Exciting SOLL Middle School Championship Game!

The first ever SOLL Middle School Championship game proved to be a very exciting game.  The Wolverines squeaked by the Honey Badgers 11-10 in overtime.  With a 3 goal lead at the end of the game, the Wolverines made a last minute comeback with Malcolm Hermans scoring the tieing goal with 10 seconds left in the game.

With the score tied, it would come down to braveheart for the win.  Louis Hnatko for the Wolverines and James Holak for the Honey Badgers would face off for the deciding braveheart.  Louis won the opening faceoff, usually a deathknell for the opposing team in braveheart, but James hustled back and used a nice trail check just before Louis could get the shot off to stymie the goal scoring attempt.  James then scooped up the ensuing ground ball and darted down the rink looking to end the game.  A one on one with the goalie and the ball would go low and be slightly deflected by the goalie bouncing up and over the fence, the worst possible outcome for James.  Had the ball been deflected by the goalie or missed, James would likely have picked up the ground ball for another shot on goal since he was in the clear on the shot.  With the ball going back to the Wolverines, Louis brought the ball up the rink for the last shot.  With James playing tight defense, Louis spun and put the tough bounce shot just over the stick of goalie John Hultman for the win.  It was a very well played game by both teams and a great effort by Louis and James in the braveheart.

Louis led the Wolverines with 7 goals in the game while Dylan DeRoche added 3 goals and Malcolm Hermans added one.  League scoring leader James Holak led the Honey Badgers with 5 goals and 1 assist while Clay Simmons added 3 goals and Max Berns and Will Smyth each tallied one goal apiece.  League assists leader Berns added one assist while Smyth tallied 2 assists and Hans Larson and Jack O' Connell each pitched in with one assist.  League saves leader John Hultman had a great game with 18 saves while Dylan Cox saved 10 shots.

It was a great season of Middle School lacrosse for the middle schoolers and the quality of play and hustle in the championship game was fun to watch.  Looking forward to another season of box lacrosse this Fall for the middle schoolers.

Coaches Take Back Title

SOLL II was a battle between the coaches and Dad's team Zeek's Freeks and the North Coast Jaxx team, which coincidentally has many of the sons and who all play for the coaches.  The championship game was never really in doubt as the coaches posted a 16-14 win over NC Jaxx.  The Jaxx tightened the score a little towards the end, but the Freeks led the game the entire way.  The Freeks were led by Warren Olinger with 4 goals, Scott Wishart, Alex Rogers and Frank Rush with 3 goals apiece and Jeff Wright with 2 goals.  Andy Holak pitched in one goal in the effort.  Ian Mooers led the way for the Jaxx with 4 goals.

It was another fun season for SOLL.  Get ready for the Fall Box League!

SOLL II Playoffs Set

NC Jaxx upset Zeek's Freeks in the last game of the season to take the #1 seed into the playoffs.  Playoff schedule as follows:

4:00 p.m.  Play-in Game: Free Agents vs. Reid Erickson's Team
5:00 p.m.  Zeek's Freeks vs. Covenant
6:00 p.m.  NC Jaxx vs. #4/#5 seed winner
7:00 p.m.  SOLL Championship Game II

Standings and Stats Updated for Both Divisions

Standings and Stats have been updated for both divisions.  High School+ Division games will continue this Sunday, check the Schedule.  Middle School Division has two game dates left - next Thursday and last game and playoffs the following Thursday.

High School+ Games for this Weekend

The schedule for games this coming Sunday.  All games for the rest of the season will be played at Park Point.

Sunday August 4 games 5 and 6 @ Park Point:

3:00 p.m.  Covenant (formerly Grand Rapids) vs. Zeek's Freek's (formerly Coaches and Dad's - Zeek was Jay Zierden's nickname)
4:00 p.m.  NC Jaxx vs. Free Agents
5:00 p.m.  Reid Erickson's Team vs. Zeek's Freek's
6:00 p.m.  Free Agents vs. Covenant
7:00 p.m.  Reid Erickson's Team vs. NC Jaxx

The make up games for games that were cancelled July 21 are also scheduled.  Playoffs are slated for Sunday August 11:
  
Tuesday August 6 (make up games) @ Park Point:

5:30 p.m.  Reid Erickson's Team vs. Covenant
6:30 p.m.  Zeek's Freeks vs. Free Agents
7:30 p.m.  Covenant vs. NC Jaxx

Friday August 9 (make up games) @ Park Point:

5:30 p.m.  Reid Erickson's Team vs. Free Agents
6:30 p.m.  NC Jaxx vs. Zeek's Freeks

Sunday August 11 - 2013 Playoffs @ Park Point

Lots of games to be played in the coming 2 weeks!  End the summer with some lax...be there or be square!

Stats and Standings Updated for 2013 SOLL

Stats and standings for both High School+ and Middle School divisions have been updated after week 1 games.  Go to the Standings page and Stats page to see the updates.

Box Lacrosse Goes Well for Middle Schoolers

The first night of the SOLL Middle School Division games were fun to watch!  The middle schoolers played box lacrosse for the first time and picked it up well.  By the end of each game, the kids were passing more crisply and all the benefits of playing box lacrosse were becoming apparent.   All the games were close and the kids had fun.  A couple of bloody knees from gravel on the playing surface caused a little concern, but overall the games went well.

The Honey Badgers had a busy night, playing a doubleheader and defeating the Wolverines 17-16 in game one and dropping the second game to the Grizzlies 16-12.  Lots of goals scored and fun play!

High School+ Schedule for Week 2

Schedule for Week 2 of the SOLL High School+ Division season:

 Week 2:  July 14 games 3 and 4

3:00 p.m.  Free Agents vs. Reid Erickson's Team
4:00 p.m.  Grand Rapids vs. NC Jaxx
5:00 p.m.  Coaches and Dads vs. Free Agents
6:00 p.m.  Reid Erickson's Team vs. Grand Rapids
7:00 p.m.  NC Jaxx vs. Coaches and Dads

Middle School Division Games Begin Thursday

Middle School Division SOLL games will begin this Thursday July 11.  Games will be played at

the large rink up at Duluth Heights (same location as High School+ games).

This summer, due to lower participation numbers than expected, we will be playing 5 v 5 box lacrosse on the large rink at Duluth Heights.  Please go to the SOLL Box Lacrosse Rules Page for more specific information about box lacrosse rules.  Most importantly, there is NO BOARDING or checking into the boards in our box lacrosse league.

To find out what team you are on, go the TEAMS page on the SOLL website and scroll to the bottom of the page.

Opening week game schedule for Thursday July 11:

5:30 p.m.  Honey Badgers vs. Wolverines
6:30 p.m.  Grizzlies vs. Honey Badgers

We tried to make the teams equal in number and get kids on teams with players they requested.  Unfortunately, to even teams out not all kids were on teams with players they specifically requested.  However, all the players are teammates on the Chargers and friends.  It should be a fun league!

Please bring a reversible pinnie to wear for opening night (we will have some extras to borrow as well).  Our 2013 SOLL pinnies should be done on Friday and will be distributed at next Thursday's games.

Full season schedule is located on the SCHEDULE page. 

Two Teams finish 2-0 on Opening Day

Opening day went well and most teams had enough players.  We still have room in the league for more players, so please come this Sunday and register if you'd like to play and we'll get you on a team.

The Old Guys and Dads team went 2-0 along with the NC Jaxx also going 2-0 on the day.  The Free Agents split their games 1-1 and the Grand Rapids team and Reid Erickson's team went 0-2.  Please come up with names for your teams as soon as possible.

High School Division+ games will continue with doubleheaders again next Sunday July 14.  An updated schedule will be released soon.

Opening Day Sunday July 7

Opening day for the SOLL High School+ Division is this Sunday July 7.  Here is the game schedule:

3:00 p.m.  Coaches and Dads vs Grand Rapids
4:00 p.m.  Free Agents vs Jaxx
5:00 p.m.  Coaches and Dads vs. Reid Erickson Team
6:00 p.m.  Grand Rapids vs. Free Agents
7:00 p.m.  Jaxx vs. Reid Erickson Team

All games played at Duluth Heights.  Register and pay before your game if you haven't yet done so.  Also please change the names of your teams to something that you want.

Middle School Division teams and schedule will be finalized soon.  Opening day for Middle School Division is Thursday July 11.

IMPORTANT League Schedule Update

Please note that due to slow registrations and low player numbers, we will need to move the season start date back one week to Sunday JULY 7.   Please note this change and let us know as soon as possible if you plan to organize a team.  Middle School Division start date will also move back two weeks to Thursday JULY 11.  All Sunday dates are doubleheaders.

SOLL Season Schedule:

High School+ Division

Week 1:  July 7 games 1 and 2
Week 2:  July 14 games 3 and 4
Week 3:  July 21 games 5 and 6
Week 4:  August 4 games 7 and 8
Playoffs:  August 11

Middle School Division will have games on Thursday night starting on July 11.

Second Season of SOLL

The second season of SOLL is right around the corner!  Please get registered and get your teams put together now.  We need to get a good idea how many players and teams we'll have so we can order pinnies and get the schedule set.

Game will be played at Duluth Heights until mid-July and then moved down to Park Point for the remainder of the season.  High School+ Division will play Sunday doubleheader games on 4 Sundays during the season.  Middle School Division will play on Thursday nights.  Tentative dates for the season are:  High School Division -  Doubleheader format - Sunday June 30, Sunday July 14, Sunday July 21, Sunday August 4 with playoffs on Sunday August 11.  Middle School Division will be Thursday nights from June 27 to August 8 with exact days played dependent on number of teams playing.  In other words, the MS Division may not play every Thursday during that period.  They may also have a playoff game on Sunday August 11.

Cost is $55 and you keep your league pinnie.  Go to our Registration page to register.  You can make a secure online payment on our Payment page.  Schedule and game times will be determined once we know our teams.  Register now!