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  FALL 2007

 

Publication:Frederick News-Post;

Date:May 31, 2009;

LACROSSE ALL-STAR GAME

SENIOR MOMENT

Seniors compete in first county All-Star lacrosse game

By BILL CAULEY News-Post Staff bcauley@fredericknewspost.com
   

MIDDLETOWN — They’re finished with the books, the classrooms, their high schooling.  There was just one thing left for these county senior lacrosse players to do before preparing for next week’s graduation.  Play one last game together — this time for fun, with no pressure.

The inaugural Frederick County Boys and Girls Senior All-Star Games were held Saturday at Middletown High School. The County girls won a 14-10 decision over the City, and the County boys won, 11-7.

Some of the players haven’t played in as long as three weeks, when the playoffs began. But Urbana’s Maggie Roundy said most of the players Saturday were still in good shape, ready to go. “I don’t think we were too rusty,” said Roundy, who is heading to Salisbury next fall. “It was fun. We also got a chance to play with people we hadn’t played with before.”

In a lot of cases Saturday, opponents became allies, and, in other cases, back to opponents while the game was in progress, Middletown girls coach and co-organizer Dawn Rothenhoefer said. “We had to switch some people around to try and balance things out,” she said.

As with anything new, there were a few quirks during both games. There were some number duplications on some uniforms. Some uniforms had no numbers at all.

But these games weren’t about which players had the same numbers or which players had none. Nor were they about who played for which team. They were about a final show of skill among some of the best senior players in the county.

“As with any first-year event, you review it at the end and see how you can make it better next year,” Rothenhoefer said. “We had a lot of tweaking going on today. The bottom line was this was a day to celebrate the skills of the senior players.”

Roundy said with the continuous mix of players, she got a chance to see a lot of different styles of play. “We also got to see some players and friends we haven’t seen in a while,” she said. Many of the players are involved with club lacrosse in the offseason and play together on those teams, Roundy said.

Some will head for college this fall, where they will continue their lacrosse careers. Others will just head to college. Still others will go right into the workforce.

Walkersville’s Meleah Martin (Navy) said she welcomed the chance  to get one more high school game in before heading to Annapolis in a few weeks. “It’s been great,”she said.

Tuscarora goalie Allison Golightly said she won’t be playing collegiate lacrosse at Elon College this fall, but plans on playing for a club team. “To be a part of this today was exciting,” she said.
 

For some, it might be the last time a player picks up a lacrosse stick for a long time. Case in point — Middletown’s Tim Tolino.  Tolino said while he enjoys playing lacrosse, his absolute focus at Maryland will be on diving, his forte, next fall. “It might be a while before I play lacrosse again,” he said.

Urbana’s RonJohn Dadd (Bucknell) said it didn’t take long to get adjusted to the play flow, considering there weren’t any specific set pieces on offense or defense in place. “After about the first or second long possession, you were able to figure things out and go from there,” he said.

 

 

Staff photo by Bill Green Linganore’s Hannah Bofinger takes a shot while right in the face of the county team’s goalie in Saturday’s All- Star game.


 

 

Staff photo by Bill Green Urbana’s Ronjohn Dadd takes a shot as he is shoved from the goal by a defending city player in Saturday’s All- Star game.

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We would like to thank all that attended especially the senior athletes.  This event was a great showcase of the talent in Frederick County. 

We would also like to thank the following volunteers,   without their help this would not have been possible.

Dawn Rothenhoefer - Girls Coordinator

John Gallaway - Boys Coordinator

Middletown High School Administrators

Committee Members - Tim Ambrose, Sharon Boyer, Donna Burtner, Bob Butler, Vicky Lane, Rusty Strine, Keith Powell

Scoreboard Operator - Mike Faron

Western Maryland Lacrosse Officials Association

Frederick County Sherriff's Office

Game Sponsors - Barbeito Enterprises, Fastlax, Laxworld, STX, US Lacrosse (Western Maryland Chapter)

Concessions including Chuck Staley and Dick Kline.

Ticket and Concession Coordinator - Val Barbeito, Gatekeeper - Betty Hargett

Dunk Tank Ducks!!- Principal Jay Berno, Coach Boyer, Coach Ambrose

U11 Girls teams from Middletown and Brunswick who participated at half-time and the Middletown U9 boys. 

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