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Hero's Announces Tryout Dates for 2009 Season; On-line Registration Available; New Locations Announced
(revised 11/18/08)

ANY CHANGES TO THE TIMES, DATES AND/OR LOCATION OF TRYOUTS (INCLUDING ANY CHANGES DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER) WILL BE ANNOUNCED ONLY ON THIS WEBSITE. PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE PERIODICALLY AND AGAIN IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE TRYOUTS FOR ANY ANNOUCED CHANGES.

2011 team: Saturday, December 6, 2008 and Sunday, December 7, 2008 beginning at 10:00 am and ending between 12:00 pm and 12:30 pm

2012 team: Saturday, December 6, 2008 and Sunday, December 7, 2008 beginning at 10:00 am and ending between 12:00 pm and 12:30 pm

2013 team: Saturday, December 6, 2008 and Sunday, December 7, 2008 beginning at 12:30 pm and ending between 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm

2014/2015 team: Saturday, December 6, 2008 and Sunday, December 7, 2008 beginning at 12:30 pm and ending between 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm

Location of tryouts on Saturday, December 6, 2008: Fields 5 and 6 at Rockburn Branch Park East Area, which is located at 5400 Landing Road (also known as 6105 Rockburn Branch Park Road), Elkridge, Howard County, Maryland

Location of tryouts on Sunday, December 7, 2008: Fields 4 and 5 at Western Regional Park, which is located at 14800 Carrs Mill Road, Woodbine, Howard County, Maryland

Directions to Rokburn Branch Park from Route 70: Take Route 29 South to Route 100 East toward Glen Burnie and go approximately 4 miles. Take the exit for Route 103 and go through the roundabout. Continue on Route 103/Meadow Ridge Road and pass through the next roundabout. At the first traffic light, turn right onto Montgomery Road and proceed straight approximately 1.8 miles. Make a left turn onto Landing Road and go approximately 3/4 miles to the partk entrance on the left.

Direction to Western Regional Park from Route 70: Take Exit 76 for Route 97 and turn left onto Route 97 South toward Olney. Follow Route 97 South approximately 1.9 miles. Turn right onto Carrs Mill Road and go approximately 0.5 miles to the park.

THESE DIRECTIONS ARE TAKEN FROM AN ON-LINE MAP SOURCE. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA, PLEASE DO A REALITY CHECK AND CONSULT A MAP TO CONFIRM THE DRIVING DIRECTIONS.

If a player is unable to attend the scheduled tryouts due to extenuating circumstances (such as a mandatory school sponsored event, etc.), the player may contact the head coach of the team she wishes to try out for and request an alternate tryout date. It is within the coach's discretion whether to give a player an alternate tryout date. Any request for an alternate tryout date must be made prior to the tryout dates set forth above.

All tryouts will be outdoors on turf fields. Please dress appropriately and wear either cleats or turf shoes. Bring your stick, mouthguard, goggles and water. Goalies must bring their own equipment.

Any girl lacrosse player who is currently in grades 6 through 10 and is a member of U.S. Lacrosse is eligible to try out for a Hero's team. If you are not a U.S. Lacrosse member, click here to fill out an on-line membership application. Hero's does not base decisions regarding team selection or playing time on a girl's school, geographical location or prior club affiliation. Selections are made by the program's coaches based on athletic ability, speed, agility, stick skills and scrimmage play. Decisions of the coaches are final.

All registrations must be submitted on-line. To access on-line registration click here.

For more information, contact Maria Ruark.

Hero's 2009 Wins Vail Lacrosse Shootout
(7/7/08)

Hero's 2009 won the Vail Lacrosse Shootout by defeating M&D 2009 Black in the championship game and TLC in the semifinals. Hero's 2009 is the sixth Hero's team to win the event in the past ten years. To see a photo of the champsionship team, click here.

Hero's Players Receive Post-Season Recognitions
(6/14/08 and 6/27/08)

Hero's congratulates the following players on their post-season awards and recognitions:

Regional High School All Tewaaraton Award Recipient - Kristy Black (2008)

Academic All-Americans - Meaghan Conlon (2008), Kerry Hamill (2008), Alayna Markwordt (2008), Jenny Michael (2008), Kate Selfridge (2008), Colleen Shea (2008), Brittany Vieira (2008), Chele Lathroum (2009), Julie Ruppersberger (2009), Katie Schwarzmann (2009) and Christa Stoehr (2009)

All-Americans - Kristy Black (2008), Lillie Lingo (2008), Alayna Markwordt (2008), Ileana Sanza (2009) and Katie Schwarzmann (2009)

Honorable Mention All-Americans: Sarah Parks (2008) and Mary Teeters (2008)

IAAM All Conference Team (A Conference) - Colleen Shea (2008) and Ileana Sanza (2009)

IAAM All Conference Team (B Conference) - Alex Goldstein (2009)

Baltimore Sun Baltimore City Team - Colleen Shea (2008)

Baltimore Sun Baltimore County Team - Jessica Nonn (2008) and Ileana Sanza (2009)

Baltimore Sun Carroll County Player of the Year - Katie Schwarzmann (2009)

Baltimore Sun Carroll County Team - Katie Schwarzmann (2009) and Shelby Nemecek (2010)

Baltimore Sun Howard County Player of the Year - Kristy Black (2008)

Baltimore Sun Howard County Team - Kristy Black (2008), Lauren Giraldi (2008), Alayna Markwordt (2008), Jenny Michael (2008), Sarah Parks (2008), Kate Selfridge (2008) and Mary Teeters (2008)

First Team All State (Delaware) - Lillie Lingo (2008)

Secon Team All State (Delaware) - Allison Young (2008)

Antietam Conference First Team - Meaghan Conlon (2008)

Antietam Conference Second Team - Meagan Borgoyn (2008), Brittany Vieira (2008), Kelly Vieira (2009) and Shelby Nemecek (2010)

Hero's Congratulates its High School Players on Their Seasons (5/23/08)

Hero's congratulates the members of the Hero's 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 teams on their high school seasons. Hero's has 88 players from 27 schools in 3 states on these teams. To see a list of each high school represented in the Hero's Tournament Lacrosse Club along with a brief description of how the high school varsity teams finished their season and the names of the Hero's players that attend each high school, click here.

Hero's Bids Farewell to its 2008 Players
(5/20/08)

Hero's congratulates the Hero's 2008 team on its many successes and achievements over the past five years. The team finished with a 153-11-5 record and outscored its opponents 1,220 to 385. In addition, the players and coaches have formed life-long relationships and made wonderful memories. To see a photo of the Hero's 2008 team, click here. To see what the Hero's 2008 coaches and players have to say about each other, click here.

Hero's congratulates the following members of the Hero's 2008 team who have committed to play a sport in college:

Kristy Black

University of Maryland College Park

Meagan Borgoyn

Shippensburg University

Meaghan Conlon

Mount St. Mary’s University

Stephanie Deisher

Loyola College

Lauren Giraldi

University of Vermont

Kerry Hamill

Yale University

Rachael Leaf

University of South Carolina

Lillie Lingo

University of North Carolina (field hockey)

Alayna Markwordt

Ohio State University

Jenny Michael

College of William and Mary

Jessica Nonn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Sarah Parks

Dartmouth College

Annie Politsch

Boston University

Colleen Shea

Pennsylvania State University

Mary Teeters

Towson University

Brittany Vieira

Boston University

Morgan Widlake

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Allison Young Syracuse University

Six Named to Tewaaraton Watch List

Hero's congratulates the six members of the Hero's 2009 team who are on the Tewaaraton Award Foundation's 5th Annual Baltimore/Washington High School Watch List: Kristy Black (Glenelg), Jessica Nonn (Catonsville), Sarah Parks (Centennial), Iliana Sanza (St. Paul's School for Girls), Katie Schwarzmann (Century) and Mary Teeters (Centennial). For a complete list of nominees, click here. Players selected for the Toyota Baltimore/Washington Regional High School All-Tewaaraton Team will be honored at the 8th Annual Awards Banquet on May 29, 2008

Madalyn Jamison (Hero's 2007) Named CAA Rookie of the Week Two Weeks in a Row

On February 25 and March 3, Madalyn Jamison (Westminster 2007, Hero's 2007) was named Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week. Madalyn, a freshman attacker/midfielder for the George Mason Patriots, scored the game-winning goal with less than three minutes remaining in the game to lead her team to an 11-10 upset of then 9th ranked Johns Hopkins in the Patriots' season opener on February 23. Four days later, Madalyn scored two goals on three shots against then 9th ranked Georgetown in a 14-7 loss. She followed that with a goal in the Patriots' 11-5 win over Virginia Tech. In her first three games as a Patriot, Madalyn has five goals on eight shots, three ground balls, three draw controls and a caused turnover. Click here to read George Mason's announcement of the honor on February 25 and here to read the March 3 announcement.

HEROS Alumni and Coach Selected for National Teams

Kelly Berger (2003), Becky Clipp (2003), Lauren Schwarzmann (2004) Lindsay Lewis (2002) and Jess Roguski (Heros 2010 Coach) were recently selected to be members of the US National Women's Lacrosse Teams. Kelly and Jess were selected to the Elite team, Becky, Lauren and Lindsay to the Developmental team. For more information please see this website.

High School All Americans and Academic All Americans Named

Heros Lacrosse was well represented in the recently announced High School All Americans and High School Academic All Americans. The complete listing of US Lacrosse selections can be found here for the All Americans and here for Academic All Americans.

All America - Sarah Parks (2008), Ashley Stodter (2007) and Lauren Wise (2007)

Academic All America - Meaghan Conlon (2008), Steph Deisher (2008), Brooke Richardson (2007) and Colleen Shea (2008), Kerry Hamill (2008) Congratulations to All!!!!

Members of the Hero's Tournament Lacrosse Club (left) and Caterham School in England (right)

HEROS 2010 Hosts Cateram School team from England

Heros 2010 recently hosted players from the Cateram School from England. Stories about this visit from our lacrosse friends across the ocean and the generous hosting by our Heros 2010 team can be found in articles in the Sun Paper, Eldersburg Eagle and Carroll County Times. In the Sun Paper article you can click on "Hero's Tournament Lacrosse Scrimmage" under the photo of Laura Lazas, you'll see the four photos that appeared with the article.

HEROS 2008 Captures Top of the Bay and takes 2nd in Inaugural IWLCA Champion's Cup at Downingtown

HEROS 2008 Captures Top of the Bay and takes 2nd in Inaugural IWLCA Champion's Cup at Downingtown

Heros Tournament Lacrosse Club's 2008 team had an outstanding finish in the inaugural girl's high school lacrosse IWLCA (Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association) Champions Cup tournament held in Downingtown, Pennsylvania June 15 through 17. The collegiate coach sponsored IWLCA Champions Cup represents the single largest college recruiting tournament of the summer. The team finished 2nd out of 72 teams entered in the Rising Senior tournament. In initial round robin play Heros 2008 went undefeated. In the quarter finals Heros 2008 defeated M&D 2008 Black. In the semi-finals Heros 2008 beat South Jersey Select 2008 before losing narrowly to the Long Island based Yellow Jackets in the finals. Heros Tournament Lacrosse Club's 2008 team won their division the previous weekend at the Top of the Bay tournament held at John Carroll High School.

HEROS 2008, 2009, and 2010 to Play at the Top of the Bay Summer Showcase on Saturday, June 9th at John Carroll High School

Heros 2008, 2009, and 2010 will be playing next at the Top of the Bay Tournament on Saturday, June 9th. Tournament schedule was revised on Wednesday, May 6, and can be found here.

HEROS Players Selected for All Carroll County and All Piedmont Honors

Madalyn Jamison (Heros 2007), Steph Deisher (Heros 2008), Katie Schwarzmann (Heros 2009) were selected All County for Carroll County.

Meaghan Conlon (Heros 2008), Steph Deisher (Heros 2008), Britt Vieira (Heros 2008) were selected All Conference for the Piedmont Conference.

Ashley Stodter (2007) was selected All-County player of the year by the Montgomery County Gazette. 

HEROS Players Selected for Washington Post All-Met

Ashley Stodter (2007), Kristy Black and Sarah Parks (Heros 2008) were selected as second team All-Met for the Washington Post. Corcoran Downey (Heros 2007), Alayna Markwordt (Heros 2008), and Mary Teeters (Heros 2008) were selected All-Met Honorable Mention.

Kristy Black, Corcoran Downey, Alayna Markwordt, Sarah Parks, and Mary Teeters were also selected to the Washington Post All Howard County team.

HEROS Alums Honored With Post Season Regional All American Status

The following Heros Allumni have been honored with Regional All American Status:

HEROS 2008 Team Places 10 Players on National Tournament Mid-Atlantic Teams

Our Hero's 2007 team has placed 7 players on Mid-Atlantic teams that will compete Memorial Day Weekend at the National Tournament in Lehigh, PA.

HEROS 2011 Team Places 7 Players on U-15 Team

HEROS 2011 Team Places 7 Players on U-15 Team

Our Hero's 2011 team has 7 players on the U-15 team that will participate in the national youth festival at Disney World this Summer: