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WHAT'S NEW & NOTEWORTHY IN CDM LACROSSE
THE SEA KING TIMES
Four Sea Kings named USA Lacrosse All-Americans
Four seniors earned prestigious USA Lacrosse All-American honors. Grant Giuliano became the program's 18th Academic All-American since 2010. He will go on to play collegiate lacrosse in the MCLA at Cal-Berkeley. Gavin Gossen, Colin Hebble and Scott Westrick were named 2023 All-Americans. Gossen will play collegiate lacrosse at Stevenson University (NCAA D-III), Hebble at the University of Delaware (NCAA D-I) and Westrick at Providence College (NCAA D-I). With these members of the Class of 2023, under head coach G.W. Mix, the CDM program has had 26 All-Americans and placed 25 players in NCAA lacrosse programs.
Sea Kings topple St. Ignatius 6-5
end regular season beating State's top team
On Saturday afternoon, CDM beat St. Ignatius (San Francisco) - the top-ranked team in California - in its last regular season game before the start of the CIF Playoffs. Seniors Oliver Ayala (2 goals), Grant Giuliano (12 saves) and Colin Hebble (4 gb's) led the way for the Sea Kings. CDM will host Servite in the first round of the CIF Division I tournament at 6:00 PM on Thursday, May 4.
CDM earns its second Top-4 win
beating #1 Foothill 12-6 on the road
Corona del Mar notched its second Top-4 win in less than a week by beating top-ranked Foothill 12-6 on the road at Jon Fox Field in Tustin. Senior Scott Westrick led all scorers with 4 goals. Classmates Neale Bowyer and Gavin Gossen each added hat tricks. The wins likely move CDM into one of the top four spots in the upcoming CIF Division I Championship tournament.
Sea Kings upset #4 St. Margaret's 6-5
CDM jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the first half and scored with 3:38 remaining in the fourth quarter to beat St. Margaret's 6-5 in a critical CIF SS Division I match-up for both programs. With the win, the Sea Kings improved to 12-6 overall and strengthen their 2023 Open Division playoff resumé.
Success in the City. Kings go 2-0 on Spring Break trip.
CDM returned to the Bay area for its Spring Break trip for the first time since 2019. The Sea Kings won both games - beating San Ramon Valley 18-6 on Tuesday night and overcoming a four goal deficit in the fourth quarter to get the better of Monte Vista - Danville on Wednesday by a score of 14-13. In addition to winning both games, the Kings walked across the Golden Gate Bridge, visited Alcatraz Island, spent an afternoon in San Francisco, and visited the campus of Cal - Berkeley.
CDM upsets Torrey Pines for third year in a row
For the third year in a row, the Sea Kings knocked off perennial high school lacrosse powerhouse Torrey Pines. CDM won the mid-week game 6-5, using a combination of solid defense, outstanding goaltending and patient offense. "Our program's commitment to line up with the very best and compete certainly paid off today," commented CDM head coach G.W. Mix.
2022 CIF SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION 1
CHAMPIONS!
CDM exploded for five goals in the fourth quarter to upset third-seeded Foothill and capture the 2022 CIF Southern Section Division 1 Championship. In its run to the 2022 CIF Title, the Sea Kings defeated fifth-seeded Loyola in the Quarterfinals, top-seeded Mater Dei in the Semi-Finals, and third-seeded Foothill in the Championship Game. The Kings outscored those top-five teams 34-19 in the three games, with its stellar defense holding Mater Dei and Foothill to an average of 4.5 goals per game. With the win, CDM improved to 19-3 overall and became the first Orange County program to win a fully-sanctioned Ford CIF Southern Section Division 1 Championship in Boys Lacrosse. Loyola won the inaugural Ford CIF Southern Section Division 1 Championship in 2021.
CDM LACROSSE CALENDAR
UPCOMING EVENTS
WED AUG 30
Initial Team Meeting
4:30 PM
CDM Lacrosse Complex
WED SEPT 6
First Fall Practice
4:30 PM
CDM Lacrosse Complex
