Spring sports spotlight: Medina girls lacrosse

Editor’s Note: The Beacon Journal is spotlighting spring sports teams and athletes each day into July that compiled standout seasons last year, but were unable to compete this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Sport: Girls lacrosse

School: Medina

Last year’s record: 9-9-1 overall, 5-0 in the Greater Cleveland Conference

Last year’s team accomplishments: Medina won the Greater Cleveland Conference championship and advanced to a Division I regional semifinal.

Returning starters: Olivia Ramey, Sr., DEF-MF; Sadie Hinkle, Jr., ATT-MF; Jackie Meyers, Jr., MF; Leora Owings, Soph., DEF-MF; Cariley Van Drei, Sr., MF; Allison Loftis, Sr., DEF; Madison Zacarro, Soph., ATT-MF; Claire Dorman, Jr., DEF-MF; Lucy O’Cull, Jr., ATT; Avery Gandolf, Soph., GK

Notes: Medina defeated Westerville South 19-3 and Strongsville 19-5 in the Division I tournament before losing 18-3 to New Albany in a regional semifinal. New Albany finished as state runner-up to Upper Arlington. ... Medina compiled an undefeated Greater Cleveland Conference record for the fourth season in a row in 2019. ... Meyers, a Coastal Carolina recruit, was an All-Ohio second team and all-region first team selection last year. ... Hinkle, a Central Michigan recruit, was an all-region first team selection last year. ... Van Drei, a Long Island recruit, was an all-region second team pick last year and tabbed as the Greater Cleveland Conference Player of the Year. ... Ramey is committed to play lacrosse at Concordia University Ann Arbor, and fellow 2020 graduate Maddie Macron is set to play at Baldwin Wallace. ... The Bees graduated six players in 2019 with starting experience — Chloe Butts, Abby McMullen, Caleigh Meyers, Calista Krochmal, Jaisanna Jarvis and Theresa Horoschak. ... McMullen and Krochmal are lacrosse players at the University of Akron, Jarvis is playing at Lawrence Tech and Butts is playing at Barton College. Fellow 2019 graduates Melissa Bacho (Sienna Heights) and Abby Rosen (Baldwin Wallace) are also competing on a college team.

Quotable: “Our 2020 season had the potential to be our best season yet, with almost a full team of starters returning. Our overall IQ, athleticism and lacrosse skill would have been the highest it has been since I started in 2017. We had talented seniors and several candidates for all-state and all-region teams. We are bummed about the 2020 season but looking forward to seeing what we can bring in the upcoming 2021 season.” – Medina girls lacrosse coach Colleen Bodkin

– Michael Beaven