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| Jul 04, 2025

USA Lacrosse Announces 2025 High School Girls' Coaches of the Year

By USA Lacrosse Press Release | Photo by John Strohsacker

USA Lacrosse today announced the high school girls’ coaches from each geographic area selected as winners of the 2025 Coach of the Year Awards. The award honors a girls’ lacrosse head coach in each area who exemplifies the ideals of the game of lacrosse.

The award is intended to recognize the individual’s overall coaching performance and contribution, not just coaching wins - although they may be considered. Nominees must demonstrate outstanding sportsmanship on and off the field, and also demonstrate excellent rapport with their players, officials, and other coaches.

USA Lacrosse oversees the selection of the high school awards, which are administered locally by area chairs. Selections are based on voting by coaches within each geographical area.

The Coach-of-the-Year Award is one of four awards that comprise the USA Lacrosse high school girls’ recognition program, along with All-American, All-Academic, and the Jackie Pitts Award.

Note: Some local areas have not yet reported their selections and are not included in the listings below. Entries will be added as the selections are received.

Updates/corrections can be sent to gamesadministration@usalacrosse.com.       
 

2025 USA Lacrosse High School Girls' Coaches of the Year

AreaNameSchool
AlabamaTom LewisMountain Brook 
ArizonaTorrey GravesDesert Vista 
California - Central CoastCeleste PeralesGilroy
California - Greater Los AngelesMaddy MorriseyMira Costa 
California - Orange CountyMegan ArmesSt. Margaret's Episcopal
California - San DiegoMackenzie NewtonLa Jolla
ColoradoRachel SanfordEvergreen
ConnecticutMeg CersosimoConard 
DelawareTaylor GibbsSussex Academy
District of ColumbiaClaire BergPotomac School
Florida - NorthKen McIlhenryGulf Breeze 
GeorgiaTravis ChurchLambert
IdahoDominic GonzalesIdaho Falls 
Iowa/NebraskaAdam DuganLincoln Liberty
Maryland - ChesapeakeKaty KelleyBroadneck 
Maryland - Howard CountyAmanda BradyMarriotts Ridge 
Maryland - WesternBrigid ScanlonSouth Carroll
Massachusetts - WesternAshley ZiembaChicopee 
MichiganDeanna RadcliffeSouth Lyon United
Missouri - HeartlandKimberly AppuzoBlue Valley
Missouri- Saint LouisCarrie LampeLadue Horton Watkins 
MontanaLiz PhillipsMissoula 
New HampshireJordan KerriganPortsmouth 
New Jersey - ShoreLori JohnsonSouthern Regional 
New Jersey - SouthJessica BlakeHaddonfield Memorial 
New York - Section 2 (Adirondack)Joe PollicinoShaker
New York - Section 5 (Rochester)Dave YorkPenfield
Ohio - CentralTim BoscoOlentangy Liberty
Pennsylvania - CentralCheyenne BensonElizabethtown Area 
Pennsylvania - EasternJosie TomainoEpiscopal Academy
Pennsylvania - WesternMackenzie BellMoon Area
South CarolinaBrent HilpertPorter-Gaud
TennesseeCorey DonohoeEnsworth
Texas - NorthRainey HodgsonSouthlake
Texas - SouthBeth LesterKinkaid School
UtahMichelle BuechnerSkyridge 
Virginia - RichmondChristina D'AngeloDouglas S. Freeman
Virginia - SouthwestErin PetersenBlacksburg
Virginia - TidewaterDoug RiceTabb
West VirginiaHailey MostacciuotoUniversity High 
WisconsinBrandon PetersonEdgewood-Madison