Some of you may have seen Coach Ian O'Hearn on the sidelines, some played against him, and many see him in Breakaway Sports, his lacrosse store in Bellevue. O'Hearn has been a part of the tremendous growth of lacrosse in Washington, as a coach, a player, and the owner of a lacrosse specialty store. Here is what he had to say...

 After becoming a two-time all-American, doing everything possible to get his team to the state finals, representing Washington well in the Senior showcase, and demonstrating his ability to play against DI players in Sonoma with the Starz, Drew Snider was chosen the Walax.com Player of the Year.

My First Year
 
The season started up as soon as we signed up for classes. After two weeks of orientation and shopping period—a weeklong period where you attend classes you are interested in taking—we were already lifting three times a week and conditioning another 2-3. Plagued by a misdiagnosis of a bulging disc in my lower back, I sat out the first 4-6 weeks of fall activities. We held “official” practices twice a week while maintaining the lifting/conditioning schedule.

Puyallup drops a close game to conference rivals Klahowya, a loss that costs them second place- at least until next week when there is a rematch. Both coach Wherry and coach Bowman felt the keys in the game were ground balls and transition, a strength normally belonging to the Panthers, was absent like team leader Anthony Puntel.

Exclusively for our readers we have gained interviews with Head Coaches from the top D1 programs in the country.  We'll be publishing these during the spring season for your viewing pleasure. This week we interview Bill Tierney of the Princeton Tigers.