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DIRECTORS

Jerry Considine

Head Coach at Glenbard West HSDirector - East Ave Girls

Tracy Bonaccorsi

Coaching:

Current Head Coach at Fenwick HS

Head Coach at Trinity HS

Beckman HS

Buku Lacrosse Club in California

Playing:

Montini High School

Concordia University-Irvine

Getting to know Coach Bono : Coach Bono has been with us since the start coaching 4 to 18 year old's! She enjoys creating long-term relationships with the young women who look up to her. We couldn't be more lucky to have such a great role model for our young players! When she isn't coaching lacrosse she is working in the athletic department at Fenwick High School, we can't wait to see her grow the Fenwick girls lacrosse program.

Coaching:

Current JV Coach at OPRF

Former IGLA Director where he received 2017/18 Director of the Year

Player Coach at NIU

Getting to know Coach Ryan: Coach Ryan has been the main force driving youth lacrosse in the Oak Park and surrounding area for the last 7 years. While in college he was a lock-down defensemen at Northern Illinois and also served as player coach! Ryan was the all conference his senior year while at NIU. Ryan brings team development to the next level and gives every player he coaches feedback and attention. When Ryan isn't coaching or being a family man he is working in real estate.

Ryan Magnuson

Getting to know Coach Bultas : Coach Bultas has over a decade of experience in coaching girls lacrosse! Coach Bultas was a huge part of Lyons Township girls lacrosse winning multiple sectional championships. He is excited to continue growing the RB girls lacrosse program he helped pioneer! When he is not coaching and being a family man to his loving wife and newborn baby he is working in the spin middle school special education.

Matthew Bultas

Getting to know Coach CC : Coach CC took over as the head coach at Lyons Township high school last year after playing at the high school and coaching the JV program. Coach CC was the teams captain and co MVP her senior year. Coach CC went on to play club lacrosse at Marquette University. When Coach CC is not coaching she is working as a speech pathologist.

Cecilia Luxem

Getting to know Coach Moy : Coach Moy has over a decade of coaching experience at some of the biggest powerhouses in the state! Coach Moy has been with East Ave since the start and helped us to develop into the program that we have become. While we can't thank Coach Moy enough for what he has done for us in lacrosse we are also thankful for all the work he does as a doctor on infectious disease during this pandemic.

Jim Moy

Getting to know Coach Margaux: Coach Margaux was on our first ever East Ave girls high school team and now is a youth coach for us. Few players can match the passion that Margaux brings to the game and it shows every time she laces up for Carthage College and has resulted in multiple conference defensive player of the week awards! We are so lucky to have such a hard working role model for our players.

Margaux Giacotto

Getting to know Coach Hannah : Coach Hannah starts on attack for the division one Marquette girls lacrosse team. Her knowledge and dedication to the game have resulted in her being one of the best players to come out of the state of Illinois and earned her Big East Freshmen of the week honors during her freshmen season that was cut short last year. We can't wait to see what she does this season. Hannah is a player favorite and makes hard work fun with her fast paced practices.

Hannah Greving

Getting to know Coach Maddie : Coach Maddie was on our first ever East Ave girls high school team and is now one of our youth coaches! When Coach Maddie is not in town coaching she is starting at attack for the Carthage Women's Lacrosse team and studying to be a nurse. Maddie's playing experience makes her an incredible role model and resource for our players.

Maddie Berni

Michael Mossing

Getting to know Coach Mossing: Coach Michael has been coaching high school sports for six years. Michael was part of Nazareth Academy’s first-ever boy’s lacrosse season and is the current Head Coach of the girls lacrosse program at Nazareth Academy and is excited to help grow the program and lacrosse in the area. Michael played college soccer at Augustana College.

Getting to know Coach Wagner : Coach Wags played lacrosse at OPRF, now she coaches at the high school and helps prepare middle schoolers in Oak Park and River Forest for high school lacrosse. Coach Wags is easily the most fun and creative coach we have always knowing how to communicate with each player. When Coach Wags is not coaching she is working for a nonprofit that helps people who are affected by homelessness and poverty to improve their lives. This year Coach Wags is the varsity assistant, she has been the JV coach in the past years.

Sarah Wagner

Head Coach at Fenwick HS

Playing:

OPRF High School

Team Illinois

Coaching:

Fenwick Boys Lacrosse (2015-2019)

2018 Sectional Championship

2018 Wednesday Journal Coach of the Year

3 All-Americans, 5 Academic All-Americans in five years

Current Glenbard West Girls Lacrosse

Getting to know Coach Jerry : Coach Jerry co-founded East Ave to provide a quality lacrosse experience to the youth in his hometown while studying finance and math at UIC. After five years coaching at the JV and freshmen level at Fenwick HS Jerry was promoted to the varsity head coach  where the team won the 2018 Sectional Championship. Coach Jerry has over a decade of coaching experience and has been coaching girls lacrosse over the last four years.

Playing:

Northern Illinois University

JV Coach at OPRF

Head Coach at Lyons Township

Coaching:

Current Lyons Township HS Head Coach

Lyons Township JV Coach

Former Aviators Club Coach

Playing:

Lyons Township HS

Marquette Club

Head Coach at Riverside-Brookfield HS

Coaching:

Current Riverside Brookfield HS Coach

Lyons Township HS Varsity Assistant

Lyons Township JV & Frosh Head Coach

Playing:

Coach at OPRF

Coaching:

Current OPRF JV Coach

East Ave Youth

Playing:

OPRF HS

Head Coach at Trinity HS

Coaching:

Current Trinity HS Coach

Lyons Township Head Coach

Saint Charles East Assistant Coach

Aviators Club Creator

Playing:

Head Coach at Nazareth HS

Coaching:

Current Naz HS Coach

Playing:

Augustana College Soccer

East Ave Youth

Coaching:

East Ave Youth

East Ave since 2017

Playing:

Trinity HS

Carthage College

East Ave Youth

Coaching:

East Ave Youth

East Ave since 2017

Playing:

Fenwick HS

Carthage College

East Ave Youth & HS

Coaching:

East Ave Youth & HS

East Ave since 2017

Former IGLA Coach

Playing:

Lyons Township High School

Marquette University

Evan McKerns

Getting to know Coach McKerns: Evan grew up in Ohio playing lacrosse at Upper Arlington High School where he won the Ohio & Midwest Championship in 1994! Evan went on to play Division 1 Lacrosse at Lehigh University where his team won the Patriot League Championship in 1999. Evan has extensive experience coaching boys lacrosse at the youth, high school and college level including St. Edwards University in Austin Texas. Evan is looking forward to his third spring helping with East Ave youth and watching his daughters grow with their teammates and soon to be friends.  

East Ave Youth

Coaching:

Upper Arlington Youth Lacrosse

Team Ohio Middle School All Stars

St. Edward's University (Austin, TX)

Playing:

Upper Arlington HS

Lehigh University

Austin Lacrosse Club

Lincoln Park Lacrosse Club

Danielle Fiala

Getting to know Coach Danielle: Coach Danielle is the current Head Coach at North Central College and graduated from North Central as the all-time leading scorer! In five seasons, she has guided North Central to an overall record of 58-20, qualifying for the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Tournament in four seasons, with the conference tournament not being held in 2020.

Head Coach at North Central College

Coaching:

Current North Central College Head Coach

Wartburg College

St. Francis HS

Suburban Lacrosse

Playing:

North Central College