Camillus Youth Lacrosse Association

07/29/2026

Oh hey- we KNOW her!! Before Katrina was an Orange she was a WILDCAT and one of the FIRST female WILDCATS to play girls varsity lacrosse at WG- We knew she was hall of fame material from the start!!CONGRATULATIONS KATRINA!💙💛

07/27/2026

A HUGE THANK YOU to all who came out to participate, celebrate and honor the life and legacy of John Pepper and the 25th John Pepper Memorial Lacrosse Tournament.

It was an excellent weekend of lacrosse and memories of 25 years of honoring John.

This year was our biggest tournament ever and there was no better way to celebrate the game John loved. With teams from all over NY State, there was plenty of action from grades 11 all the way down to 1st grade!

Special thank you to all the following:
The West Genesee School district:
The WGIS custodial staff:
The Town of Camillus:
Congressman John Mannion:
NYS Senator Chris Ryan:
The Tournament Trainers Jess and Colleen:
All of the volunteers,adults and kids, who work long hours and without them there is no tournament:
SCHOONIE:
Beth Stewart:
Bill Hardy:
To all our sponsors who generously donate to our tourney:
The Giving Bean Coffee:
Charlee’s Ice Cream
Drew Bucktooth who strung countless heads:
Channel 9 for doing a great report on our tournament:
Dan Witmer from Road Side Trip Dad blog:
And anyone else who helped and assisted in any way to the success of our tournament for this and the previous 24 tournaments.

In the 25 years of the tournament over 18,000 boys have played in THE PEPPER!!!!
Boys from not only all across NY but also from Michigan, Maine, Connecticut, Georgia and Florida!!!

Lastly, our LOVE and THANK YOU to the Pepper Family who for 25 years have graciously given us their full support to honor their son and brother.

Our goal from day one is “Sportsmanship, respect of the game and camaraderie of all involved are of the highest priority” snd the joy of playing the Creator’s game!

We look forward to year NUMBER 26 next July!

The John Pepper Lacrosse Committee

07/26/2026

We are grateful for everything the Pepper foundation does for our WG community 💛💙

07/24/2026

07/15/2026

VOLUNTEERS needed!!
The John Pepper Tournament is looking for volunteers !! There are a bunch of different ways you can help! Please sign up if you’re able!

07/13/2026

There’s still time to sign up your team!!! Head over to https://www.johnpepperlacrosse.com/john-pepper-memorial-tournament

Or send us a direct message for any questions you may have!!