North Coast Jaxx Complete Successful First Season

HGL Champions

The North Coast Jaxx team composed of players from the Duluth area, Grand Rapids and Proctor completed a very successful first summer in 2012, topping it off with the 2012 Homegrown Summer Varsity Prep League championship on August 8.  The NC Jaxx topped Eastview III 5-3 in the semifinal and Champlin Park 5-4 in the Championship game.  They finished the summer Homegrown League season with an undefeated 8-0 record and the season with a 13-3-1 overall record.

North Coast Jaxx in Michigan

Along with the on-field success, the team proved to be a success in many other ways.  The North Coast Jaxx proved that a summer travel team could succeed and flourish in Northern Minnesota.  The team brought together kids and families from rival programs and forged new friendships.  Most importantly, the kids and families had a lot of fun.  The team improved greatly during the Cherry Bomb Tournament in Traverse City, MI while playing some very good competition, and they also had a great time.

Kids in Northern Minnesota are finally playing lacrosse in the off-season and improving their games.  It's a new day for lacrosse in Northern Minnesota, and the North Coast Jaxx were part of the "lax revolution" in the North!  Here's to another successful and flourishing season of summer lacrosse for the Jaxx in 2013!

North Coast Jaxx Exceeding All Expectations

The first ever summer travel lacrosse team in Northern Minnesota, the North Coast Jaxx, have begun the summer lacrosse season undefeated at 8-0.  The North Coast Jaxx are a U16 summer travel team composed of players from the Duluth area, Grand Rapids and Proctor.  The team includes 4 first year players (having only played lacrosse for less than 6 months) and 3 players going into 8th grade.  Along with 4 players just having completed their 10th grade year, the team is mostly composed of players who just completed their 9th grade year.

The team has dominated play in the early season going 4-0 to win the Star of the North games tournament in Rochester, MN.  The young Jaxx have also begun their Homegrown Prep League season 4-0 with wins over Minneapolis/St. Paul, Stillwater South, Roseville and Stillwater North.

The team is winning with superb team play.  Players from teams that competed against each other in the spring season have come together as teammates and are working seamlessly together on the field.  The new players are using their athletic ability to excel and the more experienced players have provided team leadership.  The team will take their 8-0 record on the road to the Cherry Bomb Lacrosse tournament in Traverse City, MI where they will compete with over 100 other teams from all over the midwest.

The North Coast Jaxx, in their first season, have met and exceeded the expectations of the teams organizers and have come together even better than envisioned.  They have proven that lacrosse in the North is alive and growing stronger!

North Coast Jaxx Summer Travel Team

The North Coast Jaxx is a new summer travel team based in the Duluth area.  This new team will compete at the U16 level and will work with the Minnesota Jaxx, a well-established and successful select lacrosse program in the Twin Cities metro area.  This will be the first summer travel lacrosse team opportunity ever in Northern Minnesota and will hopefully be a catalyst for more growth of the game in the Northern part of the state.

WHO:  The team will be open to any Northern Minnesota lacrosse player and will be composed primarily of players from the Duluth area, Grand Rapids and other Northern Minnesota lacrosse communities like Brainerd and St. Cloud.  Tryouts and practices will be held in the Duluth area.  This means it will primarily be open to current 9th and 8th graders.  There may also be a few Sophomores that would meet the U16 age requirements.  The cutoff for this team for 2012 would be players born on or after 9/1/1995.

WHEN:  Try out date is set for 2:45 p.m. Saturday, May 12 at Public Schools Stadium in Duluth, MN.  Try outs will be approximately 2 hours long and will be held after the 7/8 lacrosse games are played in Duluth.  There is NO COST to try out.  All experienced Northern Minnesota lacrosse players in the U16 age category are encouraged to try out. Registration form and waiver must be completed before tryouts.

Online registration form for tryouts can be found HERE

At a minimum, 20 players will be selected to fill the roster.

SCHEDULE:  The team will participate in two summer tournaments and the Homegrown Summer League in the Twin Cities. 

June 15-17 - Star of the North Games lacrosse tournament, Rochester, MN - High School Junior Varsity division

July 27-29 - Cherry Bomb Lacrosse Tournament, Traverse City, MI - High School "B" division

Homegrown Summer League - 8 game season starting the week of June 11 and ending the week of August 6.  The team will have the option of playing once per week during that period or doubleheaders every other week to reduce the amount of travel down to the Twin Cities for league games.  Practices will likely be twice per week.

COST:  The North Coast Jaxx will make every effort to keep costs as low as possible.  The primary goal of the North Coast Jaxx is to create more off-season lacrosse opportunities for players and grow the game in Northern Minnesota.  The player fee will simply cover the costs to participate.  This is entirely a non-profit endeavor.

To ensure that all players will be able to participate, the North Coast Jaxx will offer fundraising opportunities for players to help cover their player fee.  These opportunities will be announced as they arise.  Please contact the North Coast Jaxx if you're interested in fundraising opportunities to help cover your player fee.

CONTACT:  Andy Holak will be the team manager.  Interested players can email the North Coast Jaxx at trailrunners@gmail.com for more information. 

Additional information and updates can be found on the North Coast Jaxx webpage

Updates can also be found on the North Coast Jaxx Facebook page.