***
ENROLLMENT DEADLINE IS FRIDAY,
JUNE 11, 2021 ***
MEET
THE 2021 VARSITY LACROSSE TEAM
FINAL
SCORE: 12-10 vs. New Albany
Saturday, June 1, 2019
GOLDEN BEARS' 10th STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP!
(2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,
2019)
GOLDEN BEARS' 5th CONSECUTIVE
STATE TITLE!
MEET
THE 2020 VARSITY TEAM!
ABOUT
UA GIRLS' LACROSSE
Welcome
to the home of the Upper Arlington High School Girls
Lacrosse Team.
The
Upper Arlington High School Girls Lacrosse Program
began
in 1983 under the sponsorship of UAHS faculty
member and Coach Pete Corey. Tom Stout
then led the Bears for five seasons. In 1992, Wendy
Pinta took the helm of the UA Girls Lacrosse program
for the next fifteen years and led them to three state
championship titles. In 2008, Lynda McCandlish,
a UAHS and Northwestern University graduate, assumed
the head coach position. In her first and only season
as head coach at Upper Arlington, Coach McCandlish
won the state championship. Lynda McCandlish also
made Ohio history by winning the state championship
as both a UA player (2002) and as a head coach (2008).
From 2009-2011, Kim Rocheleau headed the Golden
Bears, taking them to the state finals in each of
her three years as head coach.
In
2012, the Golden Bears saw two of its former coaches
return to lead the team. Head Coach Wendy Pinta (1991-2007)
returned from a 4-year hiatus to coach youth lacrosse
at Hastings Middle School and Associate Head Coach
Sue Stimmel (1989-90) returned after a 23-year leave
to coach collegiate lacrosse at Denison and The Ohio
State University. In their first season as head coaches
they returned the Bears to the state finals. In their
second year (2013), they led the squad to their first
state championship in five years. They again garnered
championships in 2015, 2016, and 2017. Returning seven
starters and most of the attacking unit, they hope
to make another bid in 2018.
Since
its inception, UA has had 22 athletes play all four
years in college. UA also has six players currently
playing for collegiate programs. In 1993, Upper Arlington
player Ashley Burkart was the first-ever UAHS girl's
lacrosse player to be named All-American. Since then,
26 other UAHS players
have earned All-American distinctions, and many
others have been honored with All-Ohio and All-League
awards
Home
of the 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017,
2018, and 2019 State Champs
Registration
is based on the player's CURRENT 2020 - 2021 Grade
level. 
Welcome
to the home of the Upper Arlington High School Girls
Lacrosse Team.