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Welcome to the Lakers Select!
Minnesota's premier girl's lacrosse club program.
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The Lakers Select girl's lacrosse program was established in 2007 as the first girl's lacrosse travel club program in Minnesota! The Lakers Select program provides players with premier training to advance their lacrosse skills, positive leadership, and future opportunities in the sport. In the Lakers Select program students-athletes and coaches:
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compete at the highest level with advanced skills and knowledge;
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work hard to further develop in sport performance;
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play with integrity and sportsmanship;
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strive for excellence; and
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influence others positively through the power of teamwork.
We take great pride in bringing together excellent lacrosse players from 30 different communities in Minnesota to compete and train at the highest level! We train these student-athletes with an extremely talented core coaching staff of 12 field coaches and 2 goalie coaches who are experienced teachers of the skills and strategy of the game (at the youth - collegiate level), who are motivators on and off of the field, and who are dedicated to serving as mentors to our players.
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HEADLINES  | | | Summer 2013 Practice Schedule by
posted 03/20/2013 Summer 2013 Practice Schedule:
Securing field space to practice around the Twin Cities is challenging but this summer we've found space in various locations to make it easier on our families and coaches!
Times will be posted soon.
HS Players (2014/2015/2016 class years)
- Tuesday evenings at Holy Angels in Richfield (Skills & Drills!)
- Thursday evenings at Hopkins HS in Minnetonka (Skills & Strategy in highly competitive games!)
MS/Youth Players (2017/2018 and 2019/20/21 class years)
*You will get to choose TWO practice times/locations that work for you and your family's schedule!
- Monday evenings at West St. Paul Dome (Skills & Drills!)
- June 3rd - July 29, 2013 6-7:30pm
- Tuesday evenings at Holy Angels in Richfield (Skills & Drills!)
- 6/11-7/30 6-7:30pm. 1st hour will be lax skills 6-7pm. 7-7:30 will be 1/2 hour of speed, agility, quickness and strength training.
- Thursday evenings at Hopkins HS in Minnetonka (Skills & Drills!)
- 2017 Lakers will participate in league as their Thursday practice - Times TBD depending on game schedule. 2018-2021 Lakers will practice on the grass field 6-7:30pm - 6/20, 6/27, 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1
*Class of 2017 will participate in games on Thursday evening at Hopkins HS with the Lakers Select HS teams!Back to top  | | | by
posted 03/20/2013 MN Lakers Select Summer Tournament Schedule:
High School Program - 2014/2015/2016 teams
- June 20-23 - IWLCA Champions Cup - 3 teams - Richmond, VA (2014; 2015; 2016 teams)
- June 29-July 3 - Vail Shootout - 1 team of 2013 grads - Vail, CO
- July 12-14 - IWLCA Western Cup - 1 team mixed grad yrs - Denver, CO
- July 11-15 - World Cup Festival - 1 team mixed grad yrs - Toronto Canada
- July 19-21 - IWLCA Capitol Cup - 3 teams - Richmond, VA (2014; 2015; and 2016 teams)
- Nov 22 -24 IWLCA President's Cup - 3 teams - Orlando, FL ( 2014; 2015; and 2016 teams)
Middle School/Youth Program - 2017/2018/ and 2019/2020/2021 teams
- June 7-9 - Bait Bucket Battle - TBD #of teams - Bloomington, MN
- June 14-16 - All-American Showcase - 2017 team - Downingtown, PA
- June 14-16 - USLacrosse Central Regional Championship U13 - Madison, WI
- June 28-30 - Project 120 - 2018 team and 2019/20/21 team - West Chester, PA
- June 29-July 3 - Vail Shootout - 2017 team - Vail, CO
- July 26-28 - Indian Prairie Showdown - 2017, 2018, 2019/20/21 teams, Naperville, IL
Back to top | | | Where our Lakers Select 2013 are headed... by
posted 03/13/2013 Our Lakers Select players graduating this spring are headed off to many great institutions to study and play collegiate lacrosse...this is what we know so far and will update the list as more decisions are made...
Koloski, Hannah - Lakeville North - University of Louisville (DI)
Forcier, Bailey - Benilde-St. Margaret's - George Washington University (DI)
Tvedt, Taylor - Eastview - Lehigh University (DI)
Ness, Abbie - Lakeville South- Lindenwood University (DII)
Fontenot, Emma -Eden Prairie - Notre Dame University (DI)
Bangle, Brianna - Cretin Derham-Hall -Aquinas (DII)
Perna, Mackenzie -Rogers/Elk River -Tampa University (DII)
Boyce, Lyndee - White Bear Lake - Tampa University (DII)
Stasieluk, Dana -Edina -Davidson (DI)
Rodriguez, Madeline -Edina -Princeton University (DI)
Hirschey, Reid - Edina - Denison (DIII)
Back to top | | | WFL and MN Lakers Select will Join Anti-Bullying Efforts by
posted 03/04/2013 2013 will mark the year that Winning for Life addresses issues related to bullying. So, the Lakers Select, as an affiliated sports program will join anti-bullying efforts with leadership training and service focused in this area. And, our youth teams will travel to Philly in June to compete against east coast youth teams in Project 120 - a great tourney whereby the tourney folks are donating proceeds to anti-bullying efforts. In addition to all of our awesome lax'in, Let's be student-athletes, coaches and families who stand up for those who are bullied and give voice to those silenced! Go Lakers Select!!!
Back to top | | | MN Lakers Select Playing in College!!!! by
posted 02/01/2013 We are proud to share that our Lakers Select alum and players graduating in 2013 are playing collegiate lacrosse at all competitive levels, across the country thanks to their dedication, commitment, hard work, and training with this club and their high school coaches and team mates!
MN Lakers Select players have/will be (as of fall 2013) playing for:
14 (NCAA DI schools);
7 (NCAA DII schools);
10 (NCAA DIII schools);
1 (NAIA program); and
9 (WCLA programs)
Congratulations to so many of you who have found a great "fit" academically, socially and athletically to continue playing this great sport in college!
Back to top | | | MN Lakers Select Application by
posted 01/03/2013 The MN Lakers Select girl's lacrosse program application for 2013 is now available - CLICK HERE!
Please fill out the application to receive a tryout opportunity for Minnesota's premier girl's lacrosse program!!!
Note: Rosters are full at many grad year levels with the primary exception being 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 class year. IF you are graduating in 2014, 2015, 2016, or 2017 and are a talented player with interest in becoming a Laker, please contact us to see what roster space is available!! -
)Back to top | | | Tryouts for MN Lakers Select by
posted 10/02/2012 Please contact us if you are interested in joining the Lakers Select Program and we will schedule an evaluation with you.
MN Lakers Select High School Teams (Grad years 2014, 2015, 2016)
Janet Holdsworth -
Anne Moelk -
MN Lakers Select Youth Teams (Graduation years 2017, 2018 ,2019, 2020, 2021)
Maureen Sanderson -
Back to top | | | Coach KK Hired as Minnesota's First NCAA Lacrosse Coach by
posted 10/02/2012 Congratulations to Coach KK, Kathyrn Knippenberg, on her recent hire as the Women's lacrosse coach at Augsburg College, making her the first NCAA College lacrosse coach (men or women) in the state.
Augsburg College is the first college in MN to add varsity lacrosse and this gives the MN players another great option for college lacrosse.
Coach KK has been a MN Lakers Select coach for 4 years and will continue in that role moving forward. KK played lacrosse for Hopkins High School, where she was a star defender and a team captain. She then went on to play for the University of Minnesota where she was a team captain and President of the club lacrosse team. Congratulations KK!
Click on the links below for more information
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2012/9/17/lax091712.aspx
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2012/6/4/wlax060412.aspx
Back to top | | | Ms. Lacrosse Award Nominees by
posted 05/26/2012 Congratulations to the following MN Lakers Select 2012 players nominated for the second annual Minnesota Ms. Lacrosse award:
Kara Wendell, Champlin Park (Lindenwood, DII)
Simone Haugen, Eagan (George Washington University, DI)
Taylor Smith, Visitation (Marquette, DI)
*The inaugural Ms. Lacrosse was MN Laker Select (2011) Hilary Duda (Minnetonka/Wayzata). The Ms. Goalie award went to MN Laker (2011) Select Brooke Jones (Edina).
Back to top | | | Reminder - Protect Your Eligibility! by
posted 01/08/2012 “Athletes are prohibited from participating on a non-school team or in non-school competition while they are a member of their high school team in that sport. Athletes may participate in non-school competition and on non-school teams once their high school team has been eliminated from MSHSL tournament competition.”
--Minnesota State HS League
Bylaw 307
Undue Influence on Students
"A system of fines shall be imposed for schools whose personnel exert
undue influence on students to participate on non-school teams or to
attend camps, clinics, open gym, captains practice, weight training or
other related activities."
--Minnesota State HS League
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