Jump and touch the day! You live once!

Long Live Black Jack and the Elite that follow!

Season is under Way!

Summer lacrosse is finally here and I am absolutely thrilled with the talent that we have on our team! We look just filthy! I don't know how other teams will rank against us but I do know that we will do some good things this season! Lets get at it boys!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ahh its finally warm and Summer is finally arriving!

Our tournaments for this upcoming summer! If we have enough people who want to go to Kent Island, Maryland for the Baybridge brawl on July 6th, still a possibility.

June 16-17 Cincinnati, Ohio

June 22-24 Sandusky, Ohio

July 14-16 Hershey, Pennsylvania

July 28-29 Chicago, Illinois

 *Side note we will be in the Cherry Bomb tournament next year, didn't realize it but I have a connection!

A message our Team will live by!

Your one and only BlackJack Elite coach in his prime Jr. year getting some good face time..."The Pursuit of EXCELLENCE in Everything We Do." What we are doing everyday team!

Jack just looking BEAST!!

Jack McGetrick in his playing days. He was an all-american in soccer and lacrosse at Cortland University. He later won the IronMan Triathalon in his age group, I think the 45-50 age group but not sure on the age, just that he won his age group!

Sporting the BlackJack

Almost a 1 1/2 years ago Jack McGetrick passed away. In honor of him, Johns Hopkins wore his sticker (the spade with the lacrosse stick and ribbon)  on their helmets in a pre-season match against Notre Dame back in 2011.

BlackJack at his Best!

Coach Jack McGetrick (Black Jack) at his best beating at the time top 10 ranked Towson with unranked Hartford University. His team had 2.5 scholarships to hand out versus Towson that had 12.5 scholarships.

BlackJack Elite

This page was originally used as a project in my Technology Education class but now will be used for the BlackJack Elite. Used by anyone who has interest in my new 503c non-profit organization that helped create my new summer travel lacrosse program for our youth in central ohio!

Always Laugh...its the best way to add years onto your life!

Blog Feedback

Throw some comments out so I can make this blog look like a gem!

 This video captures the emotion of hockey and the world I live in outside of school! If you don't get the chills from watching this whole video, turn up the volume because its excellent!

"But only in their dreams can men be truly free. 'Twas always thus, and always thus will be."

Ladies and Gentleman welcome!

 Hi everyone! I am Raymond Finnegan Jr. and here is a little about me. I hail from New Jersey where I grew up on the ponds playing ice hockey. I moved to Columbus, Ohio when I was 9. When I went into high school I played Junior Ice Hockey and Lacrosse. After high school I attended Bellarmine University where I received an athletic and academic scholarship to play Division I lacrosse. After being captain of my team Sr. year and graduation came and went, I worked part-time jobs trying to figure out where my life was heading and what I wanted to be doing for a career.
        The summer of 2011 I coached a U-13 lacrosse team(Team Ohio BlackJacks; logo to the right. My coaches nickname at my university who passed away from cancer was known to the lacrosse world as BlackJack. All Division I coaches highly respected him; and he was like a father to me.) and I had a blast doing it! My kids(bottom picture with me to the far right) were great and they had fun!

    I plan on keeping this team going with a few needed adjustments but I hope that this organization continues and our success feeds off to others around central Ohio. Now we are BlackJack Elite and will be traveling summers and hopefully other projects as well!
-Coach Finner