By Colleen Rice – Staff Reporter

The girls and boys lacrosse teams are getting ready for a winning season.

Last year was the girls’ first varsity season and they finished strong with a 7-9-1 record and qualified for the state tournament.

The team’s captains are sophomore Stella Patrick, junior Angela Sciuto, and senior Kayla Carollo.

“It feels great to be an underclassmen captain but also intimidating because I’m younger,” Patrick said. “My personal goal is to help my team beat Foran twice again this year.”

The girls lacrosse team won 13-6 in their first scrimmage against Bunnell High School on March 28.

Some key players on the team are Sciuto (junior), Patrick (sophomore), Colleen Goodwin (sophomore), and Olivia Keator (sophomore).

“I have high hopes for the team this year and want to make at least the second round in states,” Sciuto said.

The team is led by head coach Jessica Shaw and assistant coach Lynette Martinez. The two have coached the girls lacrosse team at Jonathan Law for two years now.

“I am very excited for the start of our season,” Shaw said. “I am most eager to see the improvement in our two brand new goalies, Mimi Chrzastek and Kyra Murray. They are stepping up to fill a difficult position and are learning quickly.”

Some difficult games on the schedule this year include Foran, West Haven, Sacred Heart, and Lauralton Hall.

Jonathan Law’s boys lacrosse team finished last season with a 5-11 record.

The team’s three senior captains – Logan Danville, David Patrick, and Tyler Cavallaro – are prepared for a great season.

“We have a strong leadership core from David, Tyler, and I so hopefully that will lead us to the state playoffs this year,” Danville said.

Some key players on the team consist of Patrick, Danville, and Cavallaro, Jake Bombace (sophomore), Nick Torres (junior), and Jimmy Boyle (sophomore).

The head coach of the team is Michael Forget.

Some difficult games the boys will be facing are against Cheshire, Notre Dame-West Haven, Foran, and Shelton.

“Being on the team is great and it is a lot of fun,” Bombace said. “I definitely recommend anyone to play because you can learn quickly.”

The team’s first game is against Stratford at Law on Saturday, April 2 at 11 a.m.