First off, thanks for visiting LaxAllStars.com. As I'm sure you
noticed, this article was written by a Seattle-area contributor. So
we're clear, our contributors volunteer their time to help grow the
game by passionately contributing regional coverage to LaxAllStars.com.

The LAS editorial team does not read WestsideLax.com daily (but we've
found our readers do like your stuff we've linked to in our Daily
Cheese posts), nor do we monitor our contributor's copy and paste
habits. We do, however, try to deliver unique content from an
entertaining and fair perspective and we encourage contributors to
spend time making their pieces high quality. I believe what we have
here is a simple oversight on the Barbarosa's behalf. He most likely
meant to link to your article, so we've gone ahead and added it in.
Our motto for readers here at LaxAllStars.com is “If you see
something, say something,” so we thank you for bringing it to our
attention.

I don't think this is something our lawyer really wants to spend his
time on, nor do I think there were ever any foul intentions involved.
We'll chalk this one up to the lax media gods for always keeping us on
our toes.

If anything else comes up or you'd like to discuss further, please
feel free to reply publicly here in the comments section or send a
friendly email to info@lacrosseallstars.com.

Thanks,
Jeff

They're called “Rules,” and they exist for a reason – to keep the playing field level. A team with illegal sticks has a significant advantage over a team without, and in the championship game of all games, more emphasis should be placed on these types of violations to make sure that all conditions are fair. Somebody broke the rules because they just couldn't play within them (is it really that hard to play with a legal stick?), and it cost them.

Best,
Nate

First off, thanks for visiting LaxAllStars.com. As I'm sure you noticed, this article was written by a Seattle-area contributor. So we're clear, our contributors volunteer their time to help grow the game by passionately contributing regional insights to LaxAllStars.com.

The LAS editors do not read WestsideLax.com daily (but we have found our readers do like your stuff we link to in our Daily Cheese posts), nor do we monitor our contributors' copy and paste habits. We do, however, try to deliver unique content from an entertaining and fair perspective and we encourage contributors to spend time making their pieces high quality. I believe what we have here is a simple oversight on Barbarosa's behalf. He most likely meant to link to your article, so we've gone ahead and added it in. Our motto for readers here at LaxAllStars.com is “If you see something, say something,” so we thank you for bringing it to our attention.

I don't think this is something our lawyer really wants to spend his time on, nor do I think there were ever any foul intentions involved. We'll chalk this one up to the lax media gods for always keeping us on our toes.

If anything else comes up or you'd like to discuss further, please feel free to reply publicly here in the comments section or send a friendly email to info@lacrosseallstars.com.

Thanks,
Jeff

Gentlemen,

If you are going to take quotes off our web site, please give proper attribution. Ian O'Hearn told WestSideLax.com….and then the quote. You are currently stealing our intellectual property. Please give credit where credit is due.

Feel free to call me at 858-952-3277 if you have any questions.

Nathan Max
Executive Editor
WestSideLax.com

1. Awesome game. I feel ashamed for living in Seattle and not witnessing it.

2. Stick checks are a great tool that has been provided to coaches. Good ones use them wisely.

3. I'm almost positive the coach was referring to other unseen game situations to refer to the team as classless. Even he in defeat must understand that stick checks are a tool. Regardless – when playing in and then losing the state championship – probably a bad time to air grievances.

Huge congrats to Bellevue – gotta freaking love this game!!