Stockport announce dates for 2024 September Sixes

Stockport Lacrosse Club has announced that the fourth edition of its Stockport September Sixes competition will take place on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September with teams able to express an interest in entering from today.

Once again, the annual lacrosse season opener will take place over two competition days with the junior teams taking centre-stage on the Saturday and the seniors on the Sunday.

Following the successful launch of the competition in 2021, the event has grown year on year with the 2024 edition set to be the biggest and best yet with teams from all over the country welcomed.

With The Fly showcasing some of the world’s best Sixes players, the Stockport September Sixes competition allows everyone of all abilities to try their hand at the exciting, fast-paced, Olympic Sixes version of lacrosse.

Over the past three years, the September Sixes has welcomed teams from the north of England, the Midlands, and plenty of university teams from all over the country.

Up until 31 August, teams can enter the competition for just £40 as part of an early bird deal, after which the price will increase to £50 per team; entries for the 2024 Stockport September Sixes will close at 23:59 on 14 September.

If your club wishes to express an interest in entering, please email stockportlacrosseclub@gmail.com with the age groups you are interested in.

Planned Categories (more details and timings to be confirmed)

U12 junior boys
U14 junior boys
U16 junior boys
U13 junior girls
U15 junior girls
Senior men
Senior women

Stockport Men & Oxton Women Win Inaugural Stockport September Sixes

Stockport and Oxton won the respective inaugural senior men’s and women’s September Sixes competition in Stockport over the weekend.

The brand new tournament, hosted by Stockport Lacrosse Club, welcomed over 40 teams across seven ages groups to their two-day festival of lacrosse.

An impressive 26 teams took part on Saturday, the first day of the competition, with Mellor, Norbury, Cheadle, Mersey, and Stockport taking home the trophies in the U12 boys’, U13 girls’, U14 boys’, U15 girls’, and U16 boys’ tournaments respectively.

And in the headline events on Sunday Timperley won the U18 women’s category while Stockport and Oxton came out on top of the senior men’s and women’s competitions.

It was a steep learning curve for everyone involved as they came to terms with the new proposed Olympic 6-a-side version of the game, but that simply added to the excitement with a golden goal victory in the U16 boys’ tournament!

Stockport hope to make the September Sixes an annual event and if this inaugural edition is anything to go by, then we look forward to what’s in store over the coming years!

On their club website, Stockport took the opportunity to thank “all the parents for stepping up, the coaches for the work they do with the children, [groundsmen] Barry and John for creating four lovely pitches, and the referees, Dean, Lara, and Pete, and James Bramwell who stepped in at the last minute to help.”

Stockport September Sixes Winners

U12 boys - Mellor
U13 girls - Norbury
U14 boys - Cheadle
U15 girls - Mersey
U16 boys - Stockport
U18 women - Timperley
Senior men - Stockport
Senior women - Oxton

Stockport Lacrosse Club Set to Host First September Sixes this Weekend

Stockport Lacrosse Club are hosting their first ever September Sixes tournament this weekend, with over 40 teams set to take part.

The new competition, which Stockport hopes will become an annual curtain-raiser for the regular lacrosse season, will be one of the first opportunities for both junior and senior teams to play the proposed Olympic 6-a-side version of the game.

The September Sixes will contain seven knockout competitions featuring different ages groups, including U12 boys, U16 boys, U13 girls, U15 girls, U18 women, senior men, and senior women.

Each competition will start with an initial round robin-style first round, after which the teams will be split based on their performance and semi-finals and a final will be played with an exclusive September Sixes trophy in each age category up for grabs!

Stockport’s Craig Davy thinks it’s a great opportunity for clubs to get involved in the new format of lacrosse.

“After 18 months without much competition, we’re really excited and feeling extremely positive to be hosting the September Sixes competition.

“We’re so keen at Stockport to bring more juniors into the game and exposing our existing juniors to this brand new, quick, and tough format will undoubtedly have a lasting impact and benefit on them, the club, and the game as a whole.”

There will be some slight changes to the official rules during the junior competitions with shot clocks being absent from their matches.

Although not a bona fide fundraiser for the club, Stockport are welcoming spectators to head to their ground to watch the September Sixes with the clubhouse (including bar and refreshments) open from 1pm.

If your team wants to sign up, please send an email to stockportlacrosseclub@gmail.com and you’ve got until 7pm today (9 September)!

Schedule (subject to change)

Saturday 11 September

9:30am - U12 boys
10am - U13 & U15 girls
12pm - U14 boys
2:30pm - U16 boys

Sunday 12 September

9am - U18 women
11am - Senior men & senior women