Lawrence Academy ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTION
Saturday, June 9, 2018
2018 INDUCTEES THE BOYS’ VARSITY SOCCER TEAM 1972 STEPHEN H. HEINZE CLASS OF 1988 EDWARD J. (TED) CROWLEY CLASS OF 1989 HEATHER GOEHRINGER CAUSEY CLASS OF 1989
Reunion Weekend 2018
ATHLETICS AT LA Athletics at Lawrence Academy have come a long way since James Lawrence donated the first gymnasium equipment in 1878. Used by both boys and girls, the gym — which also served as a study hall, theatre, and faculty meeting space — featured horizontal bars, dumbbells, Indian clubs, and the like. There were no fields until 1900, when Shumway Field opened, so outdoor “sports” were limited to walking and running. There was, however, a tennis court, which the Student Aid of June 1889 called “one of the pleasant features connected with our school.” Football had been played informally since around 1880, though the principal, Mr. Ball, quickly banned it because of the destruction it wrought on the lawns (he proposed croquet in its place!). With a new field created in 1901, however, the sport caught on quickly. Out of a total school enrollment of 28 boys, 13 were on the team during that first season. Baseball thrived in those days as well, and basketball became a team sport within a few years. The modern era of LA athletics really began with the arrival of young Norman Grant in 1929. He added lacrosse as a varsity sport, and in 1940, the school started construction of the Spaulding-Stearns Athletic Fields. By the end of that decade, the Fred C. Gray Building opened, providing the Academy’s first dedicated athletic facility. It included squash courts and a wrestling room; LA added the latter sport in 1950. The athletic program expanded again with the return to coeducation in 1971–’72, and the construction of the Stone Athletic Center in 1993 provided up-to-date facilities for both boys and girls. The Academy’s first year in the Independent School League, 1976, saw undefeated football and cross-country teams; the football team shared the ISL championship. That winter, moreover, the boys’ varsity hockey team won the ISL Keller Division title. Lawrence’s athletes in 1976 ushered in a new level of competition and recognition. Since that time, Lawrence Academy has celebrated numerous boys’ and girls’ championship teams in the ISL and the New England Division. In addition, many individual athletes have aspired to achieve greatness beyond their days at LA, in collegiate sports and with national teams, both as amateurs and professionals.
At this 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony, we recognize outstanding Lawrence Academy athletes from the old days and the new, carrying out the organization’s mission “to honor and perpetuate the memory of individuals and teams that have made outstanding contributions to the quality of LA athletics and have helped bring recognition, honor, and excellence to the Academy and its athletic program throughout its history.” As the mission statement concludes, “e Athletic Hall of Fame will highlight athletic character, sportsmanship, achievement, and pride and will strive to provide a positive link between the student-athletes of today and those of the past.” We welcome you on this happy occasion, as we honor members of the Lawrence community, living and deceased, who gave of their talents and helped ensure that their school on the hillside would forever remain “worthy of its great renown.”
The 1985 Girls’ Soccer team
COMMITTEE MEMBERS Kevin Potter, P ’13, ’15, athletic director, co-chair Geoff Harlan, P ’16, ’18, director of alumni engagement, co-chair Rob Moore, P ’04, ’06, ’09, associate head of school Caroline Heatley, assistant athletic director Catie Floyd McMenamin ’97, president of the alumni council Rich Johnson ’74, alumnus Sean Sheehan ’87, director of college counseling Marianne (Crescenzi) Balfour ’88, alumni council member Beth Frissora ’95, vice president of the alumni council Donna Mastrangelo P ’15, ’18, faculty Paul Husted ‘64, alumni council member Many thanks to the following members of the LA community who worked hard to establish, produce, and facilitate Lawrence Academy’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Dan Scheibe, head of school Dick Jeffers P ’84, ’86, Jeffers Heritage Center John Bishop, director of communications Jonny Gotlib, assistant director of communications Dale Cunningham, P ’13, assistant director of communications Joe Sheppard, P ’93, ’94, retired faculty, writer-at-large Joel Sugerman, director of theatre Linda Deasy, chief financial officer Bob Kramer, director of finance and operations
ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY O RDER
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LA Athletics: A Journey Through Time Opening Remarks Dan Scheibe, head of school Welcome Master of Ceremonies Richard Johnson ’74, curator for The Sports Museum, Boston, Mass. Facilitators and Presenters Richard Johnson ’74 Charlie Corey, past faculty Sarah McCaigue, past faculty
Honoring e 1972 Boys’ Varsity Soccer Team Stephen H. Heinze ’88 Edward J. (Ted) Crowley ’89 Heather Goehringer Causey ’89 Closing Remarks Richard Johnson ’74
2014 INDUCTEES Raymond T. “Scooter” McLean ‘32 Victor Heyliger ‘33 William Flynn ‘35 Norman B. Grant, faculty Cindy Ryder Matthes ‘84 David A. Jensen ‘84 Laurie Baker ‘95 2015 INDUCTEES William J. Stewart Jr. ‘39 Thomas B. Warner ‘75 Richmond Baker, faculty Victoria Wellington Hanna ‘97 Craig MacDonald ‘95 Anthony Voce ‘00 The 1965 Tennis Team 2016 INDUCTEES Guillermo “Memo” Cantu ‘86 Jonathan Edwards ‘91 Patricia MacDougall White ‘93 Kristen Laggis Pedroli ‘95 The 1955 Varsity Football Team 2017 INDUCTEES The Honorable Judge Harold B. Jackson Jr. ’57 The 1975 Girls’ Varsity Soccer Team Tasha V. Taiste ’95 Christopher M. Spatola ’97
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THE 1972 BOYS’ VARSITY SOCCER TEAM Sometimes things just come together for a sports team and miracles happen. Such was the case in the fall of 1972, when the boys’ varsity soccer team, still nursing the wounds from a tough 2-6-2 record the previous year, took to the field at Groton School in a pre-season round-robin tournament. Their ranks had been augmented by a few promising new players, including a Scottish lad who, someone had heard, “might be pretty good.” Concord Academy fell 5-0 in the first game, then Middlesex, 6-0. On they rolled, until the Spartans beat arch-rival Groton School 5-0 in the final contest of the tournament. Goalie Jeff Hoch ’73 recalled the day: “It was as though we had been playing together for years and had entered a Junior High tournament. Somehow during those early encounters the word made it back to campus that something special was happening on the other side of town. Before the final game with Groton School began, half the football team, in uniform, and dozens of other LA students arrived to watch us play…
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THE 1972 BOYS’ VARSITY SOCCER TEAM, CONT.
Each goal brought bedlam from the LA crowd…Little did we know that this was just the beginning.” Co-captained by seniors Tip Krairiksh and Rob Russell, the team went undefeated, winning ten of their twelve season games, with the other two ending in ties. As Coach Dick Pickering put it, “There was a no-quit attitude on the team,” fueled by the remarkable skills of Rob “Scanny” Scanlon, who had captained Scotland’s All-Under-18 team and was a member of the All-Europe Team. Scanny wasn’t the only talented player that fall, for the core of the ’72 squad were the undefeated 1969 freshman team, whose four years together culminated in an unforgettable season. With pride and gratitude, we welcome the 1972 boys’ varsity soccer team into the Lawrence Academy Athletic Hall of Fame.
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STEPHEN H. HEINZE CLASS OF 1988 S OCCER / H OCKEY
According to his coaches at Lawrence, Steve was not just a gifted athlete. He was, in the words of Coach Charlie Corey, “an extremely hardworking and selfeffacing person on and off the ice and the soccer field. Despite all the accolades that Steve received while at LA, he always put his teammates and winning as a team first.” Steve graduated from Lawrence in 1988, having won ISL All-League honors in hockey, and went on to Boston College, where he played for three seasons. He, David Emma, and Marty McInnis formed the legendary “HEM” line, still part of BC hockey lore. Elected an All-American, he went on in 1992 to play for the U.S. Olympic hockey team. In March of that year, after the Olympics, he signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Bruins. After nine seasons in Boston, Steve joined the Columbus Blue Jackets for the 2000–’01 season. Traded to the Buffalo Sabres at that season’s trade deadline, he joined the Los Angeles Kings as a free agent before the 2001–’02 season and played the final two seasons of his career there. During his NHL career, Steve appeared in 694 games. He scored 178 goals and added 158 assists. He also appeared in 69 NHL playoff games, scoring 11 goals and adding 15 assists. Though concussions ended Steve’s playing days, hockey is still part of his life. At home in California, he coaches the Santa Barbara Royals, part of an eightteam league sponsored in part by his old team, the L.A. Kings. And he gets out on the ice once a week for an informal game with a few friends his own age. For his invaluable contributions to LA’s teams and to the sport he loves, we proudly induct Steve Heinze into the Lawrence Academy Athletic Hall of Fame.
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EDWARD J. (TED) CROWLEY CLASS OF 1989 S OCCER / H OCKEY / B ASEBALL
Over his three years at Lawrence, Ted Crowley was a three-season force in boys’ athletics, “an extraordinary athlete,” in the words of one coach. Starring in soccer in the fall and baseball in the spring, he left his greatest mark in hockey — at LA, in college, and beyond. Before leaving the elm tree-shaded hillside, however, Ted had earned ISL All-League honors in all three sports. At Boston College, Ted was elected to the All-Hockey East Rookie Team as a freshman. In the following year, 1990–’91, he earned a spot on the All-Hockey East First Team and was named an AHCA East Second-Team All-American. The Olympics beckoned in 1994, after which he joined the Hartford Whalers, for whom he played 21 games. Later, he signed a free-agent contract with the Colorado Avalanche, for whom he played seven games before moving on to the New York Islanders. Between minor league stops, Ted also played overseas for German teams in Kassel, Essen, and Hamburg. Former LA hockey coach Charlie Corey calls Ted “one of the greatest all-around athletes I have ever coached.” Retired from the sport he loves, he is now a successful sales representative for an IT company. Hockey has not left Ted’s life, however: his wife Katie is the head coach of the Boston College women’s team. And the athletic legacy he left at Lawrence has never been forgotten. For that legacy, and for all he has brought to the world of sports, we welcome Ted Crowley into the Lawrence Academy Athletic Hall of Fame.
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HEATHER GOEHRINGER CAUSEY CLASS OF 1989 F IELD H OCKEY / L ACROSSE
Called “a tremendous athlete who made an instant impact…a gifted athlete and a gift to LA” by one coach, Heather Goehringer changed the course of the field hockey and girls’ lacrosse programs in two short years at the Academy. Prior to her arrival, the fledgling field hockey team had not won a game; their record at the end of Heather’s first season was a solid 7-6-1, and Heather was named League MVP. Coach Sarah McCaigue called her “truly a coach’s dream…the best field player I have ever coached in field hockey.” Heather’s prowess in the two sports attracted the attention of many Division I college coaches. She chose the University of Virginia, where her contributions to both the field hockey and lacrosse teams were exceptional. In 1994, she was elected to the women’s lacrosse All-American Second Team and was the team’s fourth leading scorer, with 26 goals and seven assists. This was Heather’s second All-American honor, as she had previously been chosen for the field hockey First Team. She still holds the UVA record for “fastest goal to open a game”: just eight seconds in, against James Madison, in April of 1994. It was not merely skill that made Heather an exceptional student-athlete. On the field, according to Coach McCaigue, she was “talented, inspiring, competitive but patient, with a terrific attitude. Her teammates loved her, and her high standards motivated everyone.” Moreover, she graduated from Lawrence as an honor student, and was twice named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll at the University of Virginia. Every team has its share of good athletes, but not all are blessed with the skillful and selfless leadership of a Heather Goehringer. For leading and inspiring teams both at Lawrence and in college, for giving of herself beyond the call, and for setting an example for future generations of athletes, we welcome Heather Goehringer Causey into the Lawrence Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. LAWRENCE ACADEMY
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To set the cause above renown, To love the game beyond the prize From Clifton Chapel, by Sir Henry Newbolt (1862-1938)