Question

[stag hunter]

I'm considering transferring to a PNCLL school and I'm wondering what to expect from the competition. I currently go to a pretty good D3 school (played against salisbury, roanoke, lynchburg, etc) and played for a very good maryland area high school team (played against landon, prep, calvert hall, boys latin, st. paul's, dematha, etc.). I am looking to transfer for academic reasons but wouldn't mind continuing to play lacrosse too. I'm wondering what the competition/level of commitment is like out west? I played against a team from Cali in high school and it seemed like there were more athletes than finesse lacrosse players, is this still true? It's good to see that the enthusiasm for the sport is spreading, I guess I'm just trying to get an idea of what I should expect should I end up out there too. Thanks and good luck to all of you guys this year.

stag hunter

[Hi-Line Lax]

Speaking for our program...we have an attackman that played at Dickenson, and another that probably could have gone to just about any D3 school. As for high schools, one from Proctor, one from Tilton, one from Brooks, one from Holderness, one from White Mountain, one from Hanover...all pretty good high school programs. I also know Montana State has several kids from the Baltimore area. I really can't speak for the rest of the league, but it seems like most other schools are made up of players from Washington or Oregon. The Pacific Northwest is an amazing place to live and to play lacrosse (speaking for somebody that played in high school on the east coast). The competition grows phenomenally each year and there are good times to be had at all levels of the game.


By the way...good hunting in Montana.

[stag hunter]

haha thanks for the tip but the stag referred to in my handle is the one native to dematha catholic high school

[TheNino57]

At Central Washington University, we hate players from Dematha High. You should come play for us!

[Kyle Berggren]

There is a big difference from program to program in the PNCLL. If you play for Oregon, it will be different than another school, and different from year to year. There isn't a school in the PNCLL that wouldn't welcome a D3 player to come and play with them. If your choice is Oregon, you may not be the go to guy, but you'll play. On most B teams, you'd be the go to guy. I'd suggest contacting the coach of the school you considering, or asking opposing coaches about a team, but I'd just keep it in the back of my mind and make my decision without lacrosse in mind.

[OSUGrad]

I would have to agree with Kyle...I think every program is going to be different. I mean no program is going to say that they aren't competitive, but the system is going to be different at most schools. At the end of the day though the decision should be made based on the academics of the school. I made my choice to go to OSU because they have a good engineering department, the lacrosse team was a bonus.

[ZagGrad]

Come to Gonzaga, we have a good program and you receive a great education.

[PNWLaxer]

I would contact the coaches or representatives from the teams of the schools you are going to. But like the previous posters have said, no team is going to say they do not want you regardless if you are a prep high grad, D3 transfer etc. Teams need good players irrespective of where you honed your skills.

[kladis]

I recommend sticking to the catholic roots...I've heard there is a solid Catholic school in the Northwest, and not only that, but I heard it was one of the top Jesuit Schools in the country too!

No matter what, you'd enjoy your experience playing lacrosse in the northwest. All the programs compete and have a good time with their craft and there's plenty variety in the schools academics wise.

Best,

Rick Kladis