The Jolt is their new mid range protection line. This equipment seems durable and protective without breaking the bank. I was most impressed with the palm used in the Jolt glove; it seemed on par with a lot of other gloves in higher price ranges.

 STX is releasing a new shaft line this season called Alliance. The idea behind the technology is that the material flexes when force is applied. The stiffer the shaft the less flex, the less stiff the more flex. So the Alliance comes in 3 different flavors 85, 135, and 160 (pounds of pressure needed to move the shaft 1/4 inch). These flexes can help maximize velocity and snap on shots, precision on feeds, improved control and ball feel when handling. Bigger guys will want to rock the 160, while the other two shafts are for the more common player, but you will want to get your hands on one and play around with it before deciding which one is best for you (Look for these in our shooting cage in Portland soon).

So lets get to some photos:

This Friday marks the start of the first mens’ tournament in Bend Oregon sponsored by our shop. Club teams from around the Northwest, and players form all over the country will converge and face off to have some fun and play some lacrosse. This type of post collegiate tournament brings our community closer together and exposes a great city like Bend to a higher level of lacrosse. This first annual tourney will be host to 8 different teams who will be divided up into 2 brackets:

Cascade:

Bigfoot Elite, Scallywags, Southern Oregon, and Cadilax

Columbia:

503 Lax, Hop Valley, Rip City Lax, and Humboldt

Bigfoot Elite is lucky enough to have Kyle Harrison joining the team. Kyle has had a dynamic career both collegiality and professionally and is undoubtedly one of the best players of our time. The other teams will be peppered with a ton of amazing talent consisting of players from around the country. Come on out and enjoy the show!

All games played at Big Sky Sports Complex:

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Today I was looking over at Lax All Stars (laxallstars.com) “Show us your Old School” and what did I see? Some seriously nice old school coming out of Portland. Check out these sick nasty laxers…. Maybe one is your dad? Or just an old friend you have forgotten about? Pretty sure some of the pics in the middle are from the University of Oregon Ducks.

Reader Rick Sheinin couldn’t stop himself from sharing these iconic Old School pictures from Oregon’s lacrosse past, as well as some great shots of his dad suited up and kicking it Old School. (Editor’s note: his isn’t Rick’s first rodeo!)

Pat Rogers/Denver Vs. Syarcuse

Oregon is not really on the radar for most NCAA scouts. They aren’t chomping at the bit to get out to OREGUN to recruit their next freshman stud. That being said we do produce some high quality athletes. Just read the previous post and you will see what I mean. So in the past few years Oregon has sent some of our boys to quality programs: Peter Baum Colgate, Aaron Prosser Drexel, Pat Rogers Denver, Andy Fish Albany, Nate Fritz Bowdoin, and of course Connor Martin, although an MCLA player still a supreme baller playing in the pro ranks now.  These are just a few names that pop into my mind, sorry if I left any of you off the list, I know there are more of you out there doing great things.

So the question has to be asked, who’s next? What seniors are going break out and make an impact on an NCAA D1 team? An even better question is who is the dark horse that no one sees coming? Drop us some comments on this below.

Here is what Inside Lacrosse had to say about lacrosse’s most prestigious award:

This annual list is made up of the top lacrosse players across all three divisions of collegiate lacrosse and highlights the early hopefuls for the 2011 Tewaaraton Award honors. All watch list nominees are carefully screened and identified by two Selection Committees, one committee for the male athletes and another committee for the female athletes which are comprised of college coaches. The watch list will eventually be whittled down three more times until the top ten male and female Tewaaraton Award Finalists are named in May of 2011.

“We are thrilled to announce this year’s watch list just as the 2011 season is getting underway,” said Robert Sweeney, President of the Greater Washington Sports Alliance. “The selection committees have done an outstanding job at choosing the top contenders for the Tewaaraton Award across the country. This year’s list represents 47 different educational institutions from over 17 conferences and 48 of these athletes are repeat nominees from last year.”

The Tewaaraton Award was formally established in August of 2000 by The University Club of Washington, DC and is the pre-eminent lacrosse award, which is awarded annually to the NCAA male and female lacrosse players of the year. Tradition dictates that each year the Tewaaraton Award celebrates one of the six tribal nations of the Iroquois Confederacy: the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and the Tuscarora. The 11th annual Tewaaraton Award event is set to recognize the Year of the Tuscarora.

The 11th annual Tewaaraton Award will be presented on June 2, 2011 at the historical Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. Event details and ticket information can be found at TewaaratonAward.org.