Blue Mountain Lacrosse

Parker Dickerson (Hempfield):  Transferred from Essex CC and now uses his incredible athleticism and lacrosse talent to help the Division III perennial powerhouse Salisbury University Seagulls.  This Memorial Day weekend, Parker helped power Salisbury back to another DIII Championship. Parker (#1), a junior, joins fellow Hempfield standout and Blue Mtn Coach Kyle Piper sporting a Seagulls National Championship ring .

*Parker helped the 2007 Blue Mtn team to the Gold Medal Championship at the PA Keystone Games.

Pete Deluca (Penn Manor) will be joining our Blue Mtn coaching staff this summer as one of our goalie coaches along with Dakota Maurer (Warwick and Chestnut Hill College's starting goalie).

Peter's success at Jacksonville University has been instrumental in the Florida-Pennsylvania connection.  He's paved the way for new collegiate programs to look to Central PA for great recruits, (ie Jacksonville University recruits Quint Miller, Chase Miller and Robby Wertz-Manheim Township, Florida Tech recruit Ryan Bailey-Hempfield).

*Some of Pete's outstanding credentials include a HS Academic All American award for 2010. _______________________________________________________

Goalie Dakota Maurer (Warwick) was chosen ECC Player of the Week and is the ultimate stopper in Chestnut Hill's nasty defense and their abupt rise to Div. II top teams.  Dakota will also be joining our Blue Mtn Goalie coaching staff this summer!

.  Chestnut Hill is coached by Brian Dougherty, recently retired MLL and Team USA Goalie.  Brian is one of a handful of the best goalies ever to play the game, and Dakota's experience under his tutoring will be a superb addition to our 2011 coaching staff and our 2011 goalies.

Blue Mountain Alums Dakota Maurer (Warwick-goalie),

Chris Schaffer (Warwick-defense)   , 

Alex Frederick (Hempfield-defense) and

Michael Landau (Hempfield-midfield) are all playing for Div. II Chestnut Hill College.  

On Sunday March 13, Chestnut Hill defeated # 2 ranked Mercyhurst, 8-7 in overtime; Dakota Mauer made a crucial overtime save, while the winning goal was tallied by Michael Landau.

Congratulations to both Dakota Maurer who was honored as ECC Player of the Week, and Michael Landau who was named ECC Rookie of  Week!

*Warwick's fleet of foot midfielder Thomas Pontius will be attending Chestnut Hill College in the 2011-2012 school year.

Frostburg State freshman Phil Hess (Ephrata), lefty attackman/midfielder has played in 8 games, and has tallied 7 goals and 10 assists helping to pace the Bobcats as their third leading scorer at this point in the season.

*Frostburg State is in their first year of Div III lacrosse play, and is having some immediate success.  Penn Manor's Spencer Barnett, a lefty midfielder, will be joining the Frostburg State Bobcats lacrosse team in the Spring 2012 as a freshman.  The Blue Mtn Lax alums plan to room together next Fall at college. 

Freshman attackman Derek Kline (Hempfield) scored 3 goals, while junior midfielder Derek Neiheiser (Conrad Weiser) dished 2 assists and won 6 of 8 faceoff attempts to help lead the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays to a 16-4 victory over the Mighty Macs from Immaculata College.

After a rough start, the Blue Jays are starting to find their stride as their tough preseason and season opener against top ten ranked Hampden-Sydney has now paid dividends in developing this team's identity. 

*Elizabethtown Coach Terry Corcoran recently picked up his 250th collegiate victory!

Freshman Austin Schultz (Manheim Township) is helping the 2011 Bucknell University Bisons to a Top 20 ranking this year.  Coach Frank Fedorjaka on Schultz: "Austin has a very bright future as a defenseman. He has good feet, is very strong, and is a solid cover guy. He is a member of the ROTC, and that along with his wrestling background makes him very disciplined. He has a nice corps of veterans to learn from this year, and I anticipate him being in the mix for a starting spot next year."

The Bisons recently added 2011 HS recruits Alex Bradbury (Manheim Township) and Michael Ondrusek (Hempfield) for their 2012 roster.

Freshman lefty attacker Corey Elmer (Conrad Weiser) has transferred from Robert Morris University to Cabrini College.  Corey missed Fall Ball with Cabrini but will be an impact player with Cabrini.  Corey combines speed, toughness and a knack for creating and finishing plays.

Blue Mtn wishes Corey the best at his new college home!

Sophomore Attacker/Midfielder Mason Risner (Hempfield) helped the 2010 Gwynned Mercy Griffins to an outstanding 2010 campaign and once again will rely on Mason's offensive talents to help in the 2011 season.

Although Gwynned Mercy (2-5) has had a rough start, count on the Griffins to get back with the conference games just getting started and Mason's unique ability to create and finish!

Sophomore midfielder Matt Curcio (Manheim Township) is using his great athleticism and lacrosse skills to help Division II rising power Lake Erie College to early season success.  Matt has 7 points so far this season as he has helped lead the Lake Erie Storm to a 4-1 record.

Matt Curcio 2010 as a freshman: Saw action in 13 games as a freshman, starting four in the midfield, as a freshman... scored four goals and added three assists for seven total points... scored twice in the win over Walsh on 4/9... had single goals in two other games... had a goal and an assist at Mercy on 5/8.

Sophomore attackman Chris Manley (Warwick) has also been causing Lake Erie Storm opponents some headaches, creating havoc for opposing defenses.

  Chris Manley 2010 as a freshman: Started all 14 games as a freshman for the Storm... scored four goals and added three assists for seven total points on the season... had a pair of goals in the win at Otterbein on 3/11 and had two-point games against Wheeling Jesuit on 3/24 and Chestnut Hill on 4/1.

Ferrum College Panther freshman defender, Tyler Muckle (Ephrata), has seen action in three of five games so far this season.  Both Ferrum College and Tyler are in their initial season of Division III lacrosse.  Tyler was a superb defender at Ephrata, helping to support one of the best defenses in the LL last year. 

Blue Mtn Coach and Widener College defenseman Chris Keating (Conestoga Valley) helped Widener University have a superb 2010 season ending with an NCAA playoff showing and helping the Pride to 2010 MAC Conference Championship.

. 2010: Chris played in 15 games with six starts... Finished tied for fifth on the team with 11 caused turnovers... Recorded nine ground balls.

Junior Preston Ketchum (Manheim Township) is the 2011 McDaniel College Green Terror's starting LSM.  Preston has the distinction of being the only Blue Mtn player/coach who has won both a U19 Blue Mtn Gold Medal as a player (Summer 2007) and coach (Summer 2010). 

*Something you may not know about Preston...Preston's great character and perseverance has fought off a major injurythat hampered him in 2009/2010, and has rebounded to become a great defender in the Green Terror's scheme.  

Freshman defender Dylan Laser (Conestoga Valley) is also on the McDaniel College Green Terror lacrosse team.  Dylan had an early season injury and has been rehabbing to get back to the playing field.

Attackman Tim Stratton (Manheim Township) is co-captain of the 2011 Towson Tigers.  Tim still holds the high school national scoring record, and scored a goal against Stony Brook today to help lead his Towson Tigers to victory, 9-8. 

All District III defender Sean Sheehe (6'4" 219 lbs, Hempfield)

also plays an important role for Towson stingy defense coached by MLL, NLL and Team USA star defender Shawn Nadelyn.

*Interesting note:  Tim Stratton helped lead the 2005 Blue Mtn team to its first Gold Medal in the PA Keystone Games.  Sean Sheehe led a great defensive unit for the 2007 Blue Mtn PA Keystone Games Gold Medal Championship team.

Senior Middifielder Eric Petters (Ephrata), Sophomore midfielder Kyle Sproles, midfielder (Warwick), and freshmen Drew Cortese, defenseman (Hempfield) and Alex Wissler, LSM (Hempfield) are having an immediate impact for the Messiah College Falcons.

Eric Petters junior season with Messiah:  Played in 14 games, starting in 7. . .took 32 shots, connecting for 9 goals (7th on team), including 1 game winner. . .dished out 2 assists, totaling 11 points. . .picked up 15 ground balls.

*Eric played for the 2005 Gold Medal PA Keystone Games Blue Mtn team.

Kyle Sproles freshman season with the Falcons:
Played in 16 games, starting in 1. . .took 64 shots. . .netted 16 goals, including a team high 4 game winners. . .went 6 for 21 at the faceoff X. . .picked up 17 ground balls.

*Kyle helped his 2007 Blue Mtn Keystone team to the Gold Medal at PSU.

Drew Cortese is starting for Messiah on close defense and is responsible for taking on Messiah opponent's best player.

Blue Mtn Coach Danny Wertz (Manheim Township) and Ohio State University sophomore midfielder, is making a great impact with the Buckeyes, seeing action on the Scarlet and Silver's first midfield and EMO units.

*Dan scored the winning goal for Blue Mountain in the 2007 Gold Medal PA Keystone Games Championship Game vs Lehigh Valley.

John Dubois (Manheim Township) tallied two goals and distributed a pair of assists as the York College men's lacrosse team returned to the win column on Saturday. The Spartans topped host Frostburg State 11-5 in both squads' first Capital Athletic Conference tilt of the 2011 season as the victory snaps York's two-game skid and improves their record to 5-2 (1-0 CAC) while the Bobcats fall to 3-5 (0-1 CAC) on the year.

*John helped the 2005 Blue Mtn Lacrosse team to the Gold Medal with a 13-2 victory over Delco in the Finals.

Defensive specialist David Stock (Manheim Township) transferred to UMBC in 2010 from Essex CC.  As a senior defender, David has seen action in 4 of 5 games with the Retrievers.

David is majoring in sociology... Named NJCAA First-Team All-American while at CCBC-Essex in his sophomore season of 2009. The Region Most Valuable Defensive Player and a First-Team All-Region selection. Also earned First-Team All-Maryland junior college honors. The Region Championship game defensive MVP.  Earned Second-Team All-Region as a freshman for the Essex CC Knights.

Parker Dickerson (Hempfield):  Transferred from Essex CC and now is using his incredible athleticism and lacrosse talent to help the Division III perennial powerhouse Salisbury University Seagulls back for another championship run in 2011.

Don't be surprised if you see the fleet footed and stealthly Parker Dickerson helping to power Salisbury to Div III Gold.

*Parker helped the 2007 Blue Mtn team to the Gold Medal Championship at the PA Keystone Games.

Trey Keely (Conestoga Valley): Honorable Mention USILA All-American… Second-Team All-ODAC selection… started in 15 of 21 games… totaled 23 goals and a team-best 30 assists for 53 points… finished fourth in the ODAC in assists… registered 100 shots, 44 on goal with 28 groundballs… scored three goals and dished out three assists in season-opener vs. York (2/13)… scored three goals and collected three groundballs vs. Franklin & Marshall (2/27)… totaled two goals and three assists against NCAA Tournament Participant, then-#13 Cabrini (3/6) and Hampden-Sydney (3/20)… had one goal and three assists against Kenyon (3/16)… had two goals and an assist in NCAA Quarterfinal vs. #1 Stevenson (5/19).

*Trey helped his 2005 and 2007 Blue Mtn teams to Gold Medals at the PA Keystone Games.

Freshman midfielder and face off specialist Patrick Brogan (Hempfield) is making a huge impact for Susquehanna University's Mens Lacrosse team.

Box Score

March 9, 2011 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Ten different players scored for the Susquehanna men’s lacrosse team in a road victory over King's College.  Freshman Pat Brogan (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) set up the Susquehanna offense all afternoon, finishing with a game-high four assists.

Way to go Patrick!

  Sophomore Kier Blevins (Penn Manor), is on the field with the Franklin and Marshall College Diplomats.  Kier is playing defensive midfield using his great speed and quickness to add to a stingy F&M defensive corp!

<---Fierce sophomore and starting 6'2" 190lb Goucher defender Bryce Carson (LCDS) and

freshman lefty attackman Ryan Bram (Governor Mifflin)  are helping Goucher College fight back from some early season losses. 

*Currently Goucher is 3-4, but has rebounded after an 0-3 start with a 3-1 record in the past two weeks.

Sophomore Jason Dougherty (Hempfield) is helping the Fying Dutchmen as they build under Coach John Haus.  Jason helped his 2009 Hempfield team to an LL title and a second place finish in the 2009 District III Championship.

*Jason also helped his 2007 Blue Mtn team to the Gold Medal Championship at the PA Keystone Games.