By: Nicole Risell

Speed, agility, and power are just some of the words that come to mind when talking about girls’ lacrosse. The sport of girls’ lacrosse has a long tradition of excellence here at PAHS. They ended the season last year with an impressive record of 12-8. With a current record of 5-2 (4-3 in the PAC-10), the girls’ lacrosse team is hoping to make the playoffs this season.

Leading the team this season are senior captains are Liz Jones and Becky Porter. Other seniors include Nora Gerstenberger, Julie Kachnoskie, and Kathleen Mizzi. Juniors Liz Beckerman, Tiffany Cole, Franziska Denz, Natalie Donahue, Liz Grover, Elizabeth Harris, Mariah Johnson, Emily O’Brien, Heather Parris, Taylor Schmidthuber, Kierstin Schwagerl, and Kacie Vargo are great additions to the team. Sophomores Meghan Fortmann, Karen Hayde, Casey Kobilka, Sarah Lombardi, Casey Luzins, Kat Moakes, Brianna Quay, Katie Randolph, Brandy Rogers, Britney Rohall, Kelsey Szegady, Beatriz Valdez, and Erin Watson provide the team with further talent. Fifteen freshmen round out the team.

Coach Foresta has high expectations for this season, even though it’s still early in the season and a strong group was lost from last season. Coach Foresta said, “Young players need to step it up; we can’t just rely on veterans from last year.” According to Coach Foresta, every team is good competition, but she doesn’t measure success in wins and losses. She said, “If there’s improvement from March to May, that’s success.”

Captain Liz Jones said, “As the season progresses, our growth as a team is obvious to anyone who follows our team. We are not only improving on a competitive level, but we are growing as players and bonding as a team. The girls and I are very optimistic towards our success and are looking forward to ending our season with a winning record.”

Show your support for the Lady Phantoms at their big home game against Boyertown on Monday, April 27th at 7:00 pm. Hopefully, our Lady Phantoms will experience the thrill of victory. Good luck girls!