Get an overview of Greater Lansing's high school boys lacrosse teams
Here is an overview of the high school boys lacrosse teams in Greater Lansing. This reflects information provided by area coaches.
▶ Coaches' predictions: 1. Grand Ledge, T-2. Haslett-Williamston, T-2. Okemos, 4. East Lansing, 5. DeWitt, 6. Holt, 7. Lansing Catholic, 8. Ovid-Elsie/St. Johns
▶ Top players: Frankie Ahearn, Okemos; Caleb Chenault, Grand Ledge; Tieson Cooper, Grand Ledge; Max Luther, East Lansing; Henry Mahler, East Lansing; Landon Parker, Grand Ledge
DEWITT
▶ Last season: 11-7
▶ Coach: Keegan Neitzke (1st season)
▶ Top players: Bryce Bishop (jr.) G, Caden Laing (so) A/FO, Carter Craig (sr.) M
▶ Other contributors: Dylan Fileck (so.) D, Chase Potter (so.) A
▶ Outlook: Nietzke hopes to set the foundation for what he hopes the DeWitt program becomes in the future. Bishop saved 62% of the shots he faced and Laing had 17 goals and two assists last season to lead the returners.
EAST LANSING
▶ Last season: 9-11
▶ Coach: Will Wismer (7th season)
▶ Top players: Max Luther (sr.) A, Henry Mahler (jr.) M, Thomas Savage (sr.) M, Reed Drouare (sr.) M, Tommy Stout (jr.) D, Juston Aljaari (jr.) G
▶ Other contributors: Will Shunitowski (Fr.) A/M, Maxwell Adams (fr.) M, Owen Snook (jr.) LSM
▶ Outlook: The Trojans lost 17 seniors to graduation and are looking to their senior class to lead the program. Luther and Mahler were all-state selections last season and Savage and Drouare are third-year varsity players for East Lansing. Wismer said the goal for the Trojans is to be overachievers.
GRAND LEDGE
▶ Last season: 9-0 (1st)
▶ Coach: Mike Transeth (5th season)
▶ Top players: Landon Parker (sr.) FO, Caleb Chenault (sr.) M, Tieson Cooper (jr.) A, Brad McDiarmid (sr.) D, Jake Eberhard (sr.) A, Thomas Keefer (jr.) D, Logan Olivier (so.) M, Alex Hoenig (so.) A, Brandt Underhill (so.) D, Eli Zakrzewski (so.) G
▶ Other contributors: Mason Meyer (so.) A, Alex Ruiz (fr.) M, Mikey Horn (fr.) M, Dane Evans (fr.) M, Gabe Saxton (jr.) D, Cj Panich (jr.) D
▶ Outlook: The Comets lost 10 starters to graduation but have a core group of returners they will lean on as they aim to repeat in the CAAC and make a run in the state tournament. McDiarmid and Eberhard are fourth-year varsity players committed to Northwood. Parker (Monmouth) and Chenault (Lewis University) are other fourth-year players committed to college programs, while Cooper is in his third season on varsity and is verbally committed to Michigan.
HASLETT-WILLIAMSTON
▶ Last season: 15-6 (2nd)
▶ Coach: Adam Zarotney (5th season)
▶ Top players: Carter Kildea (sr.) D, Jake Cooper (jr.) A, Brayden Stellard (sr.) M, Drew Maloney (so.) LSM, Evan Taunt (so.) G, Erik Lardie (jr.) A, Drew Taunt (sr.) A, Hunter Turner (sr.) D, Noah Dunckel (sr.) M
▶ Other contributors: Garrett Stenzel (jr.) M, Jacob Polston (jr.) D, Andrew Rothstein (jr.) M, Matthew Brick (jr.) M
▶ Outlook: Cooper is a big returning piece on offense and earned all-state accolades after finishing with 41 goals and 35 assists last season. Maloney is also a returning all-state performer for Haslett-Williamston.
HOLT
▶ Last season: 10-10
▶ Coach: Jonathan Edgerly (1st season)
▶ Top players: Ben Jaehnig (sr.) A, Asher Luea (sr.) M, Dawson Denison (sr.) M, Cole Hall (sr.) G, Isaac Netzel (jr.) D, Sergio Hunt (sr.) M
▶ Other contributors: Keegan Alward (so.) D, Darren Kranz (jr.) A, RJ Hicks (so.) A
▶ Outlook: The Rams have limited players with varsity experience after graduating a large group from last season. Holt expects youth and senior leaders to contribute. Edgerly expects growth throughout the season.
LANSING CATHOLIC
▶ Last season: 2-13
▶ Coach: Rich Kimball (9th season)
▶ Top players: Payton Allaire A, Logan Voss A, Owen Christie LSM
Voss had 32 goals and Allaire finished with 20 goals last spring for Lansing Catholic, which has a small squad but hopes to score a lot of goals this spring.
OKEMOS
▶ Last season: 7-2
▶ Coach: Mike Van Antwerp (8th season)
▶ Top players: Frankie Ahearn (sr.) G, Jasper Miller (so.) A, Bobby Sargeant (so.) M, Joey Regan (jr.) D, Lucas Precise (sr.) D, Nick Newman (so.) D, Chase Barker (so.) D
▶ Other contributors: Isaac Zyskowski (so.) A, Parker Riggins (so.) M.
▶ Outlook: Regan, Miller and Ahearn are returning all-league and all-state selections for the Wolves, who have a young squad that Van Antwerp said is full of potential. The focus for Okemos is to grow throughout the season while testing itself.
This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Greater Lansing high school boys lacrosse overview
