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Transfer to St Johns. They’re better than the entire MIAA anyway.

For LB to rebuild they need to reboot everything. It starts with the Administration. Without their support (and I don't mean lip service because there's plenty of that from current and past Presidents, Principals and ADs) alums, current and prospective lacrosse parents are tilting at windmills, not improving the Program. Loyola has failed to recruit (yes I mean incentivize through whatever legal and ethical means possible) enough dual or three sport scholar athletes to make their lacrosse program as successful as CHC. LB's championship teams have always had a strong core of mulitsport athletes plus a dedicated group of single sport laxers. They were led by coaching staffs that had a good mix of coaching and playing experience. When you combine a strong nucleus of A Conference football, soccer, basketball, wrestling and now volleyball stars (primarily speed/athletic positions) with a highly recruited group of lax rats, you generally have a great pool of talent to work with? Smart HCs recruit multi-boy families who show strong potential at the club level game. All's for naught, if your coaching staff can't evaluate, recruit or develop talent. Its a vicious cycle. Donors don't want to give to an unproven coaching staff or AD.

Whether the LB folks want to hear it or not, SP's hard at work rebuilding their Program and its looking good on the field. Regarding F/S and JV teams, larger all boys programs have all three. Your core contributors generally star on JV as freshman or play a meaningful role on varsity. Occasionally you will see a kid blossom from the F/S team and be a starter on varsity. If a Program is super strong (BL in 2014 and 2014), future Tewaaraton players can even end up on the JV roster for a year or two.....In a rebuild, the varsity HC will generally keep a superstar freshman on varsity to get him quality minutes and training. If I had a magic wand, I would endow the HC and both coordinators' comps if the Admin actually picked someone with a great track record as a proven recruiter, developer of talent and HC. Then I would endow a leadership fund, which could fund attractive partial scholarships for qualified multi sport scholar athletes. After raising the funds and hiring the right staff, it would take 2-3 years of successful recruiting and player development to translate into perennial playoff berths. Maybe now that the School has invested (lacrosse and football alums) millions into a modern practice complex, the institutional will to improve the lacrosse and football programs will arise from the ashes like a phoenix.

Which one of the DC conferences did they win? The WAC?

StM 10 McD 7 Mark it Dude

St. Mary’s and Spalding fans posting about the strong bond the team has is so sweet.

Gonzaga beat the MIAA Champ this season. Fly High

St. Mary’s and Spalding fans posting about the strong bond the team has is so sweet.

Gonzaga beat the MIAA Champ this season. Fly High

St. Mary’s and Spalding fans posting about the strong bond the team has is so sweet.

Gonzaga beat the MIAA Champ this season. Fly High

That's cute. Did they get a trophy?

No but we beat the MIAA champions. Greatest team in the greatest league. Proud

No but we beat the MIAA champions. Greatest team in the greatest league. Proud

You should print t-shirts for your whole family.

Haha - yes, I’ll mark it dude !

Why is it so quiet on here? Did stm lose? 🤪

Good idea. Can you let me know the guys name that printed the Dark Horse shirts.

Congratulations to both McDonogh and Saint Marys for a great 2022 championship game. Looking ahead to next season, is it possible for Gilman’s (Woke and Feminized) administrators to hire a ‘real’ MIAA qualified high school lacrosse coach who can strategize above the 8th grade club level and actually win against an MIAA team other than JC.

Gilman will drop to B conference for all sports within the next 3-4 years.

Congratulations to both McDonogh and Saint Marys for a great 2022 championship game. Looking ahead to next season, is it possible for Gilman’s (Woke and Feminized) administrators to hire a ‘real’ MIAA qualified high school lacrosse coach who can strategize above the 8th grade club level and actually win against an MIAA team other than JC.

Coaching staff at Gilman is solid. It’s lack of talent. Their junior and senior classes were terrible, except for their goalie.
Gilman should to re-evaluate their entire athletic department. The Headmaster and Board are anti competitive sports.

Gilman will drop to B conference for all sports within the next 3-4 years.

McD leads the woke crowd, but I digress.

It did seem odd that the former coach was there for a year and got out quick.

And they’re champs.

Why is it so quiet on here? Did stm lose? 🤪

“Feminized?” You sound like a super evolved type. Geez. I hope you don’t have daughters. Or a wife. Or sisters. heck, I hope you don’t have any sons.

And they’re champs.

He saw the writing on the wall. Can’t blame him. He was used to Haverford.

And their woke. Academics first.