Share: 

Lingo lacrosse teams fall in finals of OC Classic

Lingo Masters lose in OT to Severn
Former Cape All-American and Jack Lingo Elite attack Andrew Scrutchfield scores on a tough NYAC squad. NYAC took the championship with a 7-6 victory. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
August 24, 2017
Division 2 all-time scoring record holder Andrew Wasik scores to send the masters championship game into overtime.
Former Cape all-state and Fairfield University standout Spencer Steele scores around the Fierce goalie in the Lingo Masters team 11-0 quarterfinal victory.
Former Chicago Machine and L.A. Riptide pro Ryan Wheeler shoots and scores for the Lingo Masters team in the overtime loss to Severn River.
Former Cape, Virginia Wesleyan and New Jersey Pride middie Jack Lingo clears the ball in the quarterfinal win over the Fierce squad.
Former Cape all-state and UMBC standout Joey Cahill cranks the rock in the Lingo Masters win over the Fierce squad.
Lingo Masters defender James Cramp, left, whacks a Fierce squad middie in the Lingo victory.
Lingo Masters middie Mike Poch, left, dodges past a Chill team defender.
Former Chicago Machine and L.A. Riptide pro Ryan Wheeler, left, speeds past a Chill defender.
Lingo Masters middie Ben Todd, right, speeds past a Fierce defender.
Lingo Elite face-off artist Julian Maliszewski‎ wins one over the Cooper’s team FOGO.
Former Salisbury University all-star and Lingo Elite attack Matt Hickman makes a diving shot.
Virginia Wesleyan defender and Cape assistant coach Nick Scroggs sets up a clear in the Lingo Masters win over the Fierce Lacrosse Club.
Jack Lingo Masters middie Joey Cahill dodges past a Severn River midfielder.
Jack Lingo Masters attack Ryan Wheeler shoots and scores against the Chill Club.

The Elite Atlantic Division final of the Ocean City Lacrosse Classic was a rematch of last summer’s championship, as the Jack Lingo Elite squad faced the New York-based NYAC team. This year’s final ended with NYAC taking a 7-6 victory back to the Empire State.

The Jack Lingo Masters team also fell in the finals, losing 8-7 in overtime to Severn River Lacrosse after scoring three goals in the last two minutes to tie the game and force the sudden-death period of the Trident Division.

Jack Lingo Elite put away the Maryland Lacrosse Club 8-6 in the opening round Aug. 17, then defeated World of Beer 10-5 in the second game. They continued on their way to the final by downing Kooper's Elite 10-5 Aug. 18. The Lingo squad downed the Cybercore team 5-2 Aug. 19 to take the top seed in the championship game.

The Lingo Masters squad took the Aug. 17 game 9-6 over Severn River Lacrosse, then defeated Chill Lacrosse Club 13-4. Lingo followed with an 11-0 thrashing of Fierce Lacrosse Club Aug. 19. MD Wolfpack was the Lingo team’s next victory, as they took a 7-1 win. Lingo made it into Sunday’s championship game with a 7-3 victory over Mr. Boh Lacrosse Club.

For more info on the Ocean City Lacrosse Classic, go to http://www.oclaxclassic.org.

 

Most Popular

Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

Most Popular