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212 Wins 17th Tournament Championship at Vail Warrior Shootout

212 Lacrosse of Park City, Utah participated in the Warrior Vail Shootout June 20-22.  Vail draws teams from the entire country including Baltimore, Maryland.   212 players from 8-12 grade participated.

The 212 Select HS Boys’ team was strong throughout the tournament.  The team scored 52 goals and surrendered 26.   212 HS beat FCA in the semi-finals 8-2 advancing to the finals against a tough Colorado team.  They came up short 5-8 taking home 2nd place out of 22 teams.

The 212 Select U15 Boys’ team won 212’s 17th tournament championship in 5 years.  212 downed the West Coast Starz 8-3 in the semi-finals and beat our friends at FCA 10-2 in the finals.  The team was outstanding throughout the tournament, scoring 58 goals and allowing just 11 for a perfect 6-0 record and the #1 spot of the 16 team field.

The month of June has been kind to the 212 Lacrosse program with the girls’ and boys’ programs posting a 20 win 2 loss record and 3 first place finishes.

212 Select tournament teams play in honor of Neill Redfern, The Family of Steve Muir and Eric Seremet. 3 former teammates at the University of North Carolina of 212 founder, Mike Acee. Neill is battling cancer, Steve has passed from cancer, and Eric tragically lost his wife in a car accident.   212 Lacrosse endeavors to support those in need such as these families through donation of tournament fee proceeds.

“As always, a big thank you to the entire 212 Lacrosse community. The support the parents show myself and our staff is tremendous. I’d also like to thank Fred Acee, Eric Seremet, Christian Pompoco, Cam Ziegler and Carson Dutkanych for an excellent weekend of coaching and the Vail Shootout staff for organizing a fun event for the kids.” – Mike Acee

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.

At 212 Lacrosse, Acee has assembled a roster of high-caliber coaches and players. The program emphasizes commitment and success for all its players.

To learn more about 212, contact [email protected].

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212 Boys & Girls Post Perfect 10-0 Record, 15th & 16th Titles

212 Lacrosse of Park City, Utah participated in their hometown tournament, The Ski Town Shootout June 9-11, featuring 100+ teams.

The Girls and Boys teams led by Mike Acee (UNC) Laurel Van’t Hof (Adrian College), Ian Kadish (Amherst), Christian Pompoco (West Minster), Carson Dutkanych (Albany), Alec Meyer (Air Force), and JJ Pickard (Hill School) finished the tournament with a perfect 10 win 0 loss record and 212’s 15th and 16th first place finishes.   The teams totaled 102 goals for and 34 goals against.   Overall, 212 has a cumulative record of 184 wins 48 losses and 16 tournament championships with 24 players committing to play college lacrosse.

212 Select tournament teams play in honor of Neill Redfern, The Family of Steve Muir and Eric Seremet. 3 former teammates at the University of North Carolina of 212 founder, Mike Acee. Neill is battling cancer, Steve has passed from cancer, and Eric tragically lost his wife in a car accident.   212 Lacrosse endeavors to support those in need such as these families through donation of tournament fee proceeds.

“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, Laurel Van’t Hof (Adrian College), Ian Kadish (Amherst), Christian Pompoco (West Minster), Alec Meyer (Air Force), and JJ Pickard (Hill School).  We’d also like to thank 4x Hall of Fame coach Fred Acee for coming to Utah the week before the tournament to coach the 212 kids . 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. Mike was raised in Deer Park, N.Y.  where he was an All-American, gold-medalist and the top scorer at the Empire State Games for Team Long Island.  Acee continued his career at the University of North Carolina  winning  4 ACC championships, 1 NCAA national championship and Mike ranked 7th in ACC scoring, starting on attack for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Go to www.212lacrosse.com to learn more.