At the 2021 level this turned out to be a highly competitive tournament. What looked like a probably M&D 2021 v. Yellow Jacket 2021 showdown in the final turned into a free for all. Every team in the pool was solid. Of course the U13 aspect gave API, Dolphins, and Catonsville advantages as they each had older players than the 2021 age group.
What a battle it turned out to be with M&D and YJ 2021's each ending up with two ties. Meanwhile Catonsville handles 2021 YJ, 2020 YJ ties their sister team, and API ties M&D.
In the end, M&D had to beat Catonsville (who beat UJ 2021 7-2) just to get to the final. M&D won a close 7-6 decision there. Then, M&D had to play the very talented (and older) Catonsville team again in the final and despite falling behind 3-1 in the 25 minute game, M&D roared back with 4 straight goals, some great defense and some clutch saves to win 5-3.
Despite the weather and the length of the games, this turned to be a very, very competitive tournament with 6 very good teams in the bracket. Well worth the drive from LI and Baltimore.
Kudos the the M&D parents and the YJ parents for continuing to make their rivalry spirited but friendly. Great group of parents on both sides.
Congrats to all the girls!!!
Are you one of those people who posts on facebook twenty times a day about every boring detail of your life? Everyone involved was there and knows all the details, go live your life!
I wasn't at that tournament, but I for one think the re-cap of the tournament post was good and appropriate for this forum. It gave everyone an idea of what went on, was written in a non-subjective form. To tell someone to go live their life, because they are posting on a lax forum w/ accurate details, makes one think that you need to look at yourself for what you are posting, and maybe you need to "go live your life".
What's wrong with giving a recap of the weekends results ,I mean it's a lacrosse blog right? We weren't around for the playoffs so it's nice to see who came out on top. Safe travels!
The problem is that this is BOTC and there was nothing offensive or negative in the post. We have standards to uphold here.:)
In seriousness, it was a tough weekend. The short games made it tough and the fact the YJ and M&D 2021 were the two youngest teams presented a challenge that I'm not sure either were expecting. The heart that the M&D girls showed in beating an older team that hadn't lost all year twice in two hours was amazing. As you all know, typically tournaments consist of a bunch of blow outs with a couple tough games. This weekend they were all tough. I thought all the U13A teams really played well and made for a fun, tense weekend.
