HS Early Season Poll

(Info from Laxpower.com - check website frequently for updated standings)

Computer Rating
California-North — Wed Mar 3 07:55:07 EST 2010

Computer Rating Strength of Schedule RPI W-L Quality Wins Upsets Goals Conference Standings Games/Scores Accuracy Alpha List National Computer Rating
2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

Norm Reg Reg TGL
Rnk Team PR In Out Adj Cor Chp WL Pct W L T

1 Granada 82.33 82.30 0.00 0.50 0.17 0.00 100.00 2- 0- 0
2 Menlo-Atherton 74.93 71.97 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.00 100.00 1- 0- 0
3 Carondelet 74.79 71.72 0.00 0.50 0.15 0.00 100.00 2- 0- 0
4 Granite Bay 74.57 71.47 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.00 100.00 1- 0- 0
5 Foothill, Pleasanton 74.04 70.72 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.00 100.00 1- 0- 0
6 San Ramon Valley 73.85 70.47 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.00 100.00 1- 0- 0
7 Campolindo 72.98 79.30 0.00 0.00 -0.17 0.00 0.00 0- 1- 0
8 Davis 72.39 68.47 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.00 100.00 1- 0- 0
9 Berkeley, CA 72.03 67.97 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.00 100.00 1- 0- 0 10 Notre Dame, San Jose 72.03 67.97 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.00 100.00 1- 0- 0
11 Livermore 66.70 63.30 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.00 75.00 1- 0- 1
12 Acalanes 65.12 67.72 0.00 0.00 -0.35 0.00 0.00 0- 2- 0
13 Castilleja 64.75 66.97 0.00 0.00 -0.22 0.00 0.00 0- 1- 0
14 Las Lomas 64.75 66.97 0.00 0.00 -0.22 0.00 0.00 0- 1- 0
15 Dougherty Valley 64.61 64.30 0.00 -0.50 0.00 0.00 25.00 0- 1- 1
16 Oak Ridge 64.40 66.47 0.00 0.00 -0.20 0.00 0.00 0- 1- 0
17 Miramonte 63.00 64.47 0.00 0.00 -0.12 0.00 0.00 0- 1- 0
18 Clayton Valley 62.89 59.30 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 50.00 1- 1- 0
19 Tamalpais 62.30 63.47 0.00 0.00 -0.08 0.00 0.00 0- 1- 0
20 Gunn 61.94 62.97 0.00 0.00 -0.05 0.00 0.00 0- 1- 0
21 Menlo School 59.56 59.72 0.00 -1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 1- 0
22 Dublin, CA 57.16 56.30 0.00 0.00 -0.20 0.00 0.00 0- 1- 0
23 Alhambra 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
24 Amador Valley 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
25 Bella Vista 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
26 Bishop O'Dowd 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
27 Burlingame 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0 28 California HS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
29 Christian Brothers, CA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
30 Harker 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
31 Leland 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
32 Lick Wilmerding 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
33 Los Gatos 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
34 Marin Catholic 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
35 Mercy, Burlingame 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
36 Monte Vista, Danville 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0 37 Northgate, CA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0 38 Novato 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
39 Palo Alto 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
40 Piedmont 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
41 Pioneer, CA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
42 Redwood 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
43 Sacred Heart Cathedral 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
44 Sacred Heart Prep, CA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
45 San Marin 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
46 Santa Catalina 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
47 Saratoga, CA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
48 Sir Francis Drake 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
49 Sonoma Academy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
50 St. Francis, Mt.View 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
51 St. Francis, Sac 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
52 St. Ignatius Prep, CA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
53 Stevenson School, CA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
54 University HS, SF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
55 Ursuline, CA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0
56 Woodside 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0- 0- 0

CA BSAL
Conference Overall
Team PR W L T Pct. W L T Pct.
1 Davis 72.39 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.00
2 Berkeley, CA 72.03 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.00
3 Clayton Valley 62.89 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0.50
4 Bishop O'Dowd 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
5 Northgate, CA 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
6 Piedmont 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00


CA DFAL Conference Overall
Team PR W L T Pct. W L T Pct.
1 Campolindo 72.98 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0.00
2 Acalanes 65.12 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0 0.00
3 Las Lomas 64.75 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0.00
4 Dougherty Valley 64.61 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 1 0.25
5 Miramonte 63.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0.00
6 Dublin, CA 57.16 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0.00
7 Alhambra 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00


CA EBAL Conference Overall
Team PR W L T Pct. W L T Pct.
1 Granada 82.33 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.00
2 Carondelet 74.79 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.00
3 Foothill, Pleasanton 74.04 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.00
4 San Ramon Valley 73.85 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.00
5 Livermore 66.70 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0.75
6 Amador Valley 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
7 California HS 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
8 Monte Vista, Danville 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00


CA Indep
Conference Overall
Team PR W L T Pct. W L T Pct.
1 Lick Wilmerding 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
2 Sacred Heart Cathedral 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
3 Santa Catalina 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
4 St. Ignatius Prep, CA 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
5 Stevenson School, CA 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00


CA MCAL
Conference Overall
Team PR W L T Pct. W L T Pct.
1 Tamalpais 62.30 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0.00
2 Marin Catholic 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
3 Novato 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
4 Redwood 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
5 San Marin 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
6 Sir Francis Drake 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
7 Sonoma Academy 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
8 University HS, SF 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
9 Ursuline, CA 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00


CA SCVAL
Conference Overall
Team PR W L T Pct. W L T Pct.
1 Gunn 61.94 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0.00
2 Leland 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
3 Los Gatos 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
4 Palo Alto 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
5 Pioneer, CA 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
6 Saratoga, CA 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
7 St. Francis, Mt.View 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00


CA SJS
Conference Overall
Team PR W L T Pct. W L T Pct.
1 Granite Bay 74.57 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.00
2 Oak Ridge 64.40 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0.00
3 Bella Vista 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
4 Christian Brothers, CA 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
5 St. Francis, Sac 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00


CA WBAL
Conference Overall
Team PR W L T Pct. W L T Pct.
1 Menlo-Atherton 74.93 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.00
2 Notre Dame, San Jose 72.03 1 0 0 1.00 1 0 0 1.00
3 Castilleja 64.75 0 1 0 0.00 0 1 0 0.00
4 Menlo School 59.56 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0.00
5 Burlingame 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
6 Harker 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
7 Mercy, Burlingame 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
8 Sacred Heart Prep, CA 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
9 Woodside 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00

Lax of Love!

Local Lacrosse team adopts teammate with cancer. See their story below.

Kristin -- This is for your team...Can you forward?
Thank you for organizing the visit!!

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Granite Bay HS Women's La Crosse --


Wow! Thank you all for coming to the hospital on Tuesday! You were a great bunch! Having 20 people in the hospital could be chaotic – but it wasn’t at all! As I said on Annina’s CaringBridge web page, having you visit was like the beginning of our “end of chemo celebration!” LAST CHEMO this Saturday (and out on Tues)!! Whooohooooo!!

Before we even left the hospital, Annina looked at all things you brought – and started munching on the Rice Krispie treats! Your La Crosse ball is pretty cool! I’ve never seen one! We can tell you all have fun together – It was fun just to look at your photo! As soon as we got home on Tuesday, Annina put on her new GB shirt (fit perfectly), and ate the goodies that weren’t chocolate! (She WILL eat the chocolate treats after chemo next week!) Yes, she will be attending GB High even though we are just outside the boundaries!


I know it isn’t easy going to visit someone very sick (actually, Annina is not soooo sick any more since we are just about done with chemo)! We feel the same sadness when we are with other families in our situation – or read their CaringBridge pages. But, we all have our crosses to bear in this lifetime. You just keep moving forward, taking one day at a time, and learning what you can. Several times in my journal entries on CaringBridge I relay that Annina does not regret getting cancer – She would still say that now – despite what she has been through. It has opened up her eyes to many things – including what many kids regrettably experience. I’ve read about many others who share these sentiments – so it’s not totally unusual. Sounds strange, huh!

Here are a few links for you:

www.caringbridge.org/visit/anninahanlon - You probably already have this one. This is where I keep a journal of what is happening with Annina. It’s the only way I can keep everyone up to date! You can also post a message in the Guestbook. (Page, thanks for signing the Guestbook – I didn’t have your email to respond!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBjCM_YqZXw – This is Annina speaking for her orchestra’s fundraiser for the Sarcoma Foundation of America – She talks about her experience, and explains more about osteosarcoma and research (or lack thereof) for rare and pediatric cancers.

www.kidsarestars.com – Annina’s artwork is on greeting cards – Just search for the fundraiser for the Sarcoma Foundation of America. Other kids can add their artwork too. I am trying to get her peace sign design on t-shirts. Haven’t had time to finish that project yet!

www.walknrock.org – Walk 'n Rock for Kids -- This is the 5K walk I mentioned as you were leaving – May 30th. Should be a lot of fun -- music along the route, entertainment, activities, food, etc.! (Separate concert that night.) There are several Sacramento charities benefiting from this huge fundraiser. We will be walking for Okizu, which is a camp offered free of charge to kids with cancer and their siblings (and weekend family camps). www.okizu.org If you would like to join our team to raise money for Okizu, register online -- our team name is “Footprints for Okizu.” Or form your own team and raise money for one of the designated non-profits! (I think I have some forms, if you prefer to register that way!) Annina will have quite a bit of rehab to do before May 30th!! Shooting to be able to walk one mile by the end of March! Yikes!

www.curesarcoma.org – Good information about Sarcomas -- Sarcomas (cancers of the connective tissues) are often misdiagnosed – and sometimes thought to be just sports injuries.


http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_1_6X_Managing_Side_Effects.asp --- Describes what we were talking about -- how chemo kills fast growing cells -- both cancerous AND normal -- which is why your hair falls out and you can get mouth sores, among other things!

Thanks again for coming to visit! See you soon!


Roma

HS Preseason Outlook

(PER westsidelax.com)

CIF-SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION GIRLS

The Team to Beat: Oak Ridge

After splitting the Sacramento Valley Lacrosse Conference title with St. Francis last season, the Trojans are stacked and ready to win one for themselves. Oak Ridge graduated six seniors, including its top scorer and standout goalie. But it still has a lot coming back.

The Trojans return two 60-goal scorers, three first-team All-Conference players and two team captains. Junior attack-middie Danielle Trapani and senior attack-middie Kristina Reyes will give Oak Ridge quite a one-two punch on offense.

Trapani scored 63 goals during her sophomore season, and Reyes, a returning captain, scored 62 last year. Both were first-team, All-Conference selections, as was returning captain and senior defender Carmen Gaddini. Also on the defensive end, Oak Ridge welcomes back senior defender-middie Leanne Aroyan, the younger sister of graduated Oak Ridge star Cassie Aroyan.

Contenders: St. Francis

The Troubadours return one superstar, and she will be pressed to rally the troops in a big way. George Washington-bound senior middie Samantha Bauer will be the unquestioned leader of a program in transition. St. Francis graduated nine seniors, including four first-team All-Conference players, and the program also lost head coach Kristy Wilson, who stepped down in December.

Offensively, aside from Bauer, St. Francis will need senior attackers Rachel Reed and Elizabeth Brown to step up their game. Reed and Brown combined to score 30 goals and dish 26 assists last season. Defensively, senior middie Gabrielle Desgeorges picked up 32 ground balls last season, which tied Bauer for third on the club.

Sleeper: Bella Vista

The Broncos look like they could take a step forward this season after graduating just five seniors from their 2009 team. Bella Vista returns seven starters, including two first-team All-Conference players in junior attack Missy Fackler and senior middie Shannon Keene. The Broncos will also look for big contributions from senior defender-middie Aleah Lawson, senior attack-middie Imani Russell, sophomore middie Cheyenne Frost and junior defender Natasha Taylor.

NCAA Division I Recruits: Samantha Bauer, MF, St. Francis (George Washington).

Bauer is a strong two-way player who is a threat to score and set up goals on offense and can do the job on defense. Last season, she finished with 38 points on 26 goals and 12 assists, making her the second-leading point producer on the team. Defensively, she picked up 32 ground balls, tied for third highest on the squad.

Other Top Players: Leanne Aroyan, Def.-MF, Oak Ridge; Elizabeth Brown, Att., St. Francis; Gabrielle Desgeorges, MF, St. Francis; Missy Fackler, Att., Bella Visa; Cheyenne Frost, MF, Bella Vista; Carmen Gaddini, Def., Oak Ridge; Becca Gandler, Att.-Def., Granite Bay; Shannon Keene, MF, Bella Vista; Aleah Lawson, Def.-MF, Bella Vista; Rachel Reed, Att., St. Francis, Imani Russell, Att.-MF Bella Vista; Kristina Reyes, Att.-MF, Oak Ridge; Natasha Taylor, Def., Bella Vista; Shelby Tooley, Att.-MF, Granite Bay; Danielle Trapani, Att.-MF, Oak Ridge.

Preseason Top 5: 1. Oak Ridge, 2. St. Francis, 3. Bella Vista, 4. Granite Bay, 5. Christian Brothers.

Notes: Granite Bay won just one game and finished last in the league last season, but it should be better this year after graduating just four seniors. A lot will depend on who comes back for the Grizzlies, but two of the team’s top scorers last year were underclassmen. Junior attack-middie Shelby Tooley scored a team-high 26 goals, and senior attack-defender Becca Gandler had 17 goals, good for third on the club.

High School Regional Stats/Standings

Check out http://www.laxpower.com/update10/bingrl/rating05.php throughout the season for HS regional girls' stats and standings.

High School Teams/Contacts

(Please leave any missing information in comment box below)

1.) Granite Bay HS (Granite BAy, CA) http://gbhslacrosse.org - Kristin Marshall (HC) kmarsh30@hotmail.com Kait Brzozoski (AC)

2.) Tam HS (Mill Valley, CA)- tamdistrict.schoolwires.net/1711209210354167/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=57516 Christina Samala (HC) c.samala@gmail.com

3.) St. Francis HS (Sacramento, CA) www.stfrancishs.org/athletics/lacrosse.html Dara Lundregan djlundregan@gmail.com

4.) Oak Ridge HS (El Dorado Hills, CA) www.oakridgelacrosse.org

5.) Christian Brothers HS (Sacramento, CA) www.cbhs-sacramento.org/home

6.) Clayton Valley HS (Concord, CA)www.eteamz.com/CVHSLacrosse/index.cfm
Coaches: Allen Raymond, Andrew Jackman, Kelsey Piper and Chuck Blankenship

7.) Bella Vista HS (Fair Oaks, CA) www.sanjuan.edu/BellaVista.cfm

8.) Ursuline HS (Santa Rosa)www.ursulinehs.org/news/sports_updates/sports_scores.asp?team=70

9.) Sonoma Academy HS (Santa Rosa, CA) www.sonomaacademy.org/athletics/about-sa-athletics/index.aspx Lynn Ritzman (HC)

10.)Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, CA) www.bishopodowd.org/s/770/sub_level3.aspx?sid=770&gid=1&pgid=591 Jennifer Carlisle (HC)

11.)Rewood HS (Larpsur, CA)redwoodathletics.olinesports.com Elizabeth Teasdale (HC)