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LBC and HoCo will be a play-in game it looks like, thanks to Stars knocking off LBC this weekend...

Always good to see some meaningful games being played the last weekend of the season. They honestly should look at expanding the playoffs to 8. With a play-in game for each division. Nems/HoCo/LBC would all be teams that could give teams trouble in the 2nd season.

Looks like they changed up the rules where it is division dependent how many teams get in and not top 4 or top 6 in the older divisions. Now on the playoff brackets they have north1st place vs south 2nd place etc. I am pretty sure that was not there before and is still not clear in the rules. The real travesty will be in the 2024A division where a team with a losing record will make the playoffs at the expense of a team with a winning record in another division, NEMS.

That doesn't look to be the case this year with SW locking up 2nd place in the north and both LBC and HoCO have winning records in the south. Though I agree that they changed the format recently. Luckily this does not have an affect on any of the teams in contention. As it would have played out the same way with either format.

Looking for some advice. I live in the Towson area and my daughter's team is consistently in the bottom with regards to wins. We haven't been too fond of the coaching and are considering moving our daughter to a new club. Anyone considering Sky Walkers tryouts in July or Coppermine's tryouts in September? I've heard great things about both clubs.

It really depend on what position she will play-playing time and exposure . If she is not a top player and watches others showcased then find a club that she shows well. The college coaches don't care about team wins-that is for the silly parents.

Last time I checked college coaches aren't scouting 6th graders. AND everyone cares about wins and losses..

Constant losing is demoralizing. You can say you are playing for bigger picture, "showcasing for college", etc. My advice would be to move on. Winning helps with that midweek practice. Clubs seemed to be terrified of parents and kids leaving. Tryouts are being moved up to right after last tourney MACC July13. Year round lacrosse! Hard to figure out right fit with the pressure to tryout right after season ends. Not just tryout but accept quickly. Crazy to think this is what has become of middle school lacrosse. Season ends Sunday, tryouts next day, commit by Friday for the whole next year.

Can lightning strike twice for LBC?

hopefully it can strike you

Play at a club that the talent of your D matches the level of competition. Remember that she could be cut the next seasion also.

Very true. Choose a team where she can be an impact or contributor. She will have more fun, build more confidence and enjoy the sport more.

Salty.... Your big butt is an easy target.

Just looked at Lax Impulse schedule-LBC and MDUnited dropped down a bracket . Wow that's embarassing

Predictions for this weekend? Hero's vs Skywalkers followed by MD vs LBC. I think its looks like Heros vs MD finals? MD has had Heros number.

LBC beat M&D last year.

That would be history not a prediction.

I think Sky Walkers has a pretty good shot of upsetting Hero's. NEMS tied Hero's and Sky Walkers beat NEMS. Would be nice to shake things up a little and see LBC or Sky Walkers win the whole thing.

Interesting that the 2nd seeded teams didn't have to play the 1st seed in the opposite division. With the improvement of Nems, Pride and Hoco the league should be pretty tough next season.

https://www.usclublax.com/2025-rankings.html
Fun list to kick off summer season. Wrong on many levels especially for MD teams.

2.Heros
3.LBC
7.M&D
8.MD united
9.Skywalkers
11.Diamonds
12. NEMS
16. HOCO
19. Integrity
20. Redshirts
24. TLC
25. Heros white

Not sure TLC/ Diamonds should be on list. M&D Red should be on the list. Coppermine beat TLC 17-1. MD united lower. Heros and M&D black should be next to each other, LBC not in between.

looks like they got 1 and 2 right. They threw darts to figure out the rest.

M&D Black is the strongest 2025 team I've seen, followed by LBC, Hero's, YJ, STEPS Blue and White.

You must not be watching very many 2025 Games! M&D and Hero's are 1 and 1A, both very strong and the games are awesome to watch. YJ is close behind at 2, STEPS, Skywalkers, Monster behind them and LBC behind the pack.

This list can't possibly be legit, it lost all credibility by ranking M&D Black #7. I don't have a daughter on that team but they beat every team on the list time after time while occasionally losing to Hero's.

M&D / Hero's / YJ are 1-2-3 & on any given day they can be ranked in any order. When talking about 6th graders, it depends on which side of the bed they get out of.

#7 is way off base especially when you have LBC at 3 (MnD beat them 14-5). Assuming YJ is undefeated they are 1 with hero's 2 and MnD at 3. from there you can pick them out of a hat or make an educated guess against teams played and record.

M&D Red beat MD United this weekend so maybe they should be ranked 7 and half just behind M&D black.

YJ playing M&D this weekend should decide who is number 1 with Heroes being right there. LBC and MD United are not top 10 teams

I guess CC Lax gets no love by not even being ranked, but beat LBC and handled rather easily MD United this past weekend

Who is cc lax?

Sandbaggers in the B bracket NGLL

top15 MD- my take.
1.Heros
2.M&D
3.Skywalkers
4. LBC
5. HOCO
6. NEMS
7. Coppermine Black
8. M&D Red
9. CCLax
10.Heros White
11. Redshirts
12. Maryland United
13. Integrity
14. 3D lacrosse
15. TLC

After the showcase tournament my Top 5 would be:

1. YJ
2. M&D
3. Hero's (Too much of a scoring discrepancy vs. like opponents compared with M&D).
4. Monster
5. Skywalkers

This weekend will be the true test as most if not all teams will be in NJ.

Agreed top 3 by a wide margin

I would love to see full checking on these tourneys-the refs are so inconsistent when the play gets aggressive. They play full checking all spring.

All hero's does is trip girls and hit them in the head. And parents yell like their lives depend on the game.

Live love lax screwed up. Should have had YJ, M&D, Heros, Monster and Skywalkers in 1 pool, So they could all play each other. It was a shame that Mc Elite and Big 4 had to play YJ, M&D and Heros. Just not fair to those girls, the discrepancy in play was obvious.

Its a shame that STEPS Elite Blue continues to dodge playing the big 3 at any tourney. They continue to play soft teams so they can advance to the playoffs. It’s about playing the best competition.

that's the heros way

Steps Blue vs M&D Red was actually 7-3 M&D at one point before falling a part in the second half with the back half of the substitution playing for M&D. Steps Blue played hard and won 9-8.

M&D Red is an A level team, but I doubt Steps Blue could compete with M&D black, Heros and Yellow jackets.

M&D Red higher maybe 5th and TLC not even close to 15 may be close to last with East Coast and Uproar