Lacrosse Exhibition Set for Saturday, March 15 at JARC

On Saturday, March 15, 2014, the Huntsville Lacrosse Association and the Greater Birmingham Youth Lacrosse Association will host a boys’ lacrosse exhibition bringing teams from the Huntsville and Birmingham areas to the Jack Allen Recreation Complex. Matches begin at 11 a.m. and are open to the public.

Teams from Madison, Huntsville, Mountain Brook, Homewood, Vestavia, Oak Mountain, and Hoover are expected. Games are set for 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. on fields 1, 2, and 3 at the Jack Allen Recreation Complex.

Time	Teams	Field
11 a.m.	Bob Jones JV vs. BJV Mountain Brook	Field 1
11 a.m.	U13 Grey vs. U13 Homewood	Field 2
11 a.m.	U11 Grey vs. U11 Hoover Black	Field 3
12:30 p.m.	U15 Blue vs. U15 Homewood	Field 3
1 p.m.	Huntsville JV vs. BJV Oak Mountain	Field 1
1 p.m.	U13 Blue vs. Vestavia Blue	Field 2
2 p.m.	U11 Grey vs. U11 Mountain Brook	Field 3
3 p.m.	Bob Jones Varsity vs. BD1 Mountain Brook	Field 1

Note: Schedule subject to change.

The exhibition games are open to the public. Members of the Huntsville Lacrosse Association and the Greater Birmingham Youth Lacrosse Association will be on hand distributing information on lacrosse and answering questions from anyone interested in starting a lacrosse club. “Lacrosse is one of the fastest growing sports with youth across the southeastern United States. Members of the Huntsville Lacrosse Association and the Greater Birmingham Youth Lacrosse Association will have booths set up and distributing information on lacrosse and how to get the sport going here in Decatur,” said Leonard Morris, director of special events and sports marketing for the Decatur-Morgan County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Admission and parking are free.

All games will be played at the Jack Allen Recreation Complex located at 2616 Modaus Road SW in Decatur. For more information on the facility, visit www.decaturmorgansports.com. For more information on the Huntsville Lacrosse Association, visit www.huntsvillelax.org. For more information on the Greater Birmingham Youth lacrosse Association, visit www.gbyla.org.     

For the past eight years, the Jack Allen Recreation Complex has hosted numerous soccer tournaments attracting thousands of amateur and professional players and earning a reputation as a world-class facility both nationally and internationally. In 2013, the complex welcomed its first lacrosse tournament where as many as 75 teams from across the southeastern United States traveled to Decatur for the River City Rivalry.

For more information on the March 15^th exhibition, contact Morris at 800.524.6181.