FLL
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH 8TH AND 9TH
Mar. 3rd,
2008
- The FLL league
championships will be in
Weston, Florida
March 8th and 9th. The Thunder will
face Jacksonville on Saturday at 4pm, then with a win
will face Ft Lauderdale at 7pm. A win vs Ft Lauderdale
on Saturday with then send the Thunder to the
championship game on Sunday at noon to face either
Hogtowne, Palm Beach, or Miami. A loss at any time
will end the Thunder's season.
THUNDER ENDS REGULAR SEASON AS CENTRAL CONFERENCE CHAMPS
Mar. 1st,
2008
- The Thunder finishes the
2008 regular season as the Central Conference Champions,
with a conference record of 4 - 0. The Thunder
also finishes the regular season as the number 3 seed
going into the playoffs and will face Jacksonville in
the first round at 4pm March 8th in Weston, FL.
Playoff seedings - 1. Hogtowne, 2. Ft Lauderdale, 3.
Tampa Bay, 4. Palm Beach, 5. Miami, 6.
Jacksonville.
PRACTICES MOVE TO MEADOWLAWN FIELD JANUARY 8TH
Jan. 3rd,
2008
- Thunder practices will be
moving to Meadowlawn field Tuesday January 8th and will
only practice on Tuesday nights for the remainder of the
season. Practice time is 8:30pm. Full details can be
found under the "Practice Schedule" link in the left
column. A one-time Thursday practice will be held
at Meadowlawn on January 3rd at 9:00pm
THUNDER DEFEATS ORLANDO 16-11 IN HOME OPENER
Sept. 30th,
2007
- The Thunder held off a
tough Orlando team en route to a 16-11 victory on Sunday
at home. With the Thunder leading 12-8 mid way
through the 4th quarter, Orlando scored two goals to
tighten the score at 12-10 before a late rally by the
Thunder finished the game with a 16-11 victory.
Next
up for the Thunder is at home in Bradenton against Ft
Myers next Sunday at 2pm;
field directions.
THUNDER OPENS SEASON UP AT HOME VS ORLANDO 9/30/07
Sept. 29th,
2007
- The Thunder will open the
2007-2008 season up at home against Orlando on September
30th at 2:00pm at Sawgrass Field.
FIRST PRACTICE SEPTEMBER 13TH 8:30PM IN ST PETE
Sept. 12th,
2007
- The first practice of the
2007-2008 season will be Thursday September 13th at
8:30pm at Sawgrass Field in St Pete.
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2007-2008 GAME SCHEDULE POSTED
Sept. 9th,
2007
- The 2007-2008 game
schedule was announced today at the FLL league meeting
and is posted on the Thunder website. More games
will be added as the season progresses. More
information on the 2007-2008 season will also be posted
shortly and emailed to the Thunder list.
2007-2008 SEASON PLANNING UNDERWAY
Aug. 1st,
2007
- Planning for the 2007-2008
season begins this month after the addition of new board
members to the Thunder board. And to get the new
season rolling, a preseason meeting will be announced
shortly for all interested players. At that time
the Thunder practice schedule will be announced, which
will begin some time in mid September. In addition
to the Thunder team meeting, the league meeting will be
held on September 9th in Orlando, which is when the
official game schedule will be announced.
2007
Tampa Jam Champions - Tampa Bay Thunder
Goalie
MVP - Mike Reed - Tampa Bay Thunder
Offensive MVP -
Rob Peters - Tampa Bay Thunder

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BAY THUNDER WINS THE 2007
TAMPA JAM -
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THUNDER VS HOGTOWNE PHOTOS -
link
THUNDER DEFEATS JACKSONVILLE ON
THE ROAD
Dec. 2nd, 2006
- The Thunder increased
their record to 2 and 1 by
defeating Jacksonville on
Saturday Dec. 2nd. The
Thunder will face Hogtowne
at home on Saturday Dec. 9th
for a chance of a 1st place
tie with Hogtowne in the
North Division.
THUNDER LOSES TO HOGTOWNE ON
THE ROAD
Nov. 11th, 2006
- The Thunder lost their
first game of the season in
Gainesville to Hogtowne by a
score of 8 to 6. The
Thunder was leading at the
half 5 to 4, but was unable
to hold onto the lead. Next
up for the Thunder is
December 2nd and 3rd at
Jacksonville and Embry
Riddle AU.
THUNDER DEFEATS ORLANDO IN
HOME OPENER
Oct. 29th, 2006
- The Thunder defeated
Orlando on Sunday by a score
of 17-4. The victory was led
by a tough Thunder defense
and goal tending, and with goals
from Frank Collova (5), Ralph
Kitzmiller (3), Rob Peters
(2), Jim Detwiler (2), Jason
Vasas (2), Boomer Detweiler
(1), Pete Kolson (1), and
Tony Collette (1).
The Thunder will travel to
Gainesville on Saturday
November 11th to face
Hogtowne, who is also 1 and
0 on the season.
THUNDER SEASON TO BEGIN
SEPTEMBER 13th
Aug. 29th, 2006
- Thunder practices will
begin on Wednesday September
13th. All new players
are welcome to join.
For the full practice
schedule click on the
Practice Schedule link.
For questions email
thunder@tampabaylacrosse.com
THUNDER TEAM MEETING -
AUGUST 19TH
July 10th, 2006
- The Thunder team meeting
is scheduled for Saturday,
August 19th. Email
info@tampabaythunder.com
for more information.
COACHES AND REFEREES NEEDED
FOR AREA YOUTH PROGRAMS
July 1st, 2006
- All Tampa Bay area youth
lacrosse programs are in
need of coaches and referees
for both the boys and girls
divisions. For a list of
current vacancies, click
here.
620WDAE THE SPORTS ANIMAL
RADIO INTERVIEW -
Link
June 5th, 2006
- Tampa Bay Thunder players
Chris Arnold, Patrick Dougherty,
and Tony Collette will be on The
Sports Animal radio show Tuesday
June 6th at 10:00am to discuss LaxBlast and Tampa Bay area
lacrosse.
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FIRST PITCH AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL
RAYS BASEBALL GAME
June 1st, 2006
- Thunder players Matt Donahue
and Tony Collette will be
throwing the first pitch at the
Devil Rays baseball game Friday
June 2nd. The pitch is
scheduled to be thrown at
6:45pm. For game tickets email
Chris Arnold
christianjarnold@aol.com .
ST PETE MENS SUMMER PICKUP GAMES
June 1st, 2006
- The St Petersburg Lacrosse
Club will be hosting summer
pickup games on Friday nights
from June 16th to July 28th.
The games are open to all high
school, collegiate, and
post-collegiate players, and the
cost will be $25 per person for
the entire summer. The games
will be played at
Sawgrass Park from 7:30pm to
9:00pm and the teams will be
split up each night. If
interested, email
splax@tampabaylacrosse.com .
LAXBLAST AT TROPICANA FIELD -
JUNE 10TH, 2006
May 15th, 2006
- Click on this link for more
information on the LaxBlast
lacrosse tournament at Tropicana
Field
link.
FIGHT AT THE FORUM INDOOR LACROSSE TOURNAMENT
Apr.
26th,
2006
- The Fight at the Forum mens lacrosse
tournament will be played this Friday April 28th
from 7:00pm to 11:00pm. This is a free
event for all spectators. You just need to
enter Gate D at the St Pete Times Forum.
website link
THE THUNDERS
CHRIS ARNOLD NAMED CATCH 47
COACH OF THE WEEK
Apr. 12th, 2006
- Local TV station Catch 47 has
named Jesuit High School head
lacrosse coach Chris Arnold as
the Tampa Bay area coach of the
week. Catch 47 taped the
Jesuit vs Plant high school game
last Friday night and is running
a segment on the game throughout
the week, along with the
announcement of Chris' coach of
the week selection. Go to
http://www.catch47.com to
see when the next High School
Scoreboard airs.
FIGHT AT THE FORUM - APRIL 29TH,
2006
Mar. 19th, 2006
- Click on this link for more
information on the Fight At The
Forum lacrosse tournament at the
St Pete Times Forum
link.
CLEARWATER SUMMER LEAGUE INFO
Mar. 16th, 2006
- The Clearwater summer league
details are now posted on the
Clearwater website.
Mens Link
High School Link
Middle School Link
FLL
CHAMPIONIONSHIP WEEKEND
SUMMARY AND RESULTS
Mar. 12th, 2005
-
link
THE THUNDER WILL PLAY MIAMI
IN THE FIRST ROUND OF PLAYOFFS
Mar. 6th, 2005
- The regular season ended in a
3-way tie for first place
between the Tampa Bay Thunder,
Palm Beach, and Miami, and as a
result of head to head play
between the three teams, the
Thunder will enter the playoffs
as the #2 seed and will see #3
seed Miami in the first round at
3:00pm in Delray Beach, FL.
If the Thunder wins on Saturday
they will play in the state
championship game on Sunday at
1:00pm against the winner of the
#1 and #4 game. Due to a
regular season tie for 4th place
between Ft Lauderdale and
Hogtowne, there will be a
play-in game for the #4 seed.
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620WDAE THE SPORTS ANIMAL
RADIO INTERVIEW
June 5th, 2006
- Tampa Bay Thunder players
Chris Arnold, Patrick Dougherty,
and Tony Collette will be on The
Sports Animal radio show Tuesday
June 6th at 10:00am to discuss LaxBlast and Tampa Bay area
lacrosse.
THE THUNDER IS HEADING TO THE
2006 FLL PLAYOFFS
Mar. 1st, 2005
- The Thunder finished the
regular season with an 8 and 2
record, which posts it's best
regular season record in over a
decade. The Thunder is
currently in 1st place and will
head into the playoffs as the #1
seed providing Ft Lauderdale
defeats Palm Beach on March 5th.
The playoffs will be held in
Delray Beach the weekend of
March 11th
JACKSONVILLE GAME CANCELED
Mar. 1st, 2005
- The Jacksonville game
scheduled for March 4th has been
canceled and will not be
rescheduled.
THUNDER SUFFERS FIRST DEFEAT
AGAINST HOGTOWNE
Jan. 14th, 2005
- The Thunder lost their first
game of the season on Saturday
to a tough Hogtowne team by a
score of 11-8. Next up for
the Thunder is a home game vs
Jacksonville on Sat. February
4th St Pete.
THUNDER
2 AND 0 ON WEEKEND ROAD TRIP
Jan. 8th, 2005
- The Thunder increased their
league record to 4 and 0 after
defeating Jacksonville 12-10 and
defeating Orlando 18-5 over the
weekend.
The Thunder will host
Hogtowne (Gainesville) on Saturday January
14th at 1pm in St Pete.
THUNDER DEFEATS ORLANDO 17-3
Dec. 11th, 2005
- The Thunder defeated Orlando
17-3 on December 11th at Eckerd
College. The Thunder had a
great turnout with 28 guys
showing up ready to play, and
everyone got a great run in and
contributed well to the victory.
The Thunder
is off for the holidays and will
return to practice on Wednesday
January 4th, then off to a
weekend trip to Jacksonville and
Orlando January 7th and 8th.
THUNDER DEFEATS HOGTOWNE 13-10
Nov. 19th, 2005
- The Thunder traveled to
Gainesville on Nov. 19th to play
host Hogtowne and came away
victorious with a 13-10 win.
The team traveled well with
about 25 guys ready to play, and
didn't waste any time putting
points on the board going into
halftime with and 8-2 lead.
The defense and goalie played
outstanding and kept the Thunder
in it for the entire game,
especially in the second half
when Hogtowne attempted a late
game comeback.
FIRST FALL
SCRIMMAGE vs U.TAMPA
ON OCT. 15th
Oct. 7th, 2005
- The Thunder will scrimmage at
the University of Tampa on
Saturday October 15th at 2:00pm.
The complete 2005-2006 game
schedule is now posted
link.
MENS TEAM PRACTICE BEGINS
Sept. 18th, 2005
- The mens team practice will
begin Sunday September 18th at
9:00am at Sawgrass Park in St
Pete, and will continue on
Sundays until early March.
directions
MENS AND WOMENS SCRIMMAGES
Aug. 27th, 2005
- The mens and womens teams will
hold open scrimmages at Foster
Playground in South Tampa on
Saturday September 10th at
9:00am. The scrimmages are
free and open to any interested
players. Foster Playground
is located on Clark Street just
off Gandy Blvd in South Tampa.
For questions email
thunder@tampabaylacrosse.com
TAMPA BAY THUNDER MENS TEAM
2005-2006 SEASON
Aug. 27th, 2005
- The Thunder mens team meeting
is scheduled for Wednesday
September 14th in St Pete. All
interested players are invited
to attend. The practice and game
schedules will be posted on the
Thunder website following the
team meeting on the 14th.
If have you any questions or would like to
be added to the team email list, email
thunder@tampabaylacrosse.com .
MENS FALL LEAGUE
Aug. 10th, 2005
- The mens fall league will
begin Sept. 8th.
Registrations must be submitted
by September 1st.
link
3RD ANNUAL FIGHT AT THE FORUM
INDOOR TOURNAMENT
March 26th, 2005
- The 3rd annual St Pete Times
Forum mens indoor lacrosse
tournament is scheduled for
Sunday May 15th from 4:00pm to
10:00pm, following the Tampa Bay
Storm Arena Football game.
Invitations will be emailed to
all local post collegiate
players. The registration
deadline is Monday April 11th.
link
TAMPA
BAY THUNDER SEASON
March 7th, 2005
- The Tampa Bay Thunder season
has officially ended as of March
6th, but there will be fun
exhibition style games coming up
over the next few months.
Keep an eye on our website for
details.
TAMPA CROSSOVER
- March 5th and 6th in St
Petersburg
Feb. 18th, 2005
- The Tampa Bay Thunder will be
hosting the FLL DI Crossover the
weekend of March 5th.
Click
here
for the crossover details.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE CHANGE
Jan. 1st, 2005
- Team practices have moved to Meadowlawn
Field for Sundays and
Wednesdays. Sundays will
continue to run from 9am to 11am
but Wednesdays will run from to
7pm to 9pm.
practice
schedule
FT MYERS GAME IN BRADENTON
11/20/04
Nov. 15th, 2004
- Prior to the 12:30pm game in
Bradenton against Ft Myers, the
Bradenton/Sarasota (Lakewood
Ranch) youth program will be
holding a youth clinic.
Please feel free to come down
early to help the kids out at
the clinic.
JACKSONVILLE GAME - 11/7/04
Nov.
2nd, 2004 -
The Jacksonville game has been
moved back one hour to 2pm for
this Sunday November 7th.
Directions to the fields will be
posted on the schedule page
soon.
THUNDER GAME SCHEDULE NOW POSTED
Oct.
3rd, 2004 - Click on the
schedule link for the 2004-2005
Thunder game schedule.
SUNDAY PRACTICE CANCELED
Sep.
25th, 2004 - Practice is
canceled for 9/26/04 due to the
hurricane. Practice will
resume on Wednesday at 8:30pm.
COACHES NEEDED FOR AREA TEAMS
Sept.
25th, 2004 - Local programs are
in search of coaches.
link
FLORIDA LACROSSE LEAGUE MEETING
RESCHEDULED
September
25th, 2004 -
The FLL league meeting has been
rescheduled for 10/03/04 in Orlando. Any teams
interested in joining the league
should attend.
link