According to Girls’ Varsity Head Coach Patricia Thompson, “the season is off to a great start.” She continued, “We have some big tests coming up, but the team is working hard in practice each day and preparing well.” Thompson reported that tryouts were “very competitive,” and noted that the coaching team “saw a lot of new and exciting talent.” According to Sasha Coval ’27, “40 kids came to tryouts” and “did a ton of different drills,” during which Thompson “tried really hard to make it so everyone could showcase what they were good at.”
According to Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse Captain Mary Quatrale ’26, the beginning of April has proved to be a quick and strong start to the lacrosse season. Girls’ Varsity played their first two away games this past weekend. Quatrale shared that the team started off 2-0 in both home games last week,” adding that “we were scoring double digits in both games.” Quatrale was excited for “a really good test of our abilities against two strong teams.” The team currently holds a 3-1 record after a loss to Andover this past Friday.
Similar to the start of the Girls’ Lacrosse season, Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse has started equally as strong. Boys’ Varsity Head Coach Mark Goodrich shared that “the team came together pretty quick” and that they “had a lot of good talent this year.” One apparent contrast between the two teams, however, was the turnout during tryouts. Goodrich said that “we did not get tons of kids that tried out outside the team,” noting that there were only “two or three players.” He strongly encourages “more kids to try out for varsity teams,” because “it's a good experience for them to mix it up and experience what a varsity level play feels like.” This experience is crucial for players to discover “what they need to work towards.” One of the new players on the team, Cooper Bishop ’29, felt that the tryouts “pushed [him] to a certain degree” that he believes “that I believe has upped my play.” The Boys’ season has started strong, with a 4-0 streak. Bishop stated “as long as everybody is controlling what they can control, then this streak will continue.”
Off the field, team bonds formed quickly in the first week of the season. Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse member Lulu Raine ’27 feels the girls team has a “family aspect” and that "everyone has their own roles.” The Girls’ Varsity team is sizable, with over 25 players, and Thompson remarked that the team’s “upperclassmen and underclassmen all contribute in their own ways, bringing their unique strengths to make the team complete.”
Sloane Kokoloski ’29 said that the team “has a lot of empathy” and “If someone has a bad day, [we] lift them up.” Coval believes the supportive culture of the team translates well to the field, noting “the team plays really well as a unit.” Boys varsity has a similar dynamic, Bishop describing the team as “a group of wholehearted guys who have a lot of passion and joy within the sport of lacrosse.” He emphasized that the “strong and close bonds…will help on the field and when it comes to playing as a team.” Goodrich reaffirms Bishop's description, sharing that the team is “junior and senior heavy, and these experienced players are excited to leave it all out there on the field.”
Ultimately, when asking both coaches what their goals are for the season, the answer was almost unanimous. Thompson’s goal is for the team “to be the best versions of ourselves,” while Goodrich wants to “push the players and the team to be the best they can.” Naturally, Thompson added “And of course, we want to win the ISL!”