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Lacrosse In Middletown

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Lacrosse Coach Appointments On School Board Agenda Wednesday

In one year, parent group starts Middletown school districts's newest athletic program.

Lacrosse in Middletown high schools will become a reality tonight when the school board votes to approve the appointments of eight lacrosse coaches and effectively kickstart the season The hiring of the coaches is a triumph for a group of six fathers who organized last year to bring the competitive spirit, camaraderie, and scholarship opportunities that they believe the sport will offer to Middletown public school teens. Their passion has drawn the interest of 300 parents. The tax-exempt Lacrosse in Middletown organization, L.I.M. has raised $60,000 mostly through donations and a three-day summer camp.  "We're glad real coaches are going to take over," said Andrew Kaiser, one of the Lacrosse in Middletown board members, lead by President …

Monday, May 21, 2012

Parents Work to Bring Lacrosse to Schools

Local parents are trying to raise funds in order to bring boys and girls lacrosse to North and South High Schools.

Parents of Middletown High School North and South students are working together to fill a sport void. Headed by Middletown resident Chris Fisher, a group of parents have come together in an organization called “Lacrosse in Middletown” and are figuring out how they can bring both a girls and boys lacrosse program to the schools. In an email to Patch, Fisher explained that the idea of bringing lacrosse to the schools came from an overwhelming response to a survey. “In a student survey we had 490 students show interest in having lacrosse in the high schools. Our goal is to raise the necessary funds to start Junior Varsity (JV) programs for the spring 2013 season and Varsity and JV programs for the spring 2014 season.” According to Fisher, …

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4:35 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012

i think there should be a varsity team so the seniors may enjoy playing for there last year, its unfair that they did not have it for three years then finally get it but cant play.   more ›

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