April 16, 2024
East Ridge High Girls Lacrosse Team Looking for 4th Straight District Championship In A Row
By Kyle Coppola
East Ridge High Girls Lacrosse Team Looking for 4th Straight District Championship In A Row
The East Ridge Girls Lacrosse team is looking for their 4th straight district championship in a row. The team has 5 total and should have been 6, but the Covid-shortened season got in the way of the 2020 season.
The Lady Knights come into the tournament 12-3 overall on the season. They ended the regular season 6-0 in district games and are the clear favorite to win the district again this season.
The Lady Knights will play Lake Minneola in the semifinal game tonight at 7:30 pm. If the Lady Knights win, they will move on to face either West Orange or Windermere in the District Championship on Thursday night at 6:30 pm.
The Lady Knights are led by head coach Sarah Klosterman, who has made a name for herself as one of the most dominant ladies Lacrosse coaches in all of Lake County. Klosterman says of the team, “These girls have proven themselves time and time again, making the Knights a team to beat. This year is extra special as the current seniors will be the ones with an official 4th straight district title, if they win. Our team has 5 total titles but should be 6. Unfortunately, the Covid-shortened season got in the way in 2020.”
While the Lady Knights are looking to wrap up a 4th District Championship in a row, they are also looking to get out of the first round of the FHSAA State Tournament. This is something that East Ridge has not been able to do as of yet, but this could be the year! The past few years, it’s been an early exit in the FHSAA Playoffs. But the competition in the FHSAA Playoffs is fierce.
One thing is for certain. East Ridge High has cemented itself as one of the best girls Lacrosse programs in Lake County. There are only a few girls Lacrosse programs in Lake County with East Ridge, Lake Minneola, Leesburg High, and South Lake High having girls Lacrosse programs currently.
We wish the Lady Knights the best of luck tonight in their district Semifinal!
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
