OLD LYME—On Friday, the Lyme-Old Lyme High School girls’ lacrosse team advanced to the State Class S semifinal after claiming a 9-3 victory over Lewis Mills. The second-seeded Wildcats will face #3 seeds Canton on Tuesday at a time and location to be announced.
The girls’ lacrosse coach Emily Macione was recently named Shoreline Coach of the Year. Asked by LymeLine how she felt about receiving the honor, she replied by email saying, “Honestly, it’s a huge credit to the coaching staff I’ve worked with this season – Rob Antonellis and Ally Gleason. They have been so supportive of the program and helped to set a high bar for our players to work toward.”
She added, “I also don’t think I could be Coach of the Year without the players of the year – the girls have really bought in and worked so hard all spring. I’m fortunate to have great leadership from our upperclassmen and a tenacious group of underclassmen who really work hard and want to win.”
Macione commented, “They are also just a wonderful group of young ladies. Having all of that makes my job pretty easy.”
She concluded auspiciously, “It’s been such a fun and rewarding season…and hopefully we can make a run at the Class S Championship.”