2002-June-01

There's a pick-up game in Louisville today.
Here's a note from Shawn in Louisville:

The plan is to have some form of a game on Saturday in Louisville at Tom Sawyer State Park at 1pm.
All are welcome! Beer to follow afterwards!

Directions follow below:

71 south to I-265/Gene Snyder Freeway. Head south/east (to the left) to Westport Road.
Turn right off the exit. Go 2 lights and turn left onto Freys Hill Road.

Watch for Tom Sawyer State Park signs. 

2002-May-21

Hey All,

Well as you probably figured out all ready there isn't good news to report.
We had our typical start and were down 3-0 after the first three minutes of
the game (all in man-down situations).   By the end of the first quarter
Detroit had a 4-1 lead.  The second quarter belonged to Mount Adams as we
outscored Detroit 2-1 for a halftime margin of 5-3.

In the third we managed to get within one goal at 5-4.  However, after that
Detroit opened up a lead.  Most of their goals came from attack isos and
transition goals.  In the fourth quarter there was a great deal of suspense
as Detroit's lead was whittled down to 4 goals, but in the end Detroit won
by 7 goals, 2 more than they needed to get in the playoffs and to knock us
out.  I think the final score was 14-7.

Everyone was very disappointed about the loss.  I think I am speaking for
everybody when I say that this season was a heartbreaker.  Hopefully we can
learn from the mistakes we made this year and improve.

On the ride back the people I spoke to thought recruitment is our best
avenue for improvement.  Most felt that we have good players we just need
more players to rotate in.

Please try to recruit hard this off-season.  When you have a lead please
forward his name to me, Bill, Rusty or Mully.

Have a great summer.

CU,

Tom

2002-May-16

GAME TIME: Sunday May 19, 2002 @ 2:00pm

Directions:
    ● I-75 North to I-275 North [appox 210 miles]
    ● I-275 North to I-696 East - [35 miles]
    ● I-696 East to Telegraph North (US-24) - [appox. 7.0 miles]
    ● Telegraph North (US-24) to 13 Mile Road East - [2.0 miles]
    ● 13 Mile Road East to Lahser Road - [0.6 miles]
YOU'RE THERE!!!

For the Detroit convoy we will meet at 8:00AM on Sunday at the Tylersville
Rd exit at The HOME DEPOT parking lot. Traveling north on 75 it is the 3rd
exit past 275 loop. Turn right off exit (onto Tylersville Road) then left,
next to Bob Evans right into Home Depot parking lot. I'm not sure of the
exit number but you can't miss Home Depot off the exit!!!

2002-May-12

A note from Rusty

Sunday May 19th
Well the Big game is here. This determines a tournament slot or not.  I'll
be calling everyone to confirm who can and can't make it! I wanted to
also send out this e-mail for those of you who want to respond and
confirm "YES" you can go. The game is on a Sunday so we will probably
leave early Sunday and come back late. I will call or send out an e-mail
on what time we will leave.

This is a VERY IMPORTANT GAME TO WIN so please do everything you can to
make it. I would like to know by Wednesday at the latest. Let's put the
past behind us and move on with our team. We can beat Detroit, but we
need everyone there to do it! We have a great team and we need to get
over this hump. A win in Detroit is just what the doctor ordered. I love
playing this game and I'm going to continue to do what I can to make our
team the best team it can be. I need HELP from some of you other guys to
make this happen. We also need to recruit some new guys so do what you
can!!!

I want to say thanks for those of you who made the treck to Chicago! I
had a great time hang'in out with you and I got to play A LOT of
Lacrosse. (I'm not complaining) :)

Well have a great weekend and I'll be talkin to ya soon!

#12 Rusty

2002-May-06

A note from Bill

Gentlemen,
As the forwarded results show, we are still in third place in the MCLC East. 
Motor City dropped two games this weekend, Cleveland dropped two games this
weekend, and Mt Adams dropped two games this weekend.   Cincinnati  remains
undefeated, so they are number one in the East, with final standings
depending on whether Cincinnati or Columbus wins their head-to-head match up.

We played well against both Cincinnati and Columbus and are competitive
against them, which will put us in good shape for the tournament.  We need to
beat Motor City to be the number 3 seed in the East - it will give us a
better first round tournament game.  Also, with the tournament in Columbus,
we can expect that the Chicago teams and Twin Cities will not travel as well,
so will field weaker teams than in Chicago.

Because of work, I was not able to participate in either game in Chicago. 
Congratulations to the proud few who did.

Now, for the rest of the season:
We go to Detroit on Sunday May 19, the weekend after Mother's Day.  We
either play Louisville or participate in a round-robin in Louisville the first
weekend in June.  And the next weekend, June 8 and 9, is the MCLC tournament
in Columbus.

Gentlemen, Mt Adams can make it to the championship game in Columbus.  That
game is likely to include either Columbus or Cincinnati, both teams that we
can beat if ALL of our players show up ready to play.  But we need to beat
Motor City first.

Best regards,
Bill

A note from Tom

Great effort by everyone who attended this weekend!  We have a game in two
weeks against Detroit.  We need that game to make the playoffs.  Everyone
please plan to attend.  Game recaps from this weekend are below.

MA 8   TC 10
The first game was against Twin Cities on a surface that was more like a
parking lot with broken scattered glass than a lacrosse field.

In the first quarter MA got off to a shaky start.  I think the score was 5-0
after only 10 minutes of play and 5-1 after the first quarter was over.

The second quarter belonged to MA as the defense shut down TC and the
offense added another goal to make it 5-2.  MA was strong again in the third
quarter and added 2 more goals.  It was 6-4 as we entered the fourth
quarter.

In the fourth we traded goals back and forth, and with less than 2 minutes
remaining we pulled within one, 9-8.  The defense took some risks to try to
gain possession, but unfortunately the risks didn't pay off and TC ended up
getting a broken play insurance goal to finish the game.  TC 10 MA 8

MA 3   Lincoln Park 10
The second game was against the undefeated juggernaut Lincoln Park.  For a
variety of reasons (last minute game time changes, unpermitted field, etc.)
MA could have taken a forfeit, but, to their credit, everybody voted to play
anyway.

Lincoln Park had looked invincible in their prior game as they toyed with
Detroit and ended up winning 23-3.  At the start of our game it looked as if
LP might have their way with us as well.  LP jumped out to an early lead and
by the end of the first quarter were up by 3 or 4 goals, approx 4-1.

MA improved in the second quarter and kept the game tight and at the half
the score was 5-2 or 6-2.  MA played tough in the second half and had very
good time of possession, but LP played tough defense and didn't give up many
good looks.  Final score LP 10 MA 3.

Let's beat Detroit!  CU

A note from Russ

Win or lose, Chicago is a fun trip. Playing while up there is just a bonus in my opinion.
And on a side note:

Damn! We should have played Motor City in Chicago! Make a note for next year....

2002-May-02

Info on Chicago this weekend:

All Games will be played at Belmont harbor.
Go here for a map and directions: http://www.bluehippo.net/lplc/fields.shtml

Saturday
1:00 Mt. Adams v Twin Cities
3:00 LPLC v Motor City
5:00 Twin Cites @ Lakeshore in Glenview

Sunday
11:00 Motor City v Twin Cites
1:00 LPLC v Mt. Adams

2002-April-30

Good game against Xavier on Saturday. I think everyone will agree that it was fun
and a much needed change of pace.

Chicago seems definite this weekend, but no details on WHERE in Chicago yet.

Info will be posted as soon as it's available.

2002-April-22

We have a game against Xavier University this Saturday, April 27th at 2:00pm.
Be there no later than 1:30pm.

Please make a commitment to Mt Adams to make the games.  We have a very good
team when ALL of our players decide to show up.  We can use the game against
XU as a game-type practice.

Directions: 
71 S to exit 5. Right on Dana Avenue.
Right on Montgomery, to the first light then left onto Ledgewood.
Straight about a half mile till you see the Cintas Center. 
Turn right onto campus in front of the Cintas Center, then keep going straight down past the Cintas Center.
Then you will see a lower field by some tennis courts...that's the field.

2002-April-20

Teammates,
I think the days of calling everyone is back. I didn't look at my e-mail
until Sat morning. Sorry! Tom, I did get your message the other night but
it was too late to call. I hope we had enough guys for a scrimmage.

As far as last weekend, It's always is a tough loss against Cinci but we
know we can beat them. I also agree the defense played great. The middies
were a little outnumbered and we were short a few players. No excuses! We
have a chance to play them again on the 28th so I will be calling
everyone to confirm.

Cortina is trying to recruit players from other teams! We all need to try
and recruit players at all times. You see how many players Cinci had, we
need to do the same!!!

We have a great team and I love playing lax with you guys, I'm going to
try and help us communicate better and I think this will help us feel and
play better!!!!!!

You'll be hearing from me this week!
Thanks,
#12 Rusty

2002-April-10

This just in:

NJ Devils: 1 
Philadelphia Flyers: 0

2002-April-09

We will be playing Cincinnati at our field Sunday at 2:00.

Extra-man and field crew (Rusty will call) be there at 1:00.

We will wear white tops with white shorts.

Since this game tends to bring everyone out , please email me back if you ARE GOING TO BE THERE. 
This will help us manage playing time for everyone ahead of time.

Mully

2002-April-08

Columbus Needs Late Rally to Beat Rams 15-11
The Mt Adams Rams hung with the defending MCLC champs for 3½ quarters before bowing in a 15-11 decision.

The Rams got off to a quick start with an early 3-1 lead and managed to hang with the talented 
Columbus team through most of the game. Sean Murphy had an outstanding game in goal and 
Rouse had a strong day at midfield with 3 goals and an assist.

After trailing 11-7 going into the 4th quarter, Ross scored from the crease and Mt Adams converted 2 extra 
man opportunities to pull within 11-10. It was at this point that Columbus finally started to think they might 
not win this.

After a Columbus goal, Rouse scored unassisted to again pull the Rams within 1 at 12-11. But with 3 minutes 
to go, a missed push call on the goalie led to a strange series of events that wound up with Rouse in the goal. 
Columbus took advantage and then iced it with 2 garbage goals to seal it.

G - Rouse (3), Cortina (2), Ross (2), Reid (2), Chavez, Mulligan
A - Laska (2), Cortina (2), Mulligan (2), Reid, Rouse

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Mt Adams Beats Cleveland for 1st Time EVER
The Mt Adams Lax Club beat Cleveland Saturday 10-5 for their first MCLC win of the season. 

After an abysmal 1st quarter, the Rams trailed 3-0. However, they turned it around in the 
following 3 periods by outscoring Cleveland 10-2. The Rams (once kicked out of the league 
due to non-competitiveness) have now beaten every team from the Eastern Conference.

Chris "LOCO" Prentice was once again the top scorer with 4 goals. The "Other" Chris (Cortina) 
also found his range late with 2 goals and 2 assists. The defense and goal tender also gain 
praise for shutting Cleveland down for 2 quarters.

G - Prentice (4), Cortina (2), Laska (2), Mulligan, Rouse
A - Cortina (2), Stolk, Reid, Mulligan

2002-April-01

We will play Cleveland at our home field on Saturday at 3:30 and Columbus on
Sunday at 2:00. If you are on extra man, please show up Saturday at 2:30-2:45
so we can run through our plays.

We will be wearing our home whites for both games.

Rusty will be in contact with several players to help get the field ready.
The following have already signed up to help:
Laska, Chavez (I have??), Ross.

Since we have two games this weekend, if you don't get much playing time on
Saturday we will make sure you make it up on Sunday.

Mully

Directions:
Take 275 to the Winton Rd exit. Go South on Winton Rd and make a left at the
first light. This road becomes Smiley Rd. Make a right at the second stop
sign. Forest Park Elementary is about 100 yards on the right hand side.

2002-March-27

FYI reminder

Mt Adams news is posted on the website http://www.cincinnatilax.com/

Also to all butt heads - when I write "let me know if you cannot make it" it
means "let me know if you cannot make it".

Especially on away games, we cannot be caught making a 4 hour trip and find out
we only have 9 guys. Be responsible and send an email or call.

If we are short... we need to know ahead of time.

Mully

2002-March-25

Rams Win 1st in 2002 Season
The Mt. Adams Rams defeated Circle City 12-6 for their 1st win of the season.

Both teams showed up with small benches but played tough the entire game.
Prentice and Rouse got the offense going early and the Rams took a 4-2 1st
quarter lead that they would never relinquish.   Miller, Cockfield, and Newbauer
played strong defense and, with good clears, enabled Mt. Adams to keep the ball on
the offensive end.

The Rams have this week off and will open the MCLC season with a pair of games
against Cleveland and Columbus on April 6th and 7th.

G - Rouse (4) , Prentice (3) , Mulligan (2) , Reid, Ullman, Laska
A-  Laska (2) , Ullman (2), Prentice (2), Reid, Mulligan

2002-March-20

Below are directions to Circle City. Let me know if you CANNOT make the game.

If you want to car pool, we will meet at the Park and Ride off the Cleves exit
on Rt 74 West. (The Park and Ride is on the left).

We will leave the Park and Ride (with or without you) at 11:30.

It takes a minimum of 2 hours to get there.

DIRECTIONS:
74 West to 465 South to 65 North
**Take 65 North to the Meridian St. Exit
Take Meridian St. North for about 5 miles. Turn LEFT (HEADING WEST) on 52nd
St. You'll be on 52nd St. for about 1/2 mile. You'll go past Butler
University's baseball field on your left, over a water canal, and into Rocky
Ripple Village. Take a LEFT ON LESTER ST. This will take you back to the
fields.

PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE OR PARK ON THE FIELDS. PARK ONLY IN THE GRAVELED
PARKING AREAS. Thanks and we'll see you Sunday!

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We will be playing Circle City on Sunday at 2:00. I will send out directions
and a meeting place later. This is a good opportunity to step it up a notch in
preparation of our MCLC season.

Bring your blue uniforms. Let me know if you need a uniform ( I will bring Newbauers).

If I don't hear from you, I will not bring extra.

Mully

2002-March-19

Mt. Adams Offense "Offensive" in 6-5 Loss
The Mt. Adams Lacrosse team opened up their 2002 season with a 6-5 overtime loss to Miami University.

After falling behind 2-0 early, the offense settled down and tallied the final 3 goals of the 1st quarter for a 3-2 lead.
Miami scored once in the 2nd quarter to knot the game a 3-3 at halftime.
With the game tied 5-5 after 3 quarters the 4th quarter was a series of bad shots and blown opportunities.
That lasted until a poor call gave Miami the extra man opportunity they needed to put the game away.

A strong performance was turned in by the goalie and defense in keeping the Rams in the game.

G - Prentice (2), Reid, Mulligan, Cortina
A - Prentice, Cortina

2002-March-12

We play Miami on Sunday (3-17) at 3:00 on their turf field. All offensive players
should get there at 2:00 to "practice" our offense since we haven't been able to
get out. Directions are on previous emails and on the website. We will be
wearing our blue uniforms.

EMAIL me back if you CANNOT make the game.

We also need dues paid. We usually have a couple of practices to collect these
but .....
Dues will need to be paid before the Cleveland game on April 6th to be able to
play in our MCLC games.

If you have jersey deposit money and need a jersey, let me know so I can bring
your jerseys. Currently I have one for James Spink. If you don't have a
jersey then bring a dark colored jersey (preferably blue with you.)

We also will need someone to help do stats.

See you there

Directions:

Take 75 to 275 W to 27 N (Colrain Ave).  Follow 27 N all the way into
Oxford.  27 N turns into Patterson, then turns left into town and 27 N turns
into High St.  Take High St. to University Ave. and make a right.  Take
University all the way into big parking lot (for Millett Hall).  Cut
diagonally across the parking lot (to far right corner) and you'll see the
lights to the turf field.  Come down hill and park anywhere.

2002-March-09

No practice today (Saturday) due to rain.

2002-March-07

Our first practice is scheduled for Saturday at 11:00am at Forest Park elementary.
(Directions are at the bottom). We will start at 11:00am sharp and go for 2 hours.
PLEEEASE be there at 10:40 so you can get warmed up and stretched by 11:00am.

Practice will be:
Fast breaks 30 minutes
Reg Off/Def 60 minutes
Clears 30 minutes

Extra man will stay an additional 15-20 minutes to run through plays.

Afterwards it would be great if we could all go to Sean's dad's bar for a drink
and food.

Please email me if you CANNOT make this practice.

Directions
Take 275 to the Winton Rd exit. Go South on Winton Rd and make a left at the
first light. This road becomes Smiley Rd. Make a right at the second stop
sign. Forest Park Elementary is about 100 yards on the right hand side.

See you SAT

MULLY

2002-March-04

We will "scrimmage" Miami this Wednesday at 7:30 on their turf field. The temp
should be in the 50's by then. Directions are attached. For anyone wishing to
car pool we will meet at the Wendy's on Rt 27 just north of 275 at 6:30 and
leave around 6:45. We will play some full field and some extra man at the
end.

Wear your dark Mt Adams jerseys or a dark color if you do not have one. Feel
free to bring your dues with you if you want to pay -$90 dues + $60 deposit for
jersey (if you haven't already). Also wear tennis or turf shoes.

Mully

Directions:

Take 75 to 275 W to 27 N (Colrain Ave).  Follow 27 N all the way into
Oxford.  27 N turns into Patterson, then turns left into town and 27 N turns
into High St.  Take High St. to University Ave. and make a right.  Take
University all the way into big parking lot (for Millett Hall).  Cut
diagonally across the parking lot (to far right corner) and you'll see the
lights to the turf field.  Come down hill and park anywhere.

2002-February-28

Miami U has offered to scrimmage us next Tuesday night (see below).   Please let
me know if you are interested ASAP so I can get with Cortina.

2002-February-28

Due to inclement weather forecasts our practice for Saturday March 2nd will be
canceled.

Our first practice will be Saturday March 9th at 11:00am at out home field.

Circle City canceled our scrimmage on March 10th so Bill is trying to get Xavier
to come down for a scrimmage instead.  If Dayton or Miami U is available that
day please call me.

Otherwise we will practice on the 10th as well.

Mully #39

Our first (chilly) practice is scheduled for Saturday at 11:00am at Forest Park elementary.  (Directions are at the bottom).  

We will start at 11:00am sharp and go for 2 hours.  PLEEEASE be there at 10:40 so you can get warmed up and stretched by 11:00am.

Practice will be:

Extra man will stay an additional 15-20 minutes to run through plays.

If it is as cold as expected, we sill still practice but will have NO contact so that we don't break sticks or get anybody hurt.  But we still need everyone
there to get a look at what we're doing this year   Normally I would cancel but we only have 2 practices before Circle City.

Afterwards it would be great if we could all go to Sean's dad's bar for a drink and food.

Please email me if you CANNOT make this practice.

Directions
Take 275 to the Winton Rd exit.  Go South on Winton Rd and make a left at the first light.

This road becomes Smiley Rd.  Make a right at the second stop sign. 

Forest Park Elementary is about 100 yards on the right hand side.

See you SAT

MULLY