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Andover Athlete Signs With Merrimack

Home Grown Lacrosse team players have signed with college lacrosse programs.

Three Home Grown Lacrosse, team players have been signed to major college lacrosse programs. Among the three players is Tim Oteri of who committed to Merrimack College (NCAA Division 2).

Merrimack went 11-6 in 2011, reaching the Northeast-10 Championship for the second straight season. 

Bryan Brazil, owner of Home Grown Lacrosse, was named one of the team's assistant coaches for the 2011-2012 season.

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Currently, Home Grown Lacrosse has 21 high school seniors playing on its Academy teams. Brazil, owner of Home Grown Lacrosse, anticipates that all 21 will have committed to college programs schools by the end of the second National Letter of Intent signing period in January, with the majority committed by the end of the first signing period in November.

The Home Grown Lacrosse Academy teams play in eight tournaments held throughout the year. These tournaments provide an excellent venue for players who aspire to play at the college level to showcase their talents to college coaches. Each year, Home Grown Lacrosse helps a significant percentage of its Academy players, both boys and girls, to enter nationally recognized college lacrosse programs based on their performances in these tournaments.

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