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 5/3/20
5/3/08 – Male Student-Athlete: Owen J. Roberts’ Rosato focuses on sports and academics
By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, posted 5/3/08
Please excuse senior Dan Rosato if he forgets whether to pick up his lacrosse stick, a basketball or his soccer cleats in the morning.
After all, he excelled in all three sports at Owen J. Roberts and still manages to maintain his status on the Honor Roll with a 3.47 GPA.
“It’s tough balancing all of the activities and school,” said Rosato, who has earned 11 varsity letters. “You figure what you need to focus on and you make the time. For sports, I am always focused on whatever sport is in season, and I put all my focus on that sport. That helps me improve in each sport.”
5/3/09 – Boys’ wrap: St. Joe’s Prep edges Haverford School; Radnor tops Malvern, La Salle whips Springfield-D
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/3/09
Brendan Glynn and Colin Fleming each tallied two goals and Mike Zikoski had eight saves as St. Joseph’s Prep edged host Haverford School, 5-4, Saturday in non-league boys’ lacrosse action.
The Prep, ranked No 1 in the PA Media Rankings heading into the week, improved to 10-1. The seventh-ranked Fords (12-8) got two goals from Chris Hupfeldt and a goal and an assist each from Brent Tomlinson and Stephen Aitken.
Ian Correia also scored for St. Joe’s while Kenny Lankford had an assist. Carl Walrath and Will Horrocks also posted assists for Haverford School.
Radnor 5, Malvern Prep 4
John Dougherty scored two goals and goalie Beau Brady posted 11 saves to lead the host and fifth-ranked Red Raiders (13-3) to a tight win over the sixth-ranked Friars (5-8).
5/3/10 – Scholastic boys: Avon Grove’s defense sparks 5-4 win over Downingtown West in Ches-Mont showdown
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/3/10
Trevor Hornby had two goals and one assist and Damian Sobieski (two goals) had the game-winner in the third period to snap a 3-3 tie as host Avon Grove defeated Downingtown West, 5-4, tonight in a battle between the two remaining undefeated Ches-Mont League boys’ teams.
The win improves the Devils to 11-2 overall and 7-0 in the Ches-Mont while the Whippets fell to 13-2 and 6-1 in the league. Downingtown West had won 10 in a row and was ranked No. 9 in the PA Media Rankings in the PIAA.
Avon Grove coach Eric Jackson credited the team’s defense for the victory. Tom Malone had 13 saves and the Devils managed to keep the potent Whippets from getting into transition or loading up their big shooters.
“I have been proud of the defense all year,” said Jackson, who gave credit to all his poles and his defensive middies. “They have the ability to do that and they finally put it all together. We have a solid goalie and the entire defense is made of juniors; it was just a matter of believing in themselves.
5/3/11 – Central League boys’ roundup: Conestoga tops Strath Haven; Garnet Valley, L. Merion, Radnor, Springfield-Delco, Penncrest win
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/3/11
Jake Scott had four goals and an assist as visiting Conestoga earned a 12-2 victory over Strath Haven today in Central League boys’ lacrosse.
The first-place Pioneers, ranked No. 2 in the PA Media Rankings, rebounded from their loss Saturday to No. 1 Haverford School and improved to 13-1 overall and 8-0 in the league.
Charlie Hildebrand added three goals for Conestoga while Tyler Brooke had two goals and an assist.
Sam Huestis and Kevin Sherry each scored for the Panthers and Steve Brodeur made 10 saves in three quarters. Strath Haven is 4-3 in the league and 6-6 overall.
Garnet Valley 7, Ridley 6
The Jaguars rallied from an early 4-0 deficit to defeat the Green Raiders.
5/3/12 – BIG EAST tourney: Walters (Haverford School), Syracuse rout Villanova, 15-6, to reach finals vs. St. John’s
By Michael Sorenson
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/3/12
Freshman Matt Walters (Haverford School) made a triumphant homecoming tonight by doubling his season’s scoring with two goals to help Syracuse whip host Villanova, 15-6, in the semifinals of the inaugural BIG EAST men’s lacrosse championships.
The third-seeded Orange (8-7) will meet fourth-seeded St. John’s – an 8-7 upset winner over No. 1 seed Notre Dame at noon on Saturday. Villanova falls to 8-7 and probably is done for the season.
Bobby Eilers had a career-high four goals to pace Syracuse. Tommy Palasek also contributed four points with a goal and three assists.
5/3/14 – Saturday’s boys’ roundup: Upper Dublin tops Conestoga in OT; La Salle downs EA, Shanahan defeats HGP
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/3/14
Michael Mullen scored the game-winner late in overtime and had six goals while Bobby McPeak made 13 saves Saturday as host Upper Dublin defeated Conestoga, 8-7 in a non-league boys’ lacrosse game.
Jack Rapine was a standout on defense with eight groundballs and also had an assist while Michael Sowers dished off six assists as the Cards (14-2) rallied from a 6-3 deficit in the fourth period.
Jake Scott had four goals and Matt Schleicher added a pair for the Pioneers (9-5).
La Salle 6, Episcopal Academy 4
The Explorers outscored the Churchmen, 3-1, in the final period to seize the victory over hard-luck EA. Mitch Soufleris (two goals) and Steve Hudak (two goals) broke a 3-3 tie and Colin MacDougall made eight saves for La Salle (8-5).
Curtis Zappala had a goal and two assists and Colin Reder made nine saves for EA, which is 6-11 and has lost seven games by two goals or less.
5/3/15 – .@FusionLax boys’ HS roundup: @gvjagslax, @UDCardsLax, @eaboyslacrosse, @Fords_Lacrosse, @sprlax, @ShipleyLax win
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/3/15
Dylan Lee scored four goals and Denny Nealon had three goals and two assists while Daniel Lanham won 21-of-25 face-offs as visiting Garnet Valley downed Avon Grove Saturday night, 14-8, in the feature game at HEADstrong Foundation’s Rivalry Games.
Jake Pousson led the Devils with three goals and an assist and Bryce Reid scored twice.
Kennett 18, Holy Ghost Prep 12
John Finfrock poured in seven goals and Brady O’Neill had six goals and an assist while Beau Schmeusser had five goals and two assists for Kennett in the victory at the Rivalry Games.
Michael Major had seven goals for Holy Ghost.
5/3/17 – Vetter brothers (CB East), Wright (Moorestown) help Tampa win D2 conference title
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/3/17
Staff Report
Sophomore Matt Vetter (Central Bucks East) had three goals and an assist and freshman Bryan Wright (Moorestown) added a goal and an assist as the No. 9-ranked University of Tampa men’s lacrosse team won it fourth straight Sunshine State Conference Tournament Championship with 12-8 victory over visiting Florida Tech.
The Spartans (14-4) will advance to the NCAA Division II quarterfinals in two weeks.
Chris Vetter added an assist for the Spartans, who used a 4-0 run to seize a 10-6 lead that they never relinquished.
5/3/19 – Amherst’s Wolf (Lower Merion) repeats as NESCAC Player of the Year
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/3/19
From Press Release
Amherst senior captain Evan Wolf (Lower Merion) captured the NESCAC’s top prize and was named the NESCAC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.
In addition to his Player of the Year selection, Wolf lands on the All-NESCAC First Team alongside Matt Solberg ’20, Tamer Sullivan ’21 and Jimmy McAfee (Germantown Academy) ’20, while Colin Minicus ’20 and Rod Castro (Radnor) ’20 earned Second Team distinction.
Voted on by coaches across the conference, Wolf is the first student-athlete to capture back-to-back NESCAC Player of the Year nods since DJ Hessler of Tufts did so in 2010 and 2011, becomes the first-ever Amherst player to earn two Player of the Year Selections and remains the third Mammoth in the history of the program to earn the honor (Quinn Moroney ’16 in 2015 & Derek Cherney ’07 in 2007).
