Marin Lacrosse Club

Baltimore's Lacrosse Mullet

Here's a top-notch piece of journalism blowing the lid off a phenomenon we all know and love: the Balti, a.k.a. lax mullet, a.k.a. salad, a.k.a. lettuce, which can be seen sticking out from helmets everywhere but calls Baltimore home.

Link: Baltimore City Paper: North Baltimore's Lacrosse Mullet, and the Next Big Thing In Hair.

Also, don't miss the link to the Baltimore City Paper's all-Balti squad:

And hey - hats off to Matt Bontaites as Marin's lone keeper of the flame. Even though he's not from the 410, he represents in shaggy glory. Here's a quote from the story that could almost be about Darth himself:

It's all about the thick hair you can run your hands through, cause all the ladies will be like: "Oh Alan Dimitrios, please show me your ZORBA! and then we shall dance into the night."

UPDATE: This just in - Joe Rosenbaum, upset by seeing a chowderhead getting props for mulletude, has lobbied for inclusion on the team's official Baltimullet squadron. Thanks to this great archival score by M. Bontaites, "Joey Laxenmullet" is in:

(one of these hairdos is not like the others.)

Marin Bests Olympic Club, 14-10

Marin beat the O. Club for the third time in a week on April 15, playing on the excellent turf field at a remote location: California High School in San Ramon.

The recap from Kurt Graham, who is doing a fine job of keeping the trains running on time this season, (with guidance from the Godfather, Matt Field).

Once again we proved to be a fourth quarter team. Everyone's hard work in the off season has paid off.  Jimmy Mormile got a couple of goals and then got his bell rung. It took about a half hour after the hit for Jimmy to realize that it was, in fact, his birthday.  Dave Grose came up big with some timely shots to put the game out of the reach of OC.  Thank you to the defense for once again keeping us in the game while the offense was working out the kinks.

Marin Lacrosse Once Again Best in the West

Marin Lacrosse Club re-asserted its regional dominance, taking home the 2006 Western States tournament trophy. Marin defeated cross-town San Francisco rivals the Olympic Club twice on the way to the finals. In the championship game, Marin backed up its 2005 California state championship win by taking down SoCal's Adrenaline Lacrosse Club.

-Crowd control by Rosenbaum and Vallone:

-memo to self: stay away from the cage...

Click here to view photos from 2006 Western States finals