Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 7/5/17
Strath Haven’s Pigeon Graham has been named the US Lacrosse Girls’ Coach of the Year for the Southeasterna PA region.
Graham led the Panthers to a 13-7 season which included a PIAA playoff berth. The team showed great improvement from 2016 when it was 8-9-1.
Also honored as Coach of the Year was Central PA’s Steve Marshner (Susquehannock High School) and North/Centrals New Jersey’s Alyssa Dragon (Bridgewater-Raritan High School).
2017 Girls’ Coach of the Year
Area Coach’s Name High School
Alabama David Klementz Oak Mountain
Arizona Riley Winter Pinnacle
California – Orange County Kate Hick Foothill High School
California – San Diego Sarah Krahenbuhl Poway High School
Connecticut Megan Cersosimo Conard High School
Florida – Central (Orlando) Tim Morse Dr Phillips
Florida – Gulf Coast Lynn Garrison Gulf Coast High School
Florida – North Ellyn Spangenberg Creekside High School
Florida – South Beth Donovan Cardinal Newman High School
Florida – South Atlantic Samantha Maccurdy St. Thomas Aquinas
Idaho Michelle Jeffries Boise High School
Indiana Gary Roberts Warren Central
Kansas – Great Plains Jay Hertzler Lee’s Summit West High School
Maryland – Greater Baltimore Mac Ford Notre Dame Prep
Missouri – Saint Louis Kate Haffenreffer Mary Institute Country Day School
Nevada – South Heather Jack Coronado High School
New Jersey – North Alyssa Dragon Bridgewater-Raritan High School
New York – Adirondack Don Nowc Ballston Spa
New York – Hudson Valley Section 1 Greg Borchers North Rockland
New York – Hudson Valley Section 9 Christina Smith-Maliwacki Goshen High School
North Carolina Andrea Ervay Providence High School
Ohio – Southern Russell Mackey Mount Notre Dame High School
Oregon Lauren Anderson Lake Oswego High School
Pennsylvania – Central Steve Marshner Susquehannock High School
Pennsylvania – Eastern (Philadelphia) Pigeon Graham Strath Haven
Pennsylvania – Western Brittany Adams Pine-Richland High School
Tennessee Megan Riley Clark Harpeth Hall
Texas – Central Caitlin Fegley St Michael’s
Texas – Houston Danny Tosh The Woodlands
Texas – North Molly Ford The Hockaday School
Utah Peter Haslam West High School
Virginia – Charlottesville Tara Hohenshelt Western Albemarle High School
Washington State Lyndsey Gillis Mercer Island High School
West Virginia Greg Mallory George Washington High School
Wisconsin Anne Gravel Middleton High School