Lacrosse season is here! How are the CPS teams looking this year? Their coaches tell us here!
*All coaches were contacted multiple times for this exercise. Those responses are below
Girls lacrosse
School name: Lane Tech
Last season’s record: 11-9 (7-0 conference)
Social media handle: Instagram: ltglax
Returning starters:
Gwen Ryan – A/M. senior, captain, All-Conference, All-Sectional
Gigi Winston – M, senior, All-Conference
Jocelyn Hale – D/M, senior, All-Conference
Emily Sides – D, senior, All-Conference
Jordan Kapp – D/M, senior
Cooper Hudecek – D, senior
Ari Porrate – D, senior
Raquel Tepper – A, senior
Sofia Pagones – A, senior
Sage Tenfelde – D, junior
Natalie Crosby – A, junior
Audrey Nathaus – M, junior
Returning non-starters:
Gina Goodman – M, senior
Allison Xu – D/A, senior
Maryn Kenny – A, junior
Athena Solberg – A/M, junior
Drew Janovsky – D, junior
Olivia Walling – M, junior
Top newcomers:
Arden Gutierrez – D/M, sophomore
Norah Rosenberg – D/M, sophomore
Games to watch:
4/21 vs DCP (away)
4/28 vs Latin (away)
5/1 vs Payton (home)
Coach’s season outlook:
We’re looking forward to a super competitive season and building off our success of last year. We have a lot of strong returners and athletic new players to help challenge each other to grow at practice. We’re excited for a great season!
School name: Northside College Prep
Last season’s record: 6-13
Social media handle: Instagram: ncpwomenslax
Returning starters (name, class, position and honors):
Maizy Peer, Senior, Midfield 2024 CPL All Conference
Avery Cohn, Senior, Defense
Georgia Foster, Senior, Attack
Mirabel Dahlquist, Senior, Attack
Liva Ozturk, Senior, Defense
Joyce Karri, Senior, Defense
Mariam Jollah, Senior, Attack
Ella Prentice, Junior, Midfield, 2024 CPL All Conference
Phaelyn Burns, Junior, Attack
Returning non-starters (name, class, position):
Cecilia Roth, Junior, Midfield/GK
Audrey Smith, Junior, Defense
Gabrielle Jamieson, Junior, Attack
Brisa Macias, Junior, GK/Attack
Winnie Nutkowitz, Junior, Midfield
Top newcomers (name, class, position):
Bianca Enders, Sophomore, Defense
Games to watch:
Taft 4/8
Kenwood 4/15
Regina 5/9 Senior Day
Coach’s season outlook:
This year we are excited to co-op with Disney II, and have added two players from that school to our program. We are a small team this year but have a lot of returning players. We are playing some new non-conference opponents and are hoping to improve on last season’s record.
School: Payton
Returning starters (name, class, position):
Alexis Keener – Junior- A
Anabel Seiler – Junior- M
Ariya Thompson – Senior- D
Asha Lulla – Junior – M
Edna Aman – Senior – A
Eleanor Blackburn – Junior- D
Julia Ferguson – Senior – A
Lily Bazan – Senior – G
Macarena Ugalde Bada – Junior – A
Maia Daley – Junior – M
Returning non-starters (name, class, position):
Belinda Arias – Junior – A
Citlali Cruz-Bruno – Junior – A
Emma Prochaska – Junior – A
Noam Cohen – Junior – D
Nora Lerner – Junior – D
Top newcomers (name, class, position):
Alice Lau – Sophomore – D
Emma Lee – Sophomore – A
Norah Marinelli – Sophomore – M
Prisara Chumsangsri – Sophomore – M
Games to watch:
4/10 vs Northside at Winnemac
4/15 vs Whitney Young- Senior Night
4/24 at Taft
4/28 at Highland Park
5/1 at Lane
Boys lacrosse
School: Taft
Last season’s record: 4-13
Social media handle: @taftlacrosse (Instagram)
Returning starters (name, class, position, stats and honors (if any))-
Petr Malina – senior, midfield, captain, 3rd year varsity player, team leader in ground balls
Saul Zacarias – senior, midfield, captain, 4th year varsity player
Isaac Gainey – senior, faceoff, 4th year varsity player, team leader in faceoff wins
Lucas Bernson – senior, goalie, 3rd year varsity player
Lucas Hurtado – senior, attack, 3rd year varsity player, team leader in points
Rocco Esposito – senior, defense, 4th year varsity player, team leader in caused turnovers
Ryan Suing – senior, attack, 4th year varsity player
Sebastian Vittore – senior, defense, 2nd year varsity player
Jake Anto – junior, attack, 3rd year varsity player
Returning non-starters (name, class, position, stats)-
Domenic Paladino – senior, midfield, 2nd year varsity player
Michael Niesel – junior, midfield, 2nd year varsity player
Nolan Dutkiewicz – junior, midfield, 3rd year varsity player
Zach Sullivan – sophomore, faceoff, 2nd year varsity player
Teddy Desalvo – sophomore, goalie, 2nd year varsity player
Top newcomers (name, class, position)-
Max Dominick – sophomore, long stick midfield
Kevin Anti – senior, midfield
Kaj Szaczkowski – senior, midfield
Kuba Wierzchowiak – senior, defense
Games to watch – conference matchups between Lincoln Park and Kenwood Academy.
Coach’s season outlook- looking forward to coaching the largest roster since I took over as head coach. This is my 5th season. There are a handful of boys on the team who have played all 4 years of varsity lacrosse which is pretty unique. Hoping to secure a winning record and start building some momentum.
