The 2017 Spring trip saw Barbary Coast head North to the city of Seattle, Washington for some vacation, team-bonding, and an opportunity to meet more out-of-state opponents - KAVU Lax and Seattle Lacrosse Club.
BC played two games on the weekend: a Saturday evening game against KAVU (BC 16 - KAVU 12) followed by up a midday contest against Seattle LC (BC 11 - SLC 10). Both games exhibited a spirit of friendly competition and high-quality lacrosse from all teams. A massive thank you to Team KAVU and the Seattle LC for hosting the games and being so welcoming, we will hopefully meet again in the future.
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The University of California Berkeley Bears invited Barbary Coast to friendly, pre-season scrimmage held at the California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley.
A disciplined and well-coached Bears team controlled the first half of the game, earning several quick goals that led them to a 4-3 lead going into halftime. The BC offense was sparked by dodging efforts from Kevin Nguygen, Kevin Busch, and Nick Richards resulting in goals from Dan Vilar, Logan Quinn, Max Raynor, Kyle Jordan, and Tom Bendon (yes - that Tom Bendon). BC struggled to earn possession against a resilient and scrappy Bears...
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After wrestling the California trophy away from Olympic Club in a tight Northern California Championship game played in Sausalito, Barbary Coast had to best a final opponent before the trophy was wholly ours. BC headed down to face the talented Beverly Hills Bucks in the CA State Championship held at Culver City High School in greater Los Angeles.
BC started out with a bang, jumping out to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter and keeping the Bucks well away from contention all the way to an 8-2 halftime score.
BC played excellent defense with massive saves by Tyler Page, Matt Levy, and Mark...
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Another sunny morning in Sausalito, only this time the stakes were a little higher as BC met the friendly, neighborhood Olympic Club for the Northern California championship showdown. If the 2015 season has been the progression of a new BC team bonding and discovering its new identity, this game was the culmination of that effort.
After a seesaw scoreboard throughout the first half of the game, Barbary Coast stepped on the gas in the third quarter by playing selfless, team-first lacrosse that kept Olympic Club on their defensive heels for the remainder of the game. BC would be up +4 throughout...
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This weekend marked the first annual Barbary Coast Alumni Weekend. Massive shoutouts to Tyler Kreitz for organizing the effort and Adi Taylor for curating game-day music and hosting the squad for an evening Hall of Fame Roast at his bar Drexl in Oakland. Medal of Honor goes out to Logan Quinn for providing a pair of kegs for the afternoon.
BC legends old and new, great lacrosse, sunny Sausalito, post-game dogs and burgers, wives, friends, girlfriends, children, families, canine compadres, chips and salsa, what else can be said? More importantly, the afternoon was a terrific way to honor the 17 year...
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BC opened up with a 14-4 win over the Palo Alto Ducks in the first game of the 2015 season.
The BC clan steps into 2015 with new jerseys, new helmets, and a host of new players. With so many new players it was tough to tell in advance what type of play would be seen in Game 1 of the new season.
True to BC principles the game was marked by a team effort with scoring spread across many players; domination at the face off X by Matt Rudow, Mike Vila, and Mike Kanach; hustle plays by midfielders between the lines; and hard nosed defense from Joe Zingone, Frank Cuneo, and stand out goalie play...
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Barbary Coast is a huge supporter of the Oakland Lacrosse Club, a non-profit that uses lacrosse as a vehicle to advoce for the importance of secondary education, promote health and wellness, and connect young people with positive mentors. The organization supports 80+ public high school and middle school students in Oakland, CA.
On November 20, 2014, OLC hosted a fundraiser and, in standard form, the Barbary contingent was the last group to leave the 111 Minna Gallery and shut down the bar. Not to be overshadowed by the fact that BC donated more than any other team in the NCLA, Tom Jackson...
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The end of October saw Barbary Coast and friends getting tropical at the 2014 Hawaii Lacrosse Tournament. BC rolled through the first two days of the journey, winning on and off the field by handing convincing losses to its first four competitors and swimming in lava flows. The squad advanced to the semis to play our SF neighbor Olympic Club, who would ultimately fall to the Wimmer juggernaut in the finals.
A great time was had by all on and off the field. Special thanks to Scott Atkinhammer and Michael Jennaro for handling all the logistics - it's awesome to just show up and play....
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