The Woodlands, TX -
The Woodlands Boy’s and Girl’s Lacrosse Club will host the 4th Annual Jack Schantz Memorial Lacrosse Day on Saturday, March 26, beginning at 9:00 am at The Woodlands High School at 6101 Research Forest Drive in The Woodlands. Fans are invited to watch five lacrosse teams from The Woodlands – from 5th – 8th graders to the Varsity team – face competitors from throughout the Greater Houston area.
The Boys’ teams will play on The Woodlands High School Football field as follows:
9:00 am – The Woodlands (TW) A Young Guns vs. Cy-Fair A Young Guns
10:30 am - TW B Young Guns vs. Cy-Fair B Young Guns
12 Noon - TW 7th vs. Magnolia 7th
1:00 pm - JV Boys vs. St. Thomas
3:00 pm – Varsity Boys vs. St. Thomas
The Girls’ teams will play on The Woodlands High School Lacrosse field as follows:
10:00 am – TW 5/6 Girls vs. Friendswood (D2)
11:00 am – TW 7/8 Jr. High Girls vs. ROB (D1)
12 Noon – TW 5/6 Girls vs. ROB (D2)
2:00 pm – Varsity Girls vs. Klein
3:30 pm – JV Girls vs. Klein
For the past four years, The Woodlands Lacrosse Club has celebrated a special lacrosse day in honor of the memory of Junior High/JV coach, Jack Schantz. “Jack was an awesome individual, who poured his heart and soul into our program. He instilled many great values into the boys that he was honored to coach at The Woodlands. Jack was stricken with cancer in 2005,
but continued to coach his team,” said Woodlands Boy’s Lacrosse Club Coach Dave Seale. “Through his illness, he organized our trip to the Disney Sports complex in 2006. He made the trip with us, but his health was failing. It was a great trip and helped elevate our program to the next level. Shortly after our return, Jack lost his battle with cancer. The Jack Schantz Memorial Lacrosse Day honors his memory and his desire to see the program grow and bring all of the teams together on a single day.” Proceeds from the event will go to the Jack Schantz Memorial Lacrosse Fund, which is used specifically to give back to the game to fund needed projects such as equipment purchases and team travel expenses.
The public is invited to the memorial event. Tickets for adults are $5 at the gate; children under 12, students with IDs are admitted free of charge. Concessions will open throughout the day.
The girls program will be joining in on the festivities to truly celebrate all facets of the game on all grade levels from youth to Varsity for both boys and girls. “This memorial tournament is a wonderful celebration of Jack Schantz’ life and his enthusiasm for the great game of Lacrosse, since its inception in 1998,” said Jim Marziale, Head Coach of the High School Girl’s Lacrosse team. “The Woodlands Lacrosse programs have exploded and continue to grow every year for both boys and girls. The success of lacrosse in The Woodlands can be directly attributed to the impact volunteers like Mr. Schantz have on our programs.”
For more information, go to www.woodlandslax.com.
More about The Woodlands Lacrosse: The Woodlands Junior High team (8th Grade) has won the Houston City championship, the highest achievement possible, for the last six years. The 7th grade and 5th/6th grade teams have won back to back City Championships, making all three teams back to back Triple Crowns. In 2008, The Woodlands High School Lacrosse team won the South District Championship (Houston) and advanced to the Texas State Lacrosse Final Four. In addition, The Woodlands High School Lacrosse coach Dave Seale, was named 2008 Texas Coach of the Year.
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