| Home | Archives | 2005 Newz & Notes | 2004-2005 END OF YEAR VARSITY SPORTS AWARDS 6/10/05 - MARSHALL PRIDE 2005 LAX Varsity Team Awards AARON HEMEON - Most Outstanding Player Award 2005 "3.5 Athletes" Recognizing the accomplishments of those who excel at both athletics and academics, the End of the Year Varsity Sports Awards recognized GCM Varsity athletes who achieved a 3.5 GPA or better. In Boys LAX, this included: Michael Born, Chris Brimsek, Patrick Findaro, Christopher Guerin, Nikko Howard, Ryan Jarriel, Kyle Montanio, Casey Williams, John Zettler and Lexi Lysenko (manager) CHRIS BRIMSEK, 4.21 - Top Individual Grade Point Average ALL-DISTRICT AWARDS 5/9/05 - MARSHALL PRIDE 2004 All Liberty District Awards CHRIS BRIMSEK - Honorable Mention - Goalie AARON HEMEON - Honorable Mention - Midfield JAKE OSTER - Honorable Mention - Attack -- CONGRATULATIONS To all of our award-winners! Those of you who watch the polls know that the Liberty District was extremely competitive this year--with teams from our District finishing the regular season #1, #2 and #5 in the entire AAA Northern Region. In a year like this, the All-District spots were extremely difficult. To see Marshall represented on that list--and with not just a Senior but also a Sophomore and a Freshman on the list--it's terrific recognition for the great year that Chris had, and it's also a nice look forward to some of our exceptional underclassmen and the future of our program. And of course, in addition to the individual honors, we all know that it's a team effort out there--the successes of the individuals reflect on the work and success of the team as a whole. -- Congratulations, Statesmen! TOP STORIES 5/11/05 - McLean High School STATESMEN PLAY STRONG IN PLAYOFFS, BUT FALL TO MCLEAN It was quite a year for lacrosse at George C. Marshall. A tough year - no question - in terms of raw wins and losses. But this group of players has come so far from the opening moments of pre-season practice. Throughout the season, we played solid, competitive LAX in what turned out to be the strongest district in the entire Northern Region. -- How strong was the Liberty District this year? Perhaps this tells a bit of the story: McLean finished third in the Liberty District. Tellingly, the Highlanders were seeded third in the Regional playoffs. -- Even though the final game of the season was a home loss to McLean, our Marshall Statesmen came to Highlanders stadium for the opening round of the District playoffs with confidence and a renewed sense of determination that we were going to turn around that defeat and pull out a Win against McLean. There is no backing down on this Statesmen squad. We've come too far and accomplished too much. -- Chris Brimsek had an absolutely terrific night in goal (check out the photos below!), and View From The Stands wishes Chris the very best of luck as he moves on to play the Fastest Sport On Two Feet at the collegiate level. Chris will be playing on the nationally-ranked squad over at Washington & Lee, alongside several other Marshall alumni). We know he'll do great there as well. -- Unfortunately, McLean's high-powered offense had a better night of it tonight than the Statesmen did. Each team had scoring chances, but the Highlanders were able to find the back of the net just that many more times. Final score: McLean 11, Marshall 6. -- Congratulations are well deserved, however, to a strong Marshall squad that made the playoffs in the Region's toughest District ... to the Seniors who provided leadership and determination throughout the season ... to the Underclassmen who gained invaluable experience and played their guts out against the Districts older and more-seasoned squads ... to the Coaches who made this all possible ... and of course to the entire Marshall LAX community - including players, coaches, parents, family and fans - who give so much, and who get back tenfold in return. Congratulations to you all. And thanks for all your hard work and dedication throughout the year. -- Marshall Pride! [ Pictures ... ] TOP STORIES 5/6/05 - Marshall High School SENIOR-NIGHT HONORS AT MCLEAN GAME It was quite a night for lacrosse at Marshall's last home game of the year. It was also quite a night for memories, as George C. Marshall high school took the opportunity to honor not only the Seniors who have been a critical part of the Statesmen LAX program, but also the proud parents of this Senior LAX class. -- As everyone in high school sports knows (or at least everyone involved with GCM knows :-), the parents of our student athletes make a huge difference to our sports programs, and to the GCM community overall. It was a wonderful night as each one of our Seniors escorted their parents down the track at Jimmy Miller Stadium on Senior Night. -- McLean finished the season ranked #5 in the AAA Northern Region. Like we've said before, the Liberty District was extraordinarily competitive this year, with Woodson and Langley taking the #1 and #2 spots. -- The Highlanders Varsity played very well tonight, and yet the Statesmen offense blasted in 6 scores past the McLean goalkeeper. The JV contest was extremely tight - a low-scoring event that finished 5-3 in favor of the Bad Guys - and all the Statesmen played with pride and determination in both games. GCM was well represented tonight, and the success of the GCM lacrosse program was in the air. -- Congratulations to GCM lacrosse for a terrific, hard-fought season. And congratulations to the Seniors for all they did for us. And thanks - to all the Marshall fans who came out and supported us throughout the year. -- And yes, we made the Liberty District playoffs. They begin on Wednesday. At McLean again. Marshall Pride! Go Statesmen [ Pictures ... ] TOP STORIES 5/2/05 - Madison High School MADISON TAKES TWO FROM OUR STATESMEN Vienna's traditional cross-town rivalry went to the lacrosse field at Warhawks stadium on Monday night. Final score for the JV opener was 11-1 in favor of Madison; final score in the Varsity game favored the Warhawks, 15-5. -- No matter what it said on the scoreboard, this game - like every game between the Statesmen and the Warhawks - was hard fought and much much closer than it looked. That's just how this series goes. -- I don't have any of the play by play, but View From The Stands made a special point to highlight how well the team did on groundballs and takeaways... I can't stress enough how important each change of possession is, and how much that's tied to good old-fashioned Hard Work. -- The Warhawks had a better game of it tonight - no doubt about it, and certainly no excuses - but the Statesmen got their chances as well, and the Marshall goals were entirely fun and hard-earned events. Junior Casey Williams put up 2 goals on the Statesmen side of the scoreboard, and Freshman phenom Aaron Hemeon notched up 3 of his own. -- Those of you who were wondering about the new number in goal... that was Kevin Hia, who got called up from the JV squad to fill in for downed Co-Captain Chris Brimsek. The doctors said Chris wasn't ready to play yet, so the Sophomore goalkeeper came in for his first Varsity game of the year and put in a solid performance. -- Wow - quite a night, and the Marshall team never gave up throughout the game. -- Friday is Senior Night at home against McLean. Be there Statesmen fans! Marshall Pride! [ Pictures ... ] TOP STORIES 4/27/05 - Marshall High School BOTH SQUADS HAVE TOUGH NIGHT VS. LANGLEY Well, if you like scoring... or if you like Langley(!!)... then tonight's games went pretty well. But for Statesmen fans, it got a little ugly. :-) -- Frankly, Langley and Woodson are currently battling it out for the top spot in the entire AAA Northern Region. In back-to-back games against these two Region leaders, we got to see first-hand just what types of teams they are. Our Statesmen pulled out all the stops, and played with lots of determination, but the final scores against both of these opponents favored the Other Side. -- I don't have much detail from the JV game yet, but View From The Stands tells me that our Varsity played a VERY competitive game against the Saxons for the entire first quarter. But then things kind of broke down at bit, and when it broke, it broke big. -- Again, we've got great photos - so many that we've divided 'em into two separate pages (again :-). One for the JV game and the other for the Varsity. The Statesman in this photo is Aaron Hemeon, a Freshman on the Varsity squad who's already turning in a ton of productive minutes. -- On Monday, we're On The Road against Madison. You know where that is... so everyone Be There! [ Pictures ... ] TOP STORIES 4/18/05 - Woodson High School CAVS TAKE A PAIR FROM OUR STATESMEN I don't have lots of detail, but I've got photos. The larger set is coming soon, but the picture at left (from the JV game) tells my favorite part of the story: -- There's no quit in these Statesmen! When it came to just plain pride, and determination, and attitude ... the Statesmen and Cavaliers ran together stride for stride. -- But you've gotta give Woodson their due: Man, they played really well. They're a terrific team and they gave us difficult matchups all over the field. No Excuses for the end results - The Cavs played really well. But no reason to hang our heads either. We were out there workin' hard and givin' our all. -- By the way, the Statesman in that photo is Michael Born, another of the outstanding Freshmen that came out for GCM's Lacrosse program in 2005. (These guys are good!) -- On Friday, we come back home to host the Langley Saxons. It's all about the pride! Be there! [ Pictures ... ] TOP STORIES 4/14/05 - Marshall High School STATESMEN WIN BIG OVER THE SEAHAWKS Another gorgeous night for lacrosse, and the Statesmen came out like gangbusters. -- The first quarter score was something like 5-0 and I think the score at halftime was 8-1. The rest of the game wasn't quite as high-scoring as the first half, but it was exciting and hard fought all night long. -- GREAT hitting, GREAT defense, TERRIFIC goalie work, and man we were hustling hard on every single play. View From The Stands had a terrific time out there at Jimmy Miller stadium tonight. (Thanks, everyone!) -- The picture at left shows Senior Co-Captain Chris Brimsek in goal, facing a Seahawks attackman who's loading up for a sidearm blast through traffic. As you can see, Chris sees little more than just a glimpse of the shot as it sets up. Just amazing! -- And while we're spotting players-in-the-pix, that's big Griffin Cummins rushing out to meet the South Lakes attacker head on. Griffin's one of six Freshmen playing on the Varsity squad this year. -- Next Monday we're on the road against Woodson. The Cavs have a good squad and this is gonna be a challenge. Be there! Marshall Pride! [ Pictures ... ] TOP STORIES 4/12/05 - Marshall High School STATESMEN WIN BY 1 OVER LANCERS Man, I don't have a write-up yet, but the score says a lot: One goal win over a key District opponent. And the JV got a nice win, too! The way the Liberty District is shaping up this year, every conference game is crucial! -- As usual, if you have any comments, writeup, pix, suggestions... even just a couple of nice words about how the games went, please just click the link and mail 'em to me! -- By the way... notice the new photos? WOW! And this is just a taste. I've got a directory just full of these things... :_) -- The picture at left shows Senior Co-Captain Pat Findaro, racing downfield after scoopin' up a loose ball. Each loose-ball possession is like a fumble-recovery in football, or a steal in basketball - scoring chances start just this way. -- Thursday is our last home game for a while... another District conference... this one against the visiting Seahawks from South Lakes. Be there Marshall fans! [ Pictures ... ] TOP STORIES 4/6/05 - Marshall High School FOURTH-RANKED REBELS TAKE A PAIR OVER STATESMEN It was a gorgeous night for watching a lacrosse game - beautiful weather, and the extra sunshine we get from Daylight Savings Time made the view from the top of Jimmy Miller Stadium just spectacular. We gotta get out like this more often, ya know! -- The tough part, of course, is that our Statesmen were hosting the fourth-ranked Fairfax Rebels, and we knew we were gonna have to bring our A game - and stay focused all night long. -- The Statesmen JV squad got off to a slow start against the Rebels, and by halftime we were already down by a 5-1 score. Fairfax controlled the ball for much of that first half, and they really got a lot of shots on goal. The first-half Marshall goal was blasted past the Rebels goalkeeper by Sophomore Ben Yazman. In the second half our Statesmen defense really tightened up and we held the Rebels to just two more goals for the rest of the game. The Statesmen offense also got in gear and we outscored the Rebels in that second half (3-2). Freshman Michael Born scored twice in the half and Sophomore Sam Mencarini put in the other. The final score was 7-4, Fairfax. -- Brian Ritchey, Christopher Newcomb and Daniel Nguyen played well at defense and Kevin Hia had another strong game in goal, especially in the second half. Another good effort by the JV despite the loss. -- The Varsity had a tough game against a strong Fairfax team. In the first half Fairfax had control of the face-offs and thus had the ball for most of the half. The Rebels put a lot of shots on goal and led at the half by a score of 6-0. In the second half Fairfax extended its lead to 11-1 with the lone Statesmen goal being scored unassisted by Aaron Hemeon. In the fourth quarter Casey Williams scored two goals - with assists from Jake Oster and Ryan Jarriel. But Fairfax continued to control the face-offs and that limited the number of Statesmen possessions. By a lot. Chris Brimsek faced a barrage of shots and had a solid game in goal. Final score in the Varsity contest was 12-3. -- It was a difficult night out there, but our Statesmen played with pride and determination throughout. -- Also, because people have been asking about the ambulance... that was Sophomore John Inglesby who was injured and taken to the hospital. We haven't heard how he's doing yet, but we're all hoping for a speedy recovery and hope to see #29 back in the lineup real soon. -- Next Tuesday we're at home again against Lee - it should be a terrific pair of games against these Liberty District opponents. Marshall Pride! [ Pictures ... ] TOP STORIES 4/4/05 - Marshall High School VARSITY IMPROVES TO 2-2 WITH WIN OVER EAGLES Wow. This is why they call it the fastest sport on two feet! The JV dropped a tough one, but the Varsity evened their record to 2-2 on a sparkling 10-goal effort against the visiting Edison Eagles. -- In the JV opener, the Statesmen offense started slowly and was down 4-0 at the half. Kevin Hia played a strong first half in goal, and a strong game overall, but the Eagles were just bringing too much too fast. After an early third quarter goal put the Eagles up 5-0, the Statesmen rallied and started taking the offense to Edison. For the rest of the night, the two squads pretty much traded goals - but of course Edison's big lead held up. -- Final score was 10-3, but our View From The Stands already sees that this JV squad is playing with a lot more confidence than earlier in the season. Very cool. -- The Varsity game was just plain fun from start to finish. Marshall showed off a nicely balanced offense as seven Statesmen scored against the Eagles. The defense was clicking as well, and after a strong first half our Statesmen were up 5-1. (The lone Eagles' goal was scored on a man-down play.) The second half brought more of the same - strong and consistent play, good balance overall, and lots of the Marshall players got to see playing time in that second half. -- Chris Brimsek had another solid game in goal and the Marshall Defense played very well. Nick Horner, Griffen Cummins and Mark Findaro at defense, and Kevin Wiencek at long-stick middie all had strong games. Pat Findaro had an exceptionally good game controlling the always-important faceoffs. -- Jake Oster had 4 goals and six other players got on the scoreboard with one goal each: Pat Findaro, Aaron Hemeon, John Ingelsby, Ryan Jarriel, Kyle Montanio and Casey Williams. Aria Kavyani picked up two assists in this game, and Pat Findaro and Aaron Hemeon got credited with one assist each. -- The Fairfax game has been moved up to Wednesday. View From The Stands is guessing that something's wrong with the Fairfax field, because it also got switched from an Away game to a Home game. So Jimmy Miller Stadium beckons on Wednesday night! Be there! Marshall Pride! [ Pictures ... ] TOP STORIES 3/31/05 - Falls Church High School JV PICKS UP A "W" OVER JAGUARS What an exciting night of lacrosse when the Statesmen traveled to Falls Church to take on the rapidly-improving Jaguars. -- Both games were close, and the JV had us on the edge of our seats when the Statesmen went into halftime with a slim one-goal lead. The JV's already made a lot of progress this year, and View From The Stands was hoping that they'd be able to build on this lead for our first win of the JV season. Sure enough, a few minutes into the third quarter Sam Mencarini scored to put Marshall up by a 3-1 score. The Statesmen offense got on the board another time to put up what we hoped would be a commanding 4-1 lead. But the Jags came back to make it 4-2 and we were back on the edge of our seats again. It wasn't until late in the fourth quarter that the last goal of the game gave the Statesmen an important insurance goal, making the final score 5-2 - Marshall over Falls Church. -- Kevin Hia played a very good game in goal with quite a few critical saves, and it was definitely nice to get the seasons' first W. -- The Varsity game was also quite close and we were on the edge of our seats (yet again) as the Statesmen trailed by one at halftime, 4-5. The third quarter was a defensive battle, with Marshall shutting out Falls Church in the quarter, while the Statesmen offense scored two to take a one goal lead going into the final and critical fourth. Statesmen up, 6-5. -- The Marshall Defense and Goalie Chris Brimsek came up huge at the start of the fourth quarter - killing a three-minute, non-releasable penalty for an illegal stick. But after coming out of the penalty unscathed, the final six minutes of the game were brutal. The floodgates seemed to open and the Jaguars poured in five unanswered goals for a 10-6 final score. -- Wow. Pat Findaro led the Statesmen scoring with 3 goals, Jake Oster hit for 2, and Aaron Hemeon got one. Tough result after a well-played game. But everyone in the stands knew it was a close one. -- On Monday, we host Edison from the National District. Be there, Statesmen fans! TOP STORIES 3/16/05 - Hayfield Secondary School TOUGH LOSSES AGAINST #5 RANKED HAWKS Tough night over at Hayfield... Both Statesmen squads went in with a lot of toughness and determination, but the scoreboard told the tale. 12-4 for the Varsity and 10-1 for the JV. Hayfield is currently ranked #5 in the Northern Region AAA. Clearly, they've got skills. :-) -- By the way, if you watched some of these games and could send me an e-mail telling me a little bit more about how these games went ... I'd be happy to summarize and we'll share it around! :-) -- Next game is on Thursday against Fall Church, after the Spring Break. -- Marshall Pride! TOP STORIES 3/14/05 - Marshall High School VARSITY WINS SEASON OPENER OVER MUSTANGS! The Varsity opened with a good win at home against George Mason. We came on strong in the second half and the final score was 7-2. The JV played hard but lost a very close game 2-1. -- Next up is our first away game - on Wednesday against Hayfield. BE THERE! Marshall Pride! VOLUNTEER 3/23/05 - MARSHALL PRIDE NEED VOLUNTEER HELP FOR 2005 View From The Stands: -- A special thanks to Bob Williams (Casey's Dad), who has agreed to be the GCM LAX Parent Liaison for 2005. -- In the next few days and weeks, we should have an updated Volunteer! page to let you know what still needs to be done for 2005. (And if Bob and the coaches don't have about a million things on their to-do lists, there's quite a lot that can be done to add interesting and useful content on this Web site. :-) Everyone should give some real thought about what you can do to help. -- Thanks again, everyone. And congratulations to the team. Marshall Pride!

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