BY MATT SCHOOLEYThere aren’t many similarities between lacrosse and soccer, yet Matt Regan is still experiencing an enjoyable case of deja vu. Regan coached the Pelham High School lacrosse team that was 2-12 in 2008 and a state semifinalist in 2009. He senses a similar turnaround for his soccer squad, one that ended its season with a 6-2 ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYMatt Regan didn’t need much time to get to know his players this preseason. The Pelham High School boys lacrosse coach returned all but one athlete from last year’s 2- 12 squad, and Regan enters 2009 optimistic that this team can add significantly to that modest total. Three seniors are crucial to Pelham’s ...

BY JERRY LIPTAK Two victories don’t seem like much. To perennial powers, that’s merely a week’s worth of work. But to the third-year Pelham girls lacrosse team, they’re worth much more. In a historical sense, Pelham’s pair of wins in 2008 doubles the program’s total. In 2005 and 2006, the Lady ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR With his team down, 2-1, entering the final quarter of play at Pembroke Academy on Thursday, April 17, Pelham boys lacrosse coach Matt Regan said it suddenly clicked. “I watched (Pembroke’s) goalie play last week, and he made every ground save and gave up 15 goals, all of them were high,” said ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORIt was the first win in the program’s first year, and it came in dramatic fashion. The Pembroke Academy boys lacrosse team, entrenched in a low-scoring battle with Pelham on Thursday, April 17, entered the fourth quarter up, 2-1. However, two quick Pelham goals put the Spartans behind and, it seemed, on their way to a ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Matt Regan coached the Pelham boys lacrosse team two of the program’s first four years, but missed last season because of time constraints. This season, he is back at the helm and ready to reap the benefits of his initial investment. “The group I had two years ago, when they were all freshmen, I now ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK This year’s Pelham boys lacrosse team is the first that will breathe a bit easier before each game. That’s because it’s the first time the Pythons have a head coach who truly knows how to teach the game. That’s not a knock on the fourth-year program’s two previous head coaches, but Roger ...

BY MATT STOUT Come early March, Tim Powers has the same conversation with many students. In his search for new players, the Pelham girls lacrosse coach approaches athlete and non-athlete alike and asks them if they would be interested in playing the sport. The usual response is, “Well, I don’t know anything about it.” Of ...