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As they
headed into the final month of the spring season Tony’s drew a match-up with
Metro. It was first of the hot weather games on the home stretch of the
season.
First
quarter was a back and forth battle with Tony’s getting on the board first on an
unsettled situation. Jee took a clearing pass from Mike Dufour at the midfield
line and found a cutting Singleton for the first goal of the game that made it
1-0 Tony’s. Metro came right back with a goal of their own on a fast break and
tied it up 1-1. Tony’s found the net again on a pass from Jee to Singleton on
crease to make it 2-1. As before metro rallied off the face-off and tied it up
at 2 with a quick rush to the goal. Ippolito made his season debut and came
down in the 1st with a split dodge and found the back of the net to
make it 3-2 at the end of the 1st quarter in favor of Tony’s.
2nd
quarter saw much of the same see-saw battle. Singleton opened up the quarter
with a quick face-off win and drive to the goal to make it 4-2 Tony’s. Metro
would answer back with a goal of their own after possessions by both teams to
make it 4-3. Ippolito caught a pass from Jee and put another one past the
goalie to bring the score to 5-3. Tony’s added on another tally as Mazzolini
found a cutting Mitchell for a wide open shot to make it 6-3. Metro gained the
ball after possessions from both teams and found a backdoor cut for a goal
making it 6-4. Working on the transition game, Daniels came down on a break to
find Linggo for a fast break goal to increase the lead to 7-4. Metro got a late
man-up goal to make it 7-5 going into the half in favor of Tony’s.
The 3rd
quarter would see Tony’s open their lead up as the defense played stellar and
got the ball back on the offensive side of the field with regularity. First
goal came from a deflected pass off Kozarsky to Jee who put it in past the metro
goalie to make it 8-5. Minutes later on a man-up opportunity Matt Shearer found
Singleton up top for a shot that hit bottom left corner to make it 9-5. Metro
got back on the board on the ensuing face-off to make it 9-6. Tony’s struck
back as Mazzolini found Jee for at 8 yd shot and a goal, making it 10-6. The
quarter ended with Tony’s up 10-6 heading into the 4th.
Metro got
on the board first as back-up goalie Markeloff got beat on an open shot from the
crease to make it 10-6. As the period carried on Ippolito found a crease in the
defense and dodged past 3 defenders to make it 11-6. The rest of the period was
marked by Tony’s being man-down for the rest of the game up until about 2 min
left. Metro took advantage of numerous conduct penalties to get back in the
game getting as close as 11-8 before Tony’s pulled away for good. The defense
played solid and middies and attack helped to kill the multiple penalties. Matt
Shearer added an exclamation point with about a minute left putting in the 12th
goal of the game. Shearer finalized the score at 12-8 for a Tony’s victory.
The
middies led the way with their role in the transition game and their ability to
get open and get good shots on offense. Singleton led the way in scoring with a
game high 4 goals. Matt Ippolito came out with a bang in his Tony’s Tavern
debut racking up 3 goals of his own and at times slashing through the defense at
will. Rounding out the middie scoring was Matt Shearer with 1goal, 1assist and
Mitchell with 1 goal. The middies ran all day long and fought for groundballs
to help gain important possessions. Singleton and Stowe took the bulk load of
the face-offs and held their own all day gaining many possessions for Tony’s
throughout the game. Dufour, Glass, Hill, Ippolito, Mitchell, Nelms, Shearer,
Singleton, Stoker, Stowe each worked hard to help Tony’s get the win.
The
defense played tough in the teams most critical hour as they faced 5 min of
2-man down time in the 4th quarter. Cook, Daniels, Dufour, and
Gittings played stellar defense with Walton serving a conduct foul. Overall the
defense pressured the ball and through timely checks to force bad passes and
shots all day. Mike Shearer quarterbacked the defense on this day and came up
with some big saves during the 4th. Markeloff came in for some work
during the 4th quarter before the man-down stretch and gave up a few,
but had some nice saves. The defensive unit of Cook, Daniels, Dufour, Gittings,
Markeloff, and Shearer worked hard to preserve the lead in the 4th.
Tony’s
Tavern attack kept the team in position to win throughout the game. Jee led the
way with 2 goals and 3 assist, followed by Mazzolini with 2 assists and rounded
out by Linggo with 1 goal and Kozarsky with 1 assist. The attack helped the
offense with their feeding ability finding open middies all day with 6 assists.
Good riding by Kozarsky forced Metro into a lot of poor clearing attempts. Key
ground balls by Jee and Loveless helped kill penalties and secure the victory.
Mazzolini ate up a lot of clock throughout the game and drove the defense wild
trying to chase him down on his dodges. The unit of Jee, Kozarsky, Linggo,
Loveless and Mazzolini played hard and helped Tony’s secure their 6th
victory of the season.
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On the 2nd
game of the double header weekend Tony’s Tavern faced longtime rival Metro. The
game looked to be a sloppy one from the beginning due to all the rain the week
before the field was muddy and scattered showers were in the forecast.
The 1st
quarter started off an offensive stalemate where both teams struggled to find
any kind of offensive rhythm. Halfway through the quarter Tony’s took the lead
when Spriggs went on a power sweep to the right and found the back of the goal
to give Tony’s the 1-0 lead. More back and forth play ensued as the Tony’s
defense held strong led by Mike Shearer. With a minute left in the quarter
Tony’s would add another goal as Jee picked up the groundball and flipped it to
Matt Shearer who took a few steps and fired the ball top shelf past the goalie
to make it 2-0.
The 2nd
quarter saw defensive stands by both sides and lots of groundball battles.
Neither team was able to get open looks. Metro drew first blood in the 2nd
quarter on a man-up situation to make it 2-1. Spriggs helped stretch the lead
back to 2 when he split dodged and fired another shot to the back of the net to
make it 3-1. Tony’s Tavern took the 3-1 lead into the half.
Both teams
came out in the 3rd trying to improve on the sloppy play and to
overcome sloppy field conditions. Both teams settled in for a game low scoring
game that would be a test of wills and hustle. Metro got in the scoring column
first on as a metro middie dodged and put a bounce shot in past Shearer to make
it 3-2. Tony’s answered as Spriggs found Stowe up top for the wide open shot.
Stowe put it away and gave Tony’s the 4-2 lead as the quarter ended.
Metro came
out in the 4th quarter and put up another goal to make it 4-3.
Tony’s called a timeout to settle down and come up with a game plan. On the
next possession Matt Shearer found time and room and ripped net top right to
make it 5-3. After some back and forth play Spriggs got his 2nd
assist on the day when he found Jee on a backdoor cut to make it 6-3. That his
how the game would end with Tony’s fighting through to take away the close
win.
The defense
played outstanding all day in poor conditions and came up with stop after stop.
Goalie Mike Shearer led the charge making 12 saves. He was assisted by the
talented defensive unit of Cook, Daniels, Gittings, Nowak, Walton, Wilkie; who
forced bad shots and passes all day. The defense stepped up at all the critical
times to help ensure the victory.
The midfield
unit had another stellar day while being short players. Dexter Spriggs led the
team offense with 2 goals and 2 assists. Matt Shearer added 2 more goals and
Stowe added 1 more to give the middies 5 of Tony’s 6 goals on the day. The
midfield unit of Joel Hill, Glass, Mitchell, Nelms, Matt Shearer, Stoker, and
Stowe stayed strong all day fighting relentlessly for ground balls and playing
hardnosed defense. The key to the victory was the possessions that the midfield
secured for Tony’s. Hill and Stowe took the face-offs on the day and won key
possessions in crunch time to help secure the victory.
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In the
first game of their 2nd straight doubleheader weekend Tony’s Tavern
squared off against Northwest. Though Tony’s Tavern went into the game without
key players at all positions, they pulled together as a team and played good
lacrosse.
Matt
Shearer was a man on a mission as the game started as he picked up the ground
ball off a face-off win by Stowe and weaved his way through 3 defenders for the
first goal of the game. On the next possession Matt found the back of the goal
again on a shot over the left shoulder of the goalie to make it 2-0. Dufour got
into the scoring column on the next possession off a pass from Kozarsky to make
it 3-0. After some back and forth play Jee got a pass from Kozarsky and iced it
to make it 4-0. The scoring in the first quarter ended with a pass from Jee to
Glass on a cut to make it 5-0 in favor of Tony’s.
The 2nd
quarter saw much of the same, but with longer possessions for both teams.
Kozarsky opened the scoring for Tony’s in the quarter as he dodged hard to the
cage and found net past the goalie to make it 6-0. Northwest fired back with a
goal of their own to make it 6-1. Jee notched his 2nd goal on the
day off a split dodge and shot that went 5 hole on the northwest goalie. This
made the game 7-1 in favor of Tony’s at the half.
The 3rd
quarter saw Tony’s working the ball around on offense for long possessions and
ball control. Kozarsky notched his 2nd of the game off a good pass
from Dufour to make it 8-1 Tony’s. The next tally for Northwest came after
Tony’s missed a shot and Northwest cleared the ball to the midfield. One of the
Northwest middies tried to feed the crease but, wound up deflecting it off his
man’s shoulder and into the cage past Mike Shearer for the 2nd
Northwest goal of the afternoon. Matt Shearer fired back on the next possession
and roll dodged his man to get free and fired another shot in to make it 9-2 and
notch his 3rd goal of the game. The 3rd ended with Tony’s
leading 9-2.
Tony’s
extended their lead in the 4th quarter first off a dodge from Jee who
found Matt Shearer backside crease for goal #4 on the day and the 10-2 lead.
Northwest took possession on the next face and scored on goalie Eric Markeloff
in his first action on the day. Markeloff would regain focus and shutdown the
northwest offense for the rest of the day. Tony’s notched another tally off a
killed penalty situation where Jee found a cutting Matt Shearer for his 3rd
assist and Shearer’s 5th goal on the day. Mtichell kept his scoring
streak alive when Nelms started a fast break and got the ball down to Mitchell
for a left handed shot past the goalie to make it 12-3. Stoker with a miracle
dodge through 3 guys found the net top left corner to make it 13-3. Tony’s
scored the final goal of the game off a feed from behind by Glass to Jee on the
crease for the easy goal to finish the scoring at 14-3. The game ended with a
minute left after a late illegal hit to the head by a northwest defenseman on
Constable. After a long exchange of words the refs ended the game with Tony’s
coming out on top.
The
midfielders ruled the day led by Matt Shearer and his 5 goals. Glass, Mitchell,
and Stoker all got goals in the victory. Glass and Nelms added 1 assist each to
round out the middie scoring on the day. The aggressiveness and gritty play by
the midfield unit helped gain possession and maintain ball control. The unit
of: Constable, Glass, Mitchell, Nelms, Shearer, Stoker, and Stowe played tough
all day long. The relentless fighting for ground balls and tough defense were a
vital part of Tony’s coming away with the victory. Brandon Stowe showed he
could shoulder the load and dominated at the face-off X all day long winning
around 85% of the face-offs on the day.
The attack
led by team captain Bobby Jee with 3 goals and 3 assists came together to hold
the ball to give Tony’s long possessions and rest for the defense and middies.
Veteran attackman Rene Kozarsky added 2 goals and 2 assists to help him creep up
in his career goal of 200 points. A new face to the attack unit was Brian
Dufour who filled in for injuries and players out of town. Dufour played big by
scoring a goal and getting a timely assist. In all, the attack unit combined
for 6 goals and 6 assists.
The
defense maintained their elite status in the league by allowing only 2 goals and
one goal off a deflected pass. The tough play by Cook, Daniels, Gittings,
Nowak, Wilkie and Brennan helped limit the good shots on goalie Mike Shearer.
Shearer played great again stopping shot after shot and clearing the ball well
all game long. Back-up goalie Markeloff got some time and after giving up a
goal, played stellar the rest of the game. Cook, Daniels, Gittings, and Wilkie
played shutdown close defense on northwest and forced them into bad shots and
bad passes. Brennan and Nowak took longstick middie duties on the day and
gained possession on a lot of face-offs.
After the
win the record for the season stands at 7-0. Tony’s Tavern will suit up against
long-time rival Metro in the Sunday game of their double header weekend.
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Tony’s
Tavern finished up their doubleheader weekend with a match up against conference
opponent Lonestar. If the first match-up of the year was any indicator of how
this game would go then we would be in store for a nail-biter. On an odd day
where we would see rain, sunshine, and wind both teams prepared for a good clean
lacrosse game.
The game
started off with both teams coming out strong and ready to play. After a great
defensive stand by Tony’s Tavern the quick clearing of Mike Shearer got the team
on a break where Kozarsky got the ball to Matt Shearer at point to quickly
redirected the ball to Jee who got hit by the goalie, but was able to ice the
goal to make the score 1-0. Minutes later Tony’s would add to their lead with a
rebound off a shot by Mitchell that Dufour raked in past the goalie for his
first goal of the year and a 2-0 lead. As the first quarter came to close the
lead would remain 2-0.
The 2nd
quarter started off with a fast break by Daniels who found Kozarsky on a back
door cut for a quick dump to Jee curling around the crease for the goal and the
3-0 lead. After some great defense by both the long poles and the middies; the
team got on the board again after a quick face dodge by Jee past the Lonestar
defender for his 3rd goal of the day and the 4-0 lead for Tony’s.
Lonestar fired back with a goal on the next possession to make it 4-1 as the
half ended.
The 2nd
half would see more scoring for Tony’s as they would pull away and put the game
out of reach. The first score of the 3rd quarter came off a dodge by
Jee past the Lonestar defender and quick pass to Kozarsky for a catch and shoot
for the goal and 5-1 lead. Tony’s used great face-offs by Stowe to have long
possessions in the 2nd half as they started working the ball around
for 3 minutes at a time to get the shots they wanted. Matt Shearer would get a
tally for Tony’s off a pass from Spriggs to make the score 6-1. Tony’s took a
6-1 lead into the 4th quarter where they would add on a few more to
put the game away.
Justin
Hill got on the board quickly in the 4th quarter off a pass from
Kozarsky to make the score 7-1. After another great face-off by Stowe, Spriggs
worked his man to get free to find a cutting Mitchell for a goal to push the
lead to 8-1. Lonestar regrouped and scored on their next possession to make it
an 8-2 game. After a few back and forth sessions, Spriggs would make his
distributing presence known again as he found Hill for another goal and a 9-2
lead. Spriggs would get his 4th assist on the day as he found
Kozarsky in front of the cage to make it 10-2 and put the game out of reach.
Tony’s
Tavern came together on offense and defense to play a great game on both sides
of the field. Mike Shearer had a great game in cage making stop after stop to
frustrate shooters all day. The attack and middies worked together to give
Tony’s Tavern long possessions that let the air out of the ball and allowed them
to maintain possession and control of the game.
The
midfield unit was led on the day by Spriggs (4 assists), Matt Shearer (1goal, 1
assist), Dufour (1 goal), and Mitchell (1 goal). The middies played great on
defense and offense as they fought hard to gain possession all day long and put
maximum effort into breaking out on clears to give Mike Shearer targets all day
long. The unit made up of Constable, Dufour, Glass, Mitchell, Matt Shearer,
Spriggs, Stoker, and Stowe. Brandon Stowe was a man on a mission as he took 95%
of the face-offs on the day and gave Tony’s possession after possession.
The attack
comprised of Hill, Jee, and Kozarsky helped tally 7 goals and 3 assists. The
attack got great opportunities all day from the great middie and long pole
transition game. They helped settle the ball and maintain long possessions to
keep the defense fresh. Jee led the attack with (3 goals, 1 assist), Kozarsky
added (2 goals, 2 assists), and Hill stepped into Mazzolini’s spot and put up 2
goals of his own.
The
defense played a great fundamental game behind Mike Shearer who was on fire
making save after save. The poles Daniels, Gittings, Nowak, Walton, and Wilkie
force bad shots and pressured the ball all day while playing good body position
defense against a talented lonestar team. Shearer finished the day with 11
saves and made some key one-on-one stops to secure the victory.
Tony’s
Tavern moves to 6-0 on the season and will look forward to another double header
weekend with Northwest and Metro.
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Tony’s
Tavern faced-off with
Bayou
City
for the 2nd time this season on a sunny St. Patrick’s day. Tony’s
Tavern helped relocate the game to its’ back-up field when Bayou City’s field
was flooded due to stormy conditions all week long.
Bayou
City
was ready and willing to put up a good fight and make Tony’s Tavern earn their 5th
win of the season. The first goal of the game was put in by Jee off a great
look away pass by Stowe from up top. The quick goal made it 1-0 in favor of
Tony’s and gave Stowe his first assist of the year. Matt Shearer got on the
board after a face-off win by Justin Hill and increased the lead to 2-0. Jee
would put Tony’s ahead 3-0 when Mitchell found Jee on a backdoor for a goal,
which is how the 1st quarter ended at 3-0.
The 2nd
quarter saw Bayou
City
fight back as they scored a goal of their own to start off the quarter to make
it 3-1. Mitchell tallied the only goal in the 2nd for Tony’s off of
a Kozarsky pass to make it 4-1 at halftime.
The 3rd
quarter saw a back and forth battle where bad passes and dropped passes stalled
out the offenses for both teams. Tony’s managed 2 goals with the first coming
on a great break started by Mike Shearer’s clearing pass to Kozarsky who hit
Matt Shearer with a quick pass, which he redirected to Jee for a touch’em all
fast break and a 5-1 lead. Bayou City put a bounce shot past Shearer a few
minutes later to make it 5-2. The Scoring on the quarter ended with a quick
pass from Mitchell to Kozarsky for a behind the back rip to the top left corner
and a 6-2 lead. The quarter ended with the 6-2 score.
The last
quarter saw only 2 scores one for each team. Issacson secured the face-off and
got the ball down to Mazzolini who found Jee across crease for a quick shot and
score to make it 7-2. Bayou fired back as they scored on a high bounce shot
past keeper Markeloff. The scoring and game ended on that tally which made it
7-3. Both teams played sloppy on the day, but Tony’s midfield and defensive
unit stepped up in a low scoring affair and put for forth the necessary effort
to come out with the victory.
The
middies played big on both ends of the field to help the team secure the 5th
victory of the season. Great defense and possession time was secured by
Constable, Dufour, Glass, Justin Hill, Issacson, Mitchell, Nelms, Matt Shearer,
Stoker, and Stowe. Matt Shearer added 1 goal and 1 assist, Stowe added 1
assist, while Mitchell had a career day with 1 goal and 2 assists to lead the
middie scoring. Issacson, Hill and Stowe carried the face-off duties on the day
and helped Tony’s dominate the face-off circle all afternoon.
The attack
unit spent the day riding hard and keeping the possessions long to give the
defense time to rest. The scoring from the attack unit was led by Jee with 3
goals, followed by Kozarsky with 2 goals and 1 assist, and Mazzolini adding 1
assist on the day.
The
defensive unit played strong again as the unit led by keeper Mike Shearer
showcased the great defensive skills of Cook, Daniels, Gittings, Nowak, and
Walton. The defense played hard all day and kept the
Bayou
City
players in check throughout the game. The defense showed great skill in a low
scoring game and showed why they are among the best units in the league.
Back-up keeper Markeloff stepped in during the 4th quarter and ended
the day with 3 saves and 1 goal allowed.
Tony’s
Tavern moves to 5-0 and prepares for Lonestar on Sunday.
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Tony’s
Tavern looked to extend their record to 4-0 as they faced off with Northwest on
Sunday. The game started off with a goal for Tony’s, but was just the beginning
of a see-saw battle that wouldn’t be determined until late in the 4th
quarter. At the end of the first quarter the score was 2-1 Tony’s. The 2nd
quarter saw much of the same sloppy passes by both teams and endless ground ball
wars for both sides. At the half the tally was 4-3 in favor of the Tavern.
As both
teams grinded out the third quarter Tony’s increased its’ lead to 6-3 as the
quarter came to a close. Northwest fought back in the 4th quarter as
they scored 2 more goals, but not before Joel Hill and Mazzolini added scores to
put the game out of reach for good. Tony’s Tavern moved to a ball movement
offense that ate up valuable time off the clock on their way to the 8-5
victory. With the win Tony’s Tavern moved to 4-0 on the season.
Tony’s
played much of the 2nd half in man-down situations due to a variety
of penalties. The talented defensive unit held true to its’ form by killing
9/10 of the penalties they faced on the day to give them a 90% kill mark.
Goalie Mike Shearer led the talented group of long poles composed of: Cook,
Daniels, Gittings, Nowak, Walton, and Wilkie. They had their hands full most of
the day with penalty after penalty.
Middies
played a big part in the fight for the loose balls all day as they played tough
defense and helped Tony’s get possession time to help secure the lead. The
middie unit of: Dufour, Glass, Joel Hill, Justin Hill, Mitchell, Nelms, Matt
Shearer, Spriggs, and Stowe played big all day long. Big face-offs by Joel
Hill, Justin Hill and Stowe helped gain valuable possessions for the team all
day.
The attack
unit had an off day, but did just enough to put up 3 goals and 3 assists to help
Tony’s secure the victory. Mazzolini led the way with 1 goal and 2 assists, Jee
tallied 2 goals and Kozarsky added 1 assist to round out the attack
contribution.
Tony’s
Tavern moves to 4-0 and looks forward to a double header weekend in 2 weeks
where they will face
Bayou
City
and Lonestar.
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Tony’s
Tavern continued their winning ways with a victory over 1st year
team, Sam Houston
State on
Saturday. Tony’s Tavern scored early and often and received an offensive
explosion from veteran attackman Rene Kozarsky in the first half. The game was
clean and was played well by both sides.
Tony’s
started the scoring barrage with a face-off win by Joel Hill and then a split
dodge for the first goal of the game to make it 1-0. Tony’s would lead the rest
of the game and never look back. The rest of the quarter belonged to Kozarsky
as he rattled off 5 goals in the opening period. Jee added another goal on a
fastbreak assist from Nathan Daniels to finish the quarter with Tony’s leading
7-0.
The second
quarter saw much of the same transition offense and good ball movement from
Tony’s Tavern. Kozarsky added 2 more goals to give him 7 for the half.
Additional goals were added by Joel Hill, Jee, and Mazzolini. The half ended
with Tony’s up 12-0.
The 2nd
half saw much of the same good ball movement and continued scoring output by
Tony’s tavern. Justin Hill added 5 goals in the 2nd half to cap off
a 6 point day. The high lights of the 2nd half were goals by
Constable and Stoker. The rest of the scoring on the day came from Joel Hill,
Jee, Mazzolini, and Mitchell. Sam did get on the board with a man-up goal in
the 4th quarter to make the final score 23-1.
The defense
played almost to perfection as Mike Shearer led the talented unit made up of
Cook, Daniels, Gittings, and Walton. Nowak and Wilkie came in and played well
at LSM and on man down.
The ground
ball battle was won by the hardnosed midfield unit. Tough play both ways by
Constable, Dufour, Glass, Joel Hill, Justin Hill, Mitchell, Matt Shearer,
Spriggs, Stoker, and Stowe allowed Tony’s to maintain ball control at all
times. The middies put in 11 goals and 9 assists on the day. Joel and Stowe
won the majority of the face-offs on the day.
The attack
unit pulled together to combine for 12 goals and 4 assists led by Kozarsky’s 7
goals in the first half. Jee, Kozarsky and Mazzolini played hard and moved the
ball around well all day.
Tony’s moves
to 3-0 on the season and will look to prepare for a March 4th
match-up with Northwest.
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Tony's Tavern defeats Bayou City
12-4 February 11, 2007
For immediate release:

Tony’s
headed into the second game of the young GCLA season looking to find a groove
that they could start to build on for the season. Bayou City came out fired up
and looked to hand Tony’s their first loss. Bayou got on the board first on a
bounce shot that skipped past Mike shearer and led 1-0. Tony’s fired back as
Bobby Jee fought for a loose ball and got it to a wide open Rene Kozarsky for a
10 yd shot that found net inside the far pipe to tie the game up 1-1. After
some sloppy play by both teams Bayou City once again regained the lead by
scoring to make it 2-1 and that’s how the first quarter ended with Bayou leading
2-1.
The second
quarter opened up with bayou putting in another quick goal to make the score 3-1
and putting Tony’s in unfamiliar territory. Tony’s regrouped and came out
firing with a quick goal from Dexter Spriggs off a pass from Jee and quick pass
from Jeff Mazzolini to Matt Shearer on a backdoor cut for a quick stick goal to
tie it up at 3-3. Rene Kozarsky helped to add to the barrage as he scored a
man-up goal off a pass from Justin Hill to make it 4-3 as the half ended.
Tony’s
kept their motors running as the 2nd half began with a goal from Matt
Shearer to make the score 5-3. Jeff Mazzolini would add a goal minutes later on
man-up to give Tony’s the 6-3 lead. After some good defense from both sides
Tony’s added another notch when Blake stoker dumped the ball off to Jee for a
goal on a backdoor cut to make the score 7-3. John Mitchell got his first goal
as part of Tony’s off a shot rebound to make it 8-3. Mazzolini added one more
on a quick split dodge around his defender and put the ball in the cage to give
Tony’s the 9-3 lead as the quarter ended.
The 4th
quarter showed the fatigue of both teams as both teams focused on the ground
ball wars. Tony’s did find some offense in some new faces though as Blake
Stoker picked up his first goal of the year on a rebound in front of the cage
and good pick from Kozarsky. Bayou got one last tally off back-up goalie Eric
Markeloff. Also, face-off man Brandon Stowe picked up a goal on a shot that
deflected off at least 3 people and then into the goal. With 2 seconds left on
man-up Spriggs picked up his 2nd goal on the day on a pass from
Mazzolini. When all the goals were counted Tony’s came away with a 12-4
victory.
The attack
of Jee, Kozarsky, and Mazzolini accounted for 5 goals and 4 assists. They were
led by Mazzolini’s 2 goals and 3 assists. The attack rode the clears well and
helped Tony’s have long possessions on offense.
The
midfield played a big role as always winning the ground ball war and coming up
with a lot of offense on the day. The middies accounted for 7 goals on the day
led by Shearer and Spriggs with 2 each. Mitchell, Stoker, and Stowe all added
tally’s to round out the goal scoring. The unit received great contributions on
offense and defense from: Constable, Dufour, Glass, Hill, Mitchell, Nelms, Matt
Shearer, Spriggs, Stoke, and Stowe. Hill and Stowe controlled the face-off X
most of the day.
The
defense led by Mike Shearer held the Bayou City offense to 3 first half goals
and held a 2nd half shutout until 5 min left in the game. Mike
Shearer made good saves on the day helped out by the great defense of Cook,
Daniels, and Walton. These three made it tough on the Bayou City attack with
great checks and good fundamental defense all afternoon. Longstick middies
Gittings and Nowak forced the Bayou City middies into bad shots and poor passes
all day.
Tony’s
Tavern looks to build on lessons learned from this victory and will take the
field again Sunday vs. Sam Houston State
@ 1:30PM.
STATS:
Goals: Kozarsky - 2, Mazzolini - 2, Matt Shearer - 2, Spriggs - 2, Jee - 1,
Mitchell - 1, Stoker - 1, Stowe - 1
Assists: Mazzolini - 3, Jee - 1, Kozarsky - 1, Stoker - 1
Saves: Mike Shearer - 7, Markeloff - 1
Check of the game: Nathan Daniels
Click here for Game pics
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Lonestar
came out and drew first blood about 3 minutes into the game and led the game
1-0. On the next possession Tony’s Tavern drew a penalty flag and the man-up
unit got its’ first opportunity of 2007. The unit was very good in 2006 and
that experience carried over in the first game as they scored 30 seconds into
the penalty to make it 1-1. Joel Hill one the next face-off and got the ball
down to the attack. Jeff Mazzolini and Bobby Jee worked a 2 man game and
Mazzolini found Jee for a quick shot to make it 2-1 in favor of Tony’s Tavern.
Near the end of the quarter Dexter Spriggs ran a quick sweep and scored on a
shot off-stick side to make the tally 3-1 Tony’s. That’s how the 1st
quarter ended with Tony’s leading 3-1.
The 2nd
quarter saw much of the same as both sides battled through the mud for lose
balls and possession. Tony’s Tavern added another tally when newcomer John
Mitchell found Mazzolini in front of the cage for a quick stick to make it 4-1
in favor of Tony’s. Lonestar answered back with a goal a few minutes later to
make it 4-2. With 4 minutes left in the half, Bobby Jee drew a slashing penalty
on a Lonestar to give the Man-up unit their second opportunity of the day.
After good ball movement, Mazzolini found Spriggs for a rocket that hit top
right corner. That goal made the score 5-2 going into the half.
The 3rd
quarter saw both teams slow down as the field conditions got worse. There was
much less emphasis on dodging and more focus was put on ball movement. Lonestar
drew first blood in the 3rd qtr. to come within 2 goals. Mazzolini
answered back on the next possession after he drove past his man and put the
ball bottom left corner to make it 6-3. Lonestar fired back getting another
goal from their midfield leaving the score 6-4 going into the 4th.
On the
first possession of the 4th qtr. Lonestar worked the ball down the
field and put a shot past back-up goalie Markeloff. Starter Mike Shearer
returned to the game after a break and shutdown Lonestar the rest of the way,
making some incredible one-on-one saves. The offenses for both teams struggled
in the 4th as the field conditions got worse and most of the time
both sides fought to gain possession of the ball in the mud. When the final
whistle blew, Tony’s secured a 6-5 victory over a tough Lonestar team.
The attack
of Jee, Kozarsky, and Mazzolini came up with 3 goals and 2 assists on the day.
Their ability to hold the ball down the stretch helped secure the victory.
The
midfield was led in scoring by Spriggs with 2 goals and Matt Shearer with 1
goal. John Mitchell added an assist in his first game with Tony’s to round out
the team scoring. Tough defense and pursuit of the balls by Dufour, Glass, Joel
Hill, Justin Hill, Mitchell, Matt Shearer, Spriggs, Stoker, and Stowe. Joel
Hill and Brandon Stowe did an excellent job controlling the face-offs all day.
The defense
was led by Mike Shearer as he stopped tough shots all day. Shearer along with
defensemen: Cook, Daniels, Gittings, and Walton; forced the Lonestar offense
into tough shots all day. The defense will be tough all season long.
Tony’s
Tavern will look to add to their win total as they face Bayou City on Feb. 12th.
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Tony's Tavern games for Jan 20-21
cancelled due to
weather January 17, 2006
For immediate release:
The 2007 Tony’s Tavern lacrosse kickoff weekend
was cancelled due to inclement weather in Dallas for the week and an uninviting
forecast for travel. The teams will try to reschedule the games in the
future.
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| Points |
Goals |
Assists |
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1 |
Bobby Jee |
46 |
1 |
Bobby Jee |
26 |
1 |
Jeff Mazzolini |
23 |
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2 |
Jeff Mazzolini |
42 |
2 |
Rene Kozarsky |
22 |
2 |
Bobby Jee |
20 |
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3 |
Mikey Issacson |
38 |
3. |
Mikey Issacson |
20 |
3. |
Mikey Issacson |
18 |
| 4. |
Rene Kozarsky |
32 |
4t. |
Jeff Mazzolini |
19 |
4. |
Rene Kozarsky |
10 |
| 5. |
Matt Shearer |
26 |
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Matt shearer |
19 |
5. |
Matt Shearer |
7 |
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Preview 2007: Tony's
Tavern back to defend the title
December 26, 2006
For immediate release:
The 2007 Tony’s Tavern
lacrosse team season begins like none of the 7 that
preceded it: For the first time, Tony’s Tavern will
enter the season as the defending GCLA Champs.
Tony’s opens the 2007 season on the road against Coppell
Saturday (1/20) in the first of 13 regular-season
games. Tony’s Tavern is branching out more this year
adding 3 SWLA teams to the schedule. The opener will be
followed by a January 21 game against Southlake in the
2nd game of the opening weekend. The team kicks off its
GCLA schedule on 1/27 against Lonestar. Tony’s will
only have one showdown with longtime rival, Metro this
year on March 25th. Other non-area match-ups include an
April 14 game with New Orleans as well as a contest
against Alamolax. Tony’s Tavern looks to have a great
season as the team builds on their experience from last
year and the support from their fans.
Tony’s Tavern 2007 men's lacrosse, position by position
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ATTACK
Starters returning – Bobby Jee (26-20-46), Jeff
Mazzolini (19-23-42), Rene Kozarsky (22-10-32). Lost –
Tim Leyden. Other returning attack – Justin Hill
(10-1-11) Newcomers - none
Outlook – The attack comes back for another year. In
2006 they were very well balanced as a unit with Bobby
Jee leading the way in scoring with 26 goals, Jeff
Mazzolini tallying 23 assists, and Rene Kozarsky with 22
goals. Jee will look to come back with another strong
offensive year as he led Tony’s Tavern in goals and
total points last season. 2006 was highlighted for Jee
by a 6-goal effort vs. Bayou City. Jeff Mazzolini joined
the team in 2006 and moved into the top feeder role as
he had 2 games with 4 assists each. Kozarsky will look
to bring balance to the attack as a scorer and feeder.
Kozarsky put in an astounding 7 goals while injured vs.
UTSA last season. The 2007 season looks to be one where
the chemistry built in 2006 should carry over and make
the attack unit stronger.
MIDFIELD
Middies Returning – Mikey Issacson (20-18-38), Matt
Shearer (19-7-26), Joel Hill (11-1-12), Jimmy Constable
(2-6-8), Tim Glass (4-1-5), Dexter Spriggs (1-0-1),
Blake Stoker (0-1-1), Chris Haefele (0-1-1). Middies
lost – Morgan Humphrey, David Kirton, Tom Laing, Joe
Wilt. Injured Reserve – Brian Cesarski, Jon Graf, and
Cory Perrin. Newcomers – Brian Dufour, John Mitchell,
Kyle Nelms, Brandon Stowe.
Outlook - With the main core of the midfield unit
returning and highly talented new comers to add extra
depth, Tony’s Tavern could have its best midfield unit
ever. It starts with face-offs where Joel Hill and Mikey
Issacson will look to get Tony’s off and running every
face-off this year and add to their point totals from
last year. Matt Shearer will look to continue his
leadership on the field as well as his big game scoring
as he put in 3 goals vs. Metro in the 2006 championship
game. Dexter Spriggs will join the team for a full
season this year and should be another deadly weapon on
offense with his great vision and scoring ability.
Jimmy Constable will look to continue his great wing
play and feeding from the midfield. Tim Glass, should
be back and healthy in 2007 to bring his great speed to
the transition game. Blake Stoker and Chris Haefele
will continue their team play and help on offense and
defense. Brian Dufour will return to the team after
year off and should contribute on offense and defense.
John Mitchell joins Tony’s Tavern to help bring another
skilled middie to the squad. A&M standouts Kyle Nelms
and Brandon Stowe join the team in 2007. Nelms known
mostly as a defensive middie will bring his tough
defense to Tony’s and show he is an offensive player as
well. Stowe will help solidify the face-offs and add
onto a highly talented middie group. Tony’s Tavern has
a great midfield unit with lots of talent and depth
which they will need to take full advantage of as they
face a 13 game schedule in 2007.
LONGSTICK MIDFIELD
Returning – Colin Gittings. Lost – none. Newcomers –
Ben Brennan
Outlook – Colin Gittings and Ben Brennan should continue
to split time at the long stick midfield position. Both
have the ability to create transition along with the
ability to neutralize a team’s top scoring midfielder.
Brennan and Gittings speed will help Tony’s on the wings
during face-offs.
FACE-OFF
Returning – Joel Hill, Mikey Issacson. Lost – none.
Newcomers – Brandon Stowe
Outlook – The combination of Hill and Issacson last year
helped Tony’s Tavern dominate the GCLA. They will both
return to bring a combination of power and technique.
Face-offs will be key this year as Tony’s Tavern takes
on 4 non-league opponents. Stowe will help solidify the
face-offs and keep all of them fresh.
DEFENSE
Returning – Nathan Daniels, DD Davis, Cole Nowak, Matt
Walton. Lost – John Rose and Chris Jeans. Injured –
Chris Wilkie. Newcomers – Brad Cook.
Outlook – Tony’s Tavern returns the bulk of their
defense led by Nathan Daniels and Matt Walton. Joining
Daniels and Walton on defense is DD Davis and Cole
Nowak. Daniels and Walton will lead the way with great
position defense, checks and the ability to clear the
ball with their legs. Davis and Nowak will continue to
throw precise checks, get loose balls and keep the
crease clear in front of Mike Shearer. Joining this
highly talented defensive unit is Brad Cook. Brad is a
standout defender who comes to Tony’s Tavern after his
career at Georgetown. He throws great checks and plays
great position. Cook also, has the ability to clear the
ball on the ground or with his great passing. Cook,
Daniels, and Walton are expected to start and make a
major impact for the defensive unit this spring. Davis
will also, see time starting with his hard checks and
ability to clear the crease at any time..
GOALIE
Returning – Mike Shearer (63 saves, 12 GAA, .85 save
%). Lost – Roy Nichols Newcomers - Eric Markeloff
Outlook – Mike Shearer
will move from splitting time in 2006 to the starting
role for 2007. His quickness and great clearing ability
will help Tony’s Tavern continue to dominate between the
pipes along with a great transition game. He will look
to anchor the defense that posted 2 shutouts in 2006 and
killed 80% of the man-down opportunities. Newcomer -
Eric Markeloff will look to get some time in goal as
Shearer’s back-up. Markeloff will bring his experience
from A&M to Tony’s and looks to continue his role as the
team’s indoor goalie.
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Tony's
Tavern wrapped up the fall with a 15-3 victory over
Bayou City on a chilly day in December. Both teams
were out there working in some new players for the
upcoming spring season. Tony's got on the board
first with a goal from Matt Shearer. The next
possession, Dexter Spriggs put in his first goal for the
day. Tony's would never relinquish the lead and at
half time the score was Tony's Tavern 9-0. Mike
Shearer played great in the first half and shutout the
Bayou City Offense with help from defensemen Cook,
Daniels, Nowak, and Walton.
The second
half saw much of the same from Tony's Tavern as the
offense kept scoring and the defense remained solid.
Bayou scored off the opening possession when an dropped
ball gave Bayou City a point blank shot. Tony's
answered back and won the 2nd half 6-3. Goalie
Eric Markeloff led the defense in the 2nd half and
played solid in cage. The top goal
scorers on the day were Matt Shearer and Dexter Spriggs with 4 each. The
attack of Jee, Kozarsky, and Mazzolini added another
6 goals and 6 assists. Justin Hill and Brandon
Stowe took the majority of the face-off duties on the
day. The middies did a good job clearing the ball
with contributions from Hill, Perrin, Shearer, Spriggs,
Stoker, and Stowe. Tony's looks to build on the
lessons from the victory as they prepare for the spring.
STATS: Goals:
Shearer - 4, Spriggs - 4, Kozarsky - 3, Jee - 2, Hill - 1,
Mazzolini - 1 Assists:
Mazzolini - 4, Kozarsky - 2, Perrin - 2, Spriggs - 1
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Tony's Tavern plays tough early,
but falls to A&M
November 18, 2006
For immediate release:
Tony's Tavern
looked to play hard against Texas A&M
as the Showcase game of the Cy-Fair HS Tournament.
The game was sloppy for the most part all night as both
teams went back and forth with scoreless possessions.
A&M got on the board with a goal in the 1st and wend
into the half leading 4-0. Tony's Tavern got on
the board in the 3rd quarter with 2 quick goals and made
the score 4-2. A&M regrouped and dominated the
faceoffs the rest of the game putting up 8 unanswered
goals on Tony's and finished the game with a 12-2 vctory.
Tony's Tavern will look to get back on the winning track
in a game vs. Bayou City in December.
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Tony's Tavern ends Metro dynasty
with a 11-4 win in GCLA Finals
April 30, 2006
For immediate release:
Perfect 12-0 record in
2006

Championship Sunday saw a rematch of old rivals as
Tony’s Tavern prepared to face-off against Metro. Metro
had won the last 2 GCLA championships and was looking
for their 3rd straight. Tony’s Tavern came
into the season playing every game as one step closer to
the championship game. The conditions were hot as the
game time temp hit the mid 90’s. The 2006 GCLA
Championship was ready to be settled on the field as the
clock hit 2. Both teams showed up in force as they
awaited the opening face off.
Tony’s
Tavern came out strong and drew first blood as middie
Matt Shearer ripped a shot to the top left corner past
the Metro goalie to make it 1-0. Metro answered back in
quarter filled with tough D from both teams to make it
1-1. That’s how the 1st quarter of play
ended in a 1-1 tie.
Tony’s
Tavern came out strong in the second getting the first
goal from middie Matt Shearer on a quick feed from Jeff
Mazzolini to make it 2-1. Tony’s controlled the ball in
the 2nd working it around to get goals from
Mazzolini and Joel Hill. Metro answered back on a fast
break and brought the score to 4-2. Defensemen
Matt Walton gave
Tony’s the momentum going into the half with a goal of
his own helping close the half with a 5-2 lead for
Tony’s Tavern.
The 3rd
quarter saw much of the same in the way of the Tony’s
Tavern ball control offense. Key goals from Shearer and
Rene Kozarsky extended the lead to 7-2. Metro wasn’t
going quietly as they answered with a goal of their own
to make the tally 7-3. Mikey Issacson added a goal at
the end of the quarter to make it 8-3.
Tony’s
Tavern continued the ball control in the 4th
quarter and got a man-up goal from Joel Hill on a
perfect skip pass from Jimmy Constable for a hard low
shot past the metro goalie. With under 4 minutes left
Justin Hill face dodged his way to the goal and extended
the lead to 10-3. Metro got back on the board with a
transition goal to make it 10-4 with 3 minutes left in
the game. Kozarsky drew another penalty from the metro
defense that led to another man-up opportunity for
Tony’s Tavern. Team captain Bobby Jee capitalized on a
quick pass from Constable and rifled a shot past the
metro goalie to leave the score at 11-4.
Tony’s
Tavern wins its first GCLA championship and ended the
season with a perfect record of 12-0. Tony’s tavern
also, brought home the Western Conference title.
Goalies
Mike Shearer and Roy Nichols led the longpoles comprised
of Daniels, Gittings, Nowak, Rose, Walton, and Wilkie.
The defense played great and gave up only a few on
unsettled situations.
The
middies grinded out win after win in the groundball wars
and the transition game all day. The victory can be
linked to the hardnosed play of Constable, Glass, Joel
Hill, Justin Hill, Issacson, Laing, Shearer, Spriggs,
Stoker, and Wilt.
The
attack controlled the ball and helped eat up clock all
day long. The attack of Jee, Kozarsky, and Mazzolini
kept up their hard rides and forced turnovers that lead
to goals all day long. The offense was the most
balanced it has been all year as 8 different players
scored goals.
Tony’s
Tavern 2006 GCLA & Western conference Champions!!!!!!
Goals: Matt
Shearer - 3, Joel Hill - 2, Justin Hill - 1, Issacson -
1, Jee - 1, Kozarsky - 1, Mazzolini
- 1, Walton - 1
Assists:
Constable - 2, Mazzolini - 2, Joel Hill - 1, Issacson - 1
Check of the game:
Nate Daniels
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Tony's Tavern defeats Lonestar
10-0 in the semis and moves on
April 29, 2006
For immediate release:
Tony’s Tavern matched up in the semi-finals against a
combined Lonestar and Corpus Christi team. It was
typical spring lacrosse conditions in Texas as the
temperature hit the mid 80’s along with clear blue
skies. Tony’s Tavern after a long layoff between the
end of the regular season and the playoffs was unsure
how it would affect their play.
Tony’s Tavern came out fast and after a face-off win by
Mikey Issacson he settled the ball and found middie Matt
Shearer for a shot 6 yds out to make it 1-0 Tony’s
Tavern. That lead would prove enough as the offense and
defense played superb. Tony’s Tavern struck again as
attackman Jeff Mazzolini took his short stick defender
to the cage for another goal to make it 2-0. Fellow
attackman Rene Kozarsky received a pass from Mazzolini
on a backdoor cut to increase the lead to 3-0. The
first quarter ended with Tony’s Tavern leading 3-0.
The
2nd quarter saw Tony’s Tavern keep working
the matchups and excellent ball movement to eat up
clock. Joel Hill opened the quarter with a nice dodge
and rip past the Lonestar goalie to make it 4-0.
After a face-off win by Joel Hill, Kozarsky took a quick
pass and finished for his 2nd goal of the
day. The last goal of the half was tallied by Team
captain Bobby Jee as he extended his defender then split
dodged inside to finish off a one on one with the
goalie. Tony’s took a 6-0 lead into the half.
The
3rd quarter saw a lot of ball control and
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