Santa Monica Is On The Map For Lacrosse!!

Santa Monica Vikings Lacrosse’s Varsity team has made it to the State Championship!!

Coming in a close second to Oceanside United last week, we have secured our spot to play for the State title.  This Friday (6/1) we will head up to Santa Rosa for the weekend where we will play against South Valley (#1), Pleasant Grove (#2) and Oceanside (#3) for the Championship!

We are all very excited to have the winning record that we do and for the opportunity to be able to travel up north for the State Championship.

Also….Please see this recent article about our success this year!!!

First Round So. Cal Playoffs 5/12/12

Southern California Play-Off Bracket

*I will update this as we go!!

Varsity vs. Long Beach 4.28.12

Our Varsity team had an incredible game on Saturday!!

Winning 21 to 1 over Long Beach puts our state standings as:
#4 in the state
# 2 Defense
#3 Offense
#1 Net Goals

We will be heading to the Southern Playoffs very soon and then ....off to the State Championship in Santa Rosa!!!!

Go Vikings!!!!

Adrenaline Challenge Elite High School All Star Game

Vikings Made History Last Weekend

Vikings made history last weekend, with the first ever college lacrosse game in the city of Santa Monica.

We had another big win this weekend 18-3, which moved us up to # 4 in the state...  Outstanding job guys!  I would also like to thank the parents who attended yesterdays game, you were awesome. 

As a reminder, we only have one practice before our biggest game of the year against Torrance.  This will certainly let us know how were really doing against a much more competitive team.  It's mandatory for everyone to be at practice Tuesday.  Parents, were going to need all the support we can get on Wednesday.  Please come and support our Vikings.  Bring some noise, if you have a cowbell, horn,  or just a loud voice.  I'm asking you  bring it!  It's time for all of us to start coming together as we head down the road (or should I say up the road t Santa Rosa) to a state championship. Guys, I need you to go the extra mile and start working out on your own (jump rope,WABBAS, or a morning/evening runs).

Last but not least.  The state championship is coming up fast. 

Best in LAX,

Coach

Ryland Huyghue

Action Shooters Best Of The West photos now available.

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Spring 2012 Vikings Lacrosse Registration

Registration for the Spring 2012 Lacrosse Season is now CLOSED!!!
(there are limited spaces available depending on the age of the players)

The Spring Season will start after Winter Break and will run through the end of May.

Please email me with the gender and birth date of the player and I will email you the proper form and let you know what team they will be on.

After I let you know the proper team, you can either send of drop a check off with me or pay online (link to the right).

Please make sure to check out the calendar (also to the right) as it has the first month of practices listed.  (all practices are listed by team.)  We will continually update the calendar and you will receive an email when we have been allotted our field space for the remainder of the Spring Season.

Lastly, please also check out the "Coaches" tab (above) to take a look at the outstanding coaching staff that we have brought in to couch our teams!!

Santa Monica Vikings Fall Box Lacrosse

Box Lacrosse games will be held in Torrance at the address listed below

Torrance - 2400 Jefferson St., Torrance, CA 90501

High School boys either 5 or 6PM games on Saturdays

Middle School boys either 9 or 10AM on Sundays

*(Schedules to be posted shortly)

ALL BOX LACROSSE PLAYERS MUST BE REGISTERED AT US BOX LACROSSE

https://registration2.pointstreak.com/rfs/pslogin.do?leagueNo=2509&season=1781

$45 ANNUAL FEE

Mandatory Box Lacrosse Clinic This Saturday!!

Rules for the High School Box Lacrosse league have changed since last year. There is a mandatory instructional clinic this Saturday (9/17/11) at Mar Vista Rink (11430 Woodbine Ave, LA CA, 90066) - 11:45AM sharp, which is mandatory for all high school players. You all need to understand the rules of this game. The cost is $10 per player for the hour. The rules and strategies clinic will be given by Eric Martin of the Stealth.
BRING ALL GEAR AND ATHLETIC SHOES (NO CLEATS)!
Coaches and interested refs are encouraged to attend as well.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS FALL LACROSSE SEASON

It is once again time to start up the Fall Lacrosse Season.

This year the fall season will be reserved for High School Boys only.

Middle School, Elementary School and Girls programs will be starting in December and January. If you are interested in one of those programs please email me so that I can confirm that you are on my distribution lists.

Practices for the H.S. boys fall program will begin the week of September 12^th and will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 6:00PM at the beach Crescent Bay Park Ocean Ave & Bay Street (where we did last fall) and Friday nights (7 to 10PM) at Airport Park for games. This will be coached by Coach Ryland.

*The Tuesdays and Thursdays are likely to switch to the SAMOHI turf field once it is complete (We will keep you informed.)

We will also be offering optional Saturday night box lacrosse games which will be every Saturday night, with start times at 5PM or 7PM depending on the game schedules. All games will be held in Torrance, at 2400 Jefferson St. in Torrance, CA. The box lacrosse program will be made up of teams of 12 players and will be on a first come first served basis.

*Only players in the fall program are eligible for the box lacrosse games.

***I need to know ASAP if you intend to play!!

Registration for the fall season is $400.00

(Averaging $5.55/hr per player)

Registration for the box lacrosse is $125.00

(Payable to the “Santa Monica Vikings Lacrosse” in a separate check

*They are separate registrations so if you would like to participate in both the registration will total $525 and you must submit registration forms for both.

Payments can be made by delivering a check to me at:

528 Lincoln Blvd.

Both registration forms can be downloaded on the right hand column of this site, towards the top. I would be happy to email it to you upon request.

If you have any questions or concerns please email me and I will be happy to help.

Chris Carrico

General Manager

310-729-2201

End of Summer Game Record

After the last game of the Summer Season our record stands: 11 wins, 1 tie and 1 loss !!!!
It has been a great summer and the LAX Bros and our new Head Coach Ryland have done an amazing job!

Next week we have our LAX Jamboree and then we can all look forward to our Fall Season.

Mini LAX Jamboree

Santa Monica Vikings End of the summer LAX Jamboree!

Next Thursday, 8/25/2011, at John Adams starting at 5PM!

4 Team (SAMOHI, Palisades H.S., Loyola H.S. & Peninsula H.S.) will compete in mini games (20 minute halves). Each team will play 2 games.

Invite all of your friends and family!!! This is the last game of the summer season!

Santa Monica Vikings Game Video

(Click Title To Watch)

Lacrosse isn't just sticking around in Southern California

The sport is suddenly everywhere, with USC adding a women's team, high schools picking up the game and parents lauding the sense of sportsmanship.

Lacrosse's lineage traces to the era of the birch canoe. Passion pockets eventually sprang up in Baltimore and New York, where they have played it for decades. And finally, inexplicably, it has found a following here on the West Coast, enjoying a growth spurt that might be a backlash to the just-win attitudes of other youth sports, might not. Might be TV and Internet exposure. Might just be that lacrosse is painless to learn and pure fun to play..........MORE

The Fastest Game On Two Feet

Summer Lacrosse Camps!!

Summer is rapidly approaching and you all (unless you already know everything) need to get signed up for a summer lacrosse camp!

We would like all of you to have as much information about summer lacrosse camps as possible as we feel that it is very important for you to have the opportunity to attend some of the great camps over the summer months.

These camps are like a college lacrosse experience as they are held at universities and players will be sleeping in the dorms and eating in the school cafeterias, etc. It is a great experience for everyone!

There are a lot of camps to choose from ... but we are highlighting below a few that we highly recommend.

Also, if we get enough of our players going to one or more of the camps, we will get a group discount.

You should all know to get signed up as soon as possible as space is limited in these camps.

Trilogy

Southern California Overnight Camp

Whittier, CA June 27 - July 1

There are others in differing states at this link - www.trilogylacrosse.com/camps2011

Lorne Smith Lacrosse Camps

http://www.lornesmithlacrosse.com/oregon-lax-camp.htm

Eugene, OR Session II: July 6-10

Great Western Lacrosse Camps - http://www.greatwesternlacrosse.com/summercamps.htm

San Diego, CA August 1- 6

Otherwise please take a look at the March issue of Lacrosse Magazine for a complete listing of all of the camps in the US.

Varsity Game Schedule

Here is the Varsity game schedule and links to each respective field.
(Updated 2/4/11)

26-Feb	At Valencia	Away	1PM
5-Mar	vs. Simi Valley	Home	7:30PM
12-Mar	vs. Torrance	Home	7:30PM
19-Mar	vs. El Segundo	Home	7:30PM
26-Mar	vs. El Camino	Home	7:30PM
2-Apr	vs. Long Beach	Home	7:30PM
9-Apr	At Glendale	Away	12:00PM
16-Apr	At Saugus	Away	3PM
30-Apr	At El Segundo	Away	2PM
7-May	At Long Beach	Away	3PM
11-May	At Torrance	Away	7PM (West H.S.)

14-May vs. Whittier Home 7:30PM (JAMS) - Tournament Game 1

21-May vs. Pasadena (location and time TBA) - Tournament Game 2

4-June All-Star Game Glendale HS