By Eason Dong – Staff Reporter

The Jonathan Law boys lacrosse team is preparing for its 2026 season.

The Lawmen have set lofty goals, including making the CIAC State Tournament.

“I think the overall goal is to make the playoffs; it would be a big accomplishment for our team,” Junior Captain Alex Konlian said.

Law lost 12 players from last year’s team, including the entire defense and its leading scorer, Evan Nash. 

“We will rely heavily on many of our main contributors on offense, including Senior Captains Thomas Lapham and Roman Belbita, Junior Captain Alex Konlian, and rising Junior,Henry Smith,” Head Coach Frank Skawinski said “On defense, we’re lucky to be led by 3-year varsity starting goalie Walat Balu as well as key returning defenders Charles Gombrewicz and Benjamin White. Eli Fernandez will also play a massive role as a two-way midfielder.”

One of the mantras this year for the Lawmen is to “try hard’. This year, fans can expect the Lawmen to put in max effort.

“We don’t give up if a play goes wrong, and you can expect 100 percent effort the whole time,” Belbita said.

The Lawmen have put in a lot of effort in the offseason trying to build on last year’s record of 5-11.

“We did a lot of offseason work this season, including lifting, wall ball, and summer practices,” Smith said. “ It helped us improve our strength, stick skills, and overall chemistry as a team.”

The Lawmen are not letting the loss of many players from last year affect them. As Skawinski and his staff will continue to develop the younger players and help the older players become leaders.

“Don’t worry about what is lost – understand that we need to move forward with who we have and continue to grow,” Skawinski said. “This year’s seniors have big shoes to fill.”

The team’s seniors plan on stepping up and leading the way.

“(The seniors) welcomed me very well and they led the team with no bias helping all new players know what they’re doing in practice and just making us all close and together,” freshman Jackson Lapham said.

This year, fans can expect this team to go to their limits no matter what team they are playing.

“Fans can expect to see the team go full throttle and not back down in tough situations,” Belbita said.