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Northgate girls lacrosse having one of their most successful seasons ever
Courtesy: Kara Navolio

Northgate girls lacrosse having one of their most successful seasons ever

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — The girls lacrosse team at Northgate High School is having one of their most successful seasons ever. With one week left to play in the regular season the team was 9-2, qualified for DAL league playoffs for the first time in team history (2007 was the beginning of girls lacrosse at Northgate), and will likely earn a spot in the NCS tournament.  As of mid-April they were ranked number 10 in NCS, which is their highest ranking ever. This year they also beat Miramonte for the first time in nine years and won the Battle of the Creek 11-3.

Courtesy: Kara Navolio

Coach Phillip Mannoni, who has been with the team for four seasons now, credits the team’s success to how the girls have committed to each other by working on skills in the off-season, increasing their lacrosse knowledge and bonding.  Many of the girls also play for the Walnut Creek Lacrosse Club during the off-season, so they come into the beginning of the season with skills and knowledge. This year he also instituted an off day on Wednesdays so the girls would have more time for homework and family time. Practices were also shortened from 2 hours to 1 1/2 hours but are much more efficient, getting the same amount of work in.

The team is dedicated to showing leadership in their sport. This year they held their first ever JV Jamboree to get the area JV teams ready to compete. They also ran a raffle to raise money for the NorCal Lacrosse Foundation, which helps high schools get lacrosse programs going by supplying equipment and needed funding. In addition, some of the girls coach younger girls through the WC Lacrosse Club.

Mannoni started coaching youth sports 30 years ago, but started with lacrosse 11 years ago when his oldest daughter started playing for the Walnut Creek Lacrosse Club. She went on to play at Carondelet where he coached the JV team. Since he has been with Northgate, six girls have gone on to play at the college level, and some of this year’s stand-out players are likely to be pursued by colleges.  Tade Scheid, a junior, has 38 goals and 22 assists in 8 games. She reached 100 career points (Goals and assists combined) in Mid-March. She is on the Adrenaline All-American watch list. Kelsey Shaffer, a sophomore, has 44 goals and 20 assists in 11 games. She is leading the DAL league in goals and total points. As of 4/13 she is at a career of 97 points. Goalie Abby Cady (Soph) has 72 saves this year with a career of 159 saves, which is an outstanding save percentage of 54%.

To find out more about how the season finished visit www.northgatebroncos.org.

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