• CLICK ON THE PHOTO LINK  for new pictures by Photographer Bill Kennedy.
  

• ARMY LAX HOME GAMES AVAILABLE ON KNIGHT VISION
  If you can't make it to all the remaining Army Lax home games, you can watch them on your computer via Knight Vision. Click on Knight Vision Lax for details.

• SCHEDULE UPDATE AVAILABLE
  Go to Schedule for two start time changes: Rutgers to 3:00 PM CDT and Duke to 12:00 EDT.

• PARENTS ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION DUE
  Any parents who have not contributed their annual allocation to the parents club, please forward it to Mena Hansinger, the Army Lax Parents treasurer, as soon as possible. This allocation is Army Lax Parents' primary source of funding for home and away game tailgates throughout the season and at Fall Ball and preseason events, for our annual post season Army Lacrosse Awards Picnic, and for our role at the traditional Army Lacrosse Graduation Party and Commissioning Ceremony. If you have any questions, contact Mena Hansinger at:  menatoo@verizon.net.

• ARMY 2008 GAME VIDEOS AVAILABLE
  Seth Bokmeyer has arranged for parents to be able to purchase video copies of all of the Army Lacrosse games this year. The games are available on DVD’s for $15.00 per game, or a “Complete Season Package” can be purchased for $190.00 (a $20 savings over buying the games individually). The DVD’s are professionally produced from the same video used by the coaching staff.  Mena is taking orders and will give them to Seth Bokmyer during the Rutgers game weekend in Dallas.  If you are interested contact to place your order.  ORDERS WILL BE TAKEN THROUGH APRIL.

• FULLERTON ON TEWAARATON WATCH LIST
  Army Firstie goalie and team captain Adam Fullerton has been named to the Tewaaraton watch list for 2008. Click on Tewarraton List Release to see the men's and women's lists, and Army Tewaaraton Release for ODIA's comments. 

Congratulations Adam!

• BOKMEYER AND BOLTUS AMONG PATRIOT LEAGUE WINNERS 
  
  Congratulations guys! 

• Adam Fullerton and Jay Larson make top lacrosse lists

 #43-Senior Jay Larson

• Joe Alberici Named To USILA Board Of Directors 

Army men's lacrosse coach Joe Alberici was appointed to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Board of Directors last week during the organization's 125th-annual meetings. Click here for the full press release ... then click on your browser's back button to return to this page.  

• IL FACE OFF YEARBOOK RANKS ARMY #23
  The annual Inside Lacrosse Yearbook released December 12 ranks the 2008 edition of Army Lacrosse as #23 in the country. Go to Face Off Ranking for details. Army is fourth among Patriot League teams ranked, following Navy (#9), Bucknell (#17), and Colgate (#21).
   

• Lax Players visit Walter Reed and Capital
  On December 6, twenty-nine members of the Army lacrosse team and four Officer Representatives traveled to Washington, D.C, to visit the Walter Reed Medical Center. In conjunction with the Wounded Warrior Project and the Warrior Transition Brigade, the group spent the afternoon visiting with the wounded soldiers recovering at the facility, after taking a tour of the Capitol Building and the Department of Homeland Security earlier that morning. Click on Wounded Warrior Release for Army's release and on the thumbnail below for a photo of the participating players ... then click on your browser's Back button to return to this page.

 
Click on the thumbnail to enlarge

• OTHER ALUMNI NEWS
  Click on Army Lax Alumni for information on prior classes of Army Lax players ... and please send any news, photos, etc., you may have on the doings of alumni players and parents to laxdad@aol.com.

• CLASS OF 2008 BRANCH ASSIGNMENTS
  When the seventeen Army Lax firsties received their branch assignments on Sunday evening, November 4, 2007, they continued a three-year pattern of congregating in Field Artillery. In 2006, eight of the twelve Army Lax grads went FA, two to Engineers, and two to Aviation (the  2005 lax grads were more spread out: 6 Infantry, 3 FA, 2 ADA, and one each in Armor, Aviation, Engineers, and Military Intelligence). Last year, three of five lax grads branched FA. This year it is twelve of seventeen (eighteen, including long time manager Richard Camacho).

  Here's the Class of 2008 lineup:

  Air Defense Artillery
  Erik Haniuk

  Armor
  Tom Gossweiler

  Aviation
  Richard Camacho
  Mark Salvati
  
  Infantry
  Reed Hayes
  Craig Massie
  
  Field Artillery
  Justin Bokmeyer
  Adam Fullerton
  Patrick Fullerton
  Michael Hanna
  Adam Hansinger
  JP Keneally
  Jay Larson
  Ryan McClure
  Alex Morse
  Roy Ragusa
  Andrew Supiano
  Paul Wigdzinski

Click on this thumbnail to see a photo of the Army Lax Class of 2008 FA contingent shortly after receiving their assignments; then use your web browser's Back button to return to this page.

CONGRATULATIONS FIRSTIES on taking another big step toward graduation.

• ARMY 2007 AWARDS
  On Sunday, May 20, 2007 at the Firstie Club, Coach Alberici announced the team awards for the 2007 season. Go to Army Awards Release for details. Congratulations to all those honored!

• ARMY AND FULLERTON FINISH AMONG 2007 NCAA DEFENSIVE LEADERS
  Army's defense and goal keeper Adam Fullerton finished the season among the nation's defensive leaders. In the eighth report of cumulative NCAA Men's Lax Statistics, covering all games through May 6, Army was fourteenth in Division I in team scoring defense, allowing 7.80 goals per game.

  Individually, Adam ended up fourteenth in save percentage at .578 and thirteenth in GAA at 7.85.

  Well Done Army D!
  Well Done Adam!

• THANK YOU WPPC NC & OTHER BUSINESS
  The Army Lax Parents wish to thank Russ Hall and the West Point Parents Club of North Carolina for the wonderful tailgate they put on for the team and parents at the Duke game.

• FULLERTON 1st TEAM ALL-PL; THREE OTHERS 2nd TEAM
  Adam Fullerton was named to the All Patriot League first team while Justin Bokmeyer, Craig Massie, and Jay Larson were chosen to the second team. Adam was also named Patriot League "Goalie of the Year." Click on Army All-PL Release and Goalie of the Year for details.

Congratulations Adam, Justin, Craig, and Jay.

• ADAM FULLERTON AND RYAN McCLURE HONORED
  Fullerton was named AAA Athlete of the Week and Patriot League Goalie of the Week and McClure Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week. Fullerton was also added to the Tewaaraton Watch List. Go to Army Honors Release for details.

Congratulations Adam and Ryan!

• BOKMEYER PATRIOT LEAGUE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
  Click on Army Release and PL Release for details.

• BOKMEYER AAA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
  For the second week in a row, an Army lax player was named Army Athletic Association Athlete of the week. This week it was Justin Bokmeyer and last week Adam Fullerton. Click on AAA Release for details.

  Congratulations Bok, for both honors!

• CRAIG MASSIE NAMED PL DEFENDER OF THE WEEK
  Click on Army Release and PL Release for details.

Congratulations Craig!

• ADAM FULLERTON SHARES AAA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK AWARD
  Click on AAA Release for details.

  Congratulations Adam!

• CLARK, SOKOL, YAKULIS, & MASSIE EARN PL ACADEMIC HONORS
  Class of 2006 stars Tory Sokol and Andrew Yakulis, 2007 Army Lax captain Eddie Clark, and Craig Massie were named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. Go to Army PL Academic Release for more information.
  Congratulations Tory, Andrew, Craig, and Eddie!

• LUYSTER AND WALKER ALL AMERICANS
  Both Matt Luyster and John Walker were named to the Honorable Mention 2006 All America list.
  
  Congratulations, Matt and John!

• WALKER WINS AAA SPECIAL AWARD
  John Walker was honored with the Army Athletic Association Special Award at the awards convocation on May 26, 2006. Reserved for unique situations and not presented every year, the Special Award is second only to the Army Athletic Association Trophy in terms of significance among the Academy's hierarchy of athletic honors. Go to Special Awards Release for details.
  
  Congratulations, John!

• AWARDS PICNIC SUNDAY, MAY 21
  The 2006 Army Lacrosse Awards were distributed Sunday, May 21 at the Firstie Club. Go to 2006 Army Lax Awards Release for details.

• FINAL 2006 POLL RESULTS
  Army was twentieth in the final USILA Geico/STX Coaches Poll of the season and nineteenth in the final Inside Lacrosse Media Poll, both released May 8. In his most recent edition of This Week dated May 18, The Swami ranked Army sixteenth.

• PATRIOT LEAGUE HONORS OBRINGER AND LUYSTER
  Mike Obringer and Matt Luyster earned First Team All Patriot League honors for the second year in a row. Army's second-team representatives included John Walker, Ryan Chase, and Jon Burton. Go to PL All League Release for details.
  Congratulations All!

• ARMY LAX PHOTOS
  (2006) Don't forget that there are literally thousands of Army Lax photos at Photos. There is a link to ESQ Photography, a commercial photographer who attended the Air Force and Navy games this year and the Cornell and Bucknell games in 2005. Another link is to multiple albums from Laxphotos.com that include over a thousand shots from 2005 ... there are albums for both Navy games and the PL semifinal against Bucknell. I think the Laxphotos.com photographers caught anyone who got on the field at least once. There are also albums of Coach Emmer's Hall of Fame Induction and prior year Army-Navy and NCAA Tournament games. I am also trying to find time to post hundreds of shots taken by Scott Reppard this season.

• FULLERTON RECOGNIZED
  Adam Fullerton won his second Patriot League "Defensive Player of the Week" award in three weeks and was named Army Athletic Association "Athlete of the Week." Congratulations Adam!

• OBRINGER RECOGNIZED
  Mike Obringer won his second straight Patriot League "Player of the Week" award and was named Army Athletic Association "Athlete of the Week." Congratulations Mike!

• PL HONORS OBRINGER, FULLERTON, LoRUSSO
  The Patriot League named Mike Obringer the Offensive Player of the Week, Adam Fullerton the Defensive Player of the Week, and Kevin LoRusso the Rookie of the Week.
  Congratulations Mike, Adam, and Kevin!

• INSIDE LACROSSE'S FACE-OFF YEARBOOK NAMES WALKER AND LUYSTER PRESEASON ALL AMERICANS
  (27 Dec 2005) John Walker is on the First Team and Matt Luyster was named Honorable Mention. Click on  Inside Lax Face-off Release for details.
  Congratulations John and Matt!

• LACROSSE MAGAZINE GIVES ARMY #13 PRESEASON RANKING
  (25 Dec 2005) The Inside Lacrosse/Face-Off Magazine Coaches Poll has Army ranked fifteenth.

• EMMER INDUCTED INTO HALL-OF-FAME
  Retired Army Lacrosse head coach Jack Emmer was enshrined at the 2005 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Induction Celebration on Saturday, November 12, at the Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, MD. Duke head coach Mike Pressler, who played for Coach Emmer at Washington & Lee and later was his assistant at Army and with the 2002 World Champion US National Team, was the presenter. Click on the thumbnail to see these photos of the induction full-size; then use your web browser's Back button to return to this page.

Coach Emmer receives Hall of Fame Plaque and speaks.
(Laxphotos.com photos)

Coach Emmer, who stepped down in May 2005 after 22 years at Army and 36 years overall on the sideline, became the 12th member of the Hall of Fame associated with Army lacrosse.

• ARMY LAX WRAPS UP FALL BALL AT YALE
  The Army Lax family gathered on Sunday, October 16 in New Haven for the Yale Fall Classic, which marked the end of the team's formal fall ball program. Altogether, thirteen returning starters, returning regulars, and projected regulars missed the scrimmages due to injuries and other factors, so the coaches got long looks at many plebes and JVs from last spring. The future looks bright. It will be interesting to contrast the team's performance against UMass at Yale with the UMass scrimmage scheduled on February 11, 2006.

• NEW ARMY LAX GAME PHOTOS PROCEDURE
  In past years at the annual Army Lacrosse Awards Picnic, Army’s Sports Information Department and C.W. Pack Sports have had large folios of game photo proofs from which parents could order prints. These photos are only available to the athletes, their families, and the athletic department of each participating school.
  
  This year, instead of the books of proofs and order forms at the picnic, C.W. Pack is making the photos available on their website, www.cwpacksports.com. When you get there, click on SPRING 2005, scroll down to ARMY, and click on LACROSSE. The 2005 Army Lax photos are not up on the site yet, but C.W. Pack has asked that Army Lax Parents check back regularly until they are.

• GAME VIDEOS AVAILABLE
  Again this year Bill Bowerman has arranged for us to purchase video copies of Army Lax games. Go to Game Videos for information on how to order. This year, games will be available in either VHS ($15.00 per game) or DVD format ($20.00). The videos are professionally produced from the same video used by the coaching staff.
  
  One hundred percent of the proceeds from the sale of these videos goes to Army Lax Parents. Do Not Contact the coaching staff regarding these videos. Call Bill Bowerman at 315-986-4717 with questions or comments.

• USMA BIDS EMMERS FAREWELL
  (July 2005) On Friday, July 22, 2005 the USMA administration, the ODIA, and the West Point Community honored the Emmer family with an emotional gathering in the spectacular room atop the Kimsey Center, overlooking Michie Stadium and the Hudson River Valley. Hundreds attended, including many Army Lax parents from over the years. Spotted in the crowd were the Bryans, Roberts, Bartolottas, Mounces, Vlahakises, and Jim Wagner, Sr., among others.
  
  Among the many awards presented to Coach Emmer were a framed Army major "A" and a Certificate of Excellence from Athletic Director Kevin Anderson; a cadet saber from the team; a framed #22 jersey, signifying his 22 years at Army, from the Army Lacrosse staff; and a framed print of Washington Hall, the Plain, and the Cadet Chapel from his ODIA co-workers. Coach Emmer also had numerous awards of his own to present ... some of them even serious.
  
  Army Lax Parents, current and past, presented the Emmers with a USMA rocking chair (shipped directly to their Skaneateles house). Click on this thumbnail to see this photo of the presentation full-size; then use your web browser's Back button to return to this page. 

Jack Couch presents rocker on behalf of Army Lax Parents.
(Cindy Roberts photo)

A plaque affixed to the back of the chair reads,

Presented to
Jack and Joan Emmer
With Appreciation
Army Lax Parents
22 July 2005

The chair arrived in one piece and Coach Emmer wrote to extend his and Joan’s "sincere thanks to all who made the chair gift possible."

Army Lacrosse is in good hands, but Joan, Megan, Patrick, and Coach ... it just won't be the same without you. 

May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
And rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.

• ALBERICI TAKES OVER
  (May 2005) Joe Alberici is the new Army Lacrosse Head Coach. Speaking, I'm sure, for all current and former Army lax players and parents ... WELCOME BACK TO WEST POINT COACH ALBERICI!

• JIM WAGNER DRAFTED BY ROCHESTER
  (May 2005)  Congratulations, Jim!

• JOHN WALKER, 1ST TEAM ALL AMERICA
  (May 2005) John Walker was named to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association First Team All America attack and Jim Wagner was named as an Honorable Mention All America attackman. Army's last 1st Team All America was defenseman Mike Riccardi in 1984. Go to USILA All Americans for the whole list. Congratulations, John and Jim.

• EMMER RETIRES
  (May 2005) At the conclusion of the 2005 Army Lacrosse Awards Picnic on Sunday, May 22 at the Firstie Club, Jack Emmer announced to his gathered players, staff, and their families that he had coached his last game at Army. Coach Emmer will retire to his house in Skaneateles, NY after twenty-two years at Army. He plans to spend more time with his family than the hectic schedule of a D-1 coach allows. He may even contrive to coach his son Patrick, who enters high school in the fall.
  
  Speaking as a 2005 Army Lax Parent -- and I'm sure on behalf of hundreds of former Army lacrosse players and Army Lax Parents -- thanks, Coach, for a great ride! Thanks too to Army's number one, two, and three fans, Joan, Megan, and Patrick Emmer. It just won't be the same without you in the stands. Good Luck and Godspeed, Coach!

• ARMY 2005 AWARDS
  (May 2005) Before Coach Emmer's dramatic announcement at the end of the annual awards picnic, he and coaches Diange and Murphy announced the 2005 Army Lacrosse Awards. Go to 2005 Awards Release for details. Congratulations to all award winners!
  
  Coach Emmer also announced at the picnic that the Army Lacrosse captains for 2005-06 will be Matt Luyster and John Walker. Congratulations, John and Matt!

• JOHN WALKER IS A TEWAARATON FINALIST
  (May 2005) John Walker was named one of five Finalists for the Tewaaraton trophy. These five men, and the five women finalists, have been selected as the most outstanding players from all collegiate lacrosse teams in Divisions I, II, and III.
  
  All the finalists were honored at an awards ceremony at the National Geographic Museum in Washington, DC on June 2nd, when the men's and women's Tewaaraton winners were announced. Go to Tewaaraton Foundation Finalist Release and Army Walker Tewaaraton Release for more details.
  
  CONGRATULATIONS, JOHN!

• FINAL 2005 POLL RESULTS
  (May 2005) Army was twelfth in the final USILA Geico/STX Coaches Poll of the season and thirteenth in the final Inside Lacrosse Media Poll, both released May 9. In his final 2005 edition of This Week dated May 31, The Swami ranked Army ninth.

• JOHN WALKER'S IMPACT
  (May 2005) Joe Lombardy wrote this short but nice May 12, 2005 Journal News Story about John.

• WAGNER & WALKER WILL TRY FOR U.S. WORLD TEAM
  (May 2005) Jim Wagner and John Walker have been invited to try out for the U.S. Team that will compete for the International Lacrosse Federation World Championships in 2006. The ILF World Championships are contested only every four years. Go to this May 4 Army ILF Tryout Release for details.

• PATRIOT LEAGUE NAMES LUYSTER DEFENSIVE PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR, SCHEEL ROOKIE-OF-THE-YEAR
  (April 2005) Go to the April 27 Army Patriot Honors for details. In addition to Luyster, Jim Wagner, John Walker, and Mike Obringer were named to the All-Patriot first team. Nick Doerr was named to the second team defense.

• WALKER NOMINATED FOR TEWAARATON
  (April 2005) John Walker was named one of sixteen nominees for the Tewaaraton trophy. Five of these sixteen athletes will be chosen as the finalists for the award, which will be presented on June 2nd. Go to the April 25 Tewaaraton Foundation Release and Army Tewaaraton Release for details.

• ARMY'S CAPTAIN
  (April 2005) This very nice Buffalo News story about Jim Wagner appeared on April 20 and was written by Tom Borrelli.

• ARMY-NAVY ALUMNI GAME
  (April 2005) An April 20, 2005 Annapolis Capital Column by Bill Wagner about the Army-Navy Alumni game played April 15 focuses on John Fernandez. The writer obviously was inspired by meeting John, as all of us have been.

• WAGNER NAMED PATRIOT PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK THAT ENDED APRIL 10 
  (April 2005) For the second time in the 2005 season, the Patriot League named Jim Wagner its Offensive Player-of-the-Week. Go to Wagner PL Release and 11 APR PL Release for more.

• ADAM FULLERTON STORY
  (April 2005) Click on Fullerton Story for a very nice April 8, 2005 story about Adam in the Syracuse Post-Standard.  It was written by David Rahme.

• WALKER NAMED AAA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
  (April 2005) John Walker was named the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week and the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending April 5. John was also honored by Inside Lacrosse. Go to Army Walker Release for more information.

• WAGNER AND SCHEEL HONORED BY PATRIOT LEAGUE
  (March 2005) On March 28 the Patriot League announced that Jim Wagner was named Offensive Player of the Week and Matt Scheel was named Rookie of the Week. Go to Patriot League Release for details.

• SPOTLIGHT ON JOHN WALKER
  (March 2005) Click on Walker Interview for John's thoughts on West Point and lacrosse, published March 21.

• ARMY'S TWO GOALIES
  (March 2005) Click on Army's Two Keepers and scroll down for this nice March 14 Inside Lacrosse story by Dave Curtis about Coach Emmer's Man-Down-Goalie innovation. 

• DARAK'S BRUISES
  (March 2005) Click on Darak Story for a nice March 12 story written by Ken McMillan about Matt Darak that appeared in the Times Herald-Record.

• MATT DARAK PATRIOT LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK
  (March 2005) Matt's fourteen saves against Lehigh earned him the honor for the week ending March 6. Go to the March 8 Army Release and PL Release for more information.

• SPOTLIGHT ON JIM WAGNER
  (March 2005) Click on Wagner Interview for Jim's thoughts on West Point and lacrosse, published March 2.

• DEADEYE JIM
  (February 2005) Click on Wagner Story for a nice article written by Ken McMillan about Jim Wagner that appeared in the Times Herald-Record on February 25.

• WAGNER & WALKER ON TEWAARATON WATCH LIST
  (February 2005) Click on Tewaaraton Story for Army's February 17 release about this honor.

• ARMY LAX PARENT INAUGURATED
  (January 2005) Maj. Gen. Robert Ivany (Ret.), '69, -- father of Brian Ivany '07 -- was inaugurated into the Presidency of The University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, on 23-25 January. Former President George H. W. Bush was the head speaker, shortly after he returned from that other January inauguration in Washington. Here are links to a Houston Chronicle story, the St. Thomas Inauguration Flyer, and Bob Ivany's Bio (the bio fails to mention that Bob was also a two-year Army football letterwinner).

• WAGNER, WALKER, LUYSTER NAMED PRESEASON AAs
  (December 2005) The Face-Off Lacrosse Yearbook named John Walker to their preseason All America Third Team attack and Jim Wagner and Matt Luyster to their Honorable Mention list. Click on Preseason AAs for Army's December 29 press release.

• DICK EDELL INDUCTED INTO HALL-of-FAME
  (November 2004) Dick Edell, Army head coach from 1977 through 1983, was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame on November 20, 2004 in a ceremony at the Hunt Valley Inn in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Many of Coach Edell's Army players attended the ceremony. The legendary lacrosse mentor becomes the 11th member of the Hall of Fame associated with Army lacrosse and the third former Army coach to be selected.
  
  Edell's selection to the Hall of Fame marks the second consecutive year that a member of the Army lacrosse family has been inducted. Last fall, Tom Sheckells (USMA '65) was honored posthumously by the U.S. Lacrosse Board of Directors. For more details, click on Army Edell Release.

• ARMY HALL OF FAME GOALIE NORM WEBB LEAVES $4.5 MILLION TO US LACROSSE
  (October 2004) A. Norman Webb '64, who died on August 20, 2004, was a two time 1st team All American and was elected to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1983. Webb's bequest was the largest in the history of US Lacrosse. 
  
  In addition to his lacrosse exploits for Army, Webb was one of the most decorated combat officers in his class. His military career included two tours in Vietnam, one tour in Korea, and one tour in the Dominican Republic. He was awarded two Silver Stars, four Bronze Star Medals -- one with V device, one Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, Air Medal with numeral 6, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Silver Star, the Army Commendation Medal and other decorations. Considered the "Godfather" of San Diego lacrosse, Webb played a leading role in helping the sport spread to the West Coast. For more on Webb's bequest and extraordinary life, go to USLacrosse Webb Release and to The A. Norman Webb Legacy Society established by USLacrosse in his name.

• ARMY SWEEPS AT ALGONQUIN CUP
  (October 2004) Army captured the Algonquin Cup title with an encouraging display of up tempo, precision offense and swarming defense. Go to Inside Lacrosse Story for their take on the event. 

• ALUMNI GAME REPORT
  (October 2004) Nearly fifty former players showed up to challenge the current edition of Army Lacrosse on Sunday, October 10, during Homecoming Weekend. The Alumni roster included numerous All Americans and North-South Game representatives from as far back as Army's 1958 National Champions. The Alumni put in a gallant effort, displaying flashes of their old brilliance, but eventually succumbed to younger legs. By far the high point of the game was a goal by John Fernandez, 2001 Army Lax Captain and Iraq War double amputee. Go to Photos for shots of the game. Following the game, current and former Army lax players and their families met and mingled at a Firstie Club tailgate.

• JEFF BRYAN AND SETH DiNOLA, LIFELONG FRIENDS
  (July 2004) Click on July 1 Bryan/DiNola Story for a moving article about the lifelong friendship between Jeff and Navy's Seth DiNola.

• JEFF BRYAN SHOWS HIS STUFF IN NORTH-SOUTH GAME
  (June 2004) Jeff registered a game-high five assists and tied for a game-high seven points to lead the North to a 15-10 victory over the South in the 63rd annual Division I North-South All-Star game at Nazareth College on June 12. See the Bryan North-South Release for details.

• JEFF BRYAN DRAFTED BY BOSTON CANNONS
  (June 2004) With the fifteenth pick overall, the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse drafted Army attackman Jeff Bryan. Click on Bryan-Cannons Release for more information.

• JEFF BRYAN; JOHN WALKER - ALL AMERICANS
  (May 2004) The USILA named both Jeff and John as honorable mention All-America. Click on USILA and Army USILA Release for details.

• 2004 ARMY LACROSSE AWARDS
  (May 2004) The 2004 Army Lacrosse Awards were announced at the annual awards picnic at the Firstie Club on Sunday, May 23. See 2004 Army Lax Awards Release for all the details. Jim Wagner and Matt Darak were announced as the 2004-05 Army Lacrosse captains.

• ARMY IN THE 2004 POLLS
  (May 2004) In the final 2004 regular season polls released on May 10, Army rose to #12 in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll and to #14 in the USILA Coaches Poll.
  
  The Swami's final This Week, issued June 3, ranked Army #11. Also, in an earlier edition there was an interesting discussion of service academy lacrosse by Lee Dingman, USMA '00.

• JIM WAGNER FEATURE
  (May 2004) Click on May 5 Wagner Story for a great feature by Jim Zuhlke about Jim Wagner. The story reaches back to his middle school years in Grand Island, NY and features the value of USMAPS in his development academically and as a lacrosse player.

• JOHN WALKER IS A TEWAARATON NOMINEE
  (May 2004) Sophomore attackman John Walker is one of fifteen men named as final nominees for this year’s Tewaaraton Trophy -- "the lacrosse Heisman."  The Tewaaraton is awarded each year to the top male and female college lacrosse player as chosen by a committee of past and present coaches. Check the May 4 Walker Tewaaraton Release for details. Congratulations, John!

• ALEX FYFE '00 IN NY TIMES
  (May 2004) Click here for the affecting May 2 Sunday NY Times column by George Vecsey about Army Lacrosse alum Capt. Alex Fyfe. The column describes Fyfe's activities as his battalion's civil affairs officer in Iraq and also mentions Fyfe's high school and West Point lax teammates John Fernandez '01 and Colin Burke '02.

• BRYAN, WALKER, LUYSTER ON ALL PATRIOT 2nd TEAM
  (April 2004) Go to All Patriot Release and Army All-PL Release for details. Congratulations Jeff, John, and Matt!

• APACHE PILOT & FOGO
  (April 2004) Click on Defend America for a neat April 20 story in this DoD publication about Army Lacrosse alum Capt. John Mask '98. He's an Apache pilot currently deployed to Iraq, a company commander, and a FOGO for the German National Team for which he expects to play in the European Championships.

• COACH EMMER ELECTED TO W&L HALL-OF-FAME
  (April 2004) Click here for the April 14 Emmer W&L H-o-F Release. Well earned, Coach!

• WAKELAND FEATURED
  (April 2004) Click on York County Post Star for the April 1 story in Hunter's hometown.

• LUYSTER'S CAUTIONARY TALE
  (March 2004) Click here for March 27 Times Herald-Record story of Matt's injury and comeback.

• POINTER VIEW RUTGERS STORY
  (March 2004) Click here for March 26 Pointer View Article.

• NEWSDAY ON JOHN WALKER
  (March 2004) Click here for March 24 Newsday Article.

• NEWSDAY ON MARKO KOSTOVIC
  (March 2004) Click here for March 23 Newsday Article.

• POINTER VIEW AIR FORCE STORY
  (March 2004) Click here for March 12 Pointer View Article.

• WALKER NAMED AAA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
  (March 2004) Click here for the March 8 P-O-T-W Press Release about the award. Congratulations John!

• SHECKELLS INDUCTED TO HALL OF FAME
  (November 2003) On November 22, Army great Tom Sheckells '65 was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Sheckells was the tenth person associated with Army lacrosse voted to the Hall.

• COACH EMMER NAMED USILA MAN-OF-THE-YEAR
  (June 2003) Army lacrosse head coach Jack Emmer received the Howdy Myers Man-of-the-Year Award at the 2003 STX/USILA All-American Banquet. An Army M-O-Y Release provides details.

• SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
  (April 2003) Here's a link to the April 14, 2003 Sports Illustrated Article about Mike Kamon and Army lacrosse.

If you have any questions or comments about us, contact info@armylaxparents.com.