Seven Hartland lacrosse players attended the Ohio State University lacrosse camp June 29 through July 2. Ryan Skomial, Kelsey Palmer, Kaileigh Orr, Kayla Hinkle, Rachael Sharpe, Haley Crouse and Natalie Sochacki enjoyed four days of workouts and stick skills — not to mention making new friends from across the midwest.

So you’ve worked really hard on learning or refining your skills over the past season, but don’t want them to get dusty over the summer months? Keep them fresh by joining the practice program held in Hartland! No more long distance traveling, low participation rates or sub-par facilities with less than skilled instructors!

Varsity Coach Christine Hite is holding a lacrosse clinic for 6 weeks over the summer. It is important to continue to build on your lacrosse talent during the off season. Please take advantage of this program! It is a fun and exciting way to keep your skills active.

Practice Program will be held at Ore Creek and will start on June 15th with sequential dates of June 22, 29 and July 13, 20, 27th. Possible rain-out makeup date: July 27th. This year's program cost is $65 per person and it includes a year’s membership to US Lacrosse!

Download the attached document for more information.

The 2010 season stats have been tabulated. Please download the appropriate document below to view and print your copy. A few of the highlights are Nikki Cerovec's 74 goals and 21 assists, Anna Lundwalls' 124 ground balls, and Annie Quinn's 41 caused turn-overs. Congrats!

Several Hartland players on the 2010 varsity team were awarded honors at the season-ending banquet. Congratulations to the following players — and the entire varsity and JV teams for a great season!

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Nikki Cerovec, Kelsey LaValley and Annie Quinn

KLAA ALL-CONFERENCE 2010
Out of four teams including Brighton, White Lake, Grand Blanc and Hartland.
Katie Chiappelli, Anna Lundwall and Kelsey LaValley.

KLAA ALL-LEAGUE 2010
Out of eight teams including Brighton, White Lake, Grand Blanc, Hartland, PCS, South Lyon, Northville and Waterford Mott.
FIRST TEAM: Nikki Cerovec (attack), Anna Lundwall (defense) and Ashley Stoltenberg (midfield)
SECOND TEAM: Ryan Skomial (attack) and Annie Quinn (defense)
HONORABLE MENTION: Taylor Pryde (midfield), Hailey Crouse (midfield), Rachel Sharpe (attack) and Kelsey LaValley (goalie)

MWLCA ALL-STATE
HONORABLE MENTION: Anna Lundwall, Ashley Stoltenberg and Nikki Cerovec

COACH AWARDS
Scholastic Award: Ryan Skomial (4.0 GPA)
Defensive Player 2010: Anna Lundwall
Offensive Player 2010: Nikki Cerovec
Coach’s Award 2010: Taylor Pryde

2011 TEAM CAPTAINS
Coach Christine announced that Erin Harris, Kelsey LaValley, Courtney Lee and Ryan Skomial will be next year's varsity captains. Congrats!

The Hartland Eagles women's lacrosse team suffered a heart-breaking loss to Grand Blanc, 11-10, Tuesday evening in the regional semi-finals of the MSHAA playoffs.

Hartland faced Grand Blanc twice before earlier in the season and tied the first game and lost by one point in the second. This third meeting — as expected — was high-intensity and full-throttle from the opening draw.

Hartland led early in the match before GB came back to go up 5-4 at half time. In the second half, each team traded the lead a few times with Hartland going up by two goals at one point. And just like the previous two meetings, it came down to the final minute of play before a winner was determined. Hartland had last possession but could not advance the ball the length of the field as time expired.

Nikki Cerovec, Ashley Stoltenberg and Haley Crouse each scored two goals. Anna Lundwall, Ryan Skomial, Rachael Sharpe and Natalie Sochaki scored one goal each. Kelsey LaValley faced an incredible 33 shots on goal.

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Hats off to our girls. They played with class and pride — all while (again) getting bombarded with unnecessary comments and jeers from the rude Grand Blanc parents.

Thanks for the wonderful season, ladies! You should all be VERY proud of how far this program has come in three short years. Hartland's 11-8-2 record tops all previous season records and has definitely opened the eyes of opponents across the state.

We will cap the season with a team banquet on Monday, June 7 at the High School Commons. Check your e-mail and this site for details.

GO EAGLES!

Hartland defeated Clarkston, 17-6, Wednesday afternoon in Lake Orion to advance to the Regional Semi-Finals. Leading 8-3 at the half, Hartland continued its tough defense and attacking offense in the second half to preserve the win. Considering the extremely hot temperatures on the field, everyone kept hydrated and focused. Great job, ladies!

Eight different Eagles scored in the victory: Nikki Cerovec scored five goals, followed closely by Anna Lundwall's four goals. Katie Chiapelli and Haley Crouse each scored twice while and Ashley Stoltenberg, Ryan Skomial, Lindsay Kaza and Rachael Sharpe each scored one.

Kelsey LaValley was outstanding in goal for Hartland — facing 21 shots on goal. Awesome!

Hartland will face Grand Blanc on Tuesday, June 1 for the Regional Semi-Finals back in Lake Orion. Grand Blanc defeated Huron Valley United in a match earlier in the day. This should be a nice little rematch. Go Eagles!

View the PHOTOS and VIDEOS!

What a great way to end the regular season — upsetting one of the top-ranked teams in Michigan, playing at home under perfect weather conditions Monday evening.

Trailing for most of the game, the Hartland varsity women's team kicked it up a notch when they needed it most. After senior Nikki Cerovec tied the game at 15-15 with over 2 minutes left, it was sophomore Haley Crouse's score with :28 seconds left that allowed Hartland to record the upset victory.

Leading all scorers for Hartland was — you guessed it — Nikki Cerovec with SEVEN goals! Anna Lundwall had four goals and Ryan Skomial added two more. Taylor Pryde, Lindsay Kaza and Haley Crouse each scored a goal.

Going into the first-round playoffs, Hartland's 10-7-2 record already tops previous season records. They will face-off against Clarkston this Wednesday at Lake Orion High School at 5:30pm.

To read more about this game, check-out the great coverage from Dan Strawser over at the Press and Argus.

Regretfully, I was unable to witness this huge victory for the Hartland, which means no photos or videos. I know...I'm pretty bummed about it, too. EDIT: I posted some photos taken by Bill Harris. Thanks, Bill! View them here.

Go Eagles!

The JV team finished their season with a 9-8 win over Flint Powers Monday afternoon. Hartland finished the season with a 9-5-2 record. Great job, ladies!

The varsity team won their second game in two days — easily defeating Waterford United by a score of 18-10. Hartland took a commanding 7-0 lead before Waterford's offense finally kicked into gear. However, Waterford never came within a few goals in the contest, In fact, Hartland continued to pound them in the second half to seal the victory.

Nikki Cerovec had five goals (she had five against them earlier in the year), Ashley Stoltenberg had four goals
and Ryan Skomial had three goals. Anna Lundwall added two while Haley Crouse, Lindsay Kaza, Taylor Pryde and Racheal Sharpe scored one goal each. Kelsey LaValley faced 21 shots on goal.

View the PHOTOS!

Hartland's last home game is this Friday vs Flint Powers at 7:00pm. It's Senior Night, so come early and get a good seat.

Go Eagles!

The JV team recorded their second tie of the season, 8-8, vs Waterford United Wednesday afternoon. Their last home game is this Friday vs Flint Powers at 5:30pm.