THE JAGROAR!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MAY 15, 2013
SPORTS Girl’s Lacrosse: Round two? By Kelsey Federico JagRoar Staff It is incredible that Windham High School is coming on its fourth year of being in the school district and we have experienced numerous state championships that take other high schools decades to accomplish. With girls field hockey becoming state finalists, individual champions in golf, boys soccer winning the state championship, and girls lacrosse with an undefeated season, you’d think that it had taken years as a high school to achieve such a distinguished and honorable reputation in the athletic world. In fact, for the girl’s lacrosse team, it did take several years. The high school may have started four years ago, but most girls who now play have had a lacrosse stick in hand since before they were ten, providing a solid foundation of players that would increase their skill and finally prove their abilities at the high school level, bringing home WHS a state championship. But the question is, will they pull it off this year? After losing several seniors who played a significant role in girls lacrosse — including fouryear varsity starter and three-year
Photos courtesy www.unionleader.com 2012 WHS captain Kayla Breton celebrates with her teammates. captain, Kayla Breton, who has gone on to play at the collegiate level — people wonder if the team is prepared for what is to come this 2013 season. “In losing our seniors, we did lose key assets to girls lacrosse, but the addition of talented freshman and the solid group we have this year gives us extremely high hopes for this season,” says junior starter Melissa Cino. Starting off their season with a 20-2 win over Merrimack Valley seems to have proven that even due to the loss of seniors, this team can tackle any obstacle as long as the vision of a state championship is clear.
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