depending how the schedule works out. We will look to play our 15 games next year against Colorado competition.

2011 Season Highlights

2011-05-03T11:47:00.008-06:00

2011 PONDEROSA SEASON ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Team:
• Finished 3-5 in Douglas County League - 6th Place (9 teams)
• Played 11 schools with a winning record (Possibly 11 CHSAA playoff teams - Announced 5/2)
• Strength of Schedule was 18 out of 63
• Transitioning to a 4A School playing in 5A conference (Pondo’s population around 1300, most schools in Douglas County conference over 2000 students)

Individual:

• Most Valuable Player - Tyler Sandt ’11
• Most Valuable Offensive Player - Joey Meier ’11
• Most Valuable Defensive Player - Kyle Shefferly ’11
• Most Improved Player - DJ Patone ’12
• Coaches Award - Jake Doyle ’11, Jake Mendenhall ’11
• Rookie of The Year - Blake Bruner ’14
• Iron Man Award (Present at all practices and games) - Jake Mendenhall ’11, Blake Bruner ’14, Nicholai Berringer ’11, Tyler Sandt ’11, Damon Mango ’13, Austin Giorgetta ’13 (mistakenly omitted at banquet), Joey Meier ’11
• Team Scholar - Joey Meier ’11
• All-League Recipients - First Team All Douglas County Midfielder - Tyler Sandt ’11, Second Team All Douglas County Midfielder Jake Doyle ’11, Second Team All Douglas County Defensemen - Kyle Shefferly ’11, Honorable Mention All Douglas County Midfielder - Austin Laliberte ’11 (mistakenly omitted at banquet), Honorable Mention All Douglas County - Defensemen - Garrett Butler ’11 (mistakenly omitted at banquet), Honorable Mention All Douglas County Attack - Joey Meier ’11, Honorable Mention All Douglas County Longstick Midfielder - DJ Patone ’12, Honorable Mention All Douglas County Longstick Midfielder - Damon Mango ’13
• All-State - pending

Volunteer Extraordinares:

Tony and Shelli Mango, Madeline and Steve Shefferly, Carol Albro, John and Carla Kopasz, Cheri and Brian Laliberte, Bill Shriver, Tammy Meier, Chris Goss, Denice Driggs, Susan Bruner, Kathy Butler, Michele Sandt, Cindy Doyle, Dan Booher, Terry Berringer, Kirk Adams, Sandra Giorgetta, Gayle and Craig Fidler, Becky Smith.

FROSH finishes the season 11-0 - UNDEFEATED

2011-04-29T19:13:00.002-06:00

The FROSH team beat Highlands Ranch today 14-0 to complete the 2011 season UNDEFEATED. Congratulations to the entire team. The win did come with a big loss to the team. Ryan Driggs, a defenseman, was hit on the knee by an opposing player and suffered a season ending injury. GET WELL QUICKLY!!!

The team rallied around Ryan and scored 9 unanswered goals in the second half. The defense along with the midfield did not allow a single shot on goal in the second half.

Coach Steve, Eric and Michael are very proud of how the boys responded after Ryan was injured. The entire team played outstanding Lacrosse and kept their heads to win convincingly.

The final game for the JV is on our home field at 10AM on 4/30 against Grandview. See everyone there!!!

Ponderosa JV loses to Cherokee Trail

2011-04-24T19:00:00.003-06:00

This was a difficult loss. Trailing 6-2 at half, our JV team did not give up. Our team came out flat in the first half but rallied to outplay Trail in the second half, outscoring Trail 5-2. Everyone played hard and gave their best effort. The coaches are very proud of every member of this team. The team welcomed back to his first full game since injury, Drew Stephon.

Game balls
Goalie -- Brendan Vassallo
Defensemen -- Adam Lange, Ryan Driggs and Cody Wilson.
Midfielders -- Cole Smith, Connor Allison, John Montgomery, Ben Smith and Ben Zimbeck
Attackmen -- Kenny Schrader, Brian Laporta, Sean Harkins

The JV team has 2 games remaining in the season - 4/27 against Castle View at DC Stadium and 4/30 home against Grandview. We hope to see as many parents as possible at these final two games. Thank you for the support of the team.

A REMINDER - the banquet is Sunday May 1st. If you have not confirmed that you are coming to the banquet please do so ASAP. Please reference emails sent out last week for details.

FROSH improves record to 8-0 with overtime win

2011-04-21T19:19:00.003-06:00

In a tightly contested game the FROSH team, in overtime, beat Mountain Vista 11-10. The game was played at Mountain Vista. Attackman Roman Martinez scored the winning goal, his second, at 3:07 of overtime off a feed from Middie Connor Allison.

Ken Schrader lead the team with 4 goals. Ben Zimbeck had 2 goals along with Brian Laporta, Ben Smith and Connor Henderson, 1 each.

The game was 7-3 Ponderosa at half, 9-7 Ponderosa at the end of three and Mountain Vista went ahead 10-9 with 4:49 left in the game. Ben Zimbeck won a faceoff and scored 9 seconds later to tie the game at 10.

Our defense tighted and the game went into overtime. Mountain Vista won the faceoff but lost the ball when our defense was able to force a turnover. We cleared the ball and setup our offense. In a motion offense Connor moved the ball down the left side of the field and found Roman cutting on the crease.

The entire team contributed in this win by controlling ground balls on both ends of the field.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

JV and Varsity record victories over Douglas County

2011-04-19T21:24:00.003-06:00

Congratulations!!

Both teams were in action today and both teams were able to bring home a win. The JV team recorded a 10-5 win and the Varsity a 9-6 win.

GAMES THIS WEEK - CHECK SCHEDULE FOR GAME TIMES

Varsity
Home - Friday, 4/22 against Legend at Sports Authority
Home -Saturday 4/23 at the grass field at Ponderosa against Cherokee Trail

JV
Home - Saturday 4/23 on the grass at Pondersoa against Cherokee Trail

FROSH
Away - Thursday 4/21 at Mountain Vista on the turf field
Home - Friday 4/22 on the grass at Ponderosa against Legend

FROSH team wins Mountain Vista Tournament

2011-04-17T08:37:00.005-06:00

Saturday, the Ponderosa FROSH team won the GREEN bracket at the Mountain Vista Annual C- team lacrosse Shootout. There were 24 teams in the tournament playing in three different brackets. The teams were placed in the brackets based upon school size and current win/loss records. Ponderosa played three games beating Monarch 11-1, Denver East 8-4 and in the championship game, the team beat Lewis-Palmer 7-4. In the championship game our team led 5-0 at halftime.

Every player contributed to winning this tournament. Our long stick defensive players and goalies held their opponents to 9 goals in the tournament. Our attack and midfield scored 26 goals. Our players fundamentals were outstanding. Our team won the majority of the face offs and won the ground ball battle in every game. Our defense repeatedly knocked down passes to create turnovers and the offense played ball control. The entire coaching staff could not be prouder of each players effort and execution of the game. The boys played 3 outstanding games of lacrosse.

Thank you parents for being there to cheer the team on!!

JV and FROSH news

2011-04-10T10:59:00.002-06:00

A recap of all JV and FROSH games will be posted here each week. Since we are just getting started, I will attempt to recap some of the games from earlier in the year. Coach Michael

Habitat For Humanity Project!

2011-03-14T15:30:00.002-06:00

The Habitat for Humanity project was a great success! Check out more photos of the work we did for Veronica, (center), by going to the Photo section, or checking out our Facebook page!

Order your Ponderosa Practice Gear by Friday 18!

2011-02-16T12:35:00.000-07:00

IMPORTANT:

ORDER PRACTICE PACK EQUIPMENT

(SWEATS, SHOOTING SHIRTS, SHORTS, PINNIES, ETC)

BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH

TO HAVE EQUIPMENT BY MARCH.

- THIS IS COMPLETELY CUSTOMIZABLE -

YOU CAN GET EVERYTHING OR JUST SOME OF THE ITEMS.

TO ORDER EQUIPMENT, DOWNLOAD THE ORDER FORM HERE

AND EMAIL TO DMURRAY@HARROWSPORTS.COM.

Preseason Boys Lacrosse Camp

2011-02-03T16:16:00.003-07:00

PONDEROSA PRESEASON BOYS LACROSSE CAMP

PONDEROSA HS TURF FIELD

3RD-8TH GRADE - YOUTH

9-11:30AM ON TURF

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26

Powered by the Ponderosa High School Lacrosse Program!!

Expectations:

This program is for the passionate lacrosse player who wants to take their game to the next level and prepare for their. Players will take part in an intense lacrosse program in which each player will receive special attention and support according to individual needs. Learning while having fun will permeate through each session.

Player Development:

As coaches, we are on a quest to develop the ultimate lacrosse player. We believe that we have created a system that will enable players to grow and improve so that they can reach their fullest potential. Here is a snapshot of some of the areas we will focus on:

     - Positional Work
     - Increasing ball touches, “lacrosse sense”, and decision-making during each session
     - (Broken plays, small sided games, Indoor/Outdoor/Box style competitions/games)
     - Team Skills/Competitions/ScrimmagesEmphasis on individual skills/fundamentals/speed training

Director - David Zazzaro - 17 years as a college head coach at Colby College and Colorado College. Winningest Lacrosse at Colby College; has coached numerous All-League, Academic All American, and All America players, 1998 New England Coach of the Year.

Ponderosa High School Varsity/Junior Varsity/Frosh Coaches (Tony Sokolow, Peyton Tyrie, Mike Zadigan, Steve Driggs, Matt Schlaepfer, Cliff Meier, Michael Leleck, Eric Rakocsy) and the Ponderosa Program of Players. There will be excellent Player to Coach/Counselor ratios!!!

Register Before: Friday, February 25

Click here to download the registration form: Camp_Registration_Form_2011.pdf

Cost: $35 (Checks made out to Ponderosa High School Lacrosse)

Ponderosa High School

7007 Bayou Gulch Rd.

Parker, CO 80134

Youth Coaches bring your teams! You are encouraged to attend to watch and observe! We will have a 30 minute post camp coaches sessions. Also, stay and watch Gold and Cardinal intra-squad scrimmage!

Fundraiser Event, Sat. March 12

2011-01-27T15:38:00.000-07:00

Please set aside Saturday March 12th on your calendar for our big event fundraiser. We are scheduled to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity from 9 am to 4:30 pm. We will have a letter available February 1st for the boys to send out to family members and friends requesting sponsorship (donations) for this event. This will be our one and only major fundraiser so all boys will be required to participate.

More details to follow.

- Coach Zazzaro

Lacrosse Registration

2011-01-26T13:39:00.001-07:00

BOYS LACROSSE PLAYERS AND FAMILIES,

Please contact your athletes and let them know that NOW is the time to register for spring sports! The registration paperwork is online under athletics on the PHS website, (see link below). Students need to download the forms, fill them out and bring them to the athletic office along with their fee. Getting this done now will ensure that they're ready to practice on February 28.

Find the forms at:

http://www1.dcsdk12.org/secondary/phs/Athletics/forms.html

Thanks!

Spring Break News

2011-01-25T16:30:00.000-07:00

The Mustangs Varsity and JV Lacrosse teams will be traveling down to Arizona during our annual Spring Trip from Sunday, March 20 through Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Our Spring Trips have become an annual event which allows the program to develop in many important ways. The team bonding, the focused attention on lacrosse, the competition and playing of another state's top programs enhances, enriches, and elevates our program, so when we return to Colorado we are ready to compete for a Douglas County Conference title and a chance to battle for a State Championship.

This year, we are playing two top teams from the Phoenix (Desert Vista HS) and Tucson (Salpointe Catholic) areas respectively. This is open to the first 45 players (mandatory for varsity, strongly encouraged for JV players who aspire to contribute at the varsity level someday). It does not matter what year you are, if you are interested, please contact Mrs. Madeline Shefferly (Kyle Shefferly '11 - Captain) to sign up. If you're having trouble with the link, her email can be found on the Booster Club page.

The Spring Break committee will be sending out information this week.

Signups open thru 2/16

2011-01-25T11:46:00.000-07:00

Spring Signups for Boys Lacrosse Season are open until February 15.

Please signup at the Athletic Office with Athletic Secretary Sandra Mira.

Parents must write a check for $150 and fill out the paperwork.

Spring Break is Arizona.

More information will follow.

Welcome to the new website!

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After several months of redevelopment and redesign, the Ponderosa Mustangs LAX website is back in action and ready for the Spring 2011 season!

This Announcements section will be updated by the coaches on a regular basis, providing you with important information regarding practices, games and any other pertinent topics in a simple and centralized location. Subscribe to email updates using the simple form below, and any new announcements that have been posted will be waiting for you in your inbox when you wake up in the morning.

We are also looking into connecting this announcement section with twitter.com so that students and parents can receive up-to-the-minute updates via cell phone or email. Players should expect to hear more about this from the coaches soon.

Because the site has undergone major renovations, some pages are still in progress and will continue to grow and develop over the next few weeks. Photos, media, game stats and other information will be added as they become available.

Check back often, and enjoy!