Gold Division:
Heros 7, M&D Lax 6 (Championship)
After 71 games of play the 2008 Vail High School Championship came down to a backyard battle between M&D Lax and Heros, both of which reside in the Baltimore area. While dominating the early action, Heros only hung on to a fragile two goal lead. When M&D finally scored mid-way through the first half to cut the lead to one, Heros quickly answered with two goals to expand their lead to three. M&D scored a late first half goal to end the half at 4-2. As the second half started, Heros once again dominated play with their patient, but effective offense. Lead by tournament MVP, Katie Schwarzmann, mid-way through the second half, Heros lead 7-2 and momentum was clearly on their side. M&D was not done. With All-tournament team members, goalie, Molly Donaghue and Kathleen Cullen leading the way, M&D staged a hard fought rally cutting the lead to 7-6 with a minute and a half to go. Unfortunately, for M&D playing without three key players and playing two players down as a result of double yellow cards, Heros held on to claim the 2008 Vail High School Girls Championship.
Colorado 1 16, TLC 8 (3rd Place)
CTLF 14, Puget Sound 10 (5th Place)
PA Express 8, Houston Heat 6 (7th Place)
Silver Division:
Lady Blue Knights 12, Team Capital 7 (Championship)
The Silver Division championship game featured this year’s youngest team, Team Capital, against the second Canadian entry in the Vail Shootout, Lady Blue Knights from Ontario Canada. Lady Blue Knights took the lead early in the game with quick passing and fast transitions. The Blue Knights got balanced scoring from Jordi Loyst, Taylor Landry, Emily Uza and Emily Boissonneault in the first half with two goals each. The first half ended at 8-3, with Team Capital trailing behind. From the start of the second half, the youngsters from Team Capital, many using traditional wooden sticks, battled the Lady Blue Knights goal for goal throughout the second half. In the end the experienced and older Knights came out victorious with a score of 12-7, taking the Silver trophy north to Canada, and while this is not Lord Stanley’s cup, the Lady Blue Knights will cherish this crystal trophy for some time.
MFL 8, Queen City 7 (3rd Place)
Minnesota 7, Bay Area Wave 5 (5th Place)
Utah 13, Triple Threat 1 (7th Place)
Bronze Division:
Lakeshore 12, Detroit 9 (Championship)
On the final day of the 2008 High school Vail Lacrosse Shootout, Lakeshore came head to head with great lakes neighbor, Detroit in the Bronze division championship game. Early in the game Detroit jumped to a two goal lead, lead by number 58, Andi Raymond. The lead was short lived as Lakeshore grabbed momentum behind Claire Nelson-Johnson’s three first half goals, ending the first half with a 9-4 lead for Lakeshore. Lakeshore stretched its lead to six early in the second half before Detroit came roaring back, eventually cutting the Lakeshore lead to 11-9 late in the second half. Lakeshore iced the game on Nelson-Johnson’s fifth goal of the game to capture their first ever Vail division title. The final score was 12-9.
Colorado 2 13, Eagle Elite 3 (3rd Place)
Colorado 3 8, Indy Girls 4 (5th Place)
Midwest Elite – Automatic (7th Place)
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Final Rankings for 2008
Gold Division:
- Heros
- M&D Lax
- Colorado 1
- TLC
- CTLF
- Puget Sound
- PA Express
- Houston Heat
Silver Division:
- Lady Blue Knights
- Team Capital
- MFL
- Queen City
- Minnesota
- Bay Area
- Utah
- Triple Threat
Bronze Division:
- Lakeshore
- Detroit
- Colorado 2
- Eagle Elite
- Colorado 3
- Indy Girls
- Midwest Elite
All Tournament Team
Taylor Landry - Lady Blue Knights
Anna Geissburhler - MFL
Chelsea Cyester - Colorado 1
Paige Lin - Bay Area Wave
Kelli Joran - PA Express
Kara Secora - Colorado 1
Kathryn Gaasch - Heros
Erin Fessler - CTLF
Hallie Katzenberger - M&D Lax
Kathleen Cullen - M&D Lax
Tori Harrison - Houston Heat
Molly Donaghue (Goalie) M&D Lax
MVP: Katie Schwarzmann - Heros
Coach: Scott Elmore - Houston Heat
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