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posted 01/19/2010 Big News: Region 6 and Wamogo High School has become the first local public school system to approve a proposal to incorporate a boys lacrosse team into their offering of officially sanctioned spring sport options beginning in the 2011 season!!
Thank you to all those who supported this effort, particularly the students and parents in Region 6, Dr. Drezek, Principal Egan and Athletic Director Mary Stolle who have been very enthusiastic about the future of Wamogo Warrior Lacrosse! Region 6 clearly recognizes the value the program provides to the many student atheletes interested in a highly active spring sport.
The Litchfield Hills Youth Lacrosse Association is in full support of this effort. We believe we have an outstanding feeder program for not only Wamogo, but several local prep schools, Housatonic Valley High School and other club programs. In the proposal to the Region 6/Wamogo administration, we proposed to form a lacrosse booster club to fund the start-up of the program. While this organization will be independent from LHYL, I hope the LHYL members will consider donating towards this effort. We already have some excellent folks who have volunteered to join this soon to be formed group. If you are interested in helping out, please contact me at
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The same proposal made to Region 6 was presented to the Litchfield Schools Superintendent who informed me that she and the Litchfield Board of Education "are in agreement that it is not an option for us in the foreseeable future." This was disappointing as we had hoped to launch and fund the two school sanctioned programs together. While I personally do not anticipate resubmitting another such proposal, I do expect that the BOE/administration will have no choice but to recognize significant interest in the sport as the Litchfield students continue to develop through our youth program. Therefore, I encourage everyone involved in the program to continue to make your support and interest known to the decision makers within the school system, in the hopes that another effort to launch a school sanctioned lacrosse program at Litchfield High School may be initiated sooner rather than later.
Last year we also reached out to two other school systems that have a significant number of students who play for LHYL (Region 14 - Nonnewaug and Region 12 - Shepaug). Vic Losure (LHYL parent) and the Woodbury Parks and Recreation Department successfully launched an independent high school club team and they are hopeful that it will lead to an official Nonnewaug school sponsored program down the road. Region 12 has not show an interest as of yet. We have or have had student atheletes from other local towns as well, including Torrington and Thomaston. LHYL supports the growth of lacrosse throughout the northwest corner of CT and would be happy to provide guidance to those interested in getting new programs started.
As we welcome the addition of the Girls High School Club team this spring, LHYL is committed to continuing our support of high school club teams in 2011, and for as long as there are enough local players to field club teams. We are looking forward to another great season in 2010 and continuing the Boy's reign as the top club team in the state! Go Hills!
Greg Gannon
President, LHYL
