UNE lacrosse raises nearly $4,000 for The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital

Photo is courtesy of UNE along with press release

PORTLAND, Maine -- The 11th Annual Lax-4-Life Fall Invitational hosted by the University of New England raised $3,815 for The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital (TBBCH) at Maine Medical Center. Representatives from UNE's lacrosse programs presented TBBCH with a check for the proceeds from the event on their visit to the facility this afternoon (Dec. 1).

Lax-4-Life has raised more $29,000 for TBBCH in its 11-year existence. The event, which was held at the Big Blue Turf, had the women's squad hosting teams on Sept. 24, followed by the men's portion of the event Oct. 7.

To learn more about Lax-4-Life or make a contribution to next year's event, contact UNE lacrosse coaches Charlie Burch (cburch@une.edu) or Sue Estabrook (sfrost4@une.edu).

Oceanside Lacrosse Varsity Sees Fourth Win Over Gardiner May 7th

Thomaston, Maine - The Oceanside High School girls lacrosse team saw their fourth win as they win against visiting Gardiner on Thursday, May 7th, 2015 in Thomaston, Maine. Oceanside defeated Gardiner by a score of 8-3.

Oceanside players who were able to score, assist against Gardiner are Alexis Pine: 1 goal, 2 assists, Jillian Brooks:  2 goals, 1 assist, Lily Vachon: 3 goals and Rebekah Freeman: 1 goal. Bailee had 18 saves and Brittany Rytky had 1 goal.

Stats were Gardiner, K. Mansir: 4 goalie saves, K. Thibeau: 1 goal, B. Smith: 1 goal, C. Crocker: 1 goal and K. Wright: 1 assist.

Oceanside played their hardest in this game as they kept Gardiner from only making a few scores. It was great to see Oceanside continuing their winning pattern.