January 26, 2012

Banquet dates are set!

The dates have been set so mark your calendars now for our end-of-season banquets.   The boys' banquet will take place Monday, May 21 and the girls' banquet will take place Tuesday, May 22.  Both events will begin at 6 pm and will be at the Betty Reckas Cultural Center, 5761 Colorado Street in Long Beach.  For more information, contact Sheila Buckley at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

January 18, 2012

Girls varsity club team goes 3-1 at Sand Storm

Playing without several key members of their squad, the Los Al Girls varsity club team still went 3-1 over this past weekend at the Sand Storm Lacrosse Festival at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio.  More than 40 colleges sent coaches and scouts to this showcase event that featured close to 50 teams.

Assistant Coach Joe Hastie, along with help from his daughter and former Griffin standout Melissa, guided the team to a 12-10 win over the Corona Wave (Corona del Mar); a 10-1 win over Puget Sound (Washington); and a 15-5 win over Triple Threat Silver (San Francisco area).  The team’s only loss was a 13-8 setback at the hands of the NW Rippers (Oregon).

“This was a great warm-up for the season ahead.  Several of the girls who are new to the team and played with us this weekend were exposed to a higher level of play and responded extremely well,” said Coach Hastie.

January 17, 2012

Griffs sweep, go 4-0 at Trabuco Hills

The Boys' Varsity club team looked impressive over the weekend, rolling to four victories at a tournament in Trabuco Hills.  Steve Brandenburg led the Griffs in scoring and was supported by multiple goals from linemates Ozzie Hyde and Josh Jenks.  Midfielders Sterling Hardy, Josh Duchon, Cody Miller and Tyler Miller chipped in with several goals and assists as well.  Jacob Andreasson and Jack Morrow also had a goal apiece, putting one in the nets from their defensive middie positions.

The Griffs blitzed Esperanza's club team 13-2 with a smothering defense that didn't allow Esperanza a shot on goal until well into the second half.  Mitchell Dutton almost notched a shutout, but Esperanza finally broke through, scoring their first goal with two minutes left in the game. 

The Griffs then faced tournament host Trabuco Hills on Saturday afternoon and tallied another win in much the same fashion by a 13-4 score.

In the Griff's most competitive game of the weekend, they squared off against El Toro and took a 2-0 lead early in the match.  El Toro evened things up and then scored a goal late in the first half to go up 3-2 at the intermission. Another quick El Toro goal goal pushed the score to a 4-2 deficit early in the second half.  After that, the Griff's took over, scoring six unanswered goals to earn a tough 8-4 win against a very good El Toro squad.  Despite a serious ankle injury, Hayden Smith was a beast on face-offs, controlling the ball to Jack Morrow several times, giving the Griffs all important possession as they mounted their comeback.  The Griffs also overcame a sticky defense that put a man in Steve Brandenburg's face at all times in an attempt to slow him down.

Still charged up from their early Sunday victory, the Griffs dispatched Beckman in the afternoon by a 10-2 score to complete a four-game sweep in the tournament.

January 10, 2012

Spirit Gear orders are due this Sunday!

Here's your final reminder!  Games are just six short weeks away and just like LAHS players prepping for a winning season ahead, its time for Griffin lacrosse fans to gear up and show their school spirit when the season starts.

Only a few days remain to get your Spirit Gear orders to Sheila Baikie.   Email Sheila at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with questions or your order today.

January 7, 2012

Girls Spring 2012 rosters announced

Head Coach Liz Connelly has released the Spring 2012 Girls rosters.

To view the Girls Varsity roster, go here.

To view the Girls JV roster, go here.

To view the Girls Frosh/Soph roster, go here.

Congratulations to all the Lady Griffins who are gearing up for another great season just a few weeks away.

January 5, 2012

Here are your Boys Spring 2012 rosters

After a great turnout for tryouts, Head Coach Ben Barchey today released the Boys Varsity, JV and Frosh/Soph Spring 2012 rosters. 

"The lights are in place, the field is looking awesome and I'm excited to kick it in to high gear for the season ahead," said Barchey.  " I want to remind everyone that all players need to be at the field 20 minutes before their scheduled start time to gear up and warm up so that we can have full and productive practices."

Varsity players will kick off the spring season this coming Saturday as they face off against former players and coaches in the Alumni game at 11 am.   Everyone in the program is invited to come out to McAuliffe to help get the spring season off to a good start by taking in this friendly, competitive game.

To see the Boys Varsity roster, click here.

To view the Boys JV roster, click here.

To view the Boys Frosh/Soph roster, click here.

Congratulations to the all the boys who are now officially a part of the Griffin lacrosse program.  Here's to a great season ahead.

January 4, 2012

Girls Varsity opens vs. La Costa Canyon on March 8

The Griffins Girls Varsity team will begin the defense of their Southern Section CIF title on March 8 at La Costa Canyon in San Diego according to season schedules released by Head Coach Liz Connelly today.  The Girls JV team, following an undefeated season (18-0) last year, will also travel to San Diego to take on La Costa Canyon's JV team as part of double-header action that day.  The Girls Frosh/Soph team has the honors of being the first girls team to take the field when they open the season two days earlier on March 6 with a home game against El Toro at Laurel HS. 

According to Coach Connelly, although the schedules have been released, a few tweaks might take place, so it's best to keep checking individual team schedules for the latest updates.

To view the Girls Varsity schedule, click here.

To view the Girls JV schedule, click here.

To view the Girls Frosh/Soph schedule, click here.

Good luck to all the girls teams on the season ahead.