World Lacrosse Championships 7: Everything!

[Cassadaigua]

I would like to thank everyone for their support of my bid to host this tournament. I will do everything I can to show that your confidence was not misplaced.

Cassadaigua is a nation that has a 65% female population, and the female is considered superior to the male. The simple way to understand Cassadaigua is to take the stereotypes of men and women in the real world, and reverse them.

Group A:
Dancougar
Sarzonia
Colbourne
Novikov

Group B:
Secristan
Cassadaigua
The Babbage Islands
Silver Beach

Group C:
The Fanboyists
Quintessence of Dust
Qazox
Nortloz

Group D:
Newmanistan
Delaclava
Taeshan
Toiletdonia

Schedule:
4/15- 1 v 4; 2 v 3
4/16- 3 v 1; 4 v 2
4/17- 1 v 2; 3 v 4
4/18- 4 v 1; 3 v 2
4/19- 1 v 3; 2 v 4
4/20- 2 v 1; 4 v 3

4/21- Off Day
4/22- Quarterfinals
4/23- Semifinals
4/24- Third Place Game
4/25- Championship!

I will be scorinating in the morning, at around the time of this post for reference.

Tiebreakers will be head to head, then goal differential among the tied teams, overall goal differential, and goals for.

Group winners will be seeded 1-4 and second place teams will be seeded 5-8.

So you can post rosters now and beginning roleplaying at anytime. Please include a style modifer between + and - 2. They can go one decimal place.

Thank you for your support and lets have a great tournament!

[Sarzonia]

The roster for the two-time champion Stars is as follows:

If my opponent RPs first, they may:
Choose my goalscorers: Y
Godmode scoring events: N
RP injuries: Y (I'll determine severity)
Godmode injuries: N
Eject/Penalize players: Y
Godmode "other" events: N
Style: 0 (balanced between attack-minded and defensive)
Home grounds: In the interim, Chip Moose Lacrosse Complex, seating 25,900. A new stadium will be dedicated during this tournament.
Please note: This team is renowned for its fair play. If you attack first, it will retaliate, but it will not initiate a fight.

OOC: I RP using real time in most of my RPs, so the players have only aged the few months it's been IRL since the last World Lacrosse Championships.

Coach: Harold Price (56). Named the inaugural coach of the Wilmington Sharks, he guided the team to playoff appearances in each of the league's three seasons, culminating in their 11-6 win over the Portland Thorns in the ILL championship game.
Defensive Coordinator: Rob Davies (43). Davies was named the Thorns head coach after five years as Joe Gibbs University's head coach. He brought a stifling defensive system from the college game that translated to the Thorns improving from the league's worst defence to the league's best.
Goaltenders Coach: Dave Peeters (46). Serves in the same role for the Thorns. He was the only coach on the Thorns staff retained by Davies after tapes showed the defence leaked like a sieve.

Roster: (No., Name, Team, Height, Weight. Starters in BOLD.)

Goalkeepers
18 Mark Tomscik, (Woodstock Wave), 5-foot-10, 165 pounds. Tomsick, 25, becomes the starter after Craig Larrabie retired. He makes up for relative lack of height with strong reflexes, but the Stars are going to watch to make sure he can handle being the full-time starter.
30 Carly McKnight, (free agent), 5-foot-7, 125 pounds. Another short netminder, the 23-year-old McKnight beat out several more experienced goalies for the backup position to Tomscik. She plays angles well and can read shooters and studies their tendencies.

Defence
2 Dane Tarrabba (Wilmington Sharks) 5-foot-11, 157 pounds. Tarraba, 27, is one of the more tenacious defenders on the Sarzonia roster. He led the Sharks to a championship victory previously and led his team to the semifinals this time.
5 Paul Landry (Nicksia Nighthawks) 6-foot-2, 205 pounds. Landry's 25 years old and fast, but he's also very physical. He's often matched up against the opposing team's best attackman and often dispenses beatings.
8 Bill Harbour (Rypien Rough Riders) 5-10, 155 pounds. Alternate captain. Perhaps the best all-around athlete on the Slash, Harbour often gives up height to his opponents, but never gives up heart. He's 28 years old.
9 Clay Cantner (Portsmouth Pirates) 6-foot-1, 172 pounds. This 34-year-old relies on positioning and his size to keep attackmen from dominating the crease. He also serves as the emergency third-string goalie.
18 Claryssa Moreno (Portsmouth College), 5-foot-10, 177 pounds. Even though Portsmouth College has a women's team, she plays on the men's team owing to her skill set. The 20-year-old has abundant speed and physicality to excel, but she has relatively little experience.
12 Spencer Wallingford (Portland) 5-foot-8, 168 pounds. Considered a pest by many of his opponents, the 30-year-old can get under the skin of many a midfielder or attackman with his aggressive play.

Midfielders
6 Carter Whitlock (Wilmington) 6-foot-1, 170 pounds. Captain. Left-handed shot who has blazing speed and great endurance, this 28-year-old scored 27 goals, a league high for midfielders. He was named the team's captain after willing the Stars to two world championships.
10 Dwayne Dyer (Lexington Leopards) 5-foot-11, 177 pounds. A master of the faceoff, the 32-year-old Dyer can organise the offence like few other players in the league. He played for Price until a midseason trade brought him to Lexington.
11 Pat Wade (Portland) 6-foot-2, 180 pounds. Better known for his endurance and his defensive play, Wade, 26, can score on occasion.
13 Jesse Barkley (Woodstock) 6-foot, 185 pounds. This 28-year-old shows ability to play both ways for the Wave with great endurance and solid speed.
14 Howie Cooper (Nicksia) 5-foot-9, 150 pounds. Elusive and quick, but does not possess blinding speed. The 25-year-old shows an ability to play on either flank, but doesn't do as well at center midfield.
15 Jhanna Jameson (Somerset University), 5-foot-8, 135 pounds. Very nimble and able to evade hits, the 19-year-old Jameson usually is the controlling midfielder on her university women's team, but was sent to tryouts because her coach wanted her to gain some toughness.

Attackmen
16 Tim Cole (Portland), 6-foot-1, 180 pounds. Cole, 33, has a nose for the goal, scoring a league-leading 52 goals on the season. Depends on solid service and his size for positioning in front of opposing goalies.
17 Robbie Fernando (Lexington), 5-foot-11, 170 pounds. Fernando, 29, is arguably the best forward in the league at creating his own shot. Led the team in scoring with 27 goals in 10 games played. Missed the first four games due to appendicitis.
20 Nate Longley (Wilmington), 6-foot-175 pounds. Longley, 23, is a promising youngster who is more mature than his age suggests. He has the best stamina and speed combination of any player on the team, owing to his youth and a cross country background in secondary school.
22 Fred Williams (Nicksia), 6-foot-3, 162 pounds. Tall and gangly, Williams, 25, has been instructed by his coaching staff to put on muscle. He still has a knack for putting the ball in the net, scoring 20 goals in seven games.
23 Matt Cornwall (Woodstock), 5-foot-8, 142 pounds. Fast and elusive, Cornwall, 26, is a guy who can not only slip between defenders and score on unsuspecting goalies, he can also duck a vicious hit. He scored 39 goals to lead the Wave in scoring.
27 Ben Christian (Rypien), 6-foot-2, 175 pounds. Christian, 27, led the Rough Riders with 29 goals in 14 games, using a combination of size and strength to overpower smaller defenders and surprising speed to get away from those equally as large as he is.

[The Babbage Islands]

The Babbage Islands National Lacrosse Team

Our team is all university students. Organised lacrosse is only played in the islands in secondary school and university, and almost exclusively by men.

STYLE: -2.0 (very defensive)
RP PERMISSIONS: Anything goes, except that I will determine severity beyond the current match for any injuries.

GOALKEEPERS
François Dallaire
Aaron Collins

DEFENDERS
Victor Gray (captain)
Jules Robichaud
Grégoire Théoret
Serge Falardeau
Blake Murphy

MIDFIELDERS
Maurice Blanchard (long-pole)
Joseph Lebrasseur
Bryan Campbell (switches with Chapman for faceoffs)
Jordan Chapman (fogo)
Serge Vallée (long-pole reserve)
Timothée Claude
Brandon Stewart

ATTACKERS
Aaron Taylor
Didier Loiselle
Christopher Collins
Francis Belcambre
Zachary Carter

[Toiletdonia]

"What is lacrosse anyway?"

"Well don't ask me I was drunk out my mind."

"What are we going to do anyway no one in the nation plays lacrosse"

"I sure some does."

"Nope for us this is a totally unfamiliar sport."

"What do we do then?"

"Find a team of volunteers?"

"We'll need payed volunteers or will just end up with a couple of drunk farmers who had their brains wacked out with a spud."

"Wait I have it we enter a team of spuds!"

*WHACK*

"Shut up you total eejit that's stupid."

*WHACK*

"Don't whack me and call me eejit."

"Okay violents won't solve anything we'll advertise in the paper and look up Lacrosse and create a team."

"Okay let get on with it."

Goalkeeper
Carto Hillos
Garreta Serrinkos

Defenders

Huk Lio
Taram Kar
Jello Papros
Raeta Gairt
Jilo Mo

Midfield
Teru Las
Yio Ferreta
Kato Parekos
Saldo Mino
Kresha Jearatas

Attack
Demos Larro
Berun Mushal
Ju Gu-Jak
Krale Hin-Trin-Kin

[The Fanboyists]

Country: The Fanboyists
Team: Volunteers
Coach: Frank McDowell (Age: 35)
Style Modifier: -2 (Most Defensive)
Team Colors: Grey, Blue, Orange
Home Field: Federal Steel Field (Capacity: 124,000 people)(Normally a Gridiron Stadium)

RP Permissions: Do you know what? If you're doing anything outside of the scorers, TG for approval first. There, that's out of the way.
RP Scorers: Yes, but keep in mind team's approach (I still know little of lax, so I still don't really know what that means for this)
GodMod Scores: Make it interesting, if you absolutely must do this. TG for approval first.
RP Injuries: Nothing beyond game-ending. I make the call beyond that. TG for permission first, preferably.
GodMod Injuries: Nothing beyond game-ending. TG for permission first.
GodMod "Other" Events: Only if you do something fun or awesome with it. Boring people will be shot.
Penalize/Eject Players: Yep. Make sure its for a charicteristic penalty, though. Usually roughness-related or somesuch.

Starters are italicized.

Goalkeepers

#2 - Hannah DeVine (5'4", 131lbs, Age: 22, Thomasburg West Ironmongers) - Hannah gave a good account of herself at the previous WLC, giving good enough goaltending to allow a largely-amateur team of Fanboyist semi-pro laxers to get to the finals unscathed until a final, last-second loss to sporting powerhouse Dancougar.

#11 - Doug McDaniel (5'11", 241lbs, Age: 25, Carnegie City Boilermakers) - While McDaniel didn't particularly shine in the last outing, that's largely because he wasn't called on often. While not as clearly talented as DeVine, McDaniel is a very good student of the fundamentals, and is quite reliable.

Defenders

#22 - Joe Sturgis (6'2", 278lbs, Age: 23, Thomasburg West Ironmongers)(Team Captain) - Joe Sturgis continues to be the team's captain, although their situation has changed somewhat; they are no longer the huge underdogs they were in their previous outing, as they aim to achieve the one thing they failed to reach in their debut. Sturgis is quite aggressive, and looks out for his team-mates like an older brother, which means he may provoke fights (on or off the field, make of that what you will for RPing) and is a little more prone to roughness-related penalties than the rest of the team.

#29 - Eric Zimmermann (6'4", 282lbs, Age: 24, Olympia Gladiators (Newmanistan)) - Zimmermann, much like Joe Sturgis, is a bit of a bruiser, and he loves separating attackers from the ball forcibly. Eric is also a bit of a joker, and is well-liked by the rest of the team. Because he's not particularly aggressive or wound up, other than enjoying a good, clean hit, he probably won't be penalized as much as the more tempramental Joe Sturgis.

#31 - Cally Tolliver (5'11", 152lbs, Age: 27, Pocono City Capitals (Newmanistan)) - Cally is a bit of an oddity; the most physical positions to play in Fanboyist sports, in spite of a lack of gender separation, tend to be mostly played by men. Cally is also a member of a fairly small ethnic minority in the Federation (non-caucasian, for starters), and seems to be releasing her pent up frustration at any difficulties that occasionally causes for her in life on the field. In other words, another very physical player.

#45 - Greg Sommers (5'10", 241lbs, Age: 24, Nashville Blues) - Greg is a reliable backup; he's good with the fundamentals, and has some amount of talent, but he has a certain amount of hesitation about simply clobbering people to the extent that Joe and Eric do.

#41 - John Willems (6'1", 238lbs, Age: 21, Olympia Gladiators (Newmanistan)) - John is a little bit young, and isn't quite out of college; his skills are still very much developing, and he is a very good player, but he's a little prone to fluctuations in his performance.

Midfielders

#21 - Art Sturgis (6'2", 281lbs, Age: 22, Thomasburg West Ironmongers) - Art Sturgis, as one might guess, is the slightly younger brother of team captain Joe Sturgis; Art was one of the team's leading scorers in their last outing, and if his performance in the domestic (now fully professional) league is any indication, he's only gotten better in the interim period. Art plays much like his older brother, and he's a quite physical player in his own right, but he has a certain finesse that Joe lacks. Art is a down-to-earth guy, and is also rather well-liked.

#34 - Kathryn Strasbourg (5'11", 178lbs, Age: 22, Thomasburg West Ironmongers) - Most of the Fanboyist teams these days have one, and Kathryn Strasbourg fits the bill perfectly for the Volunteer's resident BWAS (Bitch-With-A-Stick); she's got a little bit of a temper, is a prolific scorer after leading the team in scores last time around, and has a lot of talent, much to the same extent (if not more) as her sister Caitlin has for protecting an ice hockey goal to catching passes, shooting, and doing whatever other responsibilities come her way. Kate Strasbourg is referred to as half of the Sturgis-Strasbourg Line, which is what the press in the Federation tend to refer to the scoring duo by.

#12 - Zak Mueller (6'8", 298lbs, Age: 20, University of Northwatch) - Zak is the kid of the team, and his performance unfortunately tends to flag a little bit at times because of his relative inexeperience. However, when he's on his game (which is most of the time), he's an excellent position player, and the best man on the field to round off the Sturgis-Strasbourg scoring duo.

#38 - Walter Marsh (6'1", 236lbs, Age: 27, Loudon Leopards (Newmanistan)) - Walt Marsh is very much a veteran of the league, especially in its (recent) semi-pro days. He's an experienced, reliable player lacking a little bit of Sturgis or Strasbourg's talent, but very skilled in his own right. Reliable backup. Marsh gave solid play for the Newmanistani team the Loudon Leopards in the interim season.

#32 - Ryan O'Bannon (6'2", 245lbs, Age: 24, Mobilston Blazers) - O'Bannon is largely like Marsh, and he will likely rotate in the event of a need for quick adjustments.


Attackers

#37 - Markus Backstrom (6'4", 261lbs, Age: 24, Olympia Gladiators (Newmanistan)) - Markus Backstrom is a prolific attacker, who will likely account for many points for the Volunteers, especially with the departure of Isaak Sturgis to the professional leagues back home. Backstrom is a strong player, with a developed moral code, who will object to any sign of cheating, from any team, including his own.

#15 - John Dahlgren (6'1", 268lbs, Age: 23, Leif's Harbor Mariners) - Dahlgren is a good supporting attacker, who will not score quite as many goals as the midfield duo of Sturgis-Strasbourg, but he will account for many assists and set-ups for the scorers, and is proficient in moving the ball down the field quickly.

#28 - Joanna Sommers (5'8", 141lbs, Age: 20, Northwatch State University) - Sommers is a reliable and skilled player, who lacks some of the flash and awe-inspiring ability of some of her team-mates, and is still developing her skills, as she is not even out of college.

#17 - Erika Shoenburg (5'4", 137lbs, Age: 20, Federal University of Dreichium) - Shoenburg is much like Sommers, and is also developing her skills in college play. Shoenburg will likely rotate in and out with Sommers.

Overview:

The Volunteers play the exact same way every Fanboyist team does: physically, rough-and-tough. They are quite likely to receive penalties for undue roughness and possibly stick-checking. Their situation has somewhat altered from last time; rather than being major underdogs, the Volunteers are likely to be favorites to make the playoffs after they made the finals, losing only at the last second to Dancougar in the final for their first loss. With much of that team returning, it's hard to blame anyone for having such high hopes for them; a larger venue in Thomasburg will now be their home field, and they will receive pay equal to any gridball player (granted, the pay for national team gridballers isn't particularly high, but still). The Volunteers will have to play hard to avoid letting down expectations.

It's worth note that many of the team members have played with Newmanistani teams in the interim period after a bit of a recruitment drive went out following the last WLC, in which the Volunteers made not only a good showing, but defeated the Newmanistan national team, the Rockets, three seperate times, including the worst defeat a Newmanistani team had ever suffered in international play. For this reason, expect the rivalry between the Volunteers and the Rockets to intensify somewhat this time around.

Coach Frank McDowell has not done much to alter the team's approach since last time, seeing as the Volunteers didn't seem to have any particular weaknesses; their starts were occasionally a little slow, causing some worry, but otherwise they didn't have any particular weaknesses to address. This basically means that the team has focused on general improvement in the interim, and have a renewed interest in strength and endurance conditioning. Increased depth means that there may be more rotating occuring, though.

[Taeshan]

Roster
Position Name # Age
Goalkeeper Greg Fornfelt 79 28
Left Defense Ryan Yelaylee 42 28
Center Defense Zaxle O'Peerson 27 25
Right Defense Chrichenham Baker 19 31
Left Midfield Ollie Richenham 7 30
Center Defense William Kelly 15 28
Right Midfeild Xevenes Hutch 13 27
Left Attack Seth Thatcher 17 26
Center Attack Peirs Fohneger 2 32
Right Attack Rowan Qwarant 14 24
Subs
Goalkeeper Fred Geigar 56 28
Defense Alexander Fwenchie 81 25
Midfeild Derese Sanchez 9 29
Attack Jack Smith 45 30
Utility Miles Beckett 66 28

[Qazox]

LAXNews.net

The Qazox National Lacrosse team, after opening it new stadium, built from funding by Sarzonia's Estrella Motor Cars; have finally recieved funding from the Qazox Council of Sports and have re-named themselves.

Former known as the Quails, the team will now be known as the Qazox Grizzlies. After the dissapointing showing 2 years ago, the entire roster has be revamped, with a emphasis on scoring, as the defense has been rather steady the past WLC's.

STARTERS
David Orton GK
Eric Shaunessy L Def.
Nathan Cauldwell C Def.
Xavier Jackson R Def.
Ryan Mattheiu L Mid.
John Chapman C Mid.
Wesley Hart R Mid.
Thoimas Potamek L Forw.
David Akinora C Forw.
Vance Kohler R Forw.

BENCH
Issac Ericcson GK
Adam Gregory DEF
Darryl Cappelli MID
Victor Linden FOR
Mike Staubing Utility

RP Permissions:
(Style: +2)
Do whatever you want, excpet for injuries and GODMODDING scoring events.

Home stadium: Estrella Motor Cars Field @ Grizzlies Park (Built 1974) (ooc: ICly it's 1976 in Qazox now)

[Toiletdonia]

*Outside of Lacrosse sign-ups on the board.*

"What is flippin Lacrosse?"

"I dunno"

"Why do we even bother?"

"Money?"

"Good thats good lets sign-up!"

"But the the heck is lacrosse?"

"Lets look on wiki."

"Lacrosse is apparently the sport of holding in your pee and poo until you die. Last person alive wins."

"That sound like some sort of back water Toiletdonian sport."

"Lets look it up somewhere else."

"Nah lets just sign-up"

"Oh come on we don't know what it's"

"Oh come on you can trust wiki"

"Not with you writing it."

"Oh well we're getting paid and on telly."

"Okay then lets sign-up."

"Okay how many other people have signed-up?"

"A couple of hobo's and a retired fireman."

"Sounds like a good squad."

"Okay lets do it!"

"Yeah!"

"Yeah!"

"Yeah!"

"Can I get some flushing wings first?"

"Hey yeah lets do that first!"

"But we have to get hot sauce."

"As long as we also get the blue cheese sauce."

"Mmmmmm cheese sauce."

[Secristan]

Those mildly familiar with us in the competitions that we have taken part in to date probably know that Secristan does not choose its team by talent, but instead awards positions to the highest bidders (meeting criteria, of course). In lacrosse, this is not the case. The players in which Secristan is sending to the World Lacrosse Championships are indeed the best, and most talented players in the country.

Modifier: +1.3

If my opponent RPs first, they may:
Choose my goalscorers: Y
Godmode scoring events: Y
RP injuries: Y in only saying they are hurt
Godmode injuries: N
Eject/Penalize players: Y
Godmode "other" events: N

Home Stadium: Monopoly Stadium in Amherst

Coach: Steve Cameron, 51, East Penthoria Marlins
– Cameron likes to emphasize speed in all components in of the game. On the national team, the attackers will be the quickest, but even the middies and defense run very well. So while the Millionaires will be explosive, they will be better defensively then you may think.

STARTING LINEUP:

GK: Patrick Kearney, 29, Bridgefield Warlords

LD: Adam Watanabe, 27, Amherst Tycoons

CD: Robert Petrie, 26, Amherst Tycoons

RD: Justin Lackey, 28, Sunderland Accountants

LM: Mark Mitchell, 19, Dayton Devils (ROOKIE)

CM: Scott Pierce, 24, Amherst Tycoons

RM: Aaron Proctor, 29, East Penthoria Marlins (1st time starter)

LA: Eric Hopkins, 32, Lakeland Sea Wolves

CA: Scott Cushman, 33, Manchester Panthers (Team Captain)

RA: Heath Barton, 21, Lakeland Sea Wolves (1st time starter)

BENCH
G- Mark Hurland, 26, East Penthoria Marlins
D- Eddie White, 27, Stockton Firebirds
D- Jacob Patten, 24, Dearborn Stockbrokers
M: Chris Whittington, 21, Dearborn Stockbrokers (Rookie)
M: Brian Powell, 23, Manchester Panthers (Rookie)
A: Dave Schantz, 22, Amherst Tycoons (Rookie)
A: Michael Stark, 30, Ocala Sun Devils

[Dancougar]

5 AM and there were only a few rays of sun poking into the hotel room. There were some birds chirping outside, but they were easily drowned out by the loud clang-clang-clang of the alarm clock resting by Mylene's bed. With a groan, she reached out from under the blankets and tried to smash the snooze button, failed twice, and eventually swept the alarm off the table altogether. It clattered on the floor but didn't stop. Flustered and half-asleep, Mylene rolled to the edge of the bed and brought her foot down hard. She managed to stop the alarm, but instead of going silent altogether, she merely switched it to the FM dial:

The sky's a shining panorama
A starry highway passing through the galaxy
From afar, through my heart
I can feel a shooting star

The city's restless, I just can't sleep
And as I stir, my heartbeat starts to rise and rise
My future's awaiting
And I just want it to arrive

In the distance I can hear a melody
It makes me want to follow
Even though the voice is a mystery

Ooooh tell me, won't you, seventh moon
Why this heart of mine can only quiver?
Is something out there waiting
Somewhere that I need to be?
Ooooh I want your answer, seventh moon
About the rhythm laid down before me
I will keep on seeking answers
Dancing to the beat of life as I go

She resigned herself to waking up and sat up on the edge of the bed, reaching down to turn off the radio. She yawned, stretched, and then peeled her eyes open. Sitting in bed, she realized it was once again quiet and still pretty dark. Smiling to herself, she let herself fall back on the bed, fully expecting to return to sleep... except the room was flooded with light as the door to her room was thrown open.

That got her to attention. Her eyes flashed open and she shot to her feet as Sterling and Molly walked into the room. "Mom, dad!" she cried. "Could you at least knock before you come in?!"

"We had to make sure you were awake," Sterling replied. "What are we going to tell the other players if you hold us up? Sorry, we had to start practice late because our daughter couldn't drag herself out of bed?"

"I get it, I get it," Mylene said. "Give me ten minutes and I'll be down in the lobby." Her parents left the room and Mylene went for her suitcase for something light she could work out in. At 16, she'd been selected for the national lacrosse team after most of the championship-winning team had decided to retire. On one hand, she was looking forward to the challenge. On the other, she wondered if she'd gotten in over her head...

**********
Dancougar National Lacross Team
"Lacrosse Seven"

Starters
GK Jeff Fieze
D Chang Newman
D Ray Locklove
D Cybill Geppernich
M Gordon Bowman
M Isamu Dyson
M Zack Gamelin
F Nick Basra
F Mylene Jenius
F Lucille Mifflin

Staff
Coach: Sterling Jenius
Assistant: Molly Fallyna-Jenius
Assistant: Beck Sedol

If you roleplay before me, you can choose my scorers, choose the order of events, etc. etc., although do not injure the named starters. Assume I have a bountiful supply of redshirt substitutes to whom you can do whatever you want. Playing style is an attack-biased +1.

The team plays home games at the athletic fields at Dyson College, located in northeastern Dancougar:

[The Fanboyists]

There was much idle chatter. There wasn't much else for there to be, so naturally there was plenty idle chatter. Why not? Nothing had started yet.

Then Joe stepped in.

Joe had never been small; even as a kid, he'd been the class titan, towering over most of his friends, and outweighing them considerably. Naturally athletic, he'd been a three sport athlete in high school, and he'd carried that with him to college, though he'd never let any sport consume as much of his attention as lacrosse did. The son of famed Fanboyist lacrosse player Rod Sturgis, Joe had long been expected to follow his father. So he had.

He looked directly at the young man that most closely resembled him in the room. Art Sturgis, he was. Art had always been a lot like his older brother, and had naturally followed him to the same college (Grylls Technical Institute and University) and into the same sports, and then following him into the semi-pro's when his time came as well. The two brothers had always been close, which meant that even in the early days of the Volunteers, before the team's bond had developed and enforcement was sometimes necessary, Art could always be counted on to support Joe, no matter what happened, if it was best for the team.

Then next to him was Kathryn Strasbourg, the leading scorer the last time around; she'd been active in the domestic league since then as well. Strasbourg had been a strong lacrosse player since she was a child as well, and had also played hockey, but never left the lacrosse pitch in second place to anything else. She had been playing on the same team (the title-contending Thomasburg-West team) and was, at this stage, practically a sister to the Sturgis'. Both of them had long since learned that she had a bit of a temper, though. But hey, that was OK.

Joe looked at the assembled team.

"Well, I think y'all know it's been a little while since last time..."

There were murmurs of agreement.

Joe continued. "So, I called this little meeting to make sure we were all on the same page before this gets going. As we all know, we made a good impression on a lot of people last time; we played hard, fast, had class, never looked past anyone. But we just didn't manage to finish, and that's on all of us; so this time, we're gonna make sure we finish what we start. We're gonna have perfection this time. Hard work, unity, yeah?"

"Yes." The response was one.

Joe smiled now. "Good. Coach McDowell's gonna have a talk with us soon enough, and we'll get this show on the road. Happy day, y'all."

[Newmanistan]

In Newmanistan, Lacrosse isn’t a “smaller” or a “niche” sport. It is in fact, one of the most popular sports in the country, and stadiums fill to capacity with just as many people as their would be at baseball or football games. Due to this, the Empire expects nothing less then to win a championship.

Style Modifier: + 1.5

RP Permissions:
Choose my goalscorers: Y
Godmode scoring events: Y
RP injuries: Y, only in saying they are hurt. I’ll take it from there.
Godmode injuries: N
Eject/Penalize players: Y
Godmode "other" events: N

Manager: Matt Knight
Age: 41
Team: Putnam Lake Eagles
Bio: Prince Michael lead the team in the first four lacrosse championships, but after he became Emperor, he had to relinquish the position. Knight stepped in and has done ok, but he has also been a little underwhelming. He is on the hot seat and knows if the Rockets do not do well, he will probably be out of a job after this one.

Player: Darrell Pittman
Position: GK
Age: 24
Number: 41
Team: Dover City Mountaineers
Bio: Pittman inherits the starting position after former starting goalie Kevin Moreno committed suicide following his allowance of 20 Fanboyists goals in the WLC 6 playoffs. It is a tough way for anyone to get the spot, but Pittman is ready to take on the challenge. He’s played well of late and recently was acquired by Dover City from the smaller market Brighton Bulls.

Player: Aaron Applegate
Position: LD
Age: 32
Number: 7
Team: Tundra Falls Mariners
Bio: Applegate is starting for the first time in WLC 7, after being a long time backup. He is a tall defender that will not get pushed around, and has great defensive sense. He is excited about this opportunity and should be one of the top players on the team.

Player: Max Drayton
Position: CD
Age: 24
Number: 4
Team: South Tier Seagulls
Bio: Drayton debuted on the WLC 6 and did a good job when the team played everyone but The Fanboyists. In the last two years, he’s bulked up a little bit, something that was a concern before. He is still generally a conservative player, but is learning to take more calculated risks.

Player: Michael Leahey
Position: RD
Age: 33
Number: 3
Team: Pocono City Capitals
Bio: A very intelligent and physical defender. This may deceive those who are not as familiar with him, because Leahey’s physical frame doesn’t immediately strike you as someone who can hurt you. But once they’ve been hit a few times, they’ll become a believer. Though there is much more to him then that. Michael will completely take the person he is assigned to out of the game by smothering him with great defensive skills, especially in terms of knocking the ball lose and intercepting passes and has a great shot. He is the leader of the defense.

Player: Michael Kinser
Position: LM
Age: 26
Number: 13
Team: North Charlotte Wildcats
Bio: Debuted in WLC 3 at a young age, and now that he is in his prime, look for him to have a bigger role; although he has already got a reputation for being a playmaker on this team already. He doesn’t have blazing speed, but his agility is very deceptive, and he can work magic with his stick.

Player: Chris Roberts
Position: CM
Age: 27
Number: 16
Team: Stroudsbourg Panthers
Bio: While Roberts can get the ball in the net, look for him to be more of a defensive minded middie. He won’t be the most feared player on the team, but you can’t completely forget about him.

Player: Dave McCarthy
Position: RM
Age: 21
Number: 19
Team: Loudon Leopards
Bio: Made his debut in WLC 6; McCarthy is a sniper in every sense of the word. Deadly accurate from the wing, he will often sneak in behind one of the forwards, and the team will opt to use them as a decoy at times to free space up for McCarthy. He will need to be a little more consistent this time though.

Player: Jason Green
Position: LA
Age: 31
Number: 28
Team: Olympia Gladiators
Bio: Green, who plays in the shadows of Taylor and Farrell’s excellence in the NLL, loves getting these opportunities to play with them on the international team, and they enjoy his presence as well. This will be the fifth WLC where these three have played as a unit, so that will be bad news for the opposition, including hopefully The Fanboyists.

Player: Keith Taylor
Position: CA
Age: 33
Number: 14
Team: Pocono City Capitals
Bio: A complete playmaker. Taylor is one of the greatest players in the world, as he is, already, a six time NLL MVP, with more trophies likely to come. He can find the back of the net with a level of accuracy that should be among the best in this tournament. Everything you could possibly ask for in an attacker is something in which Taylor excels in.

Player: Curt Farrell
Position: RA
Age: 33
Number: 10
Team: Pocono City Capitals
Bio: Taylor to Farrell or Farrell to Taylor are among the most frequently uses phrases within the Empire. These two have played together for the longest time, and will know where the other is on the field without even looking at them. This leads to a lot of razzle-dazzle finesse type plays between the two of them, and when they play some of the weaker teams in the tournament, look for them to deliberately try to put on a show, as they enjoy doing this. Farrell, himself, has two NLL MVP’s award to his credit, including the most recent one. They are referred to as the “Capital Connection.”

Bench:
– Steve Jackson- G (23, Springfield Thoroughbreds)- WLC 7 Rookie
– Clint Greenfield- D (19, Southport Tigers)- WLC 7 Rookie
– Michael Morrisson- D (20, Tundra Falls Mariners)- WLC 7 Rookie
– Steve Harrington- M (25, South Tier Seagulls)
– Daniel Cooper- M (23, Centralia Cougars)
– Matthew Ellerby- A (26, Loudon Leopards)
– Kyle Williams- A (25, Dover City Mountaineers)
– Edward Davis- Utility (22, Loudon Leopards)

[Cassadaigua]

Here is our roster for World Lacrosse Championships 7.

Starters in Green
Bench players in Red

Coach: Melanie Kaplan, Age: 45

Goalies:
Stacey Vandenburg, Age: 21
Jennifer Holtz, Age: 20 (WLC Debut)

Defense:
Nicole Ellis, Age: 25
Amber Robinson, Age: 24
Julianne Powers, Age: 22
Brittany Redmond, Age: 23
Heather Starver, Age: 25
Samantha O’Sullivan, Age: 18 (WLC Debut)


Midfielders:
Lauren Mineri, Age: 29
Ashley Norville, Age: 29 (Team Captain)
Megan Washburn, Age: 20 (first time starter)
Pamela Alexander, Age: 23
Danielle Royce, Age: 28
Tonya Blake, Age: 18 (WLC Debut)


Attack:
Kathleen Lawrence, Age: 23
Trista Bayliss, Age: 31
Cassie Patterson, Age: 21 (1st time starter)
Hannah Levenson, Age: 27
Gabby Winchell, Age: 20 (WLC Debut)
Caitlin McAlpine, Age: 18 (WLC Debut)


Style Modifier: +1.6

Home Stadium: 72,000 seat Concord Heights Stadium

If my opponent RPs first, they may:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmode scoring events: Yes
RP injuries: No
Godmode injuries: No
Eject/Penalize players: Yes
Godmod "other" events: Yes, feel free to have fun just don’t kill anyone.

[Cassadaigua]

Here is the Group Draw for World Lacrosse Championships #7!

Group A:
Dancougar
Sarzonia
Colbourne
Novikov

Group B:
Secristan
Cassadaigua
The Babbage Islands
Silver Beach

Group C:
The Fanboyists
Quintessence of Dust
Qazox
Nortloz

Group D:
Newmanistan
Delaclava
Taeshan
Toiletdonia

Schedule:
4/15- 1 v 4; 2 v 3
4/16- 3 v 1; 4 v 2
4/17- 1 v 2; 3 v 4
4/18- 4 v 1; 3 v 2
4/19- 1 v 3; 2 v 4
4/20- 2 v 1; 4 v 3

4/21- Off Day
4/22- Quarterfinals
4/23- Semifinals
4/24- Third Place Game
4/25- Championship!

All games in Cassadaigua take place at the 72,000-seat Concord Heights Stadium in the nations capital.

[Sarzonia]

During the first three World Lacrosse Championships, the Sarzonian national lacrosse team had a total of three losses, never losing more than two matches during any of them. They came into the previous World Lacrosse Championships with an overall record of 28-3 and two championships. They became the first team to win two titles.

Then the sixth WLC happened. The nation had all the optimism in the world as it was hosting the event for the first time. However, the Stars stumbled out of the gate and found themselves in an unfamiliar position: Not only were they essentially out of the running after three matches, but they had a 1-2 record. Sure, the Stars rallied to finish 4-2, but were on the outside looking in when the playoffs arrived for the first time in their history.

Many teams facing that situation go through a shake up. Some fire their managers. However, that is not the Sarzonian way. Sure, they saw the retirements of three of their veteran players in favour of three newer ones. Goaltender Craig Larrabie announced his retirement from international competition. Young understudy Mark Tomscik steps into the starting lineup, but he was pushed by Carly McKnight in the last three days of training camp. She steps in as the backup.

"We thought Craig was going to be back, but he said he was tired of international competition," said coach Harold Price, who admitted to pondering retirement, but decided he didn't want to go out on a sour note. Starting middie Tom Swensen retired from playing the sport. He currently serves as a high school coach. Nineteen year old Jhanna Jameson takes his spot in the starting lineup.

"She just blew us away with her skill set," Price said. "She ended up being the most skilled player at that position. We had to put her in the starting lineup." Reserve defenceman Clay Cantner also retired. Claryssa Moreno takes his spot on the roster.

The Stars thus inject some youth into a team that became rather long in the tooth. However, all world midfielder Carter Whitlock remains as captain. He said the experience of being eliminated before the knockouts was "a hard lesson" for the team.

"We learned we can't take anything for granted," he said.

If the Stars are to qualify for the knockouts this time, they will have to get past the defending champions to do it. Dancougar defeated The Fanboyists 19-18 at the Chip Moose Lacrosse Complex to win its first championship after losing in the two previous finals. The previous final loss came at the hands of the Stars, who ended Dancougar's undefeated run while continuing its own.

"Dancougar are going to be tough. In this sport, that's a rivalry for the ages," Whitlock said.

The other teams in Group A are Colbourne and Novikov. Sarzonia and Novikov have a long history of relations, but are meeting on the field of play for the first time. For Whitlock, it's an opportunity for him and the team to renew some acquaintances.

"I have a lot of friends [in Novikov]," he said. "It's going to be a party before and after the game."

[Newmanistan]

THE ROCKET REPORT

GROUPS DRAWN

Pocono City- The Rockets will be looking to avenge themselves after a disappointing third place finish in the last World Lacrosse Championships by going to Cassadaigua and taking home the crown this time around. Yes, lacrosse is the one sport where anything other then a championship is considered a failure, and we have had too big of a drought. After all, not only did we have to play in the third place game, we had to watch Dancougar, of all teams, win the title. It was brutal two years ago, as the Rockets were simply humiliated by The Fanboyists every time they met. The nations squared off twice in the group stage, and the Volunteers took them both, and then again in the semifinals. It was there that they lit us up for 20 goals, and even though everyone was to blame, goalie Kevin Moreno could not stand it and committed suicide following the game.

This time, we can be glad that we don’t have to worry about The Fanboyists in the group stage, and all things considered we have a pretty favorable draw. The once mighty Taeshan team would have scared us more a few lacrosse championships ago, but their national program has fallen on hard times of late. They certainly have the potential to get it going again, and we will have to be cognizant of that. However the larger threat in this group, if you can call it that, to the Rockets, figures to be Delaclava. While that nation certainly isn’t “Obsessed” with their lacrosse, they could pray a few times to “St. Francis” and hope to “Dive In” to the group title. But the likelihood of that happening is slim, and even a “Senator from Filbertiana” can tell you that. Look for them to “Click Clack” their way to the second place finish. Toiletdonia? Well, they won’t be able to drink from the “Booze Fountain” enough to have a chance in this group. The top two teams go to Cassadaigua, as the world’s reigning World Cup of Hockey, err wait, World Baseball Classic, no, that was the World Cup, champion hosts the event.

The Rockets will begin their qualifying campaign against Toiletdonia, here at Pocono City Stadium, then travel to Taeshan, before going to the Proving Grounds in Tundra Falls to play Delaclava and they have a lot of stake. Coach Matt Knight was brought back for his third lacrosse championships, but if the team has a disappointing finish again, it will probably cost him his job? The minimum expectation on this team has to be at least a championship game appearance, and Knight knows that. Darrell Pittman now inherits the starting job in goal form Kevin Moreno following his suicide, and while that is a tough way for anyone to win a job, he has played well in the last year and should be able to shoulder the load just fine. While many Newmanistanians have gotten comfortable with the players from The Fanboyists as many now play professional lacrosse here in the Empire, the Rockets would love to get another crack at them at some point, but they cannot be looking ahead. First things first, and that’s the group stage. A group which we have no excuse not to win.

[The Fanboyists]

The two Sturgis brothers, Kathryn Strasbourg, Eric Zimmermann, Hannah DeVine, Markus Backstrom and John Dahlgren were all huddled around a scrap of paper, reading what they'd just been told.

Backstrom shook his head. "Who the heck is 'Nortloz?'"

DeVine shrugged. "Does it matter? We just have to go out and do our stuff. Find that net, and stop the ball before it comes anywhere near ours."

Joe nodded. "If we play basics, then we should be okay, for a bit, at least. Long enough, at least, to break down their patterns and deal with them properly."

"Right. Next?"

"Qazox."

"If they play anything like last time, they shouldn't be too much trouble. But we need to be careful."

"Yeah. After we've beaten them five times consecutively over three different sports, I'd say that they're going to be fired up. That'll be work. but I'm fairly sure we can handle them. Next?"

"Then it's the McBorks from QOD."

"Well then. They could be tough."

"No kidding."

"No music is allowed, right?"

"Somehow, I think not."

"Right, then. We'll need some film from the last time around to see what their tendencies are."

"Got it. Anything else?"

"They're likely to be the stiffest competition in the group. If we only lose to one opponent, it'll be them."

"Alright. Then?"

"Nortloz, then Qazox again, and finishing off with a rematch with the McBorks."

"Well, we'll likely be in a better position for the second round, but so will they; all of us will have had time to analyze one another, but that said, then I think we've got enough talent and flexability to win out then. I think we've covered that, then. Dismissed. We all need sleep. Get ready for tomorrow, y'all."

[Qazox]

LAXNews.net

Once again Qazox faces The Fanboyists in the WLC, and will also face Quintessence of Dust and newcomers Nortloz. QoD and Fanboyists are tough teams to beat and the Grizzlies should be able to handle Nortloz; but that's what we thought 2 years ago about the Fanboyists.

Schedule:
@ Quintessence of Dust
vs. The Fanboyists
vs. Nortloz
vs. Quintessence of Dust
@ The Fanboyists
@ Nortloz

[Cassadaigua]

I've always wanted to do this!

RP Cutoff time!


Group A
Dancougar 11-7 Novikov
Sarzonia 14-7 Colbourne

Group B
Secristan 17-10 Silver Beach
Cassadaigua 13-9 The Babbage Islands

Group C
The Fanboyists 15-8 Nortloz
Quintessence of Dust 13-14 Qazox

Group D
Newmanistan 18-8 Toiletdonia
Delaclava 9-10 Taeshan

[Delaclava]

Mir Kuznetsov's Blog

This is our third World Lacrosse Championship. The game was our 15th game. And, somehow, we managed to pick up our 12th loss.

This sort of futility is just frustrating. We're good. We KNOW we're good. Yet each game, we seem to have a stretch of a few minutes that blows the game.

Today, Micah Johnson, Steve Smyth, and Ryan Young got three goals each for us. Victor Hendrix was amazing, especially after his recovery from lung cancer. It's about time we get a win for him.

It's nice being in Cassadaigua. No one's really ever been here for a sporting event, except for a few horses, so it's a little bit different. It's a very nice country. Although I went to a bar where I had to pay four times as much as a woman.

At least Sarzonia won. They won 14-7 over Colbourne. Normally, when we lose, we just look to see if Sarzonia won. That makes us somewhat happy.

Good night!

-Mir

[Sarzonia]

Emotions ran high for the Sarzonian national lacrosse team as it prepared to take the field at the Chip Moose Lacrosse Complex for the last time. They would soon embark on a three-match road trip, during which the new stadium, part of the Dave Wilson Stadium Complex would be dedicated.

"One last match for The Moose!" midfielder and team captain Carter Whitlock shouted in the dressing room before the team took to the field. "Let's send her off the right way!"

They came out and played an inspired brand of lacrosse offensively and defensively and defeated Colbourne 14-7 in the first match of the seventh World Lacrosse Championships in front of a sold out crowd of 25,900 at The Moose. Following the match, coach Harold Price, Whitlock and several officials involved with the sport stepped onto the pitch as part of closing ceremonies.

"We wanted to get out there and prove the last championships were a fluke," Whitlock said. Toward that end, he scored two goals and played aggressive defence in limiting Colbourne to just three second half goals. The Stars kept them off the scoreboard for 23 minutes, 11 seconds between the third and fourth quarters while scoring five of their goals in that span, turning a 7-4 halftime advantage into a rout.

Goalie Mark Tomscik was stellar in the cage, making several point blank stops and challenging Colbourne shooters. He said he felt doubly motivated to do well.

"One, I wanted to show coach he was right to pick me as the starter," he said. "Two, we're going to miss this place and I wanted to win the last match here."

The new stadium is slated to seat 35,000 for lacrosse. Ironically enough, it will be named after Sarzonia's current national team football manager. So why call it Franz Braddock Stadium?

"He donated $25 million to its construction," Price said. "He was very instrumental in seeing that the stadium was a palace for lacrosse." The stadium has a retractable roof with glass panels to allow sun in when it rains, and allow the field to be open air when the weather is nice. It also is built to retain noise much like Hendrix Stadium.

In the other Group A match, defending champions Dancougar had a surprisingly tough time with newcomers and longtime Sarzonian friends Novikov in a 11-7 victory. The Stars play their next match away to Novikov before the trip to Dancougar to finish the first half of qualifying. The second half begins with an away match to Colbourne before they open Franz Braddock Stadium against Novikov. The final group stage match is at Braddock Stadium against Dancougar.

In other matches of interest to Sarzonians, it was not a good day for Sarzonia's friends and it was a good day for their rivals. Secristan defeated Silver Beach 17-10, Newmanistan knocked off Toiletdonia 18-8 and Delaclava lost to Taeshan 10-9. At least the Stars knew how to throw a going away party for a longtime friend.

"We couldn't have closed it out better if we'd tried," Whitlock said.

[The Fanboyists]

Volunteers have their way with Nortloz, 15-8

The Vols set their sights high coming into the WLC, and if they've slowed down any since last time, they aren't showing it.

The Volunteers made short work of a rookie squad from Nortloz, with Kathryn Strasbourg starting off hot with six goals in the opening game. Markus Backstrom had two goals, Art Sturgis had three, with Zak Mueller contributing one, along with Joe Sturgis' two, and Joanna Sommers accounting for the final goal for the Vols. Hannah DeVine only allowed 8 goals, for her part, to allow the Vols to nearly double their opponent's score.

The game started off unsurprisingly with the Vols taking an early 4-1 lead, extending it to 8-3 at the half. With the second half, they continued their domination on the field, extending the lead to 15-8. The outcome was never in doubt for anyone in orange or grey.

"We just played good fundamentals. That's all there was to it, and a lot of people forget that; the team that remembers and executes the basics best is the team that wins, 9 times out of 10. Little things make victories," commented Joe Sturgis, after the game.

And Kate Strasbourg is making sure everyone keeps their focus. When asked about the playoffs, she simply responded that "We'll deal with that when we get to it. The first thing is to make sure we get there in the first place. This was a first game. There's still five more in the qualifiers."

Noticable in the stands were the families of the players (hardly surprising), along with the Federation's gridiron team, who are set to begin their own play soon enough in the 10th World Bowl, along with the ice hockey team. Also noticable were several celebrities, including VP Heinrich Grimm, his wife Mira, and their children.

The Volunteers' next game is against arch-rival Qazox, who won a nail-biter over the McBork team hailing from the QOD, a sign that the Grizzlies may well be tough competition this time around.

[Newmanistan]

THE ROCKET REPORT

EASY VICTORY

Pocono City- Four minutes into the game, Toiletdonia grabbed a 2-0 lead. The crowd booed and Matt Knight called a timeout. Was it going to be deja vu again? Certainly, this flat start showed that the team might be heading in that direction. Coach Knight, who is on the hot seat, sensed it right away and wasted no time using up his first time out. And the rest, is history.

A vocal lashing to the players provided by the coach, at a stage in the game where most coaches probably would have still thought that the match was just starting may have been heard in the upper sections of Pocono City Stadium. The message was delivered, and the next eleven goals were scored by the sky blue and white, with the Toiletdonia squad quickly seeing their chances of an upset flushed down into the sewers. After Curt Farrell scored the Rockets first goal twelve seconds after the time out, a punishing check by Michael Leahey on Teru Las dazed the opposing middie and set the tone for the rest of the match. The loose ball was retrieved by Chris Roberts and sent upfield to Farrell who fed domestic teammate Keith Taylor, who tied up the game. From there, the run was on, and Toiletdonia did not score again until the third quarter, and after Newmanistan had pulled in front by the score of 11-2. “The timeout was the kick start,” Knight said, “I think that I tore into their effort so early into the game opened up their eyes a bit. I know that there was a lot of time left and they likely would have responded without it anyway, but to let them know that I wasn’t going to tolerate the way we planned early; well they got the message.”

Unfortunately for Toiletdonia, the Rockets did not stop trying to rub it in either until very late in the game. The sky blue and white led 15-4 after three quarters and built up a 17-5 lead until midway through the fourth quarter when Knight put in the backups. It should serve as a good tune up for the team as they head into their next game in Taeshan, a nation once known for having one of the stronger lacrosse programs in the world. They have greatly underachieved in the last few lacrosse championships, but the Rockets are not about to take them lightly. “Our approach against them is that we are playing a team of championship caliber,” said attacker Keith Taylor, “They are a very capable team, and they will recapture their glory. We’re going into their house, and a win against us could be what jump starts that. We will have to be ready. We aren’t playing the team that has had a couple losing campaigns lately, we are playing a former champion.”

[Qazox]

LAXNews.net

A goal with 15.7 seconds left by Thoimas Potamek, his 5th goal of the match gave the Grizzlies a 14-13 win over the McBorkers of QoD. David Akinora added 3 gaols, 2 coming in the final 45 seconds of the first half to give Qazox a 7-5 lead. But QoD scored 7 goals in the 3rd quarter to take a 12-10 lead into the final quarter. Up next is The Fanboyists, in the debut of Estrella Motor Cars Field @ Grizzlies Park.

Qazox    2 5 3 4  14
Q. of D. 3 2 7 1  13

[Secristan]

CUSHMAN LEADS MILLIONAIRES

Scott Cushman scored six goals, including the first three of the game to lead the Millionaires to a pedestrian 17-10 victory over Silver Beach in the opening game of the World Lacrosse Championships. If you wish to see these goals, they are available for purchase on the Secristan Department of Sports website if you did not purchase the game live. Overall, the SDOS was not that impressed with the amount of purchases for this pay-per-view telecast or the average bid price per seat at Monopoly Stadium in Amherst. Said Erica Perrott of the SDOS, “Silver Beach is not that much of an opponent and therefore we were expected to win. People have other things to spend their money on and that is not the best news for us. We think we can make up for it with the other games since they are against regional opposition. Having Cassadaigua in the group will help us and also The Babbage Islands. We will obviously promote the games against the Bumblebees as them being an up and coming team as they have been in other sports.” The Babbage Islands is the site of the next game for the Millionaires and so far lacrosse has trailed behind other sports in terms of their successes. The defensively focused team will try to make things tough on Cushman and company but Scott is not that worried. “On film it looks like they try to win games by defensive strength so it will make me work a little more, but our defense hasn’t been impressed with their offense so it will work out in our favor.”