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Congratulations to the 2009 Season Individual Awardees

 

ACADEMIC ALL AMERICAN:

Ashley Argyros

Megan Powell

Nicole Roche

 

WPSLA COACH OF THE YEAR:

Emily Camerota - MIDDLE SCHOOL

 

WPIAL FIRST TEAM ALL-SECTION:

Ashley Argyros - DEFENSE/MIDFIELD

 

WPIAL SECOND TEAM ALL-SECTION:

Megan Powell - MIDFIELD

Corissa Culichia - MIDFIELD

Taylor Mayeda - ATTACK

 

VARSITY TEAM:
MVP Offense: Nicole Roche
MVP Midfield: Megan Powell
MVP Defense: Ashley Argyros
Most Improved Player: Jen Cwik
Coach's Award: Lauren Moran

JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM:
MVP Offense: Audrey Semel
MVP Midfield: Paige Corathers
MVP Defense: Brenna Gallagher
Most Improved Player: Shelby Resch
Coach's Award: Caroline Baker
 

 

 

 

Senior Night

May 11, 2009:  Seneca Valley Girls' Lacrosse celebrated its six graduating Seniors on a terrific Senior Night.  Good luck to Ashley, Corissa, Maresa, Megan, Nicole, and Katie in college.  Shannon, you will always be in our thoughts and prayers.  Thanks to Barb Kelly for organizing Senior Night.

 

High School Banquet Information

May 8, 2009:  The High School Lacrosse Banquet will be on May 28th at Cranberry Highlands Golf Course.  The fee for family members has been reduced this year.  Click here for the Invitation.

 

New Board for 2009/2010 Season-Spots Still Need To Be Filled

May 8, 2009:  The following are the positions for the 2009/2010 season.  We are need for parents to step up and fill all of these board positions.  The various activities that support the players and coaches just don't happen on their own.  For example, if the Youth Coordinator position isn't filled there won't be a youth program next year.  The number of parents volunteering (especially at the 10th grade level and below) has dropped off dramatically.  The board positions only take a few hours a month to make happen.  The real work is done at the committee head level.

President - Nancy Roche

Vice-President - OPEN

Treasurer - Martin Puskar

Secretary - Barb Kelly

MS Coordinator - Mary Sonson

Youth Coordinator - OPEN

At-Large - OPEN

At-Large - OPEN

Oakland Catholic Game Rescheduled

May 7, 2009:  The Oakland Catholic game rescheduled for May 8th.  Same times and location.

 

MS Lady Raiders Top Pine Richland

April 29, 2009:  The MS Lady Raiders defeated Pine Richland 12-10 today to take their record to 9-1.

 

Senior Night Rescheduled to May 11th

Senior Night has been rescheduled to May 11th against Sewickley Academy.  More information coming soon.

 

May Booster Meeting Rescheduled to May 7th

The May Booster Meeting will be on May 7th at 7:45PM at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center.  The meeting will focus on Senior Night, the banquets, and the elections for the 2009-2010 Booster Board.

 

Middle School Bounces Back with Win over NA

April 27, 2009:  The MS Lady Raiders beat NA 14-7 to get back to their winning ways.

 

Varsity Lose in Double Overtime to Fox Chapel

April 24, 2009:  The JV started the night out with another win.  The Varsity took on Fox Chapel and played their best game of the season.  With Fox Chapel in first place in the section, the Lady Raiders traded the lead with them throughout the game.  The score was tied at the end of regulation and after the first overtime.  The Lady Raiders fought hard, but Fox Chapel scored early in the second overtime.  The girls played well and are still able to make the playoffs this year.

 

Middle School Drops First Game to Hampton

April 24, 2009:  The MS girls fought hard with limited substitute players, but fell to Hampton 10-9 in their first lose of the season.

 

Playing Left Handed  and Wall Ball Information

Being able to play left handed as well as right handed will make you a better and more dominate player.  Youth and Middle School players should start to develop their off-hand as early as possible.  Learning how to pass, catch, and shoot with both hands at a young age is more important than winning.  Do these on your own with wall ball drills.  Here are some web links to help (may take a few seconds to load).

 

Youth Team Gaining Important Experience

April 24, 2009:  The Youth Team has been gaining valuable experience in their first season of play.  They have been playing other local programs who have been around longer and have been holding their own.  The most important thing for the Youth Team, besides having fun, is to develop stick skills and team basics.  Keep up the good work.  It will payoff in the future.

 

Varsity and JV Defeat Shaler

April 23, 2009:  Both the Varsity and JV defeated Shaler tonight in a non-section game.  The Varsity came back from a two goal deficit in the second half to win 7-6.  The JV continue their unbeaten ways.  The Lady Raiders have three section games next week as they battle for a playoff spot.

 

New Varsity Photos

Varsity vs Sewickley, April 14, 2009 #3

Varsity vs NA, April 16, 2009 #2

Varsity vs NA, April 16, 2009 #3

Varsity vs Pine Richland, April 2, 2009

 

Middle School Takes Two Over the Weekend

April 20, 2009:  The Middle School Lady Raiders beat Butler 10-7 on Friday and Pittsburgh Youth Lacrosse 13-12 on Sunday.  The game against PYL was touch and go for much of the game with PYL being a head most of the game but the girls moved ahead in the last few minutes of the game to clinch another win. Middle School remains undefeated.

 

Varsity Beats North Allegheny

April 16, 2009:  The Varsity battled hard for a section win over North Allegheny.  After going into halftime tied at 4-4, the Lady Raiders fought with good offensive ball control, transition, defense, and goal tending to win 8-6.  The team played their best game of the season.  The JV continued to play well with another win over NA. 

 

Middle School Tops North Allegheny

April 15, 2009:  With a short handed roster, the MS Lady Raiders were still able to defeat North Allegheny.  This was a big win for them as the MS only had 1 substitute as there were a number girls missing due to confirmation or injuries. This was a total team effort to achieve an early lead and then hold it throughout the entire night. 

 

Sewickley Academy Defeats Lady Raiders

April 14, 2009:  The Lady Raiders lost to Sewickley Academy 15-4.  The JV continued their winning ways with a victory over SA's JV.  Pictures coming soon.

 

Playing Left Handed  and Wall Ball Information

April 8, 2009:  Being able to play left handed as well as right handed will make you a better and more dominate player.  Youth and Middle School players should start to develop their off-hand as early as possible.  Learning how to pass, catch, and shoot with both hands at a young age is more important than winning.  Do these on your own with wall ball drills.  Here are some web links to help (may take a few seconds to load).

 

V/JV Individual and Team Photos Posted

April 7, 2009:  Go to High School Rosters to see individual and team photos for the Varsity and JV.

 

 

V/JV Games Against Fox Chapel Rescheduled

April 7, 2009:  Both games will now be played on April 27th.  JV at 6:30PM and Varsity at 8PM.  Practice for April 7th will be from 6-8PM at the Middle School Gym.

 

New Middle School Photos

April 5, 2009:  Photos from MS games are now posted.

 

Youth Open Against Quaker Valley

April 3, 2009:  The Youth Lady Raiders opened their season against Quaker Valley.  The Lady Raiders held the lead 2-1 at halftime.  They fought hard in the second half but ended up losing 6-2.  The experience and development these our young Lady Raiders is going to pay off in the future of the SV Girls' Lax Program.

 

Varsity Loses to Pine Richland

April 2, 2009:  The JV opened the night with a hard fought win over Pine Richland 4-3.  The Varsity started the game with a quick 2-0 lead after winning the first two faceoffs of the game.  Pine Richland quickly recovered by winning most of the faceoffs, transitioning by passing, and controlling the ball in their offensive end for most of the game.  The Lady Raiders made a comeback from a 5 goal deficit, tying the score in the second half by relying on fast breaks to score.  With less than two minutes in the game, Pine Richland went up 14-13 and won the game.

 

Vincentian Game Rescheduled

April 2, 2009:  The Varsity/JV games scheduled against Vincentian on April 3rd have been moved to May 13th.  Game times are 4:15PM for the Varsity with the JV to follow.

 

Video of Shannon's Memorial

March 31, 2009:  Before the Varsity's game against Hampton, the Lady Raiders held a memorial for Shannon.

 

Photos from MS win over Butler

March 31, 2009:  Photos are from March 23rd when the Middle School team beat Butler

 

 

Middle School Wins Third Straight

March 30, 2009:  The MS Lady Raiders won their third straight game with a win over Mt. Lebanon.  Final score was 13-7.

 

Varsity Drops Section Opener to Oakland Catholic

March 26, 2009:  The Varsity took an early 6-4 lead in the first half, but couldn't hold off Oakland Catholic in the section opener.  The final score was 13-10.  The JV played well and beat Oakland Catholic's JV 8-1.

 

Butler Eagle Articles

March 25, 2009:  Two articles have been in the Butler Eagle recently for SV Girls' Lax.  Click below to view.

 

Varsity/JV Take Two from Knoch

March 24, 2009:  The JV started the evening out with a dominating win over Knoch's JV team.  The Varsity took the field and started slowly allowing Knoch to take the first face off for a 1-0 lead.  Knoch played aggressively throughout the first half while SV's offense tried to find its way.  With the game close after halftime, the Lady Raiders started pulling away towards the end of the game.  The Varsity won 14-4.  The Varsity and JV open section play in a new section against Oakland Catholic next week.

 

Butler Falls to Middle School

March 23, 2009:  The Middle School played a dominating game against Butler's Middle School team.  Final score was 14-4.

 

Varsity/JV April Practice and Game Schedule

From Coach Hughes:  April Schedule for Varsity and JV

 

Middle School Girls Comeback

March 21, 2009:  The Seneca Valley Middle School Team opened their 2009 season with a comeback victory against Hampton.  After trailing 2-6 at halftime, the MS Lady Raiders rallied to a 12-8 win.  Congratulations on a hard fought victory.

 

Youth Girls Scrimmage Hampton

March 21, 2009:  The Seneca Valley Youth Lacrosse Team opened their spring season with a scrimmage against Hampton tonight.  The young Lady Raiders played well after only holding 5 practices in their inaugural season.  Good luck to the Youth team this season!

 

Varsity/JV Win in Season Opener

March 20, 2009: The Varsity and JV opened the 2009 season with wins against Hampton.  The JV continued their two year undefeated streak into their third year with a strong win.  The Varsity opened strong with a 9-2 lead going into halftime.  Hampton came back strong, but the Lady Raiders held on to a 11-7 victory.

 

Memorial to Shannon

March 20, 2009: The Seneca Valley Girls' Lacrosse Varsity and JV held a very touching memorial to Shannon before the Varsity season opener against Hampton.  Video of the memorial will be posted to the website soon.

 

Varsity/JV Scrimmage Knoch and USC

March 18, 2009: The V/JV scrimmage Knoch and USC the past two weeks in preparation of the 2009 Season.

 

Booster Fees

All Varsity, JV, and Middle School players need to turn in the $75 booster fee to their team parent by Friday, March 20th.  Per school rules this is not mandatory, but it is important for providing each player a meal prior to each away game and paying for each player's banquet costs.   Team parents for the Varsity and JV are Carol Fronzaglio and Sherry Puskar.  For the Middle School the team parent is Mary Sonson.

 

Concession Stand Information

The concession stand will be open for the first SV Girls' Lacrosse home scrimmage on Wednesday, March 18th against Upper St. Clair.  The stand will be run as in the past with two JV parents working the Varsity game and two Varsity parents working the JV game.  (See schedule)There are a few instances where you might find your name twice.  Thank you in advance for your extra contribution.  If you cannot work your assigned game, you must find your own sub or switch with another parent, and then let me know of any changes.

 

When you are scheduled to work, each parent needs to bring either a hot food/dish which will be sold at the concession stand.  Some suggestions for cold weather games are chili, pierogies, soup, kielbasa, hot sausage or ham bbq, anything that would be satisfying on a chilly or downright frigid afternoon.  As it gets warmer, walking tacos, hoagies, or pre-grilled hamburgers are great.  If you choose to bring a dessert, most anything will go over well.  Please e-mail Jen Semel with what you plan to bring--last year we had double ham bbq on several occasions. 

 

Please see the donation list for Gatorade and Pepsi products.  Each high school girl is asked to donate 2 cubes (48 total cans) of an assigned Pepsi product or 1 case (24 bottles) of 20 oz. Gatorade (to be sold at the concession stand or for the girls to have during games.)  Please refer to the list as to your assigned donation.  Bring your drinks marked with your name to the concession stand on March 18th during or prior to the game.

 

Photo Days Scheduled

The photo days are March 23-Middle School and March 24-V/JV.  Teams have games on these days, so pictures will be taken prior to the games.

 

Varsity/JV March Practice and Game Schedule

From Coach Hughes:  March Schedule for Varsity and JV

 

Game Schedules and Team Rosters Now Available

The 2009 Spring Season Schedules and Team Rosters for the Varsity, JV, Middle School, and Youth teams are now posted.

 

 

2009 Apparel and Boathouse Lax Jackets On Sale

Apparel and the Boathouse Lacrosse Jackets for the 2009 season are now on sale.  Boathouse Lacrosse Jackets must be ordered by March 13th and SV Girls' Lax Apparel must be ordered by March 20th.  Click here to see some examples and to download order forms.  Please contact Liz Zezinka if you have any questions.

 

 

            

 

 

 

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