Thank You Very Much

Not Sure Where to Start......
1. It was a privilege for 3/4 MidMaine to host Gray/New Gloucester, Lewiston and Eastern Maine Girls 3/4 Youth Lacrosse for 4 games this morning. The games, pizza and clinic were perfectly wonderful. Thanks to our visitors for sharing a splendid day filled with fun and learning. Thank you Coach Hubbard. That these 3/4 girls so obviously LOVE the game, is direct tribute to you. It was terrific.
2. It was fantastic to learn of the 3/4 MidMaine Boys growth and successes on the field @ Eastern Maine. Like the girls, these games were their initial field play contests. EVER. Thank you Coaches Rowell and Ouellette. Isn't it a fortunate problem that we need more uniforms!? BTW, You host 5 teams next Saturday @ SVMS.
3. Thank you Junior Referees. This day would not have been possible without your contributions. Sure we all had stuff to learn and still do. Classroom and real live games are different fodder. But you were amazing! I loved your receptive and eager seeking of feedback. Again, without your taking the April class and stepping up and onto the field today, today would not have occurred. Thanks too, Referee and Coach Gould for over seeing their initiation.
4. Thank you HIGH SCHOOL MML GIRLS for running an hour long clinic for all the 3/4 girls. It was so great that teams came from far away.....but it was far away....and your giving them this clinic added a generous gift. It is always inspiring for youngsters to work with high school grown up players. Thank you for sharing your time, insight and industry. Thank you Coach Gould for designing a well prepared clinic. It was just a good thing on top of a good thing!
5. Special Thank You to ALL for your patience as I sent mixed messages about the cost or lack there of pizza. My plate is over flowing. I need some parents to spear head things like pizza, water, field preparation. I was tired and I sent conflicting messages. Thanks for the patience parents shared when I momentarily lost a few marbles. (Sheri Harris and Lisa Morrill......)
5. Thank you Middle School Eastern Maine and MidMaine Girls for coming together as a team. You are paving the path for 2 future and independent teams. Your practice together is inspiring. Can't wait to see you play together on Tuesday @ Messalonskee.
6. I am a bit late.....but Thank you Middle School 7/8 boys (really 5-8) for your proficiency and delivery vs Brewer @ Brewer on Thursday. We build one by one. It takes a game or two to get our wings beneath us. We know that you are among the BEST. Better Every Single Time. Thank you Coaches Gould and Simpson for guiding this great group of boys (and freezing while you coached on Thursday.) I hope that play vs Gardiner builds on successful moments from play vs Brewer.
7. The fields were amazing. Once again, Thanks Mr. Wilson and Rowell for ALL your hard work this past week. Thank you Mr. Wilson and David Wilson for all your industry this morning. The field could not have been better. Thank you RSU #19 and SVMS for our home turf. Thank you very much.
8. Special thanks to Dawn Wiers and Carolyn Donaldson for watching over and serving the lunch. Thank you for helping when it was needed and I did not even have a moment to ask for help.
9. There was a group of players that stayed late and swept the field for trash. We borrow SVMS fields and hats off to the 5 or 6 players that scoured the field for garbage. I think we left it cleaner than we found it. And that is very good news.
10. Thanks to everyone involved including Maine Youth Lacrosse, Jonathon Becker, Joe Hezlep and Sabrina Best, for your most recent roles, growing the game in our direction. Your support, guidance and contribution made today happen.

Update 4/26/16

Can't Wait.
So excited......

Despite some confusion and start up adjustments...... lots of effort is paying off.

Always check the www.midmainelacrosse.com master and team calendars for updates. 

If you are confused....someone else is also. ASK.

(Honestly, your Board is swamped. We are bound to make mistakes.....)

3/4 Girls HOST Lewiston, Eastern Maine and Gray/New Gloucester Saturday April 30th at HOME Somerset Valley Middle School. This include pizza and a clinic for all run by our HSG program.

3/4 Boys PLAY vs Eastern Maine AWAY @ Union Street Complex, 1355 Union Street Bangor                 Maine on Saturday April 30th

   These are our FIRST EVER 3/4 contests.

k-2  have some upcoming contests and events.

MSBoys play away @ Brewer this week.

MSGirls join with Eastern Maine 5-8 Girls imminently and begin pay next week.

HSGirls are well underway.

HSBoys look forward to contests vs EMYL and the Ted Hellier Tournament.

Tegenhondi is SOON. WE MUST HAVE YOUR HELP especially Sunday 5/15.

Next weekend 5/7 ALL Levels (except HSG) play @ Eastern Maine. We await some final word from Maine Youth Lacrosse to share final times.

Maine Youth Lacrosse is working with diligence to arrange a season long play schedule. It is taking a little extra time as the gram and teams have grown with EXPONENTIAL velocity.

KEEP checking back.

Top Calendar Sales Youth wins a week at camp. If we sell but 100 more calendars over these last 4 days we earn $500.

That's paint, referees and scholarships, That's balls and uniforms. Please start a telephone sales campaign to folks you know.....Share stories of our growth. Share stories of your success. Please sell some additional calendars. This fund raiser has tremendous potential.

MCI-Nokomis and MML What is the Difference?

There is some confusion about MCI-Nokomis High School Cooperative Boy Game MPA Club and the MidMaine Lacrosse Recreation Club Teams. MML has no administrative role in the MCI-Nokomis Club. 
MML has loaned MCI-Nokomis uniforms. We ask that MCI-Nokomis coaches collect all uniforms after each contest. This preserves the longevity of the uniforms and saves everyone money. MML supports preseason open gym and fall/winter trashcan play. MML shares information about training programs like Fall Ball @ Kents Hill.
MML has offered to share equipment with any MCI-Nokomis team members that want to try the game or needs sticks, padding or helmets.
MML sponsors the bus to the US Lacrosse Boston Cannons Game on June 11th, 2016.
It costs $50 to be a member of MidMaine Lacrosse. $35 of this $50 goes to US Lacrosse and provides insurance for our programs. $15 helps support MidMaine Lacrosse. We offer scholarships to any player that requests assistance. Karen Boreham serves as registrar for MML.
MML also runs two "recreational club games" (5/7 and 6/5) during the MPA (Maine Principal's Assoc) MCI-Nokomis Cooperative Season. These games are against Eastern Maine Youth Lacrosse High School Club. These games are scheduled such that they do not interfere with MCI-Nokomis games. MML only serves to strengthen the MCI-Nokomis Cooperative Team. Eastern Maine is different from Bangor High School. EMYL includes kids from all around Bangor including Orrington, Orono etc. Few high schools will play club organizations. MidMaine has worked closely with Eastern Maine for years. We keep our club high school rec program, in part, to honor this relationship and to play EMYL. Longtime MML rec Coaches Bolliger and Mitchell will coach these two contests.
MCI-Nokomis is playing Bangor High School later in their season. Bangor High School is different kids (generally) than EMYL
MML rec team will also attend the Ted Hellier Tournament on Saturday, June 4th. This is an awesome jv/club tournament in South Portland. This tournament is a great way to conclude the spring season and a super way to learn about lacrosse in Maine. This tournament conflicts with spring events (graduation etc) @ MCI and Nokomis so it is, at this juncture, a much more appropriate MML rec team event. This year, the Ted Hellier Tournament is the same day as Maine State Track Finals in Bath. Some of the MCI-Nokomis High School Boys also run track. This may keep them from being able to attend the MML Rec team supported play at the Ted Hellier Tournament.
MidMaine Lacrosse Administrators hopes that MCI-Nokomis Cooperative Boy Game Team players join MidMaine Lacrosse Rec Team. We are happy to scholarship players that request assistance. Please seewww.midmainelacrosse.com, speak to Karen Boreham and Gretchen Gehrke for more information. 
We NEED your support and your parents support Saturday 5/14 and Sunday 5/15 @ our Tegenhondi Tournament. Lacrosse is still growing in Maine. MidMaine initiated this tournament and this year, over the two days, we expect 50 teams (@ Colby or @ Warsaw TBA). 
There might not be an MCI-Nokomis Team without all the investment made by MidMaine Lacrosse. Please come cook, police, clerk (especially Sunday when you do not have games.) MML needs nearly 50 helpers Sunday May 15th. !!!
MML needs your help this week selling calendar raffle tickets.
We need you to mentor and coach K-8 lacrosse players. There were nearly ten 3/4 and 5/6 players cheering you on and learning about the game yesterday. 
You are powerful players leading lacrosse into the future.
Please join MML while you play for MCI-Nokomis.

HS Girls

Have You Registered?

High School Girls can not play in Tuesday's game without registration papers and payment or scholarship forms handed in to Coach Gould.

Gretchen

HS Boys

Dear High School Boys Recreation,

MidMaine Lacrossse paid for your preseason open gym. MidMaine Lacrosse has two high school recreation games against Eastern Maine Youth Lacrosse High School Team scheduled. Without EMYL playing MidMaine Lacrosse Rec EMYL players have few game opportunities. Aren't we supposed to give back and grow the game? As recipients of $140K worth of grants WE ARE expected to give back and grow the game.
And MidMaine Lacrosse is poised to send $250 to the Ted Hellier Tournament to register this week. This is a fabulous, great and terrific tournament.
And, only 5 high school boys have registered with Rec MidMaine Lacrosse.
We need 15 registered players to head to Ted Hellier.

Please pay your $50 ASAP and register with MML (Scholarships are available)

Gretchen

April Season

April 1st marked the beginning of Lacrosse Season. Our Real Deal. I believe that the www.midmainelacrosse.com MASTER & TEAM schedules are up to date. I am sure that the last minute nature of our posting has caused consternation. I apologize. I think a few might understand how busy we all are.....and I am away on the Heritage Tour which has added yet another layer.

Thank you all for your patience and your understanding.

PLEASE message Board Members or me (341-1545) if you are confused. If you are confused....others are bound to be and I have probably made a mistake.

Next week is the Somerset Valley MS science Fair and that may change practice times and locations again.

Next week Cooperative MCI-Nokomis High School Games begin and the week following HS Girls Recreational Club Games begin.

Today, from DC, we were sorting out goal netting and uniform number printing along with some photography issues.....

It is a huge team effort. Thanks to all that contribute.

A HUGE thank you to Coaches, Mary Alice and Karen today.