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Great! Then we will expect them to actually play in the 2026 AA bracket at HoCo this year. PLC played in 2026 A this past spring and didn’t win the regular season or the championship.

HoCo is about consistency over the entire spring. Do that in 2019 and you can call yourself the best.

Also helps to play in the best tournaments like NLF or NAL but you are nowhere to be found in those.

Anonymous bragging about fifth graders strikes again!

It’s great that your kids are winning youth tournaments like Summer Exposure but if your goal is to have your son play high level D3 or D1 lacrosse then you need to put him on a team like the Hawks once he hits high school that will be in tournaments that those coaches will actually be attending.

You need access to the best club tournaments. That is the key along with attending prospect days at the colleges.. Even if your son plays for a great local high school program college coaches don’t have time to go and watch those games.

So instead of bragging about beating the Hawks you should be trying to get your son on the Hawks if you live in the Annapolis area. That is because they have access to the best tournaments.

I don’t live near Annapolis but if I did, placing my son on that Hawks team as early as possible would be the goal.

What is your long term strategy? To keep bragging?

It was cancelled

OMG shut up Hawks dad. Go talk to yourself in the mirror because you are the only one who cares what you have to say.

I’m not a hawks Dad! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

91 beats hawks next week

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Nice try Hawks Daddy. No one from 91 would post this.

Which MD teams played this weekend and how did the fare???

West Chester was this weekend??

Yes you are, you are even over the top with your emojis.

See you guys tomorrow in Delaware!

Hawks 5-0 and won the SHIP
Mad Lax went 3-1 lost to Hawks in the Semis
Bethesda 2-1 and didn’t make the playoff bracket

AYLC won the Aloha Autumn CLassic with wins over Harvest, Black Bear and Crabs (11-0) and then VLC in the SHIP

Hopefully they play AA in HOCO in the spring.

I believe that Mad Lax went 2-2. They were 2-1 in the pool and then lost to Hawks in Semis. Good tournament for them. They look improved.

More details
Hawks 15 - South Shore 1 - South Shore didn't win a game
Hawks 10 - Legacy Eels 1 - Eels went 1-2
Hawks 9 - Prime Time 2 - Prime Time went 1-2
Semis - Hawks 4 - Madlax 1 - Madlax went 2-2 (one loss in playoffs)
Finals - Hawks 6 - BBL 0 - BBL went 3-2 (one loss in playoffs)

Bethesda 12 - Prime Time 5 - Prime Time went 1-2
Bethesda 4 - BBL 3 - BBL made the finals and went 3-2 overall
Bethesda 1 - Express North 4 - Express North went 3-1 - only loss to BBL in the semis

Bethesda knocked off on goal differential. But they also had the hardest schedule in the pool. Spilt with two teams that made they playoff.

Madlax 5 - BBL 7 - BBL made the finals and went 3-2 overall
Madlax 6 - Towermen 4 - Towerman went 1-2
Madlax 12 - South Shore 1 - South Shore didn't win a game
Semis - Madlax 1 - Hawks 4. Hawks went 5-0 to win it

Hawks deserved to win it but also definitely got some breaks with the schedule. Still - a war of attrition given how cold and wet it was. Got to be mentally tough to survive on a day like Saturday. Some of the fields were nearly unplayable.

Shoot, most of them were unplayable. Lots of freezing cold feet and ruined cleats after that day.

How does Hawks play on Turf the whole time?

Nice break down but looking at goals scored vs goals goals against - Express North, BBL, Mad Lax, Bethesda and Legacy are very close together

Hawks scored 34 goals and allowed only 4 in bracket play - maybe they had an easy road

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- for gloves/ arm pads/shoulder pads- wipe off mud, clean with magic eraser, wash with hex wash which is specifically made for lax gear in washing machine on delicate. Air dry

- take lacrosse head off stick, place in dishwasher top rack. Normal cycle. Leave heat dry on. Air dry the rest of the way till dry. Screw back into stick

Brand new gear!

Can we go back to Crabs losing 11-0? What’s that about?

Were they "missing" players?

My wife commented that the team that brought the most pairs of back-up socks would likely win the entire tournament!

Which teams will play AA in HoCo this year?

Crabs
Diamondbacks
Bethesda
Team 91
AYLC
Looney’s
Madlax
FCA
Roughriders
Hawks

Assuming the 6 from last year - Hawks, Diamondbacks, Looneys, Bethesda, Team 91 & Madlax. Then maybe Green Hornets, Cannons and AYLC?? Seems like a stretch for FCA, Roughriders and Crabs to play AA.

Based on this fall, VLC should play in the AA bracket

Who have they knocked off this fall? I haven't seen them at all.

VLC looked good against Madlax in a scrimmage a few weeks back. Madlax beat them by maybe 2 goals but it was a tight game all the way through.

In the MD Tournament they beat FCA, NL and RR

VLC beating NL isn't saying much. The 27's of NL are better than the 26's.

Cannons is a mix of 26/27 they arent playing AA in HOCO

They must have lost kids. Last year I saw them play with one or two subs a few times. Still always competitive, if not winning.

It looks like some want greener grass. Off season club jumping has begun.

And as you should Jump clubs but only if its to go to a better club. If you are not playing enough make little Johnny work harder to earn more time.

Hard to blame a kid/parent for looking elsewhere when the team can only put together a 12-13 man roster. We played them in a summer tournament and beat them but only because the kids were exhausted.

Did teams fold?

No, it sounds like the 2026 Cannons just went to a 26/27 team to get a full roster.

Anyone heard of this Shore Boys 26 team that is dominating the Indoor League?

Which indoor league is this?

Mid Maryland Indoor

http://nebula.wsimg.com/b16cc18a508...E669&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

Shore Boys = 2027 Annapolis Hawks. Too good to play in the 27 brackets apparently. Team has a bunch of eastern shore kids, hence the name i guess. 3or 4 of the eastern shore 2026 Hawks on that team.

Well, no one knows for sure. But some have whispered that they’re the reincarnated souls of the members of the 1922 Johns Hopkins National Championship Team. I don’t believe it though.

Umm, or they didn't have enough 27's or 26's to form 2 teams so they have a combined 26/27 team as the name on the standings indicate.