Western Mass Chapter Hall of Fame Inaugural Class 2014...Western Mass Chapter Hall of Fame Inaugural Class 2014: • Dan Kane • Matthew Striebel • Edward Carey • Russell Mooney

WesternMassChapterHallofFame

InauguralClass2014:

• DanKane• MatthewStriebel• EdwardCarey• RussellMooney• A.CraigBrown

• WilliamTogneri• RobertKnightly• JudyDietel• ClarenceConz• KeithBugbee

[email protected];@WesternMassLax;

www.westernmasslacrosse.org


DanKane



• CoachKanecameLongmeadowHighSchoolin1971.

• Heworkedasaguidancecounseloratthehighschoolfor30yearsuntilheretiredin2001.

• HiscoachingcareerbeganwithfootballandhewassoonrecruitedtothelacrossestaffbythenheadcoachDaveStockwell.

• VarsityHeadCoachin1982wherehestayedthroughthe1991season.Duringthose10seasons,histeamswenttothestatefinalseveryyearandwon7statechampionshipsandproduced12highschoolallAmericans.

• Hisrecordof173winsand30lossesmadehimtwicetheMAhighschoolcoachoftheyear.

• a1997inducteeintotheNationalHighSchoolCoachesHallofFame.

• MemberoftheNewEnglandLacrosseHallofFame.


JudithLynnDietel (1947-2010)



• FounderSouthHadleyLacrosse1986

• FirstVarsitySeason1990• UMassMen’sJVCoach1984– 1996

• Baystate TeamCoach• Honoredby2005SouthHadleyStateChampionshipteamforhercontributions


MattStriebel



• Gill,MA,Eaglebrook School,DeerfieldMA• HotchkissSchool,CT1993– 1997Collegehighlights,PrincetonUniversity:• All-IvyLeague Lacrosse(1stteam:2001;2ndteam:

1999&2000)• All-IvyLeague Soccer(honorablemention:2000)• AcademicAll-IvySoccerteam(2000)• All-American 2x(honorablemention:2000&2001)• USILAScholarAll-American(2001)• NCAAMen'sLacrosseChampionship(1998 & 2001)Professionalhighlights:• MajorLeagueLacrosse Champion(2004,2006&2007)• MajorLeagueLacrosseChampionshipMVP(2007)• MajorLeagueLacrosseAll-Star (2005–2012)• MajorLeagueLacrosseAll-Pro(2007&2008)• TeamUSA2002(GoldMedal),2006(SilverMedal),

2010(GoldMedal)HeadCoachNorthamptonHS– CurrentOwner,TrilogyLacrosse


MattStriebel




EdwardCarey



• ThemostprolificscorerinSpringfieldCollegemen'slacrossehistory.HallofFame2004

• Four-yearletterwinnerfrom1987-1990• ADivisionIISecond-TeamAll-Americanin1990andan

honorablementionAll-Americanin'89• Holdsschoolrecordsforpoints(300)andgoals(175),and

thesingle-seasonmarkforpoints(93in1990)• LedSpringfieldCollegetotheNCAADivisionIINational

Tournamentin1990andtheECACLacrosseChampionshipin'89

• Competedinthe1990North/SouthAll-StarGame• VotedSpringfieldCollege'sTopMaleTeam-SportAthlete

fourconsecutivetimes(1987-1990)• Namedtofour-straightColonialLeagueAll-Starteams• OnlysecondAmericantowinMemorialMedalfortheBest

andFairestPlayerintheSouthAustraliaLacrosseAssociation,thehighesthonorgiventoanyplayer

• 1985HighSchoolAllAmerican.LongmeadowHS• LongmeadowHSTeamMVP1984&85• HighSchoolStateChampion1983,1984,1985• 1986PrepSchoolAllAmerican,Loomis-Chaffee


RussellMooney



• PlayedforSpringfieldCollege1977,1978,1980

• HeadCoachSpringfieldCollege1981

• HeadCoachWNEC&WestfieldStatemid80’s

• Minnechaug HeadCoach1988– 2014(26yrs)

• StateChampions1985• CoachedmultipleAll

Americans,Collegeplayers• Over200careerwins• Youth/Clubcoach


RussellMooney




A.CraigBrown



• FoundingmemberandPastPresidentofWesternMassChapterofUSLacrosse

• FoundingmemberandPastPresidentandcurrent(andonly)ChairRulesCommitteeCVYL2000– current

• Foundingmember,pastPresidentandcurrentboardmemberLongmeadowYouthLacrosse

• WesternMassLacrosseOfficial1978– 1996• NEILA/USILALacrosseOfficial1980– 1996• Frenchy JulianAward2000• USLacrosse,ChairBOD,ViceChair,Counsel,Chair

GovernanceCommittee,ChairHOFCommittee,ChairMissionCriticalPropertiesCommittee1999– present

• MemberoffirstLongmeadowHighSchoolteam– 1969,1970

• 2TimeCaptainLongmeadowHighSchool• StateChampion1970• MemberDartmouthLacrosseteam1972


WilliamTogneri



• 2008USLacrossePersonoftheYearforWesternMass

• FoundingmemberLongmeadowYouthLacrosse1990

• WesternMassLacrosseOfficial1987–2005

• NEILA/USILALacrosseOfficial1987–2005

• DrivingforcebehindcreatinganddeliveringOfficialstraininginWesternMasssince1989

• MLLOfficial2000– 2005• SpringfieldCollegeplayer1974– 1977• SCGradAssistant1978• AllStarHSPlayerGlenCove,NY


RobertKnightly



• FounderPittsfieldYouthLacrosse1995andservedasDirectorthrough2010.

• FounderFirstBerkshireHighSchoolLacrosseprogram,St.JosephsCentralHighSchoolofPittsfield1994.

• JoinedCVYL2002asBoardMember

• BobKnightlyLacrosseScholarship


Clarence“Bojo”Conz (1928– 1989)



• FounderNorthamptonLacrosse1970

• FirstHeadCoach1970• HeadCoach14years• JrHighSchoolFootballcoach

andTeacherinNorthampton• Played4yearsatIthacaCollege• Coachedmultipleplayerswho

wentontoplayatD1,DIIIschools


KeithBugbee



• Enteringhis32ndseasonasheadmen'slacrossecoachandassistantprofessorofphysicaleducationatSpringfieldCollege.

• Coachingrecord342-161(.679winningpercentage).• Histeamshavecompetedin28post-seasontournaments,including

19NCAATournaments,andwonanationalchampionship.• 44ofhisplayershavereceivedAll-Americarecognition.• NationalChampion1994• NamedtheUSILADivisionIICoachoftheYearin1994and1995.• 2timePilgrimLeagueCoachoftheYear• 12Pilgram LeagueChampionships• 1NEWMACChampionship2014• HecoachedtheNorthteamintheannualNorth-SouthAll-Star

Gamein1995• CoachfortheWestsquadintheannualNewEnglandAll-StarGame

in1986.• ServedaspresidentoftheNewEnglandIntercollegiateLacrosse

AssociationandwasinductedintotheNewEnglandLacrosseHallofFamein2002.

• BecamejusttheseventhcoachinNCAAmen'slacrossehistorytoreachthe300careerwinmilestone.Bugbee's wintotalof301ashepassedlegendarycoachDickGarberforthemostwinsinNewEnglandLacrossehistoryin2011

• Ranks1st alltimeinDivision2wins

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Western Mass Chapter Hall of Fame Inaugural Class 2014...Western Mass Chapter Hall of Fame Inaugural Class 2014: • Dan Kane • Matthew Striebel • Edward Carey • Russell Mooney