Encore Performance

Aaron Skomial

When you score 20 goals in your first home game of the season for a win, how do you follow that up? You take the field for the second night in a row and score 23 goals and win again. There is momentum building for the women’s lacrosse team of Hartland and they look focused.

East Lansing visited and came in looking for their first win and Hartland closed that opportunity after the first five minutes. After trading some quick goals, Hartland put the pedal down and never let up. If this was a 100 yard sprint, Hartland had it won after 10 yards.

The Hartland defense gave up six goals in the first game and not only were they motivated by last nights effort, they came in pursuit of equaling that effort. The defense stick checked masterfully and the team caused a lot of turnovers.  When East Lansing thought they were bringing it through the midfield, a defender would slow the progress of the ball carrier and someone from behind would knock the ball loose for a turnover.

Seniors, Kayla Hinkle, Caci Pippin, and Jessica Gust provided some masterful defense and kept any threat at bay.

The offense made its presence felt throughout the game. Ten different players worked together to score 23 goals. 

Hartland Junior, Ryan Skomial scored six goals and dished out seven assists.  Senior, Rachael Sharpe scored five goals. Natalie Sochaki followed up with three goals on the night. Senior, Jessica Gust put two in the back of the net and sophomore, Ashley Collins put in a pair as well.  Seniors, Haley Crouse, Courtney Lee, and Taylor Pryde helped by adding a goal each. Two players scored their first varsity goals. Sophomore, Emily Bontekoe and freshman, Amy Longe added a goal each to the nightly total.

Hartland goalie, Tabitha Ferguson continued her hot streak of stopping shots and frustrating opponents. She managed to gut out the last 10 minutes of the game after being hit with the ball. 

Coach Katie Gutteridge has the team firing on all cylinders and she is looking to keep the ball rolling before spring break. The team will face Northville on Monday, April 2^nd at 7pm. The team is looking to stay undefeated and enter spring break on a high note. 

So far, the most exciting game in town is the Hartland Women’s lacrosse team.  Scoring is plentiful and defensive hustle is right in your face action. It’s worth the price of admission to watch the fastest game on two feet.  The girls look driven and ultimately like a well oiled machine early in the season. The coaching staff, school, and the families are in for an exciting year.

Junior Varsity

What do you call a dominating performance?  20-0 is about as good as it gets in lacrosse. The junior varsity squad is keeping pace with their older counterparts.  They move to 2-0 on the season as they trounced East Lansing.  The next game is scheduled for April 2^nd at 5:30pm. 

If you get a chance to spend some extra money for entertainment, the women’s lacrosse program is providing some early season fireworks.