Weather or not, the show must go on!
The weather conditions indicate otherwise, but, believe it or not, SPRING HAS SPRUNG! What that means for the wonderful world of Saucon Valley School District sports is that Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse, Tennis and Track are now under way.
According to Saucon Valley Athletic Director, Bob Frey, a total of 361 Panther student-athletes have registered and are roaring to go for the start of the 2018 PIAA Spring season!
Panther Athletics Spring sports breakdown (# of participants)!
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Baseball: (32)
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Softball: (14), Junior High Softball- (14)
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Boys LAX: (32)
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Girls LAX: (37)
- Boys Tennis: (16)
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Track & Field: (118), Middle School Track & Field- (48)
On a frigid day of practice, Panther junior CJ Stump pushes the ball up field.
Like so many others who are tired of feeling the stubborn chill of winter, Saucon Source, too, is ready for change. So, in anticipation of the new sports season heating up, we are thrilled to provide our readers with previews of the different Panther sports. Today, Saucon Source gives you a little snapshot of the Panther lacrosse programs. Check it out!
Coach Evancho works with his Panthers on outlets and transition.
BOYS’ LACROSSE OPENING SHOTS!
- Head Coach: Matt Evancho
- Assistant Coaches: Tyler Sharesky, Patrick Kowalski and Chase Miller
- Seniors: Danny Austin, Jakob Bredbenner, Angelo Mahaffey, Kyle Malone, Joel Paulson, Zachary Petiet, Steven Rose, Nicholas Schubert, Keaton Story, Tucker Stromski and Erik Sundlof
- Returning Impact Players: Zachary Petiet, Joel Paulson, CJ Stump, Erik Sundlof, Evangelos Hahalis and Curtis Clifford
- Key Returnees and Newcomers: Danny Austin, Kyle Malone, Steven Rose, Tucker Stromski, Christian Alling, Keaton Story, Garrett Laub, Thomas Austin, Kyle Patton, Colin Johnson and Colin Zyck
- Coach Evancho’s Keys To Success: “We are focused on getting better every day. The coaching staff expects the players to always give effort and be coachable. We are focusing on a team-first attitude and culture. Our focus remains on the process. The rest will take care of itself”.
- Top Competition: “Every team on our schedule will provide challenges. In terms of the “AA” level, all of the teams will be strong this year. This includes Allentown Central Catholic, Southern Lehigh, and Moravian Academy”.
Saucon Valley girls’ lacrosse coach, Jane Hoff, takes practice time to reinforce a little Panther strategy.
GIRLS’ LACROSSE OPENING SHOTS!
- Head Coach: Jane Hoff
- Assistant Coaches: Jennifer Zavacky, Amy Bedner, Leslie Connally and Candice Ziegler
- Seniors: Hannah Housenick, Rhiannon Jaen, Sam Johnson, Helen Kreschollek, Reba Old and Maddie Zyck
- Returning Impact Players:
- Midfielders: Cam Zavacky (10), Katherine Naiburg (11) and Salome Carr (10)
- Attack: Helen Kreshollek (12), Maddie Zyck (12), Siobhan Coakley (11)
- Defense: Sarah Duffy (11), Kimmy Polefka (11), Allie Royse (10), Seri Johnstone (11), Kennedy Morgan (10)
- Newcomers:
- Midfielders: Maria Donahue (9)
- Attack: Megan Kane (9), Katie Marker (9)
- Defense: Kerry Lannon (9)
- Coach Hoff’s Keys To Success: “Our motto has always been success can only be achieved by hard work and going back to the basic fundamentals and perfecting those. Only when we perfect the fundamentals can we then add in the higher levels of lacrosse. Our goal is to be better than we were last year. The team has been working very hard individually. Each one of the girls has been working out in the gym weightlifting, improving their cardio stats, and working together on new plays. The only way to beat the teams out of the Philadelphia area is to improve exponentially. I believe the girls will show as a different team this year”.
- Top Competition: “Every team has been working hard this year. We would like to beat the teams that we have not been able to in the past. We face Emmaus, Pennridge and Easton in our first few games”.
Good luck Panthers, the Source is with you!