Originally Posted by Anonymous
In regards to West Islip and when you think the program went downhill, you could not be more wrong. The 2019 group was solid but quite simply not enough talent to compete with the top teams. As for the tournament team you speak of & kids from other towns; that did happen. Not sure your point holds up considering the best kids then turned into your best players today. Your senior pole, goalie, face-off man, crease attack man and senior middie, who was hurt all year, were all on that team and they brought in other players so they could compete because there was no other talent, just like today. The program went downhill when parents like you felt entitled to be part of a great lacrosse program simply because you lived in West Islip; delusional. Parents like you would rather complain than help their son put in the work. Parents like you expect all the benefits of a top program while never contributing anything towards that success. By the way, the program dropped long before this group became seniors.



Are you really talking about complaining parents? Sorry you are so wrong, it's a combination of new and old, parents like you who feel "the best player" didn't play this year. Why do you keep squeezing in how the best player didn't play and was hurt all year. News Flash, best kid cant be someone who only played one year. Now to address your no competition, there was no need to bring players in, you did it not build the lax program. That backfired too, if you were as smart as you say you would have had the best kid in the country on that team. But again, the masterminds behind that team weren't thinking to better anyone's lacrosse just only a selected few. Just admit it and Ill admit many kids need to work harder. I will also agree talent was lacking for a few years but you always said your boys were the ones to bring it back. They didnt. If you look back at it, you will realize we got very lucky against Bay Shore, Connetquot, Riverhead, ESM and one might say Sachem.

The boys should hold their heads high, they battled and made it a season to remember. You are right at the fact I hope the rising varsity team will learn its time to work harder to get where you want to be. Not like they have to look very far for disappointment, there is a lot of work to do. This week is the start of a new year, 2020 and sure it will be a new division but the lacrosse will be much better.

Good luck on your son's next adventure, I do wish him the best. Remember you are supposed to let him go, try to let him run his own life now.