Thanks to the NexStar crew for sending in the recap!   On Saturday and Sunday of the Martin Luther King holiday weekend, January 13 & 14, NexStar Lacrosse held its’ 9^th annual college showcase. Coach Doug Shanahan, former Team USA member, Teewaarton winner and current Western High School head coach, welcomed over 120 boys from 7 states (FL, NY, NJ, CT, VA, MI & UT) to Caloosa Park in Delray Beach for two days of clinic work and game play with some of the best college coaches from around the country. The two-day format divided the athletes into small groups based on their graduating class; high school seniors down to 6^th graders worked hard for two days.  At the younger age levels, a less-intensive youth skills clinic followed the same instructional format for the players.     Coach Shanahan noted “It was very important for us to get these kids meaningful minutes with each coach. The opportunity to absorb fresh knowledge from skilled coaches is priceless for an athlete trying to improve.” The weekend was designed to maximize time with the coaches. NexStar athletes enjoyed their “working lunch” on Saturday where the break was enhanced by recruiting talks from Tom Mariano, head coach of the Pace University Setters and the Florida Launch as well as University of Pennsylvania and New York Lizards offensive coordinator, Ryan Danehy. Day One of the Showcase Weekend was dominated by positional work and instructional sessions until the afternoon, when players moved to game play. Each team was coached by the collegiate staff for full-length games observed by the remainder of the college coaches. Day Two of the showcase was entirely game play.     “This was the largest group we’ve had in 9 years,” said Shanahan. “And it’s the most energetic and interactive group of coaches yet. We’re thrilled that the athletes enjoyed themselves, learned a lot and made connections to better their futures. We are especially proud of our college staff’s dedication to making this event the best it could possibly be. They were the reason the weekend was the success that it was. The bar has been set for 2019 and all of us involved are excited to raise it even further.”     The list of coaches who worked the weekend with the kids: Tom Mariano – Pace University/Florida Launch Ryan Danehy – University of Pennsylvania/New York Lizards Steve Soriano – Princeton University Nick Lattel – Harvard University Mike Ondrusek – Whittier College Jimmy Ryan – Rutgers University Dan Cocchi – Towson University Derek Andrake – Jacksonville University Pat Johnston – Keiser University Jesse Vanatta – Palm Beach Atlantic University Lloyd Hamilton – Lynn University Mark Rice – St. John Fisher University Fred Bulken – Hartford University Alex Bunick – Babson College Nick Tuttle – Canisius College     At the end of the scrimmages the Coaches were asked to vote on the kids they deemed the All Stars of the weekend and here’s their choices!  

#	Last	First	GRADE	POS
53	Ortiz	Izaiah	6	D
57	Calkins	Evan	6	Mid
58	Knapp	Ryan	6	Mid
59	Vazquez	Nicholas	6	Mid
82	Pousak	Benjamin	6	A
61	Lean	Connor	7	A
64	Jarolem	Nash	7	D
65	Klis	Andrew	7	D
66	Konopik	Johnathan	7	D
67	Layne	Vincent	7	D
69	Schwartz	Patrick	7	D
71	Kaplan	Robert	7	G
72	Lewis	Zach	7	G
73	Shields	Shaden	7	G
74	Hallock	Colby	7	Mid
75	Brent	Zachary	7	Mid
76	Kirkeide	Anders	7	Mid
78	Gregorek	Caden	7	G
79	Gregorek	Chase	7	D
80	Cartwright	Corbn	7	Mid
83	Vital	Nigel	7	Mid
91	Lewis	Jake	8	A
92	Marinelli	Alec	8	A
93	Mcdonald	Trace	8	A
99	Andrews	JoJo	8	Mid
100	Shields	Sam	8	Mid
101	Walker	Nelson	8	Mid
169	Burris	Matthew	8	D
102	Gazzano	Robert	9	A
103	Gottlieb	Harrison	9	A
106	Marsh	Brandon	9	G
108	Pagano	Andrew	9	LSM
109	Toohey	Ryan	9	LSM
110	Borodiak	Anthony	9	Mid
112	Kitchen	Donnie	10	A
113	Wexler	Emmett	10	A
114	Winegardner	Matthew	10	A
116	VAlentin	Javier	10	D
117	Gray	Seamus	10	D
118	McMeekin	Wyatt	10	G
120	Knapp	Michael	10	LSM
123	Finkelstein	Gabriel	10	Mid
124	Nosowicz	Christopher	10	Mid
125	Panchookian	Daniel	10	Mid
127	Gonzalez	Brock	11	A
128	Laman	Grant	11	A
129	Lehrman	Joshua	11	A
130	Oletsky	Jeremy	11	A
131	Yi	Nicholas	11	A
135	Panchookian	John	11	D
136	Phillips	Griffin	11	D
137	Shannon	Nicholas	11	D
139	Pistiner	Garret	11	FOGO
140	Hollison	Connor	11	G
141	Shea	Colin	11	G
144	Eriksson	Maximo	11	LSM
145	Majzner	David	11	LSM
146	Cacciola	Christopher	11	Mid
147	Gomez	Justin	11	Mid
148	Goodrich	Payton	11	Mid
149	Kalinowski	Jake	11	Mid
153	Weinstein	Zachary	11	Mid
159	Dagobert	Marc	11	D
160	Fox	Michael	11	A
161	Nabridge	Bryce	11	A