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A team of Lamorinda high school juniors and seniors won the 510 Challenge lacrosse tournament held at Bishop O'Dowd High School on December 17-18. The Gamecocks have been competing in the Challenge for several years and claimed the silver medal last year. Eager to avenge the loss in the 2010 finals, the team practiced on weekends.
In their first game, the Gamecocks prevailed 9-7. Victories in the two remaining games in the preliminary round earned them the second seed going into the final day of the tourney. Decisive wins by scores of 10-1 and 12-2 over other all-star teams set the stage for a rematch with last year's winner from Monte Vista. Led by tournament MVP Nick Sheehan, the Gamecocks closed out the weekend undefeated with a 9-3 victory in the final game.
In the JV division, the Gamecocks Bantam earned second place honors.

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