Marin Lacrosse Club

Hawaii '99

As great as this tournament was, the following week was even better. We would like to once again thank Charo for letting us use her house, and to the Suzuki Corporation for the disposable vehicles!

Marin Wins 2008 California State Championship

Marin closed out its 2008 campaign with a convincing 12-6 win in the Cali state championship game over SoCal challengers 40 Thieves.

Marin goalie Pat Brown finished off an incredible season with 2 quarters of shut-out wizardry, and the defense consistently picked the Thieves' pockets, creating scads of transition scoring opportunities for the offense, which was happy to oblige.

The win was Brownie's 9th state championship and an undisclosed higher number for MLC chairman Matt Field, who was, in fact, on the field when the final whistle sounded.

It followed a pair of harrowing 1-goal wins: a nailbiter over Barbary Coast in the NorCal semifinals and a see-saw battle in the NorCal finals over a stacked Olympic Club squad in which Marin overcame a 3-goal deficit in the 4th quarter to take the crown from the stunned OC.

After a 2-year slide, Marin is back on top, with a crop of fast, strong and sometimes downright nasty FNG's returning for 2009 and a grizzled crew of crafty, tenacious FOGs who apparently won't go away until they're carted off on a stretcher.

The regular season was a bumpy ride, but a midseason glimpse of the grit that would put the squad on top was there to see for anyone foolish enough to brave the 105-degree heat in Sacramento on May 17. Facing a large and heat-tested Streets of London squad, eleven Marin players were foolish enough. With a stifling defense packing in around Brownie and a cagey offense playing keep-away most of the time, the Fantastic Eleven came away with an improbable 7-4 win.

Genesis

Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 10:59 PM
Subject: Lacrosse in Northern Az.

Nice web site! Thanks for the mention, my kids are impressed! A little note: the team was formed, in 1975, by John Hale, Fritz Loechner, Bob Chapman, Don Lougee, Howie Finkle, Johnny May, Mike Gondolie and myself, R.Lindsey.

We did this because we were asked to sever ourselves from Golden Gate Lacrosse Club. I think it was because we, then their "B" team, kicked their ass in a game and we partied in a much more hardy style than they could ever deal with, "lost lacrosse balls". Matt and Pete can probably explain.

2005 California State Club Lacrosse Champions

Marin Lacrosse Club defeated Adrenaline Lacrosse Club, the Southern California champions, by a score of 10-2 on June 25 in Corte Madera. Eight Marin players scored goals, most of them assisted. Marin's defense was as dominant as the score would indicate, and the goalies – Matt Vallone in the first half and Pat Brown in the second – played even better. It was as close to a perfect game as many of us have been involved in.

There's a gallery of game photos here.