NEWS
NEWS
Western’s Teams Select Their Captains for the
2024 Sin City Showdown:
Congrats Addi, Lizzie, Lucy, Henne, Brey & Finley!
Western’s 2028-2029 Team Selects its Captains for the
2024 Santa Barbara Showdown:
Congrats Gabi, Brey & Olivera!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WESTERN PLAYERS
WHO WERE RECOGNIZED AT TOURNAMENTS
FROM JUNE - OCTOBER 2024
PARK CITY SHOWDOWN JUNE 2024
Brey Mallen ‘28 - 2028 All-Tournament Team Attacker
Lucy Jorgenson ‘29 - 2029 All-Tournament Team Midfielder
Lucy Mathews ‘26 - HS A All-Tournament Team Attacker
WESTERN SHOOTOUT JULY 2024
Dani Fagan ‘28 - 2028 All-Tournament Team Midfielder
OREGON LACROSSE CLASSIC JULY 2024
Lucy Jones ‘28 - HS All-Tournament Team Midfielder
SANTA BARBARA SHOWDOWN OCTOBER 2024
Gabi Brown ‘28 - 2028 AA All-Tournament Team Attacker
Western Select Players & Coaches Crushed Their 2024 Spring Seasons, Coming Up Big in Nebraska, Utah, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming!
Western players' and coaches' hard work and dedication paid off big time in the 2024 Spring Season! Western 2028 player Gabi Brown kicked things off by earning First Team All-League as an 8th grader on her Omaha, Nebraska High School Team! Jackson Hole Wyoming’s 14U Team, including 24 Western players and two Western coaches, beat out 22 other teams to win the 2024 IMLAX Utah League Championship! 12 Western players on the Teton Valley and Sun Valley High School Teams competed against each other in the Idaho State JV Championship, where Teton Valley pulled off a close 9-8 victory to capture the title! Even more impressive, this was the first year the Teton Valley Lacrosse Club had a girls’ high school team! Wyoming’s Jackson Hole High School team then won back the MHSLA Championship to be crowned Montana State Champions! Western 2027 player and Jackson’s Harlie Toolson was selected to First Team All-State as a freshman! Western coaches Sarah “Sal” Heasley and Whitney “Ween” Davidson helped lead their Olympus HS Team to capture the Utah State Championship! Finally, two Western 2027 Players, Ellie Schumacher (Teton Valley, Idaho) and Harlie Toolson (Jackson, Wyoming) helped the ID-WY-MT select team go undefeated on the first day at the USA Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina and finished the tournament as runner-up of their division losing a close match to the Pittsburgh Team.
If you are wondering why the Jackson Hole Wyoming teams are playing in other states, it is because there are not enough lacrosse teams in Wyoming for high school and middle girls to have a Wyoming league. However, it’s safe to say that if the Jackson Hole HS team can top all of the Montana HS teams and the Jackson Hole 14U team can defeat all of the teams in the IMLAX Utah league, we can crown those teams Wyoming State Champions as well! :)
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE WESTERN SELECT PLAYERS AND COACHES THAT PUT IN THE WORK TO MAKE IT TO THE TOP! We can’t wait to see the magic that happens this summer when the top talent from the Mountain West gets together! Let’s show the nation what Western Select is all about!
See Jackson Hole News & Guide article dated May 29, 2024: 2 Teton-area players make tri-state lacrosse team, play at national tourney in North Carolina.
Jackson Hole’s 14U Team Defeats Bear River to capture the 2024 IMLAX Utah Championship!
Jackson Hole High School Teams wins the final game 8-7 to capture the 2024 Montana State Championship!
Teton Valley’s High School Team defeats Sun Valley 9-8 to capture the Idaho State JV Championship!
Coach Ween (left of trophy) and Coach Sal (right of trophy) help lead Olympus HS to capture the Utah State Championship!
WESTERN ANNOUNCES 2024 HIGH SCHOOL, 2028, AND 2029-2030 SUMMER TOURNAMENT TEAMS!
Western Select announces the top student-athletes from 4 different states who will represent its three Tournament Teams this summer. All three of Western’s Tournament Teams (HS; 2028; and 2029-2030) will compete in the Ski Town Shootout in Park City, Utah June 13-15, and the Park City Showdown in Heber City, Utah June 28-30, 2024. The 2028 Team will also compete at the Western Shootout Tournament in USAFA, Colorado from July 13-14, 2024. The HS team will cap off its summer season at the Oregon Lacrosse Classic in Bend, OR from July 19-21, 2024. Stay tuned for the player profiles to be added and updated on this website. GO WESTERN!
WESTERN HS FRESHMEN SCHUMACHER (IDAHO) AND TOOLSON (WYOMING) NAMED TO MOUNTAIN WEST NATIONAL TEAM!
Big Congratulations to High School Freshmen ELLIE SCHUMACHER #9 (Teton Valley, Idaho) and HARLIE TOOLSON #19 (Jackson Hole, Wyoming), two of Western Select’s standout 2027 players, who have both been named to the combined 2024 Idaho-Montana-Wyoming National Team! Representing the best high school players from the three-state region, they will compete against all-star teams from around the country at the USA Lacrosse National Tournament in conjunction with the NCAA Women’s Championship over Memorial Day weekend in Raleigh, NC May 25-26, 2024. Your coaches and teammates are all so very proud and happy for the two of you!! 👏🥍💚🙌
Western Select Ranks 5th in the West Among 2027 AA Teams!
Adrenaline Lacrosse ranks Western Select’s 2027 Team 5th in its February 2024 Power Rankings!
Not bad for a 2nd year, mixed-grad-year team playing in the toughest division! Way to go, Western!
CONGRATULATIONS TO GABI BROWN & BREY MALLEN
FOR BEING NAMED BY US CLUB LAX AS
2028 PLAYERS TO WATCH AT THE 2024 SANDSTORM TOURNAMENT!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE 8 PLAYERS FOR BEING SELECTED BY THEIR TEAMMATES AS CAPTAINS FOR THE 2023 IWLCA SOUTHWEST CUP!
2027/2028 Team Captains @ IWLCA Southwest Cup:
Harlie Toolson ‘27 WY
Finley Peightal ‘28 WY
Lou Adams ‘28 ID
Brey Mallen ‘28 WY
2029/2030 Team Captains @ IWLCA Southwest Cup:
Violet Vignaroli ‘29 WY
Isabelle Cox ‘29 WY
Lucy Jorgenson ‘29 WY
Kate Furmanek ‘29 WY
CONGRATULATIONS TO HARLIE TOOLSON ‘27 AND VIOLET VIGNAROLI ‘29 FOR BEING SELECTED TO THEIR DIVISION’S 2023 SANTA BARBARA SHOWDOWN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 8 WESTERN SELECT PLAYERS SELECTED AS TEAM CAPTAINS FOR THE 2023 SANTA BARBARA SHOWDOWN!
2027/2028 Team Captains @ Santa Barbara Showdown:
Harlie Toolson ‘27 WY
Ellie Schumacher ‘27 ID
Gigi Long ‘27 MT
Cece Skogen ‘27 MT
2029/2030 Team Captains @ Santa Barbara Showdown:
Isabelle Cox ‘29 WY
McKenna Minas ‘29 ID
Lucy Jorgenson ‘29 WY
Caroline Macauley ‘29 WY
2023-2024 FALL/WINTER NATIONAL TOURNAMENT TEAMS & TRAINING SQUAD TRYOUTS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 from 2-5 pm @ Jackson Hole HS Turf Field
National Tournament Teams: Tryouts for aspiring Western Select National Tournament Team members for the upcoming Fall/Winter Season are open to players graduating HS in 2027 (current 9th graders), 2028 (current 8th graders), 2029 (current 7th graders), and 2030 (current 6th graders).
Training Squad: For the first time, Western Select is offering Training Squad positions for those who want to improve their game and learn to play at a higher level but cannot commit to tournament travel. Training Squad positions are open to players graduating HS in 2024-2030. Training squad players will not attend the national tournaments but can attend all mandatory and optional practices, clinics, training sessions, and other events throughout the season.
Players interested in becoming a member of a Fall/Winter National Tournament Team or Training Squad must attend the September 10th tryout.
Players may submit a written Remote Tryout Request to the coaches for their approval via email: westernselectlacrosse@gmail.com .
Approval of a Remote Tryout Request is not guaranteed and is based on the sole discretion of Western’s coaches.
Remote Tryout Requests must be received prior to August 13, 2023, to be considered and to allow time for the remote tryout process to occur before the in-person tryout is held on September 10, 2023.
Prior Tournament Team members must attend the tryout to be considered for the Fall/Winter program.
$40 Tryout Fee is required per player to be eligible for selection (whether trying out in-person or remotely for a National Tournament Team or Training Squad). The Tryout Fee may be paid online here via PayPal or separately via Venmo @westernselectlax
All players must be current USA Lacrosse Members through January 2024 in order to be eligible to participate as a Tournament Team Player, Alternate, or Practice Squad member.
Players trying out for a National Tournament Team must also pay 50% of the total Player Fees prior to the tryout. This payment will be returned to all players who are not selected for a tournament team. The 50% upfront payment from each player is non-refundable for players selected for a tournament team roster. Players selected to a tournament team roster or as an alternate will owe any remaining player fees upon selection.
Players who submit their completed Player Information Form and 50% of Tournament Team Player Fees by August 31st will receive a $100 discount off their Total Tournament Team Player Fees.
Should a player be selected as an Alternate for a National Tournament Team or designated as an Alternate for one or more of a travel team’s scheduled tournaments, Player Fees charged to the Alternate will include the $200 Training Squad Fee + only the specific tournament fees for the tournament(s) the player has been asked to attend.
All GOALIES, whether a Tournament Team (2027-2030) or Training Squad (2024-2030) member, will receive a 25% discount off their Total Player Fees.
Register here to receive the Fall/Winter Season Information Packet & Player Information Form.
Inaugural Team Camp & Coaches’ Adventure Camp Made It A Summer to Remember!
USA Lacrosse features 2029 Western Select Player Caroline Brokaw on its Instagram page
April 7, 2023 USA Lacrosse, the governing body for lacrosse in the United States, featured 2029 Western Select Lacrosse player Caroline Brokaw @carolineb.ski on its Instagram page @uslacrosse by posting a @western-select-lacrosse video of Caroline having a lacrosse catch on skis on the Teton Mountains at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming. With many feet of snow still on the ground in the mountain west, Western Select players were challenged to show their out-of-the-box lacrosse training sessions while at home or on vacation. Many players responded to the challenge and several videos and photos were posted on Western Select’s Instagram page during March and April. USA Lacrosse took notice and ultimately posted the video Caroline submitted. USA Lacrosse’s Instagram page is followed by over 200,000 followers. So far, Caroline’s video has received more than 24,000 views! We are so proud of the enthusiasm our players have for this sport and for the hard work that each of our players is putting in outside of team events to become better individual and team players. Please check out our Instagram page @western-select-lacrosse to view the other amazing spring training sessions our players have submitted.
2023 Summer Tournament Team Announced!
March 26, 2023
On March 26, Western Select publicly announced its 2023 Summer Tournament Squad. The team of 27 talented players represent 6 different area club/school programs and includes players from 5 different states, including Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, California & Washington. The coaches are looking forward to working with this amazing group of multi-sport student-athletes and are expecting big things. The summer officially kicks off at the Team Camp June 16-18, 2023. The team will then travel to the Park City Showdown in June and is one of only 32 teams to be invited to play in the 2027 Division of the USA Lacrosse Youth National Tournament in Delaware this July. The team members are pictured and listed in alphabetical order below. Follow the team and its players on this website and our Instagram page @western-select-lacrosse
Jackson Hole-area girls fare well at World Lacrosse Festival
The Western Select under-14 girls lacrosse team finishes seventh out of 15 teams.
Jackson Hole News & Guide, Staff Report
July 13, 2022
The Western Select girls lacrosse team, consisting of 19 girls from the Jackson Hole and Teton Valley areas, competed June 30 to July 2 in Towson, Maryland, at the World Lacrosse Festival. The girls competed against teams from Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, Kentucky and Ohio and finished seventh out of 15 teams and outscored their opponents 40 to 34.
Western Select player Harlie Toolson (2027) leads the Hong Kong Women’s Team on the field for Opening Ceremonies of the 2022 World Lacrosse Championship!
Western Select player Brey Mallen (2028) is presented with a Team USA stick by Hall of Famer Joan Wagner during the 2022 Women’s World Lacrosse Championship!
2022 Western Select 14 U Team with the Maryland Skywalker Club after our scrimmage in July 2022. Thanks for hosting us Skywalkers!!
Western Select players, parents, coaches, and other fans at the conclusion of the Youth Festival at the Women’s Lacrosse World Championships in July 2022
Western Select One Of The Top 2027 Girls Teams At SandStorm Lacrosse Festival
January 14, 2023 - Announced on US Club Lacrosse’s Instagram Page @usclublax
Western Select’s 14U Team made up of 6th, 7th and 8th grade players from the mountain west defeated Florida’s Stingrays 9-5; California’s Coast 2027 7-5; and Arizona’s Desert Heat Black 9-8 for a 3-0 record on Day 1 of the SandStorm Lacrosse Festival to be named by US Club Lacrosse as one of the Top 2027 Teams at the 2023 SandStorm Tournament. Western’s 14U Team finished the last day of the tournament with two heartbreaking losses, each by one goal in the last minute of the games, against Minnesota’s Pipeline Premier 5-6 and Oregon’s Rip City Reign 6-7 to end the tournament with a record of 3-2.
Four Western Select Players Named By US Club Lacrosse As 2027 Division Players To Watch At The 2023 SandStorm Lacrosse Festival
January 13, 2023 - Announced on US Club Lacrosse’s Instagram Page @usclublax
Congratulations to #19 Harlie Toolson (2027 - Midfield); #17 Tia DesLauriers (2027 - Defense); #20 Finley Peightal (2028 - Midfield); and #13 Brey Mallen (2028 - Attack) for being named by US Club Lacrosse as “Players to Watch” in the 2027 Division of the SandStorm Lacrosse Tournament!
CONGRATS To #19 HARLIE TOOLSON (2027) For Being Selected To The Sin City Showdown’s 2027 AA Division’s ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM!
December 21, 2022 - Announced on Adrenaline Lacrosse’s Instagram Page @adrenalinelacrosse
🌟CONGRATS HARLIE @harlie.t00 !! Harlie (2027) is a multi-sport, high achieving student-athlete from Jackson, WY! 🥍🏀🏄🏻♀️📚🌟 She is competitive, fast, fierce, smart and coachable, but, best of all, she leads by example on and off the field! Keep Working Hard, Harlie! Continue to Dream BIG! We are so proud of you!❤️
Check out the full list of All-Tournament Teams in each division on Adrenaline’s website
