Annual Awards
Nassau County has a long history or recognizing the best players and coaches for each year. Below you can see the latest recipients and links to lists of the annual awards. You can also see reports by team. |
Bill Ritch Award
Attackman of the Year
The Bill Ritch Award is given annually to the most outstanding high school attackman in Nassau County as voted by the NCLCA. Bill Ritch was the longtime coach at Sewanhaka High School, and is widely considered the first great coach in Nassau County lacrosse history.
Ritch began his lacrosse career as an All-American at Syracuse University in 1938 and 1940 and played in the first North-South All-Star game. He coached at Sewanhaka from 1948 to 1977, compiling an overall record of 360-75-1. His teams won 91 consecutive games, a scholastic record that still stands today, and were Metropolitan-Long Island champions from 1949 to 1959, a period of eleven straight years.
Ritch was named the Nassau Coach of the Year and National High School Lacrosse Coach of the Year in 1972 as well.
During his tenure, Ritch coached some of the greatest offensive players in Nassau history, including Jack Daut, John Valestra, Eamon McEneaney, Bob and Norm Engelke, and Francis McAleavey, as well as future coaches in Richie Moran (Cornell), Tom Hayes (Rutgers), and Jack Salerno (Elmont).
| YEAR | AWARD WINNER | TEAM | POSITION | 2023 | Jake Lewis | Calhoun | Attack | 2022 | Henry Haberman | Port Washington | Attack | 2021 | Ray Connor | Manhasset | Attack | 2019 | Sam Lufti | Massapequa | Attack | 2018 | Kevin Winkoff | Cold Spring Harbor | Attack | 2017 | Ian Laviano | Cold Spring Harbor | Attack | 2017 | Brendan Nichtern | Massapequa | Attack | 2016 | Ryan Tierney | Massapequa | Attack | 2015 | Alex Concannon | Syosset | Attack | 2014 | Will Sands | Friends Academy | Attack | 2013 | Justin Guterding | Garden City | Attack | 2012 | Devin Dwyer | Garden City | Attack | 2011 | Joe Leonard | Hicksville | Attack | 2011 | Sal Tuttle | Farmingdale | Attack | 2010 | Brandon Mangan | Wantagh | Attack | 2009 | Nick O'Reilly | South Side | Attack | 2008 | Jeff Cohen | Syosset | Attack | 2008 | Nick O'Reilly | South Side | Attack | 2007 | Dean Gibbons | Garden City | Attack | 2006 | Chris Lubin | Syosset | Attack | 2005 | Gavin Petracca | Manhasset | Attack | 2004 | James Davis | Division Ave | Attack | 2003 | Greg Cohen | Syosset | Attack | 2002 | Pat Walsh | Wantagh | Attack | 2001 | Pat Walsh | Wantagh | Attack | 2000 | Jason Doneger | Lynbrook | Attack | 1999 | Adam Doneger | Lynbrook | Attack | 1998 | B.J. Prager | Garden City | Attack | 1997 | B.J. Prager | Garden City | Attack | 1996 | Jay Jalbert | Cold Spring Harbor | Attack | 1995 | Dan Denihan | Manhasset | Attack | 1994 | Mike Ferrucci | Garden City | Attack | 1993 | Mike Ferrucci | Garden City | Attack | 1992 | Chris Flatley | Baldwin | Attack | 1991 | Sean Miller | Garden City | Attack | 1990 | Kevin Lowe | Mineola | Attack | 1989 | Dave Donatello | Lynbrook | Attack | 1988 | Darren Lowe | Mineola | Attack | 1987 | Matt Panetta | Elmont | Attack | 1986 | Brian Foresta | Farmingdale | Attack | 1985 | Steve Walakovits | Bethpage | Attack | 1984 | Sean Dougherty | Garden City | Attack | 1983 | Thomas Engelke | Sewanhaka | Attack | 1982 | Gerard Marino | Massapequa | Attack | 1981 | John Krumenacker | Farmingdale | Attack |
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