2010 Runner Ups


Wando


Riverside

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	BOYS	GIRLS	SITE
2002	Hilton Head	Hilton Head	Myrtle Beach
2003	Hilton Head	Hilton Head	Hilton Head
2004	Hilton Head	Hilton Head	Presbyterian College
2005	Hilton Head	Ridgeview	Bluffton
2006	Greenville	J.L. Mann	Heathwood Hall
2007	Greenville	J.L. Mann	Greenville
2008	Greenville	Riverside	Heathwood Hall
2009	Greenville	Blythewood	White Knoll School

	BOYS	GIRLS	SITE
2010	Greenville	Blythewood	White Knoll School

Attack of the Year - William Walker Greenville

Goalie of the Year - Taylor Reynolds Greenville

Defensemen of the Year - Matthew Hogue Riverside

Midfielder of the Year - Chris Troyer Irmo

Player of the Year - Matthew Hogue Riverside

Coach of the Year - Dan Minkin Spartanburg

Sportsmanship Award - Hillcrest High School

Name	Position	School	Grade
William Walker	Attack	Greenville	12
Zach Poplin	Attack	Greenville	12
Thomas Carter	Attack	Wando	11
Nick Roberts	Attack	Hilton Head	11
Matt Roberts	Defense	Hilton Head	12
Yannie Reynecke	Defense	Hilton Head	11
Adam Lorenzen	Defense	Greenville	11
Lawson McAbee	Defense	JL Mann	12
Chris Troyer	Midfield	Irmo	12
Daniel Couchnour	Midfield	Ft Mill
Myles Loadholt	Midfield	Wando	12
Andrew Milke	Midfield	Greenville
Morgan Broker	Midfield	JL Mann
Will Smith	Midfield	Woodmont
Colin Stafford	Face Off	Greenville	12
Matthew Hogue	LSM	Riverside	12
Taylor Reynolds	Goalie	Greenville	11
Max Mynatt	Goalie	Ridgeview	12

Name	Position	School	Grade
Parker Thomas	Attack	Fort Mill
AJ Weitzner	Attack	Hilton Head
John Blackman	Attack	Spartanburg	10
Josh Franke	Attack	Riverside	12
John Grega	Defense	Socastee
Chase Woods	Defense	BHS
Harrison Lutterell	Defense	Riverside	12
Khal Khoury	Defense	Spartanburg	12
Lavarius Lynch	Midfield	Ridgview
Stoan Waldroup	Midfield	Socastee
Sean Buchanan	Midfield	Blythwood
Haustrand	Midfield	Riverside
Reese	Midfield	Mauldin
Matt Stone	Midfield	Dorman	12
Zack Patton	Faceoff	Socastee
Anthony Vecchio	LSM	Bluffton
Norman	Goalie	Mauldin	11
Clayton Reed	Goalie	Hilton Head	11

Player of the Year - Carley Chardukian - JL Mann
MVP Offense - Abby Koba - Mauldin
MVP Midfield - Gabbie Tosky - Bluffton
MVP Defense - Sam Estrin - Riverside
MVP Goalie - Maddy Sears - Blythewood
Co-Coaches of the Year - Ann McCormick - Wando and Jen Landers - Bluffton
Assistant Coach of the Year - Justin Ferdinand - Wando
Official of the Year - Scott Tucker

Offense

1st Team All State:
Carley Chardukian - JL Mann
Page Fortuna - Wando
Abby Koba - Mauldin
Kelsey Thurston - Blythewood

2nd Team All State:
Nikki Colwell - Riverside
Kathryn Dozier - Blythewood
Samantha Skipper - Woodmont
Hayley Trimmer - Bluffton

Midfield

1st Team All-State:
Abby Gretta - Wando
Meghan Lovine - JL Mann
Caroline Hulstrand - Riverside
Lizzy Reed - Wando
Scot Stephenson - Greenville
Gabbie Tosky - Bluffton

2nd Team All State:
Morgan Brown - Greenville
Lauren Burdick - Riverside
Holly Good - Wando
Trisha Harper - Blythewood
Mady Katz - Fort Mill
Kaitlyn Odom - Eastside

Defense

1st Team All State:
Hayden Barnhart - Wando
Sam Estrin - Riverside
Emily Marcum - JL Mann
Breen Weir - Hilton Head

2nd Team All State:
Farrah Bui - Fort Mill
Anderson Wiksell - Wando
Emily Wyche - Greenville
Justina Esopa - Hillcrest

Goalie:

1st Team All State:
Maddy Sears - Blythewood
Rachel Whaley - Wade Hampton

2nd Team All State:
Celina Collins - Riverside
Amira Wright - Ridge View

Chelsea Walsh	Hillcrest	Tennessee Wesleyan
Chris Troyer	Irmo	Queens University
Samantha Skipper	Woodmont	Erskine College
Josh Borgelt	Mauldin	Randolph College
Lauren Burdick	Riverside	Erskine College
Melissa Quiros	Riverside	Tennessee Wesleyan
Lorin Lord	Charleston Patriots	Pfeiffer College
Jordy Taylor	Charleston Patriots	Converse College
Ryan Evans	Riverside	Catawba College
Matthew Hogue	Riverside	Presbyterian College
Chase Woods	Blythewood	St Andrews Presbyterian
AJ Weitzner	Hilton Head HS	Lees McRae College.
Daniel Couchenour	Fort Mill	Catawba College

Cari Rosiek, associate athletic director, at Coastal Carolina University says that Coastal will add a women's lacrosse team beginning in the 2012-13 season. She said the next steps would be to hire a coach and give that person at least a year to recruit.

We take great pleasure and pride in announcing the names of the girls who have qualified, in tryouts, for The Lower Atlantic S.C. Team. These young ladies represented us at the Women's Division National Tournament over the Memorial Day weekend in Baltimore, Maryland.

Just ten years ago, at the turn of the century, the ink was still drying on the incorporation papers of the South Carolina Chapter of US Lacrosse. Hilton Head High School had just completed it's first year of boys and girls lacrosse as the only high school lacrosse teams in the state, and Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, in Columbia, was forming a boys team to compete in 2000. The Myrtle Beach Lacrosse Club ( later to become the Socasteee High School boys team) was incorporated in Dec 1999 and was to begin play in 2000.. The last ten years have flown by, as all time seems to do, and we find ourselves entering upon the first year of high school lacrosse competition as a sanctioned high school interscholastic sport.

Today, as we enter the 2010 year we feel proud of the fact that we have over 25 youth and recreation lacrosse programs; over 25 college and club lacrosse programs; 25 girls high school lacrosse teams and 31 boys high school lacrosse teams. Our chapter membership in US Lacrosse has gone from a couple of hundred to over 1100. There are over 700 men and women playing lacrosse in South Carolina's Colleges and there are over 2600 kids participating in the youth and high school programs. All in all we think that is pretty good growth in a state where lacrosse was virtually unknown 10 years ago and one in which we had to confront some negative attitudes. We feel it particularly interesting to note that more than 50 kids in the high school programs, in the last 5 years have received lacrosse scholarships to college and numerous others have received increased consideration because they have played lacrosse.

An old cliché goes: "Great Oaks from Little Acorns Grow" Well, the little "Acorn" of a few people, in 2000, grew into a cadre of hundreds who volunteered with enthusiasm and dedication to provide the opportunity for kids of all ages to enjoy the exciting and fun filled game of lacrosse. Although we are grateful to all who have been part of our "crusade" we must give special thanks to all of our coaches, both past and present, who are on the front lines with our kids. They are the ones who are responsible for instilling the principles of good sportsmanship along with the X's and O's as all of us strive to "HONOR THE GAME".

We are excited to contemplate the next decade of growth as we continue to work to provide the lacrosse opportunity to all of the kids in South Carolina.

We are enjoying the excitement of the first lacrosse season of the SCHSL sponsoring the lacrosse high school state championship. Recently we came across a tee shirt that was on sale at our first SCLL Tournament in 2002. It jogged up some memories and caused us to pause and reflect on how far we have come in the last seven years. Those first years were "heady", to say the least, as we spread our gospel throughout the state. Thanks to the efforts and dedication of many our goal of sanctioning by the state came to fruition. There were four boys teams and four girls teams vying for the first state lacrosse championship in 2002. The boys SCLL Tournament was held in Myrtle Beach with Camden Military Academy; Hilton Head; Heathwood Hall; and Myrtle Beach Lacrosse Club ( see tee shirt). The girls SCLL Tournament was held in Columbia at Ridgeview High and included Hilton Head; Heathwood Hall; Myrtle Beach Lacrosse Club and Ridgeview. There is something very exciting about starting a "movement" and seeing it become successful. All of those who have been involved can take great pride in knowing that they have given the lacrosse opportunity to thousands of kids. It is very rewarding to note that there are 27 girls high school lacrosse teams and 31 boys high school lacrosse teams competing this 2010 season with hopes of winning the state lacrosse championship.

SCHSL - South Carolina High School League
SCACA - South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association
SCOA - S.C. Officials Association. ( an SCHSL organization to which ALL officials who ref SCHSL games MUST belong.)
SCLOA - South Carolina Lacrosse Officials Association
SCLCA - South Carolina Lacrosse Coaches Association
SCHLCA - South Carolina High School Lacrosse Coaches Association
SCILCA - South Carolina Independent Lacrosse Coaches Association (Has three Divisions: HS;MS; & Youth)
SCISA - South Carolina Independent Schools Association
SCILL - South Carolina Independent Lacrosse league

The rapid growth of lacrosse since our beginning in 2000 has been gratifying. In any new area, such as ours, there is always a need for officials. The sanctioning of lacrosse by the SCHSL now makes lacrosse an official interscholastic sport in South Carolina's Public Schools. This creates an even greater opportunity for men and women who would want to consider officiating our great game. The pay is commensurate with other sports and the opportunity to work a lot of games is evident. Our season begins in January and ends in May but there are other tournaments and clinics throughout the year where officials are needed.

If you want to learn more about officiating girls and/or boys lacrosse please contact . Rich Thomas ( richard.thomas@battlefieldleadership.com ) or Meg Hendy ( meg.hendy@beaufort.k12.sc.us ). They will tell you how we will train you and how to get you certified. Looking forward to hearing from YOU !

Based on the Fall 2009 success of Team Palmetto (Tournament Champions in Wilmington and runner-up at both Charlotte and Tampa) the team will expand its activity to the summer and fall seasons in 2010. TP will still be a non-profit organization, headed by experienced coaches who do not currently coach any SC school teams, and will continue to be an activity sponsored by the SC Chapter of US Lacrosse. The summer and fall schedules are being developed now, and invitational tryouts will be held in mid-May for the summer and fall season teams. More information will be posted as soon as it is finalized. More information on Team Palmetto can be found at www.teampalmettosc.com.

The Ret Thomas Sportsmanship Award is presented in memory of Ret Thomas, son of the first SCLL Commissioner. Ret was the first player on a sub-collegiate team in South Carolina to score a goal in interscholastic competition. He was a prime example of the toughest competitive spirit and the highest regard for others that one could find embodied in a human being. It was in Ret's memory that much of the initial effort toward the organization of high school and youth lacrosse in South Carolina began.

This recognition of good sportsmanship is given annually to the school whose lacrosse team, by the vote of the officials and umpires for the SCHSL, best exemplifies the highest standards of sportsmanship consistent with the tradition of lacrosse.

• Lacrosse Magazine
• Lacrosse insurance programs
• Equipment & merchandise discounts
• A national network
• Instructional & promotional videos
• The Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame
• Safety & injury research
• Sanctioning of all levels of US participation in men's international competition
• Recognition, including scholastic academic All-America & US Men's and Women's Lacrosse Teams
• Publications, training, & clinics for coaches, officials & players
• Grants, loans & scholarship aide for players and programs