2008 TEAM HILLS COACHING STAFF

 

U-17   Nils Haugen

            Mike Conway

            Matt Myones

 

U-15   Reggie Thearle

            Brian Harris

 

U-13   Anthony Cascio

            Eric Geringswald

            Ryan Smith

 

U-11   Tom Neary

            Charly Rogener

 

U17G   Lori Graham

 

U-13G Amanda Strack

 

 

Nils Haugen (Albany, ‘95) and Anthony Cascio (Dowling, ‘95) have co-lead the Hills West Varsity Colts to three straight Division Championships and have made the playoffs the past five seasons.  They have coached a High School All-American (Austin Walker, ‘05), an Honorable-Mention All-American (Pete DiDominicis, ’04) and an Academic All-American (Eric Cohen, ’06).  They have helped to place many of their lacrosse players in some of the finest academic institutions and lacrosse schools in the country including Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Salisbury, Delaware, Tufts, Siena, Johns Hopkins, Syracuse, Hofstra, Lehigh, C.W. Post, RWU, Dowling, Fairfield, UMass, and of course our Tewaaraton (Lacrosse’s Heisman) Trophy Finalist and two-time first team All-American at Army, John Walker.

 

Mike Conway is the current Varsity Lacrosse Coach at Half Hollow Hills High School East.

 

Matt Myones is a graduate of Half Hollow Hill High School West (2005).  He attends Delaware University where he plays lacrosse for a Division 1 program. 

 

Reggie Thearle is the current Varsity Assistant Coach at Half Hollow Hills High School East.  Coach Thearle was raised on the game of lacrosse as his father was a member of a National championship team at the University of Maryland and was inducted into the Long Island and National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.  Coach Thearle played collegiate lacrosse at Towson and C.W. Post Universities.

 

Brian Harris is the current JV9 coach at Half Hollow Hills High School East.

 

Eric Geringswald is a graduate of Hills West and has been coaching young lacrosse players since his graduation from Washington College in 1985. Eric was an all conference player on a Hills West team that won its conference and reached the county semi-final. Eric was a junior college All American at SUNY Farmingdale and was selected to the all tournament team at the Junior College National Championship Tournament in 1983. Geringswald went on to Washington College where he was a two year starter and team captain on a national champion runner up in 1984 & 1985. After college Geringswald played at the highest club lacrosse division for 8 years. 

 

Ryan Smith is a graduate of Hills West High School (2006) and is currently attending the University of Massachusetts where he plays attack for the Minutemen. 

 

Charles Rogener is a 2005 graduate of Half Hollow Hills High School West, is a starting midfielder for a Division I program at Sienna College and was ranked in the top 15 in the nation for face-off wins as a freshman. 

 

Tom Neary (Dowling College ’96) has coached in Half Hollow Hills since 1997.  He is the current lacrosse coach at Candlewood Middle School.  Coach Neary has been successful in developing the skills necessary for Half Hollow Hills athletes to compete on the Varsity level.  Coach Neary led the 2003 Candlewood Team to a 10-0 record. 

 

Lori Horbach has been the varsity lacrosse coach at Half Holllow Hills for the past 8 years.  Coach Horbach is a graduate of Manhattan College where she was a 4 year starter on the soccer and lacrosse teams. A two time player of the year in lacrosse and rank nationally for scoring, coach Horbach was also nominated as an All- American Candidate.

 

Amanda Strack is the current girls lacrosse coach at Candlewood Middle School.

 

All of the Team Hills Coaches are dedicated to the Half Hollow Hills lacrosse community and see the Summer Select teams as the next logical progression in the development of our youth league.  They believe it will help prepare our student-athletes for the next level of lacrosse as well as engaging the kids by having them play together, develop stronger teamwork and create new and evolving friendships.  They are truly excited as to where the development of this program could lead us.