Fishhawk Coyotes Lacrosse Finishes Season with a Bang

News Report

The Fishhawk Coyotes Lacrosse Club hosted the U.S. Lacrosse Gulf Coast Chapter/Fishhawk Coyotes Invitational Lacrosse Championship Tournament on April 28 at the Fishhawk Sports Complex to close out the lacrosse season. 

Thirty-eight teams from the west coast of Florida participated with more than 700 boys and girls in grades first through eighth playing in the tournament and 2,000 spectators watching all the action throughout the day.

The Coyotes teams closed out the season with a very strong finish.

The Coyotes Youth Girls team, along with the Rec girls, coached by Chris Crusey, and the Coyotes Middle School Boys Blue team, coached by Tim Jones and Andrew Cox, both won their respective championships with great play throughout the tournament.

Both of the Coyotes Youth Boys teams and the Rec Boys Blue team excelled all the way to their championship game to each earn a well-deserved second place.

The boys Blue team under the direction of Brian Lemon, boys White team under Jimmy Christmas, the Rec Blue boys team led by Heath Pomerantz and the Coyotes Boys Rec White team, coached by Jimmy Kyte, won their consolation game to win third place in their division.

Both the Coyotes Middle School Girls, led by Chris Crusey, and the Middle School Boys White team, under the direction of Josh Bowers and Blake Giles, also made it to the consolation game and earned fourth-place finishes in their divisions.

“It was another tremendous year and tournament championship for all of the Fishhawk Coyotes teams. We are very proud of all of the boys and girls. Once again, it proves the Coyotes are the model youth lacrosse program in all of Florida, both on the field and off,” said Coyotes President Andrew Cox.  “I especially want to thank the Coyotes board, and all of the parents, for all of their volunteer time, effort and support.

This was the third year the Coyotes hosted the tournament. 

"Each year it gets bigger and better," said Cox. "We receive unbelievable accolades on how well the tournament is run and what a great time it is for players, spectators and officials - which bodes well for our whole community. As we are at almost 200 percent capacity of field utilization and capped out, now all we need is more fields at the complex so we can grow our organization and offer more opportunity to the youth of the community."

The Fishhawk Coyotes Lacrosse annual summer program, under the direction of former professional lacrosse player and Coyotes director of player development and coaching, Brian Lemon, just concluded and had more than 180 boys and girls participating. 

Lemon will conduct the Coyotes annual fall program running from mid-September through October on Friday nights and Sunday afternoons. 

Registration will begin in August. Visit the Coyotes website for full details , or call Lemon at 813-689-2070.