In the twentieth century many coaches studied the game and then took over the programs for their own long, noteworthy runs.

The Class B semi finals were close, as both Victor and Thomas struggled, at times, but won their shot to play each other in the Championships.

The game that everyone has been talking about saw two undefeated teams putting it on the line. The fans were not disappointed in the game that saw a tying goal by Pittsford (14-1) with four seconds left and then an overtime win by Victor (14-0)

Pittsford had a close game with Penfield and yet preserved their perfect season with a 10-7 win over the visiting Patriots.

There were fifteen games played in beautiful weather. Thomas senior midfielder Cam Isaac scored with six seconds left in the second overtime period to give Thomas an 11-10 win.

There were fifteen games played today and some were close and some were not. Pittsford remained undefeated with an 8-6 win over visiting Corning

After a triple overtime game, and game with only five points scored and a game with one lightning delay and a huge downpour, Section Five crowned it's Champions today at St. John Fisher College.

The semi final rounds were held in each of the three classes today and there were surprises, as top seeded Fairport was defeated by Penfield (#4) and Victor beats second seeded Irondequoit.

The quarter final rounds were held in each of the three classes today and in each case the higher seeded team will advance to the semi-finals.

On the last big day of the regular season, Fairport needed overtime to beat Pittsford 10-9. Later Irondequoit took control of Canandaigua and beat the Braves 11-8.

In a couple of showdown games, Webster Thomas took control in the second half and defeated Canandaigua 13-6 tonight.

Sixteen games were played on another great spring day. Penfield beat Pittsford 7-5 in a key match up, making for exciting possible Class A semifinal games. Newark beat Midlakes by one goal as did Mynderse, who beat Gananda

Unlike may of the game days of late, there were some very exciting games and scores today as 15 games were played. Mynderse beat Wayne 5-4, Fairport overcame a 3-1 deficit to beat Penn Yan 7-5 and Midlakes defeated Marcus Whitman 9-8.

There were some interesting scores today. The three highest scoring games were played today, as Medina beat Batavia 23-11 (34 pts), Victor beat Corning 16-15 (31 pts) and Spencerport beat Williamsville North 16-14 (30 pts).

Over the past few seasons the GRALL has opened the season in Section Five with a day of games at the Aquinas Institute. Last season the same three teams faced each other with the same victors.

Finally, there were a number of close games played in the section today. Victor held off a last minute attack by Irondequoit to hold on to a 7-6 win. Hilton beat the Lightning 8-6, McQuaid came back hard to beat Livonia 14-13 in overtime.

A dozen games were played today. Three games were won by one goal, but most games were mismatches again today. In a "Storm game", Greece Ath/Ody (Thunder)beat Greece Arc/Oly (Lightning) 7-6.

Twelve of the sixteen games played on Tuesday were mismatches in which the winning teams outscored their opponents by 184-49. Irondequoit beat visiting Corning 13-8. Gananda beat Waterloo 8-7 and Hilton was a 10-7 winner over Greece Lightning.

There were 12 games played on Saturday and the vast majority were mismatches. Gananda and Waterloo, however, played a close one which saw the Blue Panthers winning 9-8.

There were thirteen games scheduled for Thursday. There were some blow-outs and there were some close one. Pittsford remained undefeated with an 11-6 win over St. Joseph's.

There were seventeen games scheduled for Tuesday and some although there were a number of mismatches, there were also some close ones. Mynderse took an early lead and fought off a late charge by Marcus Whitman to beat the Wildcats 10-7.

There were lots of games played in an around Section Five today. The day started with Mynderse beating Waterloo 8-6 and ended with an overtime win for Fairport, who defeated West Genesee 9-8.

There were only four games played today. Webster Schroeder used seven goals in the second half to beat Churchville-Chili 11-5. Even scoring gave Aquinas a 15-11 win over visiting HF-L. Webster Thomas beat the Greece Lightning 15-5 and Brighton beat Brockport 15-2.

The All Star list is out recognizing the Monroe County League players for the 2013 season.

There were only five games played today. Canandaigua broke open a tie with Geneva to win their game at Evans Field, 8-5. Webster Thomas had an exciting 9-8 win over visiting Churchville-Chili.

he period between summer of 2012 and March of 2013 was full of announcements about Section Five players who made the various types of commitments to attend and play lacrosse after the high school graduation.

There were eleven games played in the section on Tuesday as a number of team opened their seasons. Webster Thomas scored the last six goals of their game at Penfield, as they defeated Penfield 9-7.

The All Star list is out recognizing the Monroe County League players for the 2012 season.

The quarter final round finished with nine higher seeded teams winning, most by large numbers and three lower seeded teams winning. Canandaigua (#6) beat Spencerport (#3) 10-8. Victor (#5) beat McQuaid Jesuit (#4) 21-9.

The quarter final round finished with nine higher seeded teams winning, most by large numbers and three lower seeded teams winning. Canandaigua (#6) beat Spencerport (#3) 10-8. Victor (#5) beat McQuaid Jesuit (#4) 21-9.

The surprise results of the night was Fairport's dramatic win against Pittsford as the Raiders won 9-1. In other parts of the Section, Pal-Mac's Ben Reeves and Spencerport's Matt Kaser both broke the 100 point mark for the season.

It was a beautiful day for lacrosse and six games were played. Most of the games were overmatches, with the closest game being Marcus Whitman over Wayne 8-4.

In a game that went right to last minute, Irondequoit defeated Pittsford 7-6. Fairport won a 5-2 victory over visiting Penn Yan. Thomas beat Brighton 8-6 and HF-L took at 9-8 win from Webster Schroeder. Penfield won their game with Canandaigua 10-6.

There were 16 games in the Section today. Several were close and a number were not. Pittsford beat a determined McQuaid Jesuit 7-6. Waterloo beat Wayne 3-1.

Pittsford dodged the bullet this afternoon with an double overtime win against a determined Webster Thomas. Fairport and Penn Yan, the only undefeated teams left in the Section won their games.

There were fifteen games played on Thursday and most of them were not close. The most exciting game of the day may have been Irondequoit's 9-7 win over Penfield.

enn Yan, Fairport and Irondequoit all maintained their undefeated season with wins today. Penn Yan played a close 10-8 game with Penfield. Fairport beat Canandaigua 8-3 and Irondequoit was a winner over Schroeder. Other winners today were Churchville-Chili, Gates Chili, Spencerport,

The last three games of the vacation week were played on Saturday. Aquinas played a good game with Webster Thomas and traveled home with a 13-10 win.

Three games were played on Wednesday. Irondequoit defeated Webster Thomas 10-5, West Genesee beat Penfield 16-9 and McQuaid Jesuit defeated Livonia 13-9 in GRALL action.

On the last day of March there were a dozen games played and one game postponed. The most exciting game was Gates over Eastridge in overtime. Pal-Mac Beat Geneva 8-7.

Add six more games to the list of games played this season. Rush-Henrietta used twenty-one second of the first overtime period to beat visiting Pal-Mac.

Seven games were played on Tuesday including two GRALL league games. Five games were won by nine or more goals.

With the start of the NCCA tournament this week, we thought it might be interesting to see how many alumni for Section Five were on teams that made the three divisions in the 2017 tournament.

Although Iroquois (Section VI) scored the first goal of the game, Webster Thomas scored the next three and six of the next seven to defeat the Chiefs 9-6. The Titans were led in scoring by Kevin Hill with six goals. He finished the game with 16 shots (9 on cage) and accounted for 41% of the shooting for Thomas.

Webster Thomas scored the first three goals of the contest and never trailed in their 12-8 victory over Penfield. The Titans were in complete control of the game and led by six at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Thomas also spread out their scoring with five different players scoring two goals each and seven total players making the scorebook. Conversely, Penfield had five of their goals come from junior attackman Max Spaan. Spaan was responsible for 12 of Penfield's 30 total shots with only six total players taking shots in the entire game. Thomas had five players with over four shots with junior midfielder Kevin Hill leading with eight shots.

Pittsford comes out on top of the pre-season poll with two exceptional athletes. Defenseman Nick Panara (Fairfield) was recently named to the Northeast Region Top Players Watch List by Lacrosse magazine.

Pittsford`s heralded defense held up to their hype in their 7-4 win over Webster Thomas. The Titans kept the game close and even took the lead for a short time in the third quarter before the Panthers scored the final four goals in the game. Pittsford's defense held the Titans scoreless for the first 14:16 and the last 13:32.

Thomas scored the first eight goals of the game and led 11-1 in the third quarter in their 12-9 win over Aquinas. The Little Irish scored eight of the last nine goals, including the last five goals of the game. Thomas had eight different players make their scorebook with attackman Mitch Hutteman leading the charge at 1g-3a. 

In one of the most excited games this season, Churchville-Chili scored the last three goals in regulation to force overtime before defeating Webster Thomas. Ryan Cosgrove scored his first goal of the game unassisted with 1:42 remaining in the first overtime period.

Canandaigua scored five unanswered goals spanning the end of the second and beginning of the third quarters in their 10-8 win over Webster Thomas. The Titans briefly held the lead in the first quarter, but the Braves tied the game for the last time with 8:58 remaining in the second quarter with the first of their five goals.

In a game that was closer than the score shows, Webster Thomas defeated Brighton 15-9. The Titans scored five of the last six goals spanning the last quarter and a half. The Barons were only down by two goals (10-8) when Thomas started a five goal streak. Three goals came in the last three minutes of the third quarter and two more to start the fourth quarter.

The All Star list is out recognizing the Monroe County League players for the 2014 season. Senior midfielder Eric Munn (Canandaigua) and defenseman Nick Panara (Pittsford) were named US Lacrosse Academic All Americans. Junior midfielder Kevin Hill (Thomas) along with senior attackmen Trevor Hodgins (Churchville-Chili), Justin Kesselring (Fairport-A/M) and Stephen Quinzi (Pittsford) were selected as US Lacrosse All Americans.

Fourth seeded Webster Thomas defeated fifth seeded Hilton 12-8 tonight in Webster. The Titans led 7-2 in the second quarter and held off a late Cadet advance.

The Head Coaches of Section Five met on Sunday afternoon to listen to the presentations of twenty-five players who had been nominated for All-America team honors. The awards,
sponsored by US Lacrosse, identify some of the best players from each area of the country.

The All Star list is out recognizing the Monroe County League players for the 2014 season. Senior midfielder Eric Munn (Canandaigua) and defenseman Nick Panara (Pittsford) were named US Lacrosse Academic All Americans. Junior midfielder Kevin Hill (Thomas) along with senior attackmen Trevor Hodgins (Churchville-Chili), Justin Kesselring (Fairport-A/M) and Stephen Quinzi (Pittsford) were selected as US Lacrosse All Americans.

The All Star list is out recognizing the Monroe County League players for the 2014 season. Senior midfielder Eric Munn (Canandaigua) and defenseman Nick Panara (Pittsford) were named US Lacrosse Academic All Americans. Junior midfielder Kevin Hill (Thomas) along with senior attackmen Trevor Hodgins (Churchville-Chili), Justin Kesselring (Fairport-A/M) and Stephen Quinzi (Pittsford) were selected as US Lacrosse All Americans.

Post-Season 2014 - Section V lacrosse lost a team (Bishop Kearney) to its roster which dropped to thirty-six teams with 979 players.

Ty Xanders, former Inside Lacrosse columnist, left the firm last summer and has since started a web site devoted to recruiting. He recently published his lists of the top Juniors and Seniors in the country and several Section Five players made his lists.

Webster Thomas Lacrosse recently celebrated the National Letter of Intent signings of two of their top players.

Webster Thomas has the only game in town today as they hosted Frontier from Section Six. After scoring the first first goals, they finished the half at 9-1 while senior goalie, Davis Bird made two saves (67%) and junior goalie Ben Yonko made three saves (100%) for the Titans.

Thomas scored five unanswered goals spanning the second and third quarters to defeat Penn Yan 8-7. The Titans and Mustangs have played six times in the last five years and with the Thomas win, the series is now tied 3-3. Penn Yan was held scoreless for 19:36 from late in the second quarter to early in the fourth quarter.

This week there is a senior midfielder from Thomas and a pair of goalies with nearly identical stats from Pittsford and Victor as Players of the Week. Kevin Hill is the offensive POW and Kevin Maguire (Pittsford) and Chayse Ierlan (Victor) are the defensive Player of the Week recipients.

NOTES:  Thomas continued their winning streak having won the last 11 contests (including three by only a single goal). The Titan's only two losses of the season have been with undefeated Victor and previously undefeated Pittsford. The Titans held off a late scoring drive by Penfield to defeat the Patriots 8-7.

The Head Coaches of Section Five met on Sunday afternoon to listen to the presentations on players who had been nominated for All-America team honors. The awards, sponsored by US Lacrosse, identify some of the best players from each area of the country.

NOTES:  In a game that was plagued by penalties, second seeded Webster Thomas defeated sixth seeded Irondequoit 14-12. The first half was relatively tame with two personal penalties and one technical. However, in the second half there were nine personals and seven technical. Although Irondequoit scored the opening goal, the Titans tied or led the game for 47:52 of the 48:00 contest. 

Victor scored seven unanswered goals on their way to a 20-8 win over Webster Thomas. The game was close for the first quarter before a weather delay between the first and second quarters. Coming out of the delay, Victor scored five unanswered goals to increase their lead to 9-2. The Blue Devils had 10 players make their offensive scorebook with Drew Collins leading with 4g-2a. Mike DeMarco (4g-1a), Jamie Trimboli (3g-1a) and Ryan Maloney (2g-2a) added to the scorebook for Victor.

The All Tournament Teams for 2015 were announced on Championship Wednesday. MVP for A, B and C were Jon Perotto (Pittsford), T.D. Ierlan (Victor) and Austin Fingar (Penn Yan). Players were selected on the basis of their performances in the Section Five Tournament games.

This is the fifth year for the Section Five All-Section Team. It is an effort by the Lacrosse Committee and the coaches of Section Five to identify some of the top players among the over 1,100 varsity players in the section this year. 

Five Section Five players have been selected to join the tryout pool for the US National 19 and Under team that will compete in the FIL World Championships in British Columbia this July.

The All Star list is out recognizing the Monroe County League players for the 2015 season. Senior midfielder Kevin Hill (Thomas), attackman, Connor Hulme (Canandaigua) and Long Stick Defenseman Allen Thibodeau (Fairport) were named US Lacrosse Academic All Americans. Senior midfielder Brandon Barker (Pittsford) along with senior attackman Max Spaan (Penfield) and senior goalie Willie Klan (Penfield) selected as US Lacrosse All Americans. Juniors Jared Conners(Pittsford-LSM), T.D. Ierlan (Victor mid/fo) and Jamie Trimboli (Victor - mid) were also named as US Lacrosse All Americans.

The All Star list is out recognizing the Monroe County League players for the 2015 season. Senior midfielder Kevin Hill (Thomas), attackman, Connor Hulme (Canandaigua) and Long Stick Defenseman Allen Thibodeau (Fairport) were named US Lacrosse Academic All Americans. Senior midfielder Brandon Barker (Pittsford) along with senior attackman Max Spaan (Penfield) and senior goalie Willie Klan (Penfield) selected as US Lacrosse All Americans. Juniors Jared Conners(Pittsford-LSM), T.D. Ierlan (Victor mid/fo) and Jamie Trimboli (Victor - mid) were also named as US Lacrosse All Americans.

The All Star list is out recognizing the Monroe County League players for the 2015 season. Senior midfielder Kevin Hill (Thomas), attackman, Connor Hulme (Canandaigua) and Long Stick Defenseman Allen Thibodeau (Fairport) were named US Lacrosse Academic All Americans. Senior midfielder Brandon Barker (Pittsford) along with senior attackman Max Spaan (Penfield) and senior goalie Willie Klan (Penfield) selected as US Lacrosse All Americans. Juniors Jared Conners(Pittsford-LSM), T.D. Ierlan (Victor mid/fo) and Jamie Trimboli (Victor - mid) were also named as US Lacrosse All Americans.

The Rochester Chapter of USLacrosse has released the final rosters for the 2015 Herb Fitch Lacrosse All Star Game which will be held on Friday, June 12th at Victor High School.

USA Today recently announced the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Boys Lacrosse Team lists and a number of Section Five players were named. Victor junior midfielderJamie Trimboli (Syracuse) was named to the second team, partly on the basis of his three goals and four assists in the State championship game. Former Penn Yan attackman,Bradley Voigt (Syracuse), who attended the Salisbury School this year was named to the third team. Also named to the the third team was Pittsford junior LSM/Defenseman Jared Conners (Virginia).

Four Section Five players have been selected to join the next round of tryouts for the US National 19 and Under team that will compete in the FIL World Championships in British Columbia this July.

Two Section Five players have been selected to join the last round of tryouts for the US National 19 and Under team that will compete in the FIL World Championships in British Columbia next July.

Section V lacrosse lost a team during the season (Avon) to low numbers and injuries so the Section ended the season with thirty-five team. The session ended with just under 1, 500 Varsity boys playing. The good news is that Avon hopes to be back for the 216 season.

Penfield/Schroeder goalie Willie Klan (Ohio State) was named to the final roster of the 2016 U.S. Men’s National Under-19 Team that will play in the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship, July 7-16 in Coquitlam, British Columbia next summer.

Webster Thomas sophomore attackman/midfielder Kevin Hill recently announced his verbal commitment to attend and play lacrosse at Penn State University under Head Coach Jeff Tambroni.