Warriors Help Expand Lacrosse
Help local team develop skills

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. --- Several members of the Lycoming College Warriors Lacrosse Team recently helped out at a weekly middle school and high school practice, sponsored by the Central Susquehanna Lacrosse Club. During the clinic, the Warriors demonstrated the basics, and then progressed to more advanced lacrosse play such as 2v2 and 3v3 as well as working in transition and how to stop breaks.

The large group was brought together to learn as the Lycoming team presented the sets and then broke out into two smaller groups. Assistant Coach Mike Corteau helped out the middle school aged kids with the help of freshmen Mike Johnson (Cranberry Twp., Pa.), Mike Doherty (Berlin, Md.), Shawn Lowman (Millersville, Md.) Ed Williams (Florham Park, N.J.), and juniors Tony Mackin (Springfield, Va.), John Stark (Lewisburg, Pa.) and "The kids really enjoyed us coming down and helping them to improve their game. The really gained a lot of good lacrosse knowledge today" says Tony Mackin, who plays defense for the Warriors.

At the other end of the indoor sports complex, Coach Anken worked hands on with the high school with the aid of Assistant Coach Greg Stocks, freshmen Nate Walters (Harrisburg, Pa.), Brad Schaeffer (Smithsburg, Md.), and sophomore Chris Nagle (West Simsbury, CT). "We had a great time coming down here to help improve the sport in the area. It's great to see lacrosse on the rise" noted Walters, after the clinic was over.

This is the second time that the Warriors have helped to put on a clinic in the area, after helping out at the Curtain Middle School in Williamsport, just north of the Lycoming Campus.

The Warriors open their season at home on February 24, 2007 against #12 ranked Ithaca College at 1:00 PM on the Turf Field at the Shangraw Athletic Complex.