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DMV - if you can’t compete your age group just hold them back. Cheat the on age kids out of their spot and future scholarship money.

Congrats 2025 crabs with a few 2026 kids! You guys rocked 2026 HOCO.

Congrats 2025 Crabs! Few years ago 2026 Crabs had zero wins in HOCO and walla! 2025's show up and win it this year!

Good job fellas!

How many on age kids start on 2026 Crabs?

Seriously? LOL, The majority of the better MIAA players are holdbacks or the non holdback according to many MIAA parents the prefirst ( LOL) . If you are not a holdback/prefirst than you are born in Sept-Nov on age,,, The rest are holdbacks excluding the VERY RARE player born after, Have Two boys in MIAA A Conference school , know the drill and ages. Please stop your misinformed delusional information about majority of team not being over age. Just admit it and move on, It is within the rules and frankly more and more are doing it.

It is what it is, Like many say, No sense complaining , If you want to play MIAA A , My suggestion is to hold them back before 9th or do a prefist ( prefirst preferred, as that way you can claim it isnt for sports) . For anyone to say other wise , well it is funny and just not true. Frankly it is a sad part of lacrosse the amount that are doing it now, and will not change.

Pure example of what having older players does for you in youth lacrosse. Say what you want, it works.

Yes, but VLC came within 1 of Hawks, and they beat DCE. MadLax also didn't make the playoffs but came within 1 of Hawks. After Crabs and DCE, there is not much difference between the other teams.

How many on age kids start on 2026 Crabs?

Zero...mostly double holdbacks

And Hawks beat DCE last week- what’s your point? This could have been anyones year. Crabs did what the Crabs do and they took it. DCE goalie played lights out this weekend against the Hawks.

My point is that Hawks used to be head and shoulders above everybody, and now they are middle of the pack.

What a sad existence you've carved out for yourself focusing on a middle school club lacrosse team with the clear intent of trashing them. It's sickening. If you're kid got cut them I'm sure the Hawks are "middle of the pack" because they don't have him or your high caliber parenting anymore.

You can make your "point," but just because you feel a certain way doesn't make it true.

Congrats to the Crabs and all the teams, players, and coaches who worked all season and good luck representing yourselves this summer.

Is DCE goalie best in country?

I am not sure anyone can honestly answer “in the country” but I’ll go out on a limb and say he’s the best in the area. I think the Hawks and Crabs parents would agree.

If the Hawks performance teaches anything - that is don't get too happy about where your son or your club is before you reach 10th grade. Boys are growing, learning and changing. Superstar kids may not stay super stars if they don't continue to get better and work hard.

Our crabs starting lineup is all prefirst and holdbacks. It just the way the lacrosse world works. If you don't like it, have your kid play a different sport.

Final best of 2026

1. Best Goalie: DCE
2. Best FO: Hawks
3. Best Attack: Crabs
4. Best MID Line: Crabs
5. Best D: Crabs