Sports Spotlight: Hartland Boys Lacrosse

• PLAYERS TO WATCH AND WHY: Senior captains Austin MacDonald (attack) and Jack Bontekoe (midfield) are the impact players on offense. MacDonald leads the team in scoring on the season so far with 22 goals. On defense, senior captain Jordan Martin is key with his skills with the long stick and his ability to clear.
• RECORDS: Team is 4-4 overall and 1-1 in the KLAA West so far this season. Last year, squad finished 14-4-1 and lost in regionals.
• TEAM GOAL: A KLAA championship and a run in the playoffs.
• COACH: Mike Holka is in his third season as head coach with the Eagles and sixth overall with the program.
• COACH QUOTE: "This team I have this year is just as talented and skilled as last year," Holka said. "We're looking for similar results."
• PLAYER QUOTE: "We have a talented team that has played a long time," Austin MacDonald said. "We need to be more consistent and I think we can do that. We've been working on our fundamental skills in practice and putting more details in our offense."
• WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT THIS TEAM: "They're very fast," Holka said. "They have exceptional speed. We're definitely faster than last year and we're just as skilled at all positions.

2011 Hartland Boys Lacrosse Team No. Name Grade Position 7 Josh Domke Senior Midfield 8 Eric Poisson Junior Midfield 10 Nick Lipon Senior Midfield 11 Cam Fritts Junior Attack 12 Brett Miller Junior Midfield 13 Mike Bair Senior Midfield 14 Jimmy Francis Junior Attack 15 Aaron Phillips Senior Defense 18 Austin MacDonald Senior Attack 19 Jack Bontekoe Senior Midfield 22 Kyle MacDonald Sophomore Defense 24 Justen Albany Junior Midfield 31 Brennen Sopko Senior Midfield 33 Tyler Przywara Junior Defense 34 Buck Short Senior Goalie 36 Josh Wesley Senior Defense 37 Dane Bourdo Sophomore Midfield 40 Andrew Sherman Senior Midfield 41 Kyle Ayotte Sophomore Midfield 43 Jordan Martin Senior Defense 47 Chris Drew Senior Midfield 48 Andrew Skowyra Sophomore Midfield 50 Rocky Crotty Junior Goalie 53 Brad Maschke Junior Defense 55 CJ Reuschlein Senior Attack 77 Calvin Bourdo Senior Attack 78 Chris Griffin Sophomore Attack