Carroll County lacrosse coaches name all-CCAL teams
All-Carroll County Athletic League boys and girls lacrosse teams for 2023.
(NOTE: A previous version of this article listed Andrew Vogel as a Winters Mill player. Vogel played for Francis Scott Key this past spring.)
Carroll County's lacrosse coaches gathered recently to come up with their all-county selections for the 2023 season, one that saw a pair of girls teams win state championships in late May.
Congratulations to Liberty (Class 1A) and Manchester Valley (Class 2A) for ending the spring with state titles -- the Lions won their third in as many years, and the Mavericks won for the first time in 7 years. There was success on the boys side as well, with Westminster winning its first county title since 2019 and Liberty making it back to the 1A state tournament.
But the girls ruled the spring.
I have brought up a stat more than once this season that I just can't get enough of -- thanks to Liberty and Man Valley, the county has at least one girls lacrosse state champ in every season played since 2006. What a run.
Anyway, onto the All-CCAL lacrosse teams for 2023!
BOYS LACROSSE
First Team
Attack: JT Calhoun, Man Valley; Brady Covey, Westminster; Jesse Tobias, Winters Mill; Jackson Zaranski, Westminster.
Midfield: Camden Deming, Winters Mill; Mason Fisher, Westminster; Grant Miller, Man Valley; Reed Postlethwait, Winters Mill.
Defense: Reid Bartles, Man Valley; Scott Domboski, Winters Mill; Keegan Dombrowsky, Westminster; Mikey Simons, Westminster.
Long-Stick Midfield: Colin Bainbridge, Westminster.
FOGO: Max Johnson, Westminster.
Goalie: Connor McNamara, Westminster.
Second Team
Attack: Brad Brown, Century; Austin Hardesty, Westminster; Will Litz, Winters Mill; Aiden Ventura, Liberty.
Midfield: Edwin Blyden, Liberty; Andrew Owens, Winters Mill; Cash Stanton, South Carroll; Cam Webb, Westminster.
Defense: Andrew Grandinetti, Westminster; Nico Mariscano, Liberty; AJ Rodrigues, South Carroll; Andrew Vogel, Francis Scott Key.
Long-Stick Midfield: Ben Lombroia, Francis Scott Key; Owen Keesey, South Carroll.
FOGO: Ryan Thomas, Winters Mill.
Goalie: Jack Mancha, Liberty.
The coaches chose a player of the year and a coach of the year, and Winters Mill swept both categories.
Junior midfielder Reed Postlethwait is the Player of the Year after leading the county in scoring (55 goals, 72 points) and led the Falcons to a 5-1 record in the CCAL.
Darian Meador earned Coach of the Year honors after guiding Winters Mill to a 13-3 record, one season after the Falcons went 6-8.
Check out WM's regular-season clash with Westminster from April 25 that went right down to the wire!
GIRLS LACROSSE
First Team
Attack: Haylee Bittinger, Man Valley; Taylor Jendrek, Liberty; Caroline Laur, South Carroll; Riley Matthiesen, Liberty.
Midfield: Jane Brewer, Century; Jess Kent, Westminster, Shannon McTavish, South Carroll; Casey Meredith, Man Valley; Leah Miller, South Carroll; Emma Penczek, Man Valley.
Defense: Aubrey Chopper, Man Valley; Izzy Lucas, Liberty; Luetta Seipp, Man Valley; Cailin Yankle, South Carroll.
Goalie: Halley Feaga, Liberty.
Second Team
Attack: Natalie Burmeister, Man Valley; Paige Moreland, Westminster; Delaney Sandbank, Century; Emma Youngling, Westminster.
Midfield: Jenna Evans, Liberty; Harli Hamlett, Century; Erin Herrold, Man Valley; Madi Prietz, Century; Amelia Reed, Westminster; Drew Watkins, Francis Scott Key.
Defense: Julia Lucas, Liberty; Emily Rutledge, Century; Maya Trump, Man Valley; Mariah Williams, Liberty.
Goalie: Syd Luber, South Carroll.
Emma Penczek led Carroll County girls lacrosse in scoring with 93 goals and 136 points. She tied a state record with 9 goals in the championship game.
I'll leave you with a pair of our highlights packages -- Liberty's 1A state final vs. Fallston, and Manchester Valley's 2A title game showdown with Middletown.