The 10th and 11th grade men of Starlight squared off against Westmont on the beautiful elite field. The game started slowly with Ethan E scoring our only goal of the quarter. Westmont unfortunately answered back with their own goal. Sam S was crucial in goal. He had three big first quarter saves to keep us alive. He would end the day with 9 saves in total. The second half is where we found our strength. Noah G, Griffin S and Max H all scored. This put us up 4-2. The third quarter saw a huge defensive prowess by Jake M, Noah G, Justin S and Jared B. Jared would go ahead to score off an interception as well. While adding three big assists throughout the game, Josh B put in a dagger of a shot as well. Oscar O also scored making the score 7-3. The fourth quarter was rough. Westmont fought back from the defense to score one goal. Noah G scored a big goal and Ethan E put the final nail in the coffin. The final score was an amazing 9-6. It was a truly amazing win for these boys.
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Boys 10th/11th Grade Lacrosse
Saturday, August 1st, 20157th Grade Boys Lacrosse
Friday, July 31st, 2015Camp Starlight vs. Camp Wayne
What a great day for lacrosse at Camp Starlight. Today’s matchup for the mighty 7th grade team was Camp Wayne. With not a single cloud overlooking the gorgeous elite field, the game was underway. While Camp Wayne scored the first goal, Starlight answered back quickly with a beautiful goal from Jared B assisted by Jake W. Ben W quickly scored as well with a great assist from Jared B. After another Ben W goal, the quarter ended with the score of 3-2. The second quarter contained 3 saves from Alec B. He would end the day with 11 saves in total. He was also integral captaining a solid defense featuring Andrew R, Harrison B, Jack T and Jacob P. We also saw amazing goals from Jared and Jake making the halftime score 5-2.
The second half truly showed our resolve. After a brilliant first break goal from Jack, we let in four unanswered goals to make the score 6-6. Jake B and Jonah S responded with two goals of their own giving us a two goal lead going into the fourth quarter. Justin H scored another great goal from Jake B off an assist from Lucas C. 10-6 was the final count and the 7th grade men of Starlight live to fight another day!
7th Grade Girls Lacrosse. Starlight vs Island Lake
Sunday, July 12th, 20157th Grade Girls Lacrosse. Starlight Vs Island Lake
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On July 7th, the 7th grade girls of Starlight traveled to Island Lake for their opening game. Right off the first whistle, Elle K won the face off and scored with only around 10 seconds off the clock. Elle had a great day, finishing with four goals and two assists. Riley V started the first half in goal, giving the team a solid five saves and allowing in only four goals. Maddie S was a scoring machine, scoring a double hat-trick, proving the team with six goals. Chelsea S and Olivia S were also amazing with four goals apiece. Defensively, Amanda S shot down their offense with many intercepts and forced turnovers. She also ended the day with three goals and an assist. Another huge help was Sabrina W. After scoring a goal in the first half, she decided to play in goal. She ended her day with an incredible fourteen saves. Adding to this win was Daryn C with one goal, Emily C with one goal and one assist and Tessa G with one goal and one assist. The final score was Starlight 25 Island Lake 12. It was a great win for Starlight.
Staff Catch up with Lacrosse Head Jason Robinson
Thursday, July 17th, 2014
Jason Robinson may be new to Camp Starlight, but he has quite effortlessly settled into the camp environment. He says that his favorite thing about his first year at camp is how cheery everyone is. “There are smiles all around.” When the Camp Starlight blog recently caught up with Jason, we learned a lot about him and his background as well as what drew him to Camp Starlight.
Jason found the idea of the camp environment in which he lives and works away from home intriguing and says the impressive facilities and owner David Miller’s enthusiasm and passion for camp made the choice to come to Starlight easy.
Although he lives and coaches in South Florida now, Jason grew up in South Bend, Indiana, attended West Virginia University, and comes from a sports loving family. His father is a football coach whose passion and excitement every day heavily influenced Jason’s decision to become a coach as well. “I also knew that my willingness to help people succeed was crucial,” he says, adding that he knew that’s what he wanted out of life. His favorite thing about coaching is when a kid “gets it after working on a skill and it finally clicks.”
Outside of camp, Jason has a pet Chihuahua named Tiny eagerly awaiting his return home in August. But, for now, Jason is quite content to be here, concluding that he loves camp and loves lacrosse.
Two Times the Lacrosse
Wednesday, July 16th, 2014
As campers advance throughout their Camp Starlight careers, there are lots of rites and privileges to which they look forward. In addition to annual traditions, however, there are those “once in a camp lifetime” opportunities that happen when campers are at the right age at the right time. The Camp Starlight boys’ 8th and 9th grade lacrosse team now has the bragging rights of saying that they were a part of the first match ever to be played on Camp Starlight’s new Elite Field.
The lacrosse program here at Camp Starlight has exploded in popularity over the past several years, with boys and girls demonstrating equal enthusiasm for the sport. It became obvious during the summer of 2013 that one lacrosse field could no longer accommodate campers’ love of lacrosse. Elite Field will be the new home of the Boys Lacrosse program at Camp Starlight, while Varsity Field (the existing field) will remain home to the Girls Lacrosse program. Elite Field, along with the adjacent (and also new) flag football field, also significantly expands the Camp Starlight campus.
As for the game, the 8th and 9th grade boys were amazing hosts for the inaugural match, which took place against Camp Wayne. The
July 4th holiday may have been over, but the boys of Camp Starlight had some fireworks for Camp Wayne. Wayne took an early lead, but goals from Ethan E. kept the match close. A time out was all it took to really get the sparks going and turn things around. Camp Starlight was up 13-7 at the half, thanks to hat tricks by FOUR different players—Owen B., Josh B. (also 2 assists), Griffin S. (also 1 assist), and Spencer G. During the second half of the game, Ethan E. (also 1 assist) and Sam S. both put two goals in the back of the cage. Jake M. was a force with which to be reckoned in the cage with an incredible 11 saves and plenty of assistance from his defensive team of Jordan K., Justin S., and Sam S., which effectively shut down the Wayne offense. The final score of 19-9 not only helped Starlight advance closer to the Wayne County Championship, but was an exhilarating initiation of the brand new Elite Field.
