SPARKS, Md. – The schedule for the Rivalry Challenge, a four-day event coming to the Baltimore area featuring the youth national lacrosse teams from the United States and Canada, has been released. The Rivalry Challenge takes place from Sept. 18-21 at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md., and at the St. Paul’s Schools in Brooklandville, Md.
This is the first of two straight weekends of international lacrosse action at USA Lacrosse as the following weekend (Sept. 26-28) will feature the sixes national teams from Canada, Haudenosaunee Nationals, Puerto Rico and the United States competing in the Atlas Cup.
The Rivalry Challenge features the U.S. U15, U17 and U19 Boys’ and Girls’ Youth National Teams competing against their counterparts from Lacrosse Canada in both the full-field and sixes disciplines of the sport. The U.S. Youth National Teams are part of the National Team Development Program and were selected following both regional tryouts around the country and a national combine at USA Lacrosse in the summer for the U17 and U19 age groups.
Tickets for the games at USA Lacrosse are available for purchase. There is no charge for the games at St. Paul’s. All games from the Rivalry Challenge will be streamed live on USALacrosse.tv
- U.S. Boys’ U15 Youth National Team
- U.S. Boys’ U17 & U19 Youth National Teams
- U.S. Girls’ U15 Youth National Team
- U.S. Girls U17 & U19 Youth National Teams
Here is the schedule for the Rivalry Challenge:
Thursday, September 18 – Full-Field Games
at USA Lacrosse Headquarters – Sparks Md.
11 am: U15 Girls – Canada East vs USA
3 pm: Opening Ceremonies
3:15 pm: U17 Girls – Canada East vs USA
4:15 pm: U19 Girls – Canada East vs USA
5:15 pm: U17 Boys – Canada East vs USA
6:15 pm: U19 Boys – Canada East vs USA
7:15 pm: U15 Boys – USA vs Annapolis Hawks
8:15 pm: U15 Boys – Canada vs Annapolis Hawks
Friday, September 19 – Full-Field Games
at USA Lacrosse Headquarters – Sparks, Md.
8 am: U19 Girls – Canada West vs USA
9 am: U17 Girls – Canada West vs USA
10 am: U19 Boys – Canada West vs USA
11 am: U17 Boys – Canada West vs USA
12 pm: U19 Boys – Canada East vs Canada West
1 pm: U19 Girls – Canada East vs Canada West
2 pm: U17 Boys – Canada East vs Canada West
3 pm: U17 Girls – Canada East vs Canada West
4 pm: U15 Girls – Canada East vs Canada West
5 pm: U15 Boys – Canada vs USA
6 pm: U15 Girls – Canada West vs USA
7 pm: USA U17 Boys vs USA U19 Boys
8 pm: USA U17 Girls vs. USA U19 Girls
Saturday, September 20 – Sixes Games
at USA Lacrosse Headquarters – Sparks, Md.
8 am: U15 Girls – USA Blue vs Canada East Red
9 am: U15 Boys – USA Blue vs Canada East Red
10 am: U15 Girls – USA White vs Canada East Black
11 am: U15 Boys – USA White vs Canada East Black
12 pm: U15 Girls – USA Blue vs. Canada West Red
1 pm: U15 Boys – USA Blue vs. Canada East Black
2 pm: U15 Girls – USA White vs. Canada West Black
3 pm: U15 Boys – USA White vs. Canada East Red
4 pm: U15 Girls – USA Blue vs. USA White
5 pm: U15 Boys – USA White vs. USA Blue
6 pm: U15 Girls – Canada East Red vs Canada West Red
7 pm: U15 Girls – Canada East Black vs Canada West Black
8 pm: U15 Boys – Canada East Red vs Canada West Red
8 pm: U15 Boys – Canada East Black vs Canada West Black
at St. Paul’s Boys Field – Brooklandville, Md.
8 am: U17 Boys – USA Blue vs Canada East Red
9 am: U19 Boys – USA Blue vs Canada East Red
10 am: U17 Boys – USA Blue vs Canada West Red
11 am: U19 Boys – USA Blue vs Canada West Red
12 pm: U17 Boys – USA White vs Canada East Black
1 pm: U19 Boys – USA White vs Canada East Black
2 pm: U17 Boys – USA White vs Canada West Black
3 pm: U19 Boys – USA White vs Canada West Black
4 pm: U17 Boys – Canada East Red vs Canada West Red
5 pm: U19 Boys – Canada East Red vs Canada West Red
6 pm: U17 Boys – Canada East Black vs Canada West Black
7 pm: U19 Boys – Canada East Black vs Canada West Black
at St. Paul’s Girls School – Brooklandville, Md.
8 am: U17 Girls – USA Blue vs Canada East Red
9 am: U19 Girls – USA Blue vs Canada East Red
10 am: U17 Girls – USA Blue vs Canada West Red
11 am: U19 Girls – USA Blue vs Canada West Red
12 pm: U17 Girls – USA White vs Canada East Black
1 pm: U19 Girls – USA White vs Canada East Black
2 pm: U17 Girls – USA White vs Canada West Black
3 pm: U19 Girls – USA White vs Canada West Black
4 pm: U17 Girls – Canada East Red vs Canada West Red
5 pm: U19 Girls – Canada East Red vs Canada West Red
6 pm: U17 Girls – Canada East Black vs Canada West Black
7 pm: U19 Girls – Canada East Black vs Canada West Black
Sunday, September 21 – Sixes Games
at USA Lacrosse Headquarters – Sparks, Md.
8 am: U19 Boys – USA Blue vs Canada West Black
8 am: U19 Boys – USA White vs Canada West Red
9 am: U19 Boys – Canada West Black vs Canada East Red
9 am: U19 Boys – Canada West Red vs Canada East Black
10 am: U19 Boys – USA Blue vs Canada East Black
10 am: U19 Boys – USA White vs Canada East Red
11 am: U19 Boys – USA Blue vs USA White
at St. Paul’s Boys Field – Brooklandville, Md.
8 am: U17 Boys – USA Blue vs Canada West Black
8 am: U17 Boys – USA White vs Canada West Red
9 am: U17 Boys – Canada West Black vs Canada East Red
9 am: U17 Boys – Canada West Red vs Canada East Black
10 am: U19 Girls – USA Blue vs Canada East Black
10 am: U19 Girls – USA White vs Canada East Red
11 am: U17 Boys – USA Blue vs Canada East Black
11 am: U17 Boys – USA White vs Canada East Red
12 pm: U17 Boys – USA Blue vs USA White
at St. Paul’s Girls School – Brooklandville, Md.
8 am: U17 Girls – Canada East Black vs Canada West Red
8 am: U17 Girls – Canada East Red vs Canada West Black
9 am: U19 Girls – Canada East Black vs Canada West Red
9 am: U19 Girls – Canada East Red vs Canada West Black
10 am: U17 Girls – USA Blue vs Canada East Black
10 am: U17 Girls – USA White vs Canada East Red
11 am: U17 Girls – USA Blue vs Canada West Black
11 am: U17 Girls – USA White vs Canada West Red
12 pm: U19 Girls – USA Blue vs Canada West Black
12 pm: U19 Girls – USA White vs Canada West Red
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