Two Area Lacrosse Teams Grab Third Places at Big Midwest Tourney

Two teams from the Shamrocks lacrosse club — U13 and U15 — both finished third in their divisions at the Cherry Bomb Lacrosse Tournament, one of the biggest in the Midwest.

The U13 team also avenged a loss with a 9-4 win over the Ann Arbor Blue Jays, which beat the Hartland squad in a championship game at the Great Lakes Lacrosse Invitational in Kalamazoo in July.

"This was a thrilling victory for the players, coaches and parents,"  said Greg Light, coach of the U13 team. "Goalie, Hunter Braun, capitalized the win with a goal of his own by shooting from his own goal across the length of the field and through the other goalie's legs. Truly amazing."

More than 100 teams in divisions ranging from U11 to high school competed in the tournament, held in Traverse City, this past weekend in Traverse City. The Shamrocks' U15 team has players from Hartland and Howell while the U13 has players from Hartland's youth lacrosse league.

For results in the Shamrocks' brackets, click on the PDFs below the photo.