212 Lacrosse

Park City, Utah

Billy Bitter – UNC at Chapel Hill

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212 Guest Coach Billy Bitter

William Benz “Billy” Bitter (born June 10, 1988) was a professional American lacrosse player for the Charlotte Hounds of Major League Lacrosse in the 2012 season. Bitter also has played for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League. Bitter formerly played lacrosse for the University of North Carolina. He was given the Jay Gallagher Award (given to the most valuable freshman on the North Carolina lacrosse team) his freshman year. He was named All-ACC his sophomore year and named 1st team All-American. His junior year he was named Offensive Player of the Year in theAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and was named to the All-ACC team, as well as first team All-American.

212 Player Jake Gutman Has Huge Game in Canada

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MONTREAL — Jake Gutman, a sophomore midfielder from Pak City, Utah, exploded for five goals and added one assist as visiting McGill defeated Concordia at Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association play at the Loyola campus, Friday.

 

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P.C. junior boys’ LAX team defeats Brighton

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Park City earns lopsided 18-7 victory
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POSTED: 05/23/2014 04:54:38 PM MDT

Submitted by Christa Graff
The Park City Junior Boys lacrosse squad, led by head coach Mike Acee and assistant coach Jerry French, played Brighton on Monday, May 12, at Albion Middle School in a non-conference matchup. The game pitted two perennial rivals often battling for state supremacy.

Last year the two teams met in a hard fought semifinal battle, where Park City prevailed 14-11 and then went on to win the 2013 Utah State Championship 8-6 over Juan Diego.

The teams swapped goals in the first quarter until Park City took a 4-2 lead. Then the floodgates opened, with P.C. jumping out to a 13-6 lead and never looking back. At the final horn, P.C. prevailed 18-7.

The win brings the team to a perfect 3-0 record.

“I’m very proud of the boys’ improvement since we started practice in March,” Acee said after the game. “They have come a long way. We have nothing but the utmost respect for the Brighton lacrosse program and I appreciate their willingness to set up this non-conference game. A big thank you to the PCYLO board for all their hard work behind the scenes organizing the kids. But, the season is far from over and one regular season game doesn’t make a champion. The boys’ next challenge is to show consistency through the remainder of our schedule and into the playoffs.”

 

Thank you – Child Family

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Mike, you have been such a positive influence in Talbot’s lacrosse and life that we don’t know if words can do you justice. Thank you so much! The coaches that our son had in the past were quick to point out what he was doing wrong in a play or game, but did not teach him the skills necessary to help him become the player that he could and wanted to be. Mike Acee changed the way our son approaches the game and has elevated his play to put him on track to attain his goal of playing at the Collegiate level. Mike gets great results from his players through positive, constructive coaching. My son respects and looks up to Mike both on and off the field. Mike’s approach to developing not only great lacrosse players, but young men of character, helps drive my son to achieve goals in school, our community, and on his high school varsity team. There is no doubt that our son is a starting varsity attack, as a freshman, because of his play on 212 and his lessons with Mike Acee. The quality of instruction given by Mike absolutely propelled our son to the next level of play that was necessary to bridge that gap between middle school and high school. We look forward to the coming high school years and our son’s continued development under Mike’s coaching. -Michael and Melissa Child

212 Coach Christian Pompoco – Westminster College

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Christian Pompoco Gains ULA 2013 All-State, All-Star Recognition
*Led a group of seven Park City award-winners
A big congratulations goes out to all the ULA Post-Season award winners! Leading the way is Christian Pompoco, who garnered recognition on the All-State Division I 2nd Team and Salt Lake All-Conference 1st Team. Several other Park City players also received All-Conference nods for their play in the toughest conference in the state.

Under The Helmet: Park City Midfielder Christian Pompoco

04.23.2013
In this installment of Under the Helmet, presented by Tribal West Lacrosse, we talked with Park City Midfielder Christian Pompoco. Christian has 28 goals and 11 assists, helping the Miners to a 7-3 record.

Utah Lacrosse News: Describe your favorite lacrosse memory.
Christian Pompoco: My favorite lacrosse memory is when I attended the sandstorm shootout in Indio, California, with Brady’s Bunch. It wasn’t my first tournament with Bunch, and it wasn’t the sick camo or the high level of play that made it such a great experience. It was my teammates and coaches that I played with, and I felt good vibes on and off the field. Everyone always says that Brady’s Bunch is more than a team; we’re a family. And that was precisely how I felt.

ULN: When/Where/Why did you first start playing lacrosse?
CP: I first started playing lacrosse in 8th grade in my Huntington Beach, California hometown. I started because all my friends started to pick up the sport, and I didn’t want to be left out. I guess the sport just grew on me.

 

Park City Midfielder Christian Pompoco

ULN: What is your current stick of choice?
CP: My current game stick is an Easton stealth shaft with a proton power head, two shooters, and many whips.

ULN: What is your favorite pre-game ritual?
CP: Usually, before I play a game, I say a short prayer, asking God for a good match. I also try to get a song stuck in my head with an excellent beat to play to.

ULN: What is your favorite field to play lacrosse besides your home field?
CP: I like playing on Brighton’s field because of the grass and how it overlooks the valley.

ULN: How/Why did you pick your jersey number?
CP: I wear #23 because last year, one of my favorite seniors, Adam Klawe, wore it. He passed the number down to me at the end of last year’s season when he graduated.

ULN: Who is on your iPod these days?
CP: Kendrick Lamar

ULN: What is your favorite TV show? Can’t you miss it at the moment?
CP: Workaholics

ULN: Best Beach Spot? Hawaii, California, or Mexico?
CP: California

ULN: What is your favorite fast food?
CP: In & Out

ULN: What are your post-high school plans?
CP: I want to play lacrosse in college and enter medicine.

ULN: Coke or Pepsi?
CP: Coke

ULN: M&M’s or Skittles?
CP: Skittles

ULN: Brine, STX, Warrior, Maverik, or another brand?
CP: STX

ULN: Cats or Dogs?
CP: Dogs

ULN: Beach or mountains?
CP: Beach

ULN: Favorite pizza place?
CP: Davanzas in Park City

Good luck with the rest of your season, Christian!

 

Strong Showing for 212 Lacrosse in San Diego

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This past weekend 212 Lacrosse of Park City competed in the “Jam by the Sea” lacrosse tournament in Del Mar, California.   212 Lacrosse entered the Boys’ U15 division and the Boys’ U11 division.

The 212 Boys’ U15 team took home the championship trophy finishing with an undefeated record, after taking down Team Crush 9-4 in the finals. The 212 Boys’ U11 team took second place, losing a hard fought battle to a highly talented Saddleback Starz team 7-5 in the finals.

Overall, 212 Lacrosse posted a cumulative record of 7-2-1 for this tournament in its 10th year.

Congratulations and gratitude are in order to the entire 212 Lacrosse community.

Thank you.

Mike Acee