New London, Conn – The Coast Guard Academy men's lacrosse team has partnered with the Morgan State University men's lacrosse team to put together a fall ball scrimmage event. "Bears Lacrosse Showcase and Diversity Open House" will take place Sunday, October 24th at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School in Baltimore. The clinic will begin at 12:00 p.m. with game faceoff at 2:00 p.m.
The goals of the event are to showcase the two lacrosse programs and to celebrate diversity in the sport of lacrosse. Highlights will include a clinic for local U.S. Lacrosse BRIDGE (Building Relationships to Initiate Diversity Growth and Enrichment) affiliates, a Coast Guard recruiting and information booth and, weather permitting, a fly-in and static display by a Coast Guard helicopter.
Morgan State has a rich lacrosse history and tradition that has been vital to the growth and diversity of the game. It was the first and, for a long time, the only historically black college or university to field a lacrosse team. The success of their dominant Division 2 teams of the 1970s was chronicled in the book Ten Bears.
During that era, Morgan State made the NCAA tournament twice and, in 1975, pulled off one of the great upsets in lacrosse history when they beat then-No. 1 ranked Washington & Lee. Today, Morgan State competes in the Chesapeake Division of the National Collegiate Lacrosse League (NCLL) against club teams from Navy, Towson, Washington College, Salisbury, Loyola, Johns Hopkins, and Delaware.
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Monday, March 10, 2008
The Morgan Lacrosse Story: Independent Documentary Film
Photo: Morgan State University's 1975 Lacrosse Team -'Ten Bears'INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY FOR PBS: 'THE MORGAN LACROSSE STORY'
View Movie Trailer for The Morgan Lacrosse Story: Click on Blog Title Above.
The Morgan Lacrosse Story, is slated to air nationally on PBS April 4th at 10 pm. The film chronicles the rise of the country’s first and only college lacrosse team at a historically black university--Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland. Producer: Luke David
The Morgan Lacrosse Story will be screened at the Morgan State University Murphy Fine Arts Center at 7 pm on March 11, 2008. It begins airing on public television on April 4th at 10:00 PM. Contact your local PBS station to find out when it will be aired locally.
This Documentary Brings Alive the Legacy of the First and Only College Lacrosse Team at a Historically Black Institution in the 1970's.
WASHINGTON, DC - College lacrosse was at the center of a significant storm in the early 1970's, a riveting story that is coming into full view for the first time on television with The Morgan Lacrosse Story, a new documentary film for PBS. An accounting of the first and only college lacrosse team at a prestigious and historically black institution, Baltimore's Morgan State University.
When a young white administrator reluctantly accepted the position of head lacrosse coach at Baltimore’s Morgan State University, a six-year journey culminating in a shocking upset began. The Bears’ solidarity and determination to succeed changed the sport of lacrosse forever, even as they played in a racially charged period in our nation’s history — the early 1970s.
An emotionally-charged film that deals with issues of race and class during the Civil Rights Era, The Morgan Lacrosse Story uses the official team sport of Maryland as a vehicle to tackle complicated issues, and to honor the legacy of a groundbreaking team who would eventually pull off one of the greatest upsets in intercollegiate sports history.
By introducing viewers to the courageous individuals who made this important part of history and allowing them to tell their stories directly, this highly dynamic one hour documentary film connects the audience to the real emotions of their experience.
The Morgan Lacrosse Story was produced and directed by Luke David, a Producer/Editor at TEAM Sound & Vision. David felt a responsibility to make the documentary after being deeply inspired by the book Ten Bears, co-written by Chip Silverman, the team's coach, and Miles Harrison Jr. "It's rare to get the chance to work on something that you want to be a part of, a legacy worth preserving," David says. "Once I became aware of this story, there was no way I was going to let it go, or leave it in someone else's hands.
"With the archival resources that Chip had available, we knew we had to get things moving right away while everything was still intact. The real hook came once I started meeting the players and I realized how compelling they were as individual characters, let alone the civil rights backdrop of what they accomplished."
Edited by David and TEAM Sound & Vision editor Ian Rummer, with audio mixing performed by TEAM Sound Designer/Mixer Scott Rhame, The Morgan Lacrosse Story is set in Baltimore, but the themes contained within quickly reveal themselves to be universal. The events of the team's formation and rise to prominence are re-told by the players themselves, and examined in historical context by thoughtful and informed narration by Wendell Pierce from HBO's "The Wire".
In addition, hundreds of photographs from the collections of Silverman and his players have been gathered for the film, as well as newspaper clippings from almost every game they played.
Through the prism of a sport infused with the spirituality of its Native American roots, The Morgan Lacrosse Story, made possible by the creative inspiration of TEAM Sound & Vision and the generous support of Constellation Energy, the parent company of Baltimore Gas & Electric shows how this determined group harnessed the power of the game to change the college landscape forever.
"This is a positive story," Luke David concludes. "So many stories about race relations have a sour ending or feel hopeless, but here there's a resolution and a spiritual element. I hope people take the time to watch it, absorb the material and realize that things aren't always as inclusive as we think they are, but with courage things can be different and better."
View Movie Trailer for The Morgan Lacrosse Story: Click on Blog Title Above.
The Morgan Lacrosse Story, is slated to air nationally on PBS April 4th at 10 pm. The film chronicles the rise of the country’s first and only college lacrosse team at a historically black university--Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland. Producer: Luke David
The Morgan Lacrosse Story will be screened at the Morgan State University Murphy Fine Arts Center at 7 pm on March 11, 2008. It begins airing on public television on April 4th at 10:00 PM. Contact your local PBS station to find out when it will be aired locally.
This Documentary Brings Alive the Legacy of the First and Only College Lacrosse Team at a Historically Black Institution in the 1970's.
WASHINGTON, DC - College lacrosse was at the center of a significant storm in the early 1970's, a riveting story that is coming into full view for the first time on television with The Morgan Lacrosse Story, a new documentary film for PBS. An accounting of the first and only college lacrosse team at a prestigious and historically black institution, Baltimore's Morgan State University.
When a young white administrator reluctantly accepted the position of head lacrosse coach at Baltimore’s Morgan State University, a six-year journey culminating in a shocking upset began. The Bears’ solidarity and determination to succeed changed the sport of lacrosse forever, even as they played in a racially charged period in our nation’s history — the early 1970s.
An emotionally-charged film that deals with issues of race and class during the Civil Rights Era, The Morgan Lacrosse Story uses the official team sport of Maryland as a vehicle to tackle complicated issues, and to honor the legacy of a groundbreaking team who would eventually pull off one of the greatest upsets in intercollegiate sports history.
By introducing viewers to the courageous individuals who made this important part of history and allowing them to tell their stories directly, this highly dynamic one hour documentary film connects the audience to the real emotions of their experience.
The Morgan Lacrosse Story was produced and directed by Luke David, a Producer/Editor at TEAM Sound & Vision. David felt a responsibility to make the documentary after being deeply inspired by the book Ten Bears, co-written by Chip Silverman, the team's coach, and Miles Harrison Jr. "It's rare to get the chance to work on something that you want to be a part of, a legacy worth preserving," David says. "Once I became aware of this story, there was no way I was going to let it go, or leave it in someone else's hands.
"With the archival resources that Chip had available, we knew we had to get things moving right away while everything was still intact. The real hook came once I started meeting the players and I realized how compelling they were as individual characters, let alone the civil rights backdrop of what they accomplished."
Edited by David and TEAM Sound & Vision editor Ian Rummer, with audio mixing performed by TEAM Sound Designer/Mixer Scott Rhame, The Morgan Lacrosse Story is set in Baltimore, but the themes contained within quickly reveal themselves to be universal. The events of the team's formation and rise to prominence are re-told by the players themselves, and examined in historical context by thoughtful and informed narration by Wendell Pierce from HBO's "The Wire".
In addition, hundreds of photographs from the collections of Silverman and his players have been gathered for the film, as well as newspaper clippings from almost every game they played.
Through the prism of a sport infused with the spirituality of its Native American roots, The Morgan Lacrosse Story, made possible by the creative inspiration of TEAM Sound & Vision and the generous support of Constellation Energy, the parent company of Baltimore Gas & Electric shows how this determined group harnessed the power of the game to change the college landscape forever.
"This is a positive story," Luke David concludes. "So many stories about race relations have a sour ending or feel hopeless, but here there's a resolution and a spiritual element. I hope people take the time to watch it, absorb the material and realize that things aren't always as inclusive as we think they are, but with courage things can be different and better."
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