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Girls' Lacrosse Coaches

Alan Klingler
alklingler@gmail.com,
Head, Girls' Varsity Lacrosse

Coach Klingler has been the Head Varsity coach since 2009. Previously he played at Denison University where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Economics & Religion.   He also coached the Women's Varsity Lacrosse team at Denison for 2 years and was President, Captain and Founder of Denison's Men's Club Lacrosse team.  He has twice been named the Great Lakes National Team Head Coach for the U.S. Lacrosse National Tournament.   Coach Klingler has a passion for the game of lacrosse, has been coaching for over 15 years and has played for more than 20 years.

Melanie Walsh
mwalsh@lfschools.net
Assistant, Girls' Varsity Lacrosse

Assistant, Girls' JV Lacrosse
Coach Walsh returned as Assistant Varsity coach in 2009. Prior to that Melanie was a Varsity Assistant coach for Girls' Lacrosse in 2000 and 2005 and Assistant Frosh/Soph coach in 2008. She has also been a Field Hockey Varsity Assistant coach from 1995 to 2007 and became head coach in 2008.

Sara Kurtz
sckurtz@hotmail.com
Head, Girls' JV Lacrosse
2011 marks Coach Kurtz's first year as Head JV coach at LFHS. She received a degree in Communications from Wheaton College and in Physical Education from Carroll University, as well as a Masters degree in Health Education from Carroll University. Ms. Kurz works at Oak Grove School where she teaches Health and PE.

Julie Chantler
jchantler@lfschools.net
Head, Girls' Frosh/Soph Lacrosse

Coach Chantler has coached Frosh/Soph Lacrosse since 2006. Julie has also coached JV Field Hockey since 1998 and has been Varsity Assistant Field Hockey coach since 2008. She received her BA in English and a minor in Communications from Denison University and a Type 75 Administrative Certificate and MAT in Special Ed. from National-Louis University. She teaches in the Special Education Department at LFHS.

Richard Moore
rmoore@lfschools.net
Assistant, Girls' Frosh/Soph Lacrosse

2011 marks Coach Moore's first year as Assistant Frosh/Soph coach. Prior to that he was the Head JV coach at LF for 10 years. He received his BA and his Master's in Education from DePaul University. Rick teaches in the English Department at LFHS.

Steve Gianakopoulos
Volunteer

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