Lacrosse Teams Celebrate a Successful Season

On Tuesday, May 8, the Brother Martin Lacrosse program hosted their first annual convocation in the Brother Mark Thornton Terrace honoring the teams and individual accomplishments.  Head Coaches Kyle Whitfield for JVB, James Bridgman for JV, and Greg Anderson for Varsity, spoke on behalf of their respective teams.

The Crusader Varsity team finished the 2017-2018 season with a record of 9-5 and ranked 4th overall in the State.  Earlier this year, the Brother Martin Lacrosse program had their first two athletes sign a National Letter of Intent, Noah Velez ‘18 to the University of Montevallo and Jackson Schneider ‘18 to Hendrix College.

Also for the first time, an award named for the founder of the Brother Martin Lacrosse program, Mr. Billy Kirkikis, was presented to the ‘unsung hero’ of the Varsity Team – that young man who works behind the scenes without the need for any recognition.  Mr. Kirkikis, whose sons all graduated from Brother Martin (Mark ‘06, Will ‘08, Walker ‘10, Scout ‘11, and Cobe ‘14), began the lacrosse program when one of his sons went home and told their dad that he wanted to start a ‘field hockey’ team at Brother Martin…and the rest is Crusader Lacrosse Program history. Thank you, Mr. Kirkikis, for your years of tireless energy, enthusiasm, financial support, but most importantly for being a model to the Crusaders who played on your teams.  

Those students receiving individual recognition were:

JVB Team
Most Improved Player – Brady Palmer ‘22

JV Team
Offensive MVP – Carson Scott ‘20
Defensive MVP – Joseph Sentilles ‘20
Most Improved Player – Sal Soldano, Jr. ‘20

Varsity Team
Offensive MVP – Noah Velez ‘18
Defensive MVP – Jackson Schneider ‘18
Billy Kirkikis Award – Timothy Dixon ‘18

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