Stealth ship newly-acquired Zash to Colorado for 2011 pick

Matt Zash, a defenseman, who Washington selected with its second pick in the Aug. 6 Orlando Titans dispersal draft, was traded Thursday to the Colorado Mammoth.

The Stealth received a third-round pick in the 2011 National Lacrosse League entry draft for the 26-year-old Massapequa, N.Y., native.

Zash, 5-11, 190 pounds, was a 32nd overall pick out of Duke University in 2006 by the New York Titans.

Washington would’ve needed to sign Zash, who earned seven points (two goals, five assists) in 10 games last season, to a new contract. Instead, the Stealth picked up an additional pick in the 2011 draft from Colorado after shipping their first-round 2011 pick to Calgary last week in the Jeff Moleski trade.

Stealth and WaLax.com team up for fall lax camp

From a press release:

The Washington Stealth have teamed up with Walax.com, the leading source of lacrosse information in the Northwest, for the first installment of the Stealth Lacrosse Academy. Stealth coaches and players will be on hand to instruct Puget Sound lacrosse players for an eight-week indoor lacrosse training program beginning September 11.

Participants in this session of the Stealth Lacrosse Academy include head coach Chris Hall, and players Jason Bloom, Rhys Duch, Chris O’Dougherty and Lewis Ratcliff. The fall training camp is open to youth (grades 5/6), middle school (grades 7/8) and high school (grades 9-12) lacrosse players.

Ratcliff, a nine-year NLL veteran and 2010 Champion’s Cup MVP, will be taking on the role of floor director for the Stealth Lacrosse Academy Indoor Lacrosse Training Camp.

The sessions will take place at Woodinville Indoor Soccer Center, located at 12728 N.E. 178th Street, Woodinville, WA 98072. They will begin on September 11 and continue every Saturday until October 30. The final session will consist of a playoff, with the emphasis on selecting a junior Stealth squad to compete with other junior teams in the United States and Canada.