RSS 2.0 FeedJuly 8, 2010, Wantagh Seaford Citizen
WALA presents Lacrosse Day event
Alumni hosts the first Lacrosse Day.
Recently, the Wantagh Alumni Lacrosse Association (WALA) presented the town’s Inaugural Lacrosse Day festivities. WALA raises money for a scholarship given each year to a deserving boy and girl lacrosse player, given at the Sports Awards Dinner.
This year’s recipients were Brandon Mangan and Jaclyn Sileo. Lacrosse Day began with the women’s alumni game, drawing former players from graduating classes 2000-2009 with support from current girls’ varsity coach Bobbi Colavita.
The day then moved to the boys’ alumni clinic, which was a tremendous success. Forty-six boys from the PAL program came out to get instruction from former Wantagh players. The coaches at the clinic included former All-Americans, members of the State Championship team of 2001, all the way to this year’s county runner-up team.
Varsity coaches Gary Reh, James Polo, and Eric Dunne were giving first- hand instruction to the young players and helped with the entire day’s activities.
Lacrosse Day culminated with the men’s alumni game, attracting a record 60 players for the game. With players from graduating classes over the last 30 years, the odds vs. evens game did not disappoint the fans in attendance. The game was decided in overtime with an exciting 12-11 final, leading to the first victory for the evens in the last four years.
The 2010 Lacrosse Day was the most successful fundraising effort in the group’s 25-year history, raising more than $3,000. Thanks goes out to all participants, donors, and volunteers.