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Tournament Update

The 2009 Allstate Sugar Bowl Lacrosse Classic is now only one day away !!

Attached is an updated game schedule.  I have tried to accommodate everyone's needs and desires. This year we have 28 Teams in three (3) Divisions playing on five (5) fields. In order to accommodate this we have moved the location to City Park in New Orleans. Attached is a Map. The Friday Clinic is marked A. The game fields are marked B.

For the Clinic on Friday: Driving from Metairie, take Veteran Blvd East into New Orleans. Turn left on West End Blvd. Turn right on Harrison. Take Harrison to the light at Marconi and turn right go under the Railroad Bridge and take the first left into the Park. Bear left and the practice track is on the right. The track is across Roosevelt Mall from Tad Gormley Stadium and is lit.

The 'Premier Lacrosse Clinic' with Stars Spencer Ford, Liam Banks and Jordan Harris presented by Premier Team Sports – Friday night 2/6 at Practice Track in New Orleans City Park starting at 5:00 p.m. This Clinic is FREE.

Head Stringing Seminar with Jordan Harris presented by Premier Team Sports – Friday night following the clinic, start time approx. 7:00 p.m.  $100 fee per person.  Each participant will receive their choice of a Warrior Evo 2.0 or Brine Clutch unstrung head and hard mesh stringing kit to string their own during the class to keep and use.

For the Games in Saturday & Sunday: Driving from Metairie, we suggest taking Veteran Blvd East into New Orleans. Turn left on West End Blvd. Turn right on Harrison. Drive into the Park. The fields will be on your right.

Premier Team Sports Product Tents presented by New Balance will be located at playing fields with the latest selection of lax equipment, footwear, apparel and accessories for sale.

A 'Shoot & Score Arcade' presented by Warrior, will be ongoing throughout the tournament.

A '2 on 2 Mini Lacrosse Challenge' presented by Brine, ongoing throughout the tournament.

An autograph Session with MLL Stars Spencer Ford and Liam Banks presented by Brine/Warrior, will take place on Saturday at the Premier Product Tents.

Trainers will be available Saturday & Sunday. All saftey equipment is required for all players.

Food Concessions will be available at the Clinic on Friday and Game Fields, Sat & Sun.

Tournament T-Shirts and NEW for 2009, Tournament Shorts, will be available.

Wally Porter will again be taking photographs.

There will be competition prizes and giveaways and great lacrosse for everyone throughout the entire tournament.

The Awards Ceremony by the Sugar Bowl will immediately follow the conclusion of the Varsity and Junior Varsity Championship Games, approx. 2:15pm Sunday. Everyone is pleased asked to attend.

Play Hard, Play Fair !

Important Tournament Update: The venue for the tournament has changed. We will be playing in New Orleans City Park at fields located at the intersection of Marconi Dr and Harrison Av. (Map) Driving from Metairie, we suggest taking Veteran Blvd East into New Orleans. Turn left on West End Blvd. Turn right on Harrison. Drive into the Park. The fields will be on your right.

The 3rd Annual Allstate Sugar Bowl Lacrosse Classic will be held from Friday-Sunday, Feb. 6-8. A three-day regional event, the classic features 27 varsity, junior varsity and middle school boys’ teams.

 

The event has grown at a pace which matches the sport throughout the country. In 2007, the Allstate Sugar Bowl Lacrosse Classic had eight teams; last season, that jumped to 15 squads; while this year’s event has reached maximum capacity with 27 teams scheduled to be in action. Recognized as one of the fastest growing team sports in the United States, lacrosse has seen youth participation grow over 500 percent since 1999 to nearly 250,000. No sport has grown faster at the high school level over the last 10 years and there are now an estimated 200,000 high school players. The high-speed game is also a fan favorite, drawing crowds of as many as 50,000 for NCAA Final Four games.

 

High schools scheduled to have teams in action at this year’s Allstate Sugar Bowl event include New Orleans area squads from Brother Martin High School, St. Paul’s High School, Archbishop Rummel High School and Jesuit High School. Lafayette High School and Comeaux High from Lafayette will be in action as well as Baton Rouge Catholic. Shreveport will be represented by Byrd High School and the Storm Lacrosse Club, while Mississippi contributes the Ocean Springs Lacrosse Club to the event. Also participating is a U-15 team from the Ithaca Lacrosse Club, Ithaca, NY. All of those teams will be looking to knock off two-time defending champion Klein High School from Houston.

 

The event opens with the Premier Lacrosse Clinic on Friday, Feb. 6, a free event which features professional lacrosse standouts Spencer Ford, Liam Banks and former All-American Jordan Harris.

 

In addition to competition prizes and giveaways throughout the tournament, there will also be a Shoot & Score Arcade presented by Warrior, a 2-on-2 Mini Lacrosse Challenge presented by Brine and an autograph session with the Major League Lacrosse stars.

 

For more information please contact Stephen Kaplan, Tournament Director:  slkapster@aol.com or call (504) 908-5210.

 

For more information about the Allstate Sugar Bowl and its many community events, please log on to its website www.allstatesugarbowl.org.

Thanks to Coach Richie Meade...What a great clinic. 

Friends of New Orleans Lacrosse, is a 501c3 tax exempt organization. For more information please contact Paul Baxter, (504) 833-1977 or pbaxter@allenbaxter.com.