Assistant coach Craig Gibson is Springfield's all-time leader among midfielders in career goals (122), assists (66) and points (188).
Assistant coach Andrew Watkins is a Colgate alumnus who captained the Red Raiders in 2008 and 2009. He immediately assumed the role of coaching Colgate's defense in 2010, and lead the program to an 8.13 goals against average, 13th best in the nation. You can find Watkins' profile here: http://www.gocolgateraiders.com/coaches.aspx?rc=441
Assistant coach Andrew Watkins captained the Colgate squad to a Patriot League Title and an NCAA berth, before taking the reins as assistant coach.
Jeff Tundo '13 was a standout athlete at Orchard Park HS, appearing in both football and lacrosse state championship games (and winning in football). Tundo won the Tom Borrelli Memorial Award winner for Western NY's best high school lacrosse player and the Connolly Cup as Western NY's most outstanding football player.
SB Lacrosse held its Annual Odd/Even Alumni Game on April 23rd, 2011, where the Odd Team earned a victory over the Even Team. Later, the Varsity defeated Albany by a score of 23-11.
-SB Men's Basketball guard Bryan Dougher '12 covered SB Football in an article published by WUSB Sports, which includes the emergence of the football program and its upcoming games against UTEP, Cincinnati, Marshall, Army, Buffalo, and Boston College: http://www.zimbio.com/Bryan+Dougher/articles/znSy2Xf_7m8/LONG+ISLAND+LONGSHOTS
The Hamilton Nationals chose Kevin Crowley '11 first in the draft, and acquired Adam Rand '11 in a trade shortly thereafter. Kessenich referred to the Nationals' 2011 draft class as the "best draft class in MLL history".
Both Kevin Crowley '11 and Jordan McBride '11 registered 1G, 4A each to send the Salmonbellies to the WLA finals. The duo combined for all eight assists in the 8-5 victory over Maple Ridge.
Click on the link above to see a four page spread from Ultimate Athlete Magazine featuring incoming midfielder Luke Miller '15, with photographs by Morgan Harrison.
Morris also wrote about Miller's contribution to Floyd's two consecutive Suffolk County football titles as a running back and his leadership on the lacrosse team. The spread features six photographs of Miller both on the football field and the lacrosse field. http://www.ultimateathletemagazine.com/articles/582-william-floyd-luke-miller
Morris interviewed Floyd coaches on the leadership and talent of Luke Miller '15 in big games on the football and field and the lacrosse field, focusing on his versatility and unselfishness.
Click on the image above to see a video profile of Luke Miller '15 from Ultimate Athlete Magazine.
-James Sherrill of the Saratogian reported on Andrew Dorsey '15 being named Capital District 1st Team All Star for defense, including a photo. The article describes Dorsey as Shen's top defender and "crucial on a Shen squad that never allowed more than six goals" as the Plainsmen won their second straight Section 2 title: http://saratogian.com/articles/2011/07/20/sports/doc4e27a5b1bcce8677205592.txt?viewmode=fullstory
-John Maurer of the Rome Observer reported on Dylan Sbarglia '16 verbally committing to SB during his junior year. RFA head coach Guy Calandra said Sbarglia is "the whole package... physical, has finesse, great hands, vision to see his open teammates and unbelievable speed.”http://www.romeobserver.com/articles/2011/08/16/news/doc4e4a989b71e02511181993.txt
-The Colon Club featured cancer survivor Michael Giangrasso '86 in its March 2011 Calendar, including interviews with Giangrasso and his battle with stage III colon cancer. Giangrasso underwent surgery to remove 18 inches of his lower colon, lymph nodes, and his right kidney. After enduring months of chemotherapy, Giangrasso has mostly recovered. Read the interview and his story here: http://www.colonclub.com/2011March.html
Former SB Lacrosse letterman and cancer survivor Michael Giangrasso '86 is now healthy and runs his own company, NetworkCPR.com.
Head coach Jim Nagle played attack at Loyola, making the NCAA tournament all four years and reaching the national championship in 1990. At Colgate, Nagle was named Patriot Coach of the Year twice.
The former Colgate head coach Jim Nagle has already obtained verbal commitments from at least six high school juniors to attend SB in the fall of 2012.
-Jason Donville of IL Indoor did a study on Canadians playing NCAA lacrosse, including a statistical analysis of point scoring. He concluded that Kevin Crowley '11 was the second leading point scorer per game (4.0) and Jordan McBride '11 was the third leading goal scorer (41). Robbie Campbell '12 also appeared twice in the article: http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/07/06/canadians-in-the-ncaa-the-final-numbers/
Director George Breres said: “As an organization, we couldn’t be more pleased that these young men have decided to come aboard and help broaden our reach... I have been managing and running teaching lacrosse camps since graduating college over 10 years ago, and this is far and away the cream of the crop.
Kevin Crowley '11 is currently leading the New Westminster Salmonbellies to first place and has declared eligibility for the upcoming NLL draft. Crowley also plays for the Hamilton Nationals of the MLL.
Kessenich said of Kevin Crowley '11: "his offensive impact is undeniable. Crowley draws a pole and is a proven passer who can post up and see over and through the defense"
After graduating from SB, Rhys Duch '08 was drafted third overall into the NLL by the San Jose Stealth where he garnered Rookie of the Year honors and broke the rookie scoring record. Duch became a member of Team Canada for the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships and won a gold medal in 2010.
Rauch also reported on Duch scoring a hat trick in the victory over Maple Ridge. http://www.timescolonist.com/Shamrocks+bounce+back+with+Maple+Ridge/4972912/story.html
St. John's head coach Jason Miller said of Wilson "I'm very pleased to be able to bring in a guy with Errol's experience... he'll be able to make significant contributions at both ends of the field... I'm also really excited about the personality Errol will bring to our office.” Errol Wilson '06 coached at Brown and Rutgers before being named Assistant Coach at St. John's.
Dylan Sbarglia '16 suits up for the CNY Roadhawks, an elite club team in central NY.
Dylan Sbarglia '16 registered 37G, 15A as a junior at Rome Free Academy, en route to 2nd Team All League honors. Click on the image above to see video of him playing.
Dylan Sbarglia '16 was named 2nd Team All League after his junior season. Click on the image above to see video of him playing.
-SB Lacrosse received another verbal commitment from rising senior Frank Lucatuorto '16 of national powerhouse Ward Melville HS. Lucatuorto is a faceoff specialist that can also play offense and defense.
Frank Lucatuorto '16 (#36 in green) delivers a body check. Lucatuorto took faceoffs and played both ways for Ward Melville HS, registering 10G, 4A during his junior season.
Frank Lucatuorto '16 played in the Suffolk Rising Junior Showcase and the Suffolk Rising Senior Showcase. He was also named to the Inside Lacrosse Rising Sophomore Watchlist and the ESPN RISE Rising Junior Watchlist.
Frank Lucatuorto '16 is also an outstanding running back for WM football and is a physical player that can faceoff, play defensive and offensive midfield.
-SB Athletics put together a report on SB Lacrosse Alums playing professional lacrosse in the MLL. It includes a photo gallery and an update with Kevin Crowley '11, Adam Rand '11, Steven Waldeck '10, and Jordan McBride '11. http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/071111aac.html
Steven Waldeck '10 has played in every game this season for the Hamilton Nationals. In 2010, Waldeck lead Division I in scoring among all long poles with 10G, 4A and was named honorable mention All-America.
Adam Rand '11 was traded to the Long Island Lizards and won 15 of 28 draws against his former team. Rand is in the top five in SB history with 288 ground balls, tallying a career-high 96 in 2011. -Mike Chalmers of Inside Lacrosse checked in with the Hamilton Nationals and said midfielder Kevin Crowley '11 "seems to be finding his groove and at the perfect time... it seems as though working with coach (Gary) Gait has been paying off... is finding his way to the net and the Nationals’ coaching staff could not ask for better timing." http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/07/21/major-league-lacrosse-hamilton-nationals-week-9-check
