Youth State Tournament
2023 Tournament Resources
2023 GNLL Youth State Tournament shirts will be sold on-site, there will be no pre-orders.
Parking
MGYLA has tried to secure more parking spaces this year, but with many teams and spectators sticking around between games, we expect it to be full.
For Fields 1-5 - Please park at Fernbrook Athletic Fields and the nearby high school stadium, as well as Fernbrook Elementary near fields 5A-5D.
For games played on 6-12, please park across the street at the Maple Grove High School.
Overflow Parking - You may also park at the Fairview Clinic to the north of the Fernbrook Fields for any overflow parking needs.
The GNLL Youth State Tournament is Great Northern Lacrosse's way of bringing together the expanding Minnesota lacrosse community to celebrate the conclusion of the GNLL Youth Spring Season.
The tournament is open to all Youth teams that participated in the 2023 GNLL Spring Boys Youth season.
The league provides the following for each game:
• Certified Officials
• Certified EMT's equipped with AED's
• Professional Site Managers / Scorekeepers
Mobile-responsive team statistics, standings, schedules, and updates are provided
Tournament Dates: Saturday & Sunday, June 3-4, 2023. Friday games will occur between 6-9PM if needed.
Locations: Maple Grove Fernbrook Fields
Divisions: 14U / 12U / 10U / 8U
Price: 14U, 12U, & 10U - $750 per team / 8U - $525 per team
Format: 4-game guarantee/pool play. Top teams from each division advance to a championship bracket. *8U - 3 game single day Jamboree
Eligibility: The tournament follows USA Lacrosse age & eligibility guidelines as well as USA Lacrosse's Age Segmentation Policy and Athlete Development Model (ADM). USAL membership is required for all players and coaches.
Past Tournament Champs
| Boys 14U | Gold Flight | Silver Flight | Bronze Flight |
| 2022 | Maple Grove | Anoka | Monticello |
| 2021 | Wayzata | Buffalo | Anoka |
| 2019 | Eagan | Orono | Monticello |
| Boys 12U | Gold Flight | Silver Flight | Bronze Flight |
| 2022 | Spring Lake Park | Becker | Wayzata |
| 2021 | Blaine | Owatonna | White Bear Lake Black |
| 2019 | Red River Valley | Owatonna | Rochester |
| Boys 10U | Gold Flight | Silver Flight |
| 2022 | Wayzata Blue | Rochester Black |
| 2021 | Maple Grove Gold | STMA |
| 2019 | Blaine | Mounds View |
Registration
Team Registration Deadline: Friday May 5, 2023
Jing Peng
Director of Leagues and Events
Phone: (608) 395-5312
*Registrations are accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis. Registrations received after the deadline are not guaranteed to be scheduled and will incur a $100 late fee.
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 June 26, 2023.
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.
