“Greeley Youth Lacrosse is a privately funded youth lacrosse organization whose mission is to provide girls and boys youth lacrosse programs that inspire participation while protecting the integrity of the game and to provide the New Castle community with the opportunity to participate in the game of lacrosse.  We strive to help players develop their skills in a safe and fun environment while placing higher value on sportsmanship and learning, rather than solely on winning.  Through positive and effective leadership, we hope to provide every child the opportunity to discover, learn, participate and develop a love and passion for the game of Lacrosse.”

Please join the Greeley Youth Lacrosse Association in congratulating former GYL player Matt Witko on being selected by the expansion team Ohio Machine in the third round of the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) supplemental draft.  He was the 17th overall pick and the first pick in the third round.

Matt was also drafted by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Shamrocks (51st overall) of the North American Lacrosse League (NALL) for its inaugural season of indoor box lacrosse.

Matt graduated from Horace Greeley in 2006. While playing lacrosse at Greeley, he earned Academic All-American, All-Section and All-League honors. He was also a member of the Hudson Valley Empire State Games bronze medal team in 2005. After graduating from Greeley, Matt was a captain and two-time All-American midfielder for the Tufts lacrosse team which won a National Championship in 2010 and was National Runner-Up in 2011. He also earned All-New England honors three times and All-NESCAC honors twice during his Tufts career.

Most MLL players have other full-time jobs. League games and practices are held on weekends. Matt plans on attending medical school in the fall. He is currently employed at Kombine in Mt. Kisco, where he works as a personal trainer.

GYLA is extremely fortunate to have Matt on its coaching staff for the upcoming season.  He will help run some of the winter practices at Armonk Indoor and will run the spring 2012 Rec. program for boys in grades 5 - 8.

Back to top

Please be advised that the New Castle Recreation & Parks Commission has adopted a rule that prohibits dogs on all town and school ball fields.  The lacrosse club will be fined in the event that a dog is on or around a lacrosse field during a lacrosse game or practice.

On behalf of the Greeley Youth Lacrosse Association and the New Castle Recreation & Parks Commission we ask that you DO NOT bring any dogs to the lacrosse fields.

Thank you,

Eric Klein

Back to top

Please click on the link below to see our latest presentation on the Greeley Youth Lacrosse Program


http://files.leagueathletics.com/Text/Documents/2864/25817.pdf
 

Back to top