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True Lacrosse On YouTube

True Lacrosse On The Move

Fun Fact

Chicago Showcase Re-cap

True Commitments

Player Spotlight

TRUE LACROSSE IS ON YOUTUBE

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TRUE LACROSSE IS ON THE MOVE

The True Lacrosse headquarters have moved to a brand new facility with over 5,200 square feet, including training space! The new facility and office is located at 655 W Grand Avenue, Suite 130, Elmhurst, IL 60126. You can reach us on our new phone number at 630-359-5542. The True Lacrosse headquarters is home to True University- seven new exciting programs! Come by and visit!

FUN FACT

Native Americans used lacrosse to settle disputes over land as an alternative to war. The games were major events that could last several days and as many as 100 to 1,000 men from opposing tribes would participate. The playing field was located in open plains between the two villages and the goals could range from 500 yards to several miles apart.

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JANUARY

CHICAGO SHOWCASE RECRUITING COMBINE RE-CAP

On January 17th and 18th, True Lacrosse held it's annual Chicago Showcase Recruiting Combine at the Oswego Sports Zone in Aurora, Illinois. Over 60 college coaches and 230 players were in attendance. College coaches were extremely impressed with the talent they saw and interested in many players.

True Lacrosse is proud to present its Combine All Star Team based on recommendations from the coaches....

Combine All Star Team

Attackmen

Patrick O'Neil (11th grade)

Phil McFarland (11th grade) Face Off

Ryan Walker (11th grade)

Midfielders

John Salareno (11th grade)

Brendan Dunlap (11th grade)

Brendan Sheehan (11th grade)

Tyler Cook (11th grade)

Kento Nakano (10th grade)

LSM

John Albertini (11th grade)

Fogo

Kevin Lining (12th grade)

Defense

Alex Fisher (11th grade)

Paul Romens (12th grade)

Dylan Harris (11th grade)

Goalie

James Gould (11th grade)

Jack Connelley (11th grade)

Honorable Mentions

Nick Wood (9th grade) showcase logo

PJ Bogle (10th grade)

Dave Haggerty (11th grade)

Nate Serviss (11th grade)

Sam Mesi (11th grade)

DC Feldman (10th grade)

Conor Moran (11th grade)

Mike Heimann (11th grade)

Jack Manzella (10th grade)

Jamie Hay (12th grade)

Connor Heidenreich (10th grade)

Chris Moulton (11th grade)

Tyler Breitenbach (11th grade)

TRUE COMMITMENTS

Recent True Commitments
Sam Gibson (KS) - Queens University of Charlotte DII
Brett Wilson (KS) - Wittenberg University DIII
Oliver Stahl (MI) - Carthage University DIII
Seth Fuller (IL) - Norwich University DIII
Joe Kemp (MI) - Sacred Heart DI

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT

WITH STEVEN MCKEE McKee

School: Holt High School

Grade: Junior

Position: Attack

Teams: Tue Michigan U17 All Stars and Holt High School

What was your most memorable game?

Beating East Side select- we were down by 6 goals with eight minutes to go and I scored seven straight goals to win the game. It was not only me though. Our face-off man won seven straight face-offs to help give us the ball and we moved the ball very well on offense. The team effort was great and to come back from being six goals down was a great accomplishment for our team- it really showed us what we are capable of if we all work together.

Do you have any traditions or rituals that you or your team does before a game?

I re-tape my stick before each game and pray before each game, as well.

Why do you love playing lacrosse?

I love lacrosse because it is a unique sport that has contact and is a mixture of many sports. If you want to be good, you can be, you just have to put in the work. You don't have to be be genetically advanced either. For example, a football players has to be 6 foot 8; in lacrosse, as long as you work as hard as you can and "want" it badly enough, you will probably be successful in lacrosse.