Looking For Some Lax?

If you're a men's lacrosse fan in the general Princeton/Philadelphia area, then Saturday will be a pretty good day for you.

For starters, the Oct. 11 weather in these parts will be nearly perfect, with the forecast for sunny, no humidity and temps in the mid 70s.

Then there's the lacrosse event. The Nick Colleluori Classic will take place at Ridley High School, where the tournament's namesake graduated before heading to play at Hofstra. Nick Colleluori died of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2006 at the age of just 21.

The HEADstrong Foundation hosted this tournament a year ago and generated more than $75,000 for blood cancer research. The $10 admission fee goes to that charity again.

There will be 13 teams in attedance, and they will play a total of 18 games on the day, beginning with Bellarmine against Widener at 9 a.m. and concluding with Princeton's game against Maryland at 8:15 p.m.

Princeton also plays 3:30 against Villanova and 6:15 against Loyola. The games will be approximately one hour each, so for the players it will be a reminder of all the youth tournaments they played in their whole lives.

There is also a youth clinic at 1. This clinic is open to participants in grades 3-8 who have paid for admission to the tournament; kids should bring helmet, gloves and arm pads.