This is one of a regular-day series of boys’/men’s and girls’/women’s stories looking back on this date in lacrosse history)
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/20/20
4/20/08 – Wings bow to Titans in front of crowd of 17,340
Phillylacrosse.com, posted 4/20/08
The largest home crowd in six years watched the host Philadelphia Wings suffer an 11-8 loss to New York Saturday in a key National Lacrosse League contest at the Wachovia Center.
Before a throng of 17,340 fans, the Wings failed to clinch a playoff berth and fell into a three-way tie for second place in the Eastern Division with a 9-6 record. New York and Buffalo are also 9-6 and Minnesota leads the division with a 9-5 record.
The Wings close their regular season next Sunday at Toronto.
“It was a terrific effort by both teams,” said Wings coach Dave Huntley. “We had a good defensive battle, but the Titans were able to convert on more opportunities.”
4/20/10 – Scholastic boys: Springfield-Delco defeats Conestoga, 4-3, on OT goal by Keegan
By David A. Willauer
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/20/10
Austin Kaut made 14 saves in goal and Colin Keegan scored with 3 minutes and 34 seconds left in overtime, giving host Springfield-Delco a stunning 4-3 victory over Conestoga tonight in a Central League boys’ lacrosse showdown.
The Cougars’ victory kept them tied with Ridley atop the Central League with a 5-0 mark and gave coach Mike Friel his 100th career victory.
Conestoga (8-2, 4-1) came in as the No. 1-ranked team in the PA Media Rankings for the PIAA; Springfield (8-1) is No. 3. Conestoga also is ranked No. 11 in the Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse Power Rankings.
4/20/10 – Scholastic boys: Sanders’ goal with 5.3 seconds left lifts D-town West to first win ever over D-town East
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/20/10
Eric Sanders scored the game-winner with 5.3 seconds to play as visiting Downingtown West defeated rival Downingtown East, 13-12, in a key Ches-Mont League boys’ game today.
The win for the Whippets (9-1 overall, 4-0 league) was its first ever over East since the schools split from Downingtown High in 2004. The Cougars (3-6, 3-1) also saw their 37-game win streak in league play snapped.
Sanders took a feed from defenseman Luke McCorry – who carried it upfield – on the left flank before blazing the winning shot.
“I could see the clock as Luke was bringing it up because I was backpedaling,” said Sanders. “I just caught the ball just outside the restraining box and launched it toward the goal.
4/20/11 – UA/Inside Lacrosse Power Rankings: Haverford School, Conestoga are 1-2; GA enters in at No. 23
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/20/11
This week’s Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse Power Rankings:
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1. Haverford School (Pa.)
Record: 12-0
2. Conestoga (Pa.)
Record: 9-0
3. Calvert Hall (Md.)
Record: 11-0
4/20/12 – Thursday’s boys’ highlights: Late Edition: Conestoga tops Radnor; Strath Haven, WCE, CB South. Hill School are victorious
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/20/12
Connor Frisina and Tyler brooke each had two goals and an assist as host Conestoga defeated Radnor, 7-4, Thursday in a key Central League boys’ lacrosse games.
Robbie Zonino made eight saves for the Pioneers (9-1, 6-0), the top-ranked team in the state.
Radnor (6-5, 5-1) got two goals from Shane Shapiro, a goal and three assists from Peter Donato and 12 of 15 face-offs from Mike Barnes.
Strath Haven 9, Lower Merion 4
Mitch Cross had three goals and three assists and Will Ohley had three goals and one assist while Ted Bergman made 16 saves for the Panthers in the Central League win.
4/20/13 – Men’s lacrosse: Penn State downs Delaware, 13-7, behind Forster, Kaut
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/20/13
By Contributing Writer David A. Willauer
& From Press Release
The ninth-ranked Penn State men’s lacrosse team clinched a share of the Colonial Athletic Association regular season title with a 13-7 win over the Blue Hens on Saturday night at Delaware Stadium in front of 1,492 fans.
Jack Forster (La Salle) tallied a game-high five points behind four goals and one assist. Junior goalkeeper Austin Kaut (Springfield-Delco) made 12 saves in 56 minutes of work.
Penn State (10-3, 5-0 CAA) overcame a 3-2 deficit and ran off 11 of the next 14 goals for a 13-6 advantage in the fourth quarter. The win sewed up the CAA’s No. 1 seed for the conference tournament. Tournament dates and site will be announced on Monday.
4/20/14 – Saturday’s boys’ roundup: SCHA tops Utah team in OT, Garnet Valley edges HG Prep in OT, GA wins in 2OT, Shawnee is 8-0
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/20/14
Tasso Karras had three goals, including the game-winner in OT, as host Springside Chestnut Hill Academy toppled Corner Canyon (UT), 8-7 Saturday in a game involving the East vs. West.
Springside Chestnut Hill (6-7) also got three goals from Jack Lamb.
Corner Canyon, 11-2, is the No. 2 rated team in Utah in the LaxPower state rankings and had defeated Good Counsel (MD), 9-7 on Thursday, in its first game in the East. Max Asay and Casey Rose had two goals each for the Chargers.
Germantown Academy 10, St Joseph Metuchen (NJ) 9, 2 OT
Garrett Trucksess scored his third goal of the game at 3:36 in the 2nd OT to lift GA (5-5).
4/20/17 – Paterno finds new home at @ANClacrosse; leads 19-7 win over @ShipleyLax
By Matt Chandik
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/20/17
It’s totally understandable that Joey Paterno needed an adjustment period when he first came to the Academy of the New Church this year.
The grandson of legendary college football coach Joe Paterno, the sophomore attackman spent his freshman year at State College, right next to the Penn State campus where his grandfather coached the Nittany Lions for so many years. That’s where his family struck up a friendship with ANC coaches Rob and Jack Forster, who played for the Nittany Lions.
