Spring 2024 Girls Season Preview Article

Girls Lacrosse Begins Year

High school coaches come and go, but for girls lacrosse it’s been tougher to find consistency. Counting this year, Lowell will have had seven coaches in the program’s 16 years. Jesse Vasquez was Lowell’s longest tenured coach at six years, who left to become the varsity girls basketball coach at Wyoming in 2022.

So a month before the season, the program was scrambling for a coach. Fearful of not having one for the season. The 2020 season was canceled (COVID), with plenty of concern that the team could lose their 2021 season to COVID, and in 2024 with a quick coaching turnaround. In stepped Mallery Yaw, a former LHS Girls Lacrosse player, to the rescue. Now Lowell is looking to a bright future on the field, and as a program, with eight freshmen on the team this season.

“We have Madie Morgensen, last year's defensive MVP, and Hope Kaminski, last year's offensive MVP. Our two other seniors we have are Sydnie Raab and Hannah Johnson who will both be a huge asset to our team on defense. We are excited to see all that they will accomplish this year, and as coaches we are impressed with who these girls are as individuals and role models for our players,” Yaw told the Ledger.

The Red Arrows started the year with a 15-6 loss to Caledonia, and losing by nine isn’t a win, it is improvement. Lowell lost 18-0 and 20-1 to the Fighting Scots last year.

“Some other returners that will also be key role players with experience are Kaci Reynolds a junior midfielder and draw specialist, Paige Wilcox a sophomore attack, and our sophomore goalie Lyn Melby. All of these players have a tremendous work ethic that pushes their teammates around them to be better,” added Yaw.

Lowell has games with Grand Haven and Lansing Catholic this week before the spring break holiday.