212 Midfielder JJ Pickard
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Christa Graff
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212 Lacrosse of Park City, Utah participated in their hometown tournament June 12-14.
The 212 U15 Boys were led by Court Durling (UVA) and Mike Acee (UNC). The team cruised to a 6 win 0 loss record, including wins over the second and third place teams, Utah Elite and Parker Men’s Club. They finished with 76 goals for and 17 goals against. Overall, this team has a 33 win 2 loss record in 5 tournament appearances. The boys’ next stop will be Denver, at the World Championships Festival July 13-15.
212 U13 Boys had a successful weekend finishing with 7 wins and 3 losses often playing up 1, and sometimes 2 years against their competition. The 212 U11 team also played up 1 and 2 years, holding their own in all but one game. The future looks bright for this young talented group.
“212 continues to play for two former teammates of mine at North Carolina, Neill Redfern (battling cancer) and Eric Seremet (recently widowed). Our kids break every huddle with “S14”. The acronym stands for Eric’s last name and Neill’s number at Carolina. The message for the kids to play for someone other than themselves is unifying and they all continue to play very hard for Eric and Neill. I’m extremely proud of all the 212 kids. As always, a big thank you to the entire 212 Lacrosse community. The support the parents show myself and our staff continues to be tremendous. I’d also like to thank all of our coaches; Brian Bilzi (D1- Manhattan College), Court Durling (D1- Virginia), Chantz Hower, Christian Pompoco, Alec Meyer, Michael Burbank, Craig Cordial, Bryan Davis, Pete Iacobelli, and Adam Procino. We’d also like to thank Hall of Fame coach Fred Acee for coming to Utah the week before the tournament to coach all of our teams. Also, thank you to the Utah Lacrosse Association for putting on a great event.”
-Mike Acee
212 Lacrosse, is based in Park City, Utah. 212 is led by Mike Acee, who has more than 30 years of experience playing and coaching lacrosse. He was raised in Deer Park, N.Y., where he was an All-American and went on to become a four-time ACC Champion and an NCAA National Champion, starting on attack for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. Mike was also a gold-medalist and the top scorer in the Empire State Games for Team Long Island of New York.
At 212 Lacrosse, Acee has assembled a roster of high-caliber coaches and players. The program emphasizes commitment and success for all its players, and provides one-on-one mentoring for team members.