Following another successful installment of the Lake Placid Summit Classic, event co-founder and now Principal & Strategic Advisor, George Leveille recently took the time to answer some questions for Capital District Lax on a variety of lacrosse related topics. From its beginnings in 1990 with seven participating teams, the Lake Placid Summit
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Jason Gifford Earns MVP Honors in LPSC 39+ Division!!!
Playing with Team Pure Performance, Shenendehowa Boys' Varisty Lacrosse Head Coach Jason Gifford, recently took home MVP Honors from the Lake Placid Summit Classic 39+ division championship game. In the championship game, Team Pure Performance defeated Port Jeff Sports 8-6. The win represents Team Pure Performance's sixth championship in seven years,
Cloudsplitters Take Third in 44+ Gold Division
On Sunday August 6th, the Cloudsplitters 45+ team claimed third place in the 2017 Lake Placid Summit Classic's 44+ Gold Division. Cloudsplitters Captain Jeff Purner told Capital District Lax that the team expected to be in the Silver bracket, and were surprised by their seeding in the Gold bracket. However,
2017 Lake Placid Gallery
Lake Placid: Photos Thurs Aug 3, 2017
Check out our pics from some LPSC games played on Thurs Aug 3, 2017 Men's 45+ Bronze Stixx-N-Stones defeats the Gray Devils 7-4 Crabmen 10-6 loss to High Peaks Men's 39+ Team Pure Performance defeats Legends Lacrosse 22-5 Men's 60+ Cloud Splitter Defeats Draggin' Dragons 12-1 For complete results and schedule info for the 2017 Lake Placid Summit
Q&A with James Manchester of the Canistigione Crabmen
James Manchester is well known to the Capital District lacrosse community through his many years as a player, parent, coach, administrator, board member, official, and television color commentator. James recently took the time to speak to Capital District Lax about the Canistigione Crabmen's participation in the Lake Placid Summit Classic. Tell
UAlbany Alumni Teams to Play at Lake Placid
Looking over the ROSTERS for the 2017 Lake Placid Summit Classic, you will find UAlbany Lacrosse alumni, as well as current Great Danes, on several teams including Team Army Ranger, Sector SPDRS, and Buffalo Soldiers in the elite Men’s Gold 18+ division, the Dutchmasters Men’s 50+ and 55+ division teams, the
Q&A with Niskayuna and JHU Alum Mark Bryan
Q&A with John Keller of Team Pure Performance
John Keller is well known to lacrosse fans in the Capital District and beyond as one of the game's elite players. A native of Castleton, NY, Keller led Columbia High School to a NYSPHSAA Section 2 championship while earning All-America recognition in 1986. After High School, Keller attended Union College, graduating
Q&A With Cort Kim of SNYPR
Although now living in California, twin brothers Cort and Blake Kim left permanent impressions in the Capital District lacrosse community, including induction into the Guilderland High School Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2011, and the UAlbany Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002. In addition to playing and coaching lacrosse on the