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Alumni Lacrosse Game—Celebrating Milestones for Coach Mike Webster and the 2017 Team Prior to the annual Alumni Lacrosse Game, in which alumni compete against members of the current varsity team, Brad Bonner ’93, P ’20, ’23, ’25 and Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse Assistant Coach Patrick Birotte ’87, P ’20 recognized Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse Head Coach Mike Webster P ’24, ’27, ’27 for 30 years as a Pingry lacrosse coach (he was an assistant in 1988 and became head coach in 1989). To commemorate the occasion and Coach Webster’s mantra of “Head, Heart, Hustle,” players received alumni lacrosse T-shirts that read “Head Heart and Hustle: Three Decades of Wisdom from Coach Mike Webster.” Coach Birotte, who has worked with Coach Webster for 16 years, said, “His dedication and passion have kept me here. My brother is out in California, so he’s my brother right here.” Coach Webster praised the 2017 team for two milestones: the boys’ lacrosse program’s 500th victory, and the most games ever won in a four-year span (62 as of the end of the season). Right: Brad Bonner ’93, P ’20, ’23, ’25, Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse Head Coach Mike Webster P ’24, ’27, ’27, and Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse Assistant Coach Patrick Birotte ’87, P ’20.
Attendees included Larry Hallett ’75, Josh Gradwohl ’80, Tom Rusen ’89, Brian Combias ’06, Skot Koenig ’77, Wyatt Kasserman ’99, P ’29, Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse Head Coach Mike Webster P ’24, ’27, ’27, Steve Newes ’78, Brad Bonner ’93, P ’20, ’23, ’25, Jake Moss ’17, former assistant coach Howard Shirley, Drew Brosie ’17, AJ Bernstein ’17, JC Sorenson ’15, Johnny Graves ’17, Charles Papandreou ’17, Frankie Dillon ’17, Brett Zanelli ’17, Ryan Boylan ’17, Ollie Martin ’17, Lucas Monserrat ’17, David Metzger ’17, Spencer Duryee ’17, Stephen Daigle ’17, Jake Simon ’17, Taylor Wright ’12, Ben Muller ’12, Johnny Roberts ’12, Alex Castle ’12, Doug Lachenauer ’15, Jamie Ogden ’12, Jonathan Butler ’15, Ben Shepard ’16, Thomas Zusi ’16, Boys’ Varsity Ice Hockey Head Coach Emeritus John Magadini, and Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse Assistant Coach Patrick Birotte ’87, P ’20.
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