The Great Pumpkin Shootout is our way of bringing together the expanding Upper-Midwest lacrosse community to celebrate fall and wrap-up the Great Northern Lacrosse League (GNLL) Fall Field Season. Since it's inception in 2012, the event has grown to include 100+ teams per tournament and 3,000 participants each year.
Dates: Friday-Sunday, October 10-12, 2025:
Location: Farmington HS and Levi Dodge MS
Divisions: Boys/Girls Varsity, JV, 14U, 12U, 10U, 8U
Participation Fee:
Boys: $1175 per 12/14U team | *10U $650 | *8U $350
Girls: $850 per team | *8U $350
*$150 discount for boys' teams (no discount for 10/8U) / $75 discount for girls' teams (no discount for 8U) participating in the 2025 GNLL Fall League.
Boys Format: 4-game guarantee. 20-minute halves. Pool play with advancement to championship brackets.
Girls Format: 6v6 on 60x40 yard fields. 4-game guarantee. 20-minute running time halves. 10U Girls may play 8v8 if both coaches agree to it.
The following will be provided for the event:
• Certified Officials
• Certified EMT's equipped with AED's
• Professional Site Managers / Scorekeepers
• Online standings, schedules, and updates
Eligibility: The Tournament follows USA Lacrosse age & eligibility guidelines according to the 2025-2026 school year. USAL membership is required for all players and coaches who must be registered prior to the start of the tournament. Click here for a detailed break-down of additional rules and requirements.
Team Registration Deadline: Friday, September 12, 2025
GPS Tournament T-Shirts will be printed on-site by Northwest Designs along with various other apparel items that can be customized.
Updated 9/16/2024
Boys Varsity:
Blackhawks
Bloomington Jefferson
Buffalo
CEC
Champlin Park
Crisp Lacrosse
Delano
Duluth Wolfpack
Edina
Elk River
Farmington
Hill Murray
Holy Family
Lakeville North
Lakeville South
Mounds View
New Prague
Northfield
Orono
Owatonna
Rosemount
Roseville
SSR/Rocori/Becker
STMA
Stillwater
The Valley
Wayzata
Woodbury
Boys JV:
Anoka
Blackhawks
Buffalo
Farmington
Hudson
Boys 14U:
Anoka
Arrowhead
Blaine
Buffalo/Delano
Duluth Wolfpack
Edina
Hill Murray
Hudson
Minneapolis
Northfield
STMA
Waconia
Wayzata
Boys 12U:
Anoka
Blaine
Capital City
Duluth Wolfpack
Edina
Lakeville
Minneapolis
Orono
Owatonna
Rochester
STMA
Waconia
Wayzata Blue
Wayzata Gold
Woodbury
Boys 10U:
Capital City Grey
Capital City Purple
Edina
Lakeville
Orono Blue
Orono White
Prior Lake
STMA
Wayzata Blue
Wayzata Gold
Boys 8U
Capital City
Edina
Hudson
MAC
Maple Grove
Orono
Wayzata Blue
Wayzata Gold
Girls Varsity:
Anoka/Monticello
Benilde St. Margaret
Blaine
Blake
Buffalo
Chanhassen
Delano Black
Delano Orange
Elk River
Farmington
Gentry
Grand Forks
Hudson
Hudson (JV)
Mahtomedi
Maple Grove
Owatonna
Shakopee
STMA
Totino Grace
West Des Moines
Whitehawks
Girls 14U:
Acceleration Stars
Centennial
Delano
Elk River
Farmington
Hudson
Minnetonka
Maple Grove
Moorhead
Orono Blue
Orono Red
Roseville
Shakopee
STMA
Wayzata
Girls 12U:
Buffalo
Delano
Elk River
Farmington
Hudson
Maple Grove
Moorhead
Orono
Rochester
Roseville
St Louis Park
Stillwater
Wayzata
White Bear Lake Black
White Bear Lake Orange
Woodbury
Girls 10U:
Farmington/Roseville
Maple Grove
Orono
St Louis Park
Wayzata
White Bear Lake
Woodbury
*Registrations are accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis. Registrations received after the deadline (9/12/25) are not guaranteed and will incur a $100 late fee if added.
A $250 deposit is required for each team registered. Deposits are non-refundable and due at the time of registration. Teams are not considered fully registered until deposit payments are received. The remaining balance is due no later than Monday, September 29, 2025.
Homegrown Lacrosse is a registered 501c(3) non-profit organization. Team fees cover facility, officials, EMT, field staff, equipment and league administration costs. Additional proceeds and sponsorships sustain, expand and develop service-based initiatives throughout the region.
Assistant Director of Leagues and Events
Phone: 617-455-1396
Year | Boys Varsity | Boys JV | Boys 14U | Boys 12U | Boys 10U | Girls Varsity | Girls 14U | Girls 12U | Girls 10U |
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2024 | Edina (Gold), Mounds View (Silver), Champlin Park (Bronze) | Buffalo | STMA (Gold), Arrowhead (Silver) | Wayzata Gold (Gold), Wayzata Blue (Silver) | Lakeville | Maple Grove (Gold), Hudson (Silver), Mahtomedi (Bronze) | Acceleration Stars (Gold), Centennial (Silver) | White Bear Lake Orange | White Bear Lake |
2023 (not played) | |||||||||
2022 | BSM (Gold), Farmington (Silver) | Mounds View | Farmington/Northfield | Minneapolis | New Prague | Chanhassen (Gold), Rochester (Silver) | Buffalo Purple | Mounds View Irondale | White Bear Lake |
2021 | Buffalo (Gold), Grand Cities (Silver) | Mounds View | Stillwater | Wayzata | Lakeville South (Gold), Wayzata Gold (Silver) | Maple Grove | Maple Grove | ||
2020 | Chanhassen (Gold), Shakopee (Silver) | Rosemount | Bloomington (Gold), Shakopee (Silver) | STMA | Lakeville South (Gold), Armstrong (Silver) | Prior Lake | |||
2019 | Eagan (Gold), Buffalo (Silver) | SFLA Spartans | SFLA Spartans | Manitoba | |||||
2018 | Lakeville South | Moorhead | Shakopee | Lakeville | |||||
2017 | Weather Cancellation | Weather Cancellation | Eagan | Manitoba | |||||
2016 | Eagan | Eagan | Eden Prairie | Eagan | |||||
2015 | Woodbury | Delano | Eagan | Eagan | |||||
2014 | Chanhassen | Chanhassen | Hastings | Eagan Devils |