Directory of Lacrosse in West Virginia - Index

YOUTH
HIGH SCHOOLS
COLLEGE CLUBS
COLLEGE VARSITY

CHARLESTON
ADVANTAGE VALLEY - G

CHARLESTON WARRIORS - G
SOUTH HILLS YOUTH -B
WILD CATS - B

HARRISON COUNTY
BRIDGEPORT TALONS - B

HUNTINGTON
HUNTINGTON FALCONS - B

JEFFERSON COUNTY
WILD YOUTH - B& G

MARION COUNTY
FAIRMONT FREEZE - B&G

MARTINSBURG AREA
PANHANDLE PRIDE - B&G
WV STARS - G

MORGANTOWN
MORGANTOWN MOHAWKS - G

MORGANTOWN MOHIGANS - B
UNIVERSITY HAWKS - B

PARKERSBURG
BOYS U11 & U13

PRESTON COUNTY
PRESTON SQUIRES - B

UPSHUR COUNTY
BUCKHANNON BUCS - B

WHEELING AREA
MARSHALL CO. SPIDERS - B Inactive

MARSHALL CO. YELLOW JACKETS - B
WHEELING PHANTOMS  - B&G

BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR - B&G
CAPITAL - B&G
CHARLESTON CATHOLIC - G
FAIRMONT SENIOR - B&G
GEORGE WASHINGTON - B&G
HEDGESVILLE - B&G
JOHN MARSHALL - B&G
LINSLY SCHOOL - B
MARTINSBURG - B&G
MORGANTOWN - B&G
MUSSELMAN - B&G
PRESTON - B&G
ST. ALBANS - B&G
SPRING MILLS - B&G
UNIVERSITY - B&G
WHEELING CENTRAL - B
WHEELING PARK - B&G
TOTAL 17

COMPOSITE HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS:
JEFFERSON COUNTY LC - B&G
MOUNTAIN STATE LC - B

INACTIVE
BROOKE - G
BERKELEY COUNTY LC - B&G
BRIDGEPORT - B
HARRISON COUNTY LC - B&G

HERBERT HOOVER - B
HUNTINGTON - B
HURRICANE - B
KANAWHA VALLEY LC - B

MORGANTOWN COUGARS - B
PUTNAM COUNTY LC - B

INTEREST or FORMING:
CABELL COUNTY - B

HURRICANE - G
RIVERSIDE - B
SOUTH CHARLESTON - B
WINFIELD - B
WOODROW WILSON

CONCORD - M - Inactive

FAIRMONT STATE - M- Inactive

MARSHALL - M

SHEPHERD - M - Inactive

WEST VIRGINIA - M&W

WV WESLEYAN  - M - Inactive




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ALDERSON-BROADDUS - M - Inactive

DAVIS & ELKINS - M&W

CHARLESTON - W

BETHANY - M&W

OHIO VALLEY - M&W - Inactive

POTOMAC STATE - M&W - Inactive

SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY - W

WHEELING UNIVERSITY - M

WV WESLEYAN - W

TRAVEL TEAMS

MEN'S TEAMS

304 ELITE - Inactive

CHARLESTON MOTHMEN- B

MOUNTAIN STATE - B&G

TRI COUNTY TITANS - Inactive

MORGANTOWN LIZARDS - Inactive

PRESTON KINGS

REDBEARD'S - Inactive


WEST VIRGINIA CHAPTER US LACROSSE
Discontinued by US LACROSSE in 2019

Sticks

WVSLA OFFICERS - Updated for 2024-2025 Season
President - Jimmy Hill - Capital Boys Head Coach
Vice President -
Derek Chritchfield - Buckhannon Middle School Girls Coach
Secretary -
Sandy Knoerlein - Jefferson Couty Head Parent
Treasurer -
Tom Jurkovitz - Spring Mills Head Coach
Boys Liaison - Tucker Wilkinson - Linsly School Boys Coach
Girls Liaison - TBA
Parliamentarian
- Jeff Strange - Harrison County LC
WVSLA.org


BERKELEY COUNTY LC - Eastern panhandle area team
2013 - 2019

BERKELEY COUNTY GIRLS LC - Eastern panhandle area team
2013 - 2019

BRIDGEPORT HS - Bridgeport, WV
2013 - 2019

 

BROOKE HS - Wellsburg, WV
No boys team yet
Katie Schwertfeger (Contact) - Updated for 2023 season INACTIVE
kmmallory@westliberty.edu

BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR HS - Buckhannon
D.J. Ray (Head Coach & Scheduling)
- Updated for 2024 season
304-203-2306 or DJRAY84@gmail.com


Jamie Green (Girls Head Coach)
- Updating for 2023 season
Cell: 304-516-9554 or vfirefighter1188@gmail.com

CAPITAL HS - Charleston
James Hill (Head Coach)
- Updated for 2024 season
304-989-0856 or chsmlax@gmail.com

Emma Hale (Head Coach) - Updated for 2023 season
emmahale21915@gmail.com

CHARLESTON CATHOLIC HS - Charleston
No boys team yet
John Barry (Girls Coach) - Updated for 2024 season
Cell: 304-543-3205 or Jmbwva@gmail.com

FAIRMONT SENIOR HS - Fairmont
Tony Stingo (Boys Head Coach)
Updated for 2024 season
tonystingo@gmail.com
TBA (Girls Coach) - Updated for 2025 season
Cell:

GEORGE WASHINGTON HS - Charleston

Brad White (Head Coach)
- Updated for 2024 season
Cell: 304-610-0990 or bwhite@pfinancial.com

TBA (Middle School Head Coach) Updated for 2018 season


JD Hodges (Girls Head Coach)
- Updated for 2024 season new
304-741-3533 or jdhodges1281@gmail.com


HARRISON COUNTY LC - BOYS INACTIVE
Harrison County area high school boys team

Jeff Strange (Head Coach) - Updated for 2023 season
Cell: 304-629-0724 or jeffreymstrange@gmail.com

Nathan Lynch (Asst. Coach) - Updated for 2023 season
Cell: 304-940-6139 or lynchlax42@icloud.com
Harrison County area high school girls team

A. J. Curran (Grls Head Coach) - Updated for 2025 season
Cell: 304-322-1746 or ajcwvsla@gmail.com

HEDGESVILLE HS - Hedgesville

Evan Roberts (Head Coach & Scheduling) - Updated for 2025 season New
304-841-1783 or Evan.Roberts@k12.wv.us


Shane Seeders (Coach) - Updated for 2024 season New
hhseaglesgirlslacrosse@gmail.com

HERBERT HOOVER HS - Clendenin
2009-2014
Herbert Hoover players competed as KANAWHA VALLEY (2015 - 2019)
 

HUNTINGTON HS - Huntington
2012 - 2019
TO HUNTINGTON YOUTH

HURRICANE HS - Hurricane
2013 - 2017

Note:
The Hurricane HS team reformed as the Putnam County LC starting the 2017 season

JEFFERSON COUNTY LC - Shenandoah Junction
Players from Jefferson HS, Washington HS, Private, and Home Schooled

Larry Knoerlein (Head Coach)
Updated for 2025 season
Cell: 410-294-5124 or Lknoerlein@aol.com

Sandy Knoerlein (Scheduling) Updated for 2025 season
410-259-5072 or jeffersoncountylacrosse@gmail.com
https://www.jefferson-county-lacrosse.com
JEFF CO GIRLS
Jared Gast (Head Coach)  -
Updated for 2025 season new
jtg32@pm.me

Sandy Knoerlein (Scheduling) -
Updated for 2025 season
410-259-5072 or jeffersoncountylacrosse@gmail.com

JOHN MARSHALL HS - Glen Dale

Walker Lane (Head Coach)
Updating for 2025 season
304-280-3920 or jmhsboxlax20@gmail.com new

Marshall County Spiders (Middle School team) 

JM GIRLS
Susie Cubick (Head Coach)
- Updated for 2025 season
304-281-1465 or scubick@k12.wv.us

Donna McGlumphy (Asst. Coach)  - Updated for 2025 season
dmcglumphy@k12.wv.us

KANAWHA VALLEY LC - Southern WV area team
Players from Herbert Hoover HS, Nitro HS, Riverside HS, Winfield HS, etc.
2015 - 2019

 

LINSLY SCHOOL - Wheeling
Tucker Wilkinson (Boys Head Coach)
Updated for 2025 season
twilkinson@linsly.org

BJ Depew (AD) Updated for 2024 season
304-234-4612 ext.104 or bdepew@linsly.org






 

MARTINSBURG HS - Eastern panhandle
Neil Troppman (Boys Head Coach) Updated for 2025 season
304-671-7118 or troppman1@yahoo.com

MARTINSBURG LC - 1977 to ?

Richie Adams (Girls Head Coach) - Updated for 2025 season new
mhsladybulldogslax@gmail.com

MORGANTOWN HS - Morgantown
Jeremy Bennett (Boys Head Coach)
Updated for 2024 season
Cell:  304-290-9967 or jbenneee@gmail.com

Logan Bane (North Hills, Pa. Head Coach) Updated for 2025 season
304-276-5512 or loganbane7@gmail.com

Brian Reed (Girls Head Coach) Updated for 2025 season
brian.reed@k12.wv.us
 

MOUNTAIN STATE LC - Cabell County & Wayne County

Paul Blom (Head Coach)
Updated for 2025 season
304-634-2519 or mountainstatevikings@gmail.com
 

MUSSELMAN HS - Inwood
Chet Inhar (Head Coach)
Updated for 2025 season
applelax2020@gmail.com

Michael Jordan (Girls Coach) Updated for 2025 season
wvstarslacrosseclub1@gmail.com


NORTH MARION HS - Farmington

North Marion Update: Feb. 23 - 2012
There was an interest in forming a boys team.


PARKERSBURG SOUTH - Parkersburg
 

Parkersburg South Update - December 2013 - A student at Parkersburg South said that there was  interest in forming a boys team.. Nothing else to report.

PRESTON HS - 400 Knight Drive, Kingwood  26537
Jeff Dreisbach (Head Coach) - Updated for 2025 season
Cell: 304-216-4966 or Laxinw@gmail.com

Colton Menear (Asst. Coach)
  - Updated for 2025 season
Jacob Good (Asst. Coach)
- Updated for 2025 season

Michael Kincaid (Girls Head Coach) - Updated for 2025 season
m.kincaid@k12.wv.us



PUTNAM COUNTY LC - Inactive
Putnam County area high school boys team

2017 - 2021
 

SAINT ALBANS HS - St. Albans
Kyle French (Head Coach) - Updated for 2025 season
910-773-1788 or coach.sahslax@gmail.com

 

David Randolph (Girls Head Coach) - Updated for 2025 season
304-926-4637 or sahsladylax@yahoo.com

Mailing address:
SAHS Lady Lacrosse
97 Riverbend Blvd
St Albans WV 25177


SPRING MILLS HS - Martinsburg
Tom Jurkovitz (Boys Head Coach)
Updated for 2025 season new
410-2159116 or tjurkovitzsmhslax@gmail.com

TBA (Head Coach) Updated for 2025 season

Amy Franze (Scheduling) Updated for 2025 season new
amy.franze@k12.wv.us


UNIVERSITY HS - Morgantown
Antonio "Tony" Mascaro (Boys Head Coach)
Updated for 2025 season new
304-777-9757 or uhsmenslax@gmail.com

TBA (Middle School Head Coach ) Updating for 2021 season
uhawksyouthlax@gmail.com
Jeff Bailey - Athletic Director (Girls Temporary Contact) - Updating for 2025 season
jwbailey@k12.wv.us

TBA (Girls Head Parent)

WEIR - Weirton
No recent contact

 

WEIR Update - Last contact - October 2010 - A student at Weir High had gotten together about 20 kids who were excited about forming a boys team. We were told one of the football coaches was involved and was working up a proposal for their principal. No recent reports.

WHEELING CENTRAL CATHOLIC - Wheeling
Kevin Maloney (Head Coach)
- Updated for 2025 season
304-280-4356 or kmaloney1018@yahoo.com

Howard Karnell (Scheduling) - Updated for 2021 season
304-281-2769

 

WHEELING PARK HS - 1976 Park View Road, Wheeling, WV 26003
304-243-0400
Sean Caldwell (Head Coach)
Updated for 2024 season
304-830-3314 or wphslax23@gmail.com
Ron Ross (Girls Head Coach)  - Updated for 2025 season New
Cell: 304-639-7996 or ron.ross85@icloud.com

Thomas Blust (Asst. Coach)  - Updated for 2025 season 

WINFIELD HS - Winfield
TBA (Coach) - Updated for 2015 season 

Winfield update - Feb. 12, 2015 - Lacrosse was approved in Putnam County. A coach was hired, then somehow the team did not develop. Winfield students now play with Kanawha Valley LC.

MIDDLE SCHOOL & YOUTH

BOYS

GIRLS


BUCKHANNON BUCS - Buckhannon
Open to all BOYS in Upshur County County

Harold Defibaugh (Head Coach) - Updated for the 2025 season new
304-613-0677

Derek Chritchfield (Head Coach)
- Updated for the 2025 season new
TBA


CHARLESTON WARRIORS - Charleston

Boys - Inactive

ADVANTAGE VALLEY LACROSSE
Formerly Charleston Warriors Girls

John Barry (Head Coach) - Updated for the 2024-25 Season
info@AVLacrosse.com or jmbwva@gmail.com


FAIRMONT FREEZE - Fairmont
Open to all BOYS in Marion County

Kwame Govine (Head Coach)
- Updated for the 2022 season
kgovine11@gmail.com or Freezelax@yahoo.com

Seth O'Neal (Asst. Coach) - Updated for the 2017 season
Sethoneal21@gmail.com

Jennifer Pagliaro (Head Parent &Scheduling) - Updated for the 2019 season
304-216-1655 jlpagliaro@gmail.com

FAIRMONT FREEZE - Fairmont
Open to all GIRLS in Marion County

Gary Chickerell (Girls Coach) Updated for 2021 season
304-365-7281 or chisymb78@aol.com


HARRISON COUNTY - TALONS - Clarksburg
Open to all boys in Harrison County 4th to 8th grade

David Boggs (Coach) - Updated for 2019
Contact Info: TBA

Jeff Strange (Scheduling) - Updated for 2019 season
Cell: TBA or Talonslaxwv@gmail.com


Cheryl Curran ( Coach) -  Updated for 2021
cherylcurran1216@yahoo.com

A. J. Curran (Coach) - Updated for 2021 season
Cell: 304-322-1746 or ajcwvsla@gmail.com

HUNTINGTON FALCONS LC
Open to boys & girls in the Huntington area
2nd grade through middle school

Paul Blom (Head Coach) - Updated for the 2021 season
304-634-2519 or wvfalconslacrosseclub@gmail.com
 

JEFFERSON COUNTY WILD  new
Open to all boys and girls in the Jefferson County area, preK to 8th grade.

Sandy Knoerlein (Coordinator & Scheduling)
Updated for 2024 season
410-259-5072 or jeffersoncountylacrosse@gmail.com

https://www.jefferson-county-lacrosse.com


MARSHALL COUNTY SPIDERS - Inactive
Open to all boys in Marshall County

TBA (Head Coach)
Updating for 2024 season

 

MARSHALL COUNTY YELLOW JACKETS new
Open to all boys in Marshall County

Greg Shutler (Head Coach)
- Updating for 2025 season new
g.shutler98@gmail.com

 

MARTINSBURG YOUTH
See Panhandle Pride below

 

MORGANTOWN MIDDLE - MOHIGANS - Morgantown
Suncrest Middle School, South Middle School.
Open to boys expecting to go to Morgantown High.
.
Thomas Moore (Head Coach)
 Updated for 2021 season
Cthomasmoore3@gmail.com

JP Fielding (Asst. Coach)  Updated for 2018 season
Cell: 304-685-1744 or jp.fielding@gmail.com

or 
morgantownmiddlelacrosse@gmail.com

Heidi Wiedebusch (Scheduling) Updated for 2019 season
304-276-9999 or hgbw@comcast.net
Morgantown MoHawks -  Morgantown
Open to all Northern WV area middle school girls.

Danniell Nicholson (Head Coach)
Updating for 2023 season new
morgantowngirlslax@gmail.com 

Emmy Lowe (Asst. Coach)
Updating for 2023 season
morgantowngirlslax@gmail.com 


 

TBA (Head Parent)


PANHANDLE - PRIDE - Berkeley, Jefferson, & Morgan Counties
formerly MARTINSBURG YOUTH


Rodney Watcher (Contact)
- Updated for 2019 season
Cell: 603-365-8391
panhandlepridelacrosse@yahoo.com

 

PARKERSBURG AREA
Ohio Valley Youth Lacrosse

Greg Zecca (Coach & Scheduling)
- Updated for 2018 season
Cell: 410-610-9944 or Greg.zecca@gmail.com



PRESTON MIDDLE - SQUIRES - Kingwood
Open to middle school boys in Preston County 4th to 8th grade

Jeff Dreisbach (Über Coach & Scheduling)
- Updated for 2024 season
Cell: 304-216-4966 or squireslax@gmail.com

TBA (Parent Contact)
Preston Middle School Girls Update:

The Preston middle school program would like to field a girls team, but no coach has been found. Preston girls can play with the Morgantown MoHawks (See below).

TBA (Girls Coach)


SOUTH HILLS YOUTH LACROSSE - FALCONS - Charleston
4th through 8th grade


Brandon Gorrell (Coach) - Updated for 2021 season
shlaxlacrosse@gmail.com

AJ Fiorelli (Coach) Updated for 2021 season
304-881-3327 or Afio18@yahoo.com

Jennifer Gorrell (Scheduling) Updated for 2021 season
Cell: 304-552-3990
 

UNIVERSITY HAWKS YOUTH LACROSSE - Morgantown
Cheat Lake Elementary, Mountaineer Middle School & Westwood Middle School.
Open to boys expecting to go to University High.

University Hawks have merged with the Morgantown MS team.



Morgantown MoHawks -  Morgantown
Open to all Northern WV area middle school girls.

TBA (Girls Head Coach)
Updating for 2020 season
morgantowngirlslax@gmail.com

Mary Lemine (Contact)
Updated for 2020 season
maryklemine@gmail.com

TBA
(Head Parent)

WEST VIRGINIA STARS LACROSSE CLUB - Martinsburg
Non-profit club which supports & develops athletes' 5th-12th grade love for Lacrosse in WV
No coaches yet for the boys side
WV Stars - Girls
Coach Michael -
Updated June 5, 2023
540-877-7828 or wvstarslacrosseclub1@gmail.com

WHEELING AREA LACROSSE ASSOCIATION  - Wheeling
Ohio County Phantoms

Zach Stahl (Head Coach)
Updated for 2017 season
ztstahl@westliberty.edu

Gee Lofsted (Scheduling) Updated for 2019 season
geelofstead@yahoo.com

Website: WheelingLacrosse.com

Lady Phantoms - Girls middle school
Open to girls in the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades

Jill Robbins (Girls Coach) Updated for 2016 season
jrobbins814@gmail.com


COLLEGE CLUB

MEN

WOMEN


FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY - Fairmont
TBA (Player/Contact) Updated June 7, 2016
No recent contact

 

MARSHALL UNIVERSITY - Huntington
Bryar Stemrich (Pres. ) Updated for 2017- 18 season
302-382-3237 or stemrich@live.marshall.edu

MARSHALL UNIVERSITY WOMEN
TBA (Club President) Updated June 7, 2016
No recent contact
 

SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY - Shepherdstown
TBA(Club Predsident) Updated June 7, 2016
No recent contact

SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY - Shepherdstown
Now has a women's varsity - See below

WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY - West Liberty
TBA (Head Coach)

West Lib Update 2014: Who knows what's going on there?
Announced adding a varsity, then, no varsity.

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY MEN - Morgantown

Brain Hough (Head Coach)
- Updated for 2023 season
Cell: 727-463-8284 or jason.federer@me.com

Jim Mills (Faculty Advisor) - Updated for 2023 season
Cell: 717-873-0880 or  jdmills@hsc.wvu.edu

Team website

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WOMEN - Morgantown

Quintina Mengyan (Womens Head Coach)
Updated for 2023 season new
810-623-7707 or quintina.mengyan@gmail.com

Team email:  
wvuwomenslacrosse@gmail.com 

WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE - Buckhannon
(no recent updates)
 

COLLEGE VARSITY

College varsities are now linked from their name in the index above.

TRAVEL TEAMS

304 ELITE - Defunct
Morgantown based & Boys only. Accepted players from other areas
 

CHARLESTON MOTHMEN
Kanawha County based & Boys only. Accepting players from other areas

Contact: Travis Granich Updated for 2021 summer
Cell: 304-617-0899 or Travis.j.granich@gmail.com
 

MOUNTAIN STATE
North Central WV Boys & girls. Accepting players from other areas

Contact: MountainStateLacrosse@gmail.com Updated for 2021 summer
Girls:

MountainStateLacrosse@gmail.com Updated for 2021 summer

TRI COUNTY TITANS - Defunct
Putnam County based & Boys only. Accepted players from other areas
 

MEN'S TEAMS

MORGANTOWN LIZARDS - Defunct
Morgantown
 

PRESTON KINGS - Kingwood

Chris Sphar
(Organizer & Coach) Updated for 2023 season
304-685-8529 or csphar20@gmail.com

Nathan Lynch (VP & Captain) Updated for 2023 season
 

REFS


BOYS

GIRLS

Mountaineer Lacrosse Officials Association (MLOA)

Andre Sanders - Assigner of Boys Officials -
Updated for 2024 season
412-915-2807 All calls or assigner.mloa@gmail.com

Jeff Thompson - Rules Interpreter/Training Official -
 Updated for 2024 season
Jefft22002@yahoo.com
West Virginia Women's Lacrosse Officials Board (WVWLOB)

Bryan Shepherd - Assigner of Girls Officials - Updated for 2024 season
304-356-0318 or bryan.d.shepherd@icloud.com

Jeannie Dreisbach - Training Official  -
Updated for 2024 season
304-288-6001 or wvlaxref1@yahoo.com

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