Western PA Lacrosse: Red Hots Lacrosse Club and Central PA All-Americans

How does the Red Hots Lacrosse Club contribute to the growth of lacrosse in Western PA. Which York-Adams League players were named Central PA boys’ lacrosse All-Americans. What achievements led to Ryan Muller being named coach of the year.

The Rise of Red Hots Lacrosse Club in Western Pennsylvania

The Red Hots Lacrosse Club has emerged as a significant force in developing lacrosse talent in Western Pennsylvania. Founded with the mission to promote and grow the sport in the region, the club has quickly gained popularity among youth players.

What makes the Red Hots Lacrosse Club unique? The club focuses on skill development, teamwork, and character building through lacrosse. With experienced coaches and a comprehensive training program, the Red Hots provide a platform for players to hone their skills and prepare for high school and collegiate level competition.

Central Pennsylvania Boys’ Lacrosse All-America Team Selections

The Central Pennsylvania region recently announced its Boys’ Lacrosse All-America Team, highlighting the top talent in the area. The York-Adams League made a strong showing, with several players and a coach earning prestigious spots on the team.

York-Adams League Representatives

• Jimmy Kohr (Central York) – Junior attacker with 43 goals and 24 assists
• Jakob Terpak (Central York) – Senior midfielder with 32 goals and 20 assists
• Drew Dressel (Kennard-Dale) – Midfielder who scored an impressive 77 goals
• Ryan Muller (Central York) – Named Coach of the Year

Why were these players selected for the All-America Team? Their outstanding performances throughout the season, coupled with their leadership and impact on their respective teams, set them apart from their peers.

Central York’s Dominant Season and Coach Ryan Muller’s Success

Central York’s lacrosse program had a remarkable season, finishing with a 19-2 record and securing third place in the District 3 3-A playoffs. The Panthers’ success extended to the PIAA playoffs, showcasing their competitive edge at the state level.

How did Central York achieve such a strong season? Under the guidance of Coach Ryan Muller, the Panthers went undefeated during the regular season and claimed the York-Adams League crown. This exceptional performance led to Muller being named the region’s Coach of the Year.

Drew Dressel: A Standout Performer from Kennard-Dale

Kennard-Dale’s Drew Dressel emerged as one of the most prolific scorers not just in the region, but nationally. His 77 goals ranked him 19th in the nation and 2nd in Pennsylvania, according to MaxPreps statistics.

What contributed to Dressel’s scoring prowess? His ability to find the back of the net consistently, combined with excellent field vision resulting in 25 assists, made him a dual threat on the offensive end. These statistics, along with his overall impact, earned Dressel the York-Adams League Player of the Year honors.

Academic Excellence in York-Adams League Lacrosse

Beyond on-field performance, the York-Adams League also celebrated academic achievements among its lacrosse players. Two standout examples highlight the league’s commitment to fostering well-rounded student-athletes:

Quinn Eckart – Dallastown

• Named USA Lacrosse Academic All-American
• Impressive 4.67 grade-point average
• .628 save percentage as a goalie
• York-Adams League second-team all-star

Conner Harlacher – West York

• USA Lacrosse Academic All-American
• York-Adams League Defensive Player of the Year
• Committed to play at NCAA Division III University of Lynchburg

How do these academic honors impact the players’ futures? Recognition as Academic All-Americans not only celebrates their current achievements but also positions them well for future educational and athletic opportunities.

The Broader Landscape of Central Pennsylvania Lacrosse

The Central Pennsylvania Boys’ Lacrosse All-America Team represents a wide geographic area, encompassing several counties. This diversity showcases the growth and competitive nature of lacrosse across the region.

Counties Represented in the All-America Team Selection

• Berks
• Cumberland
• Dauphin
• Franklin
• Lancaster
• Lebanon
• Mifflin
• Montour
• Union
• York

What does this wide representation mean for the sport? It indicates that lacrosse is thriving across Central Pennsylvania, with talented players emerging from various communities and school districts.

PIAA District One Boys Lacrosse Rankings

While the article primarily focuses on Central Pennsylvania, it’s worth noting the competitive landscape in PIAA District One, which includes some of the state’s top lacrosse programs. The 2021 season rankings for PIAA D1 3A Boys Lacrosse provide insight into the broader competitive landscape:

1. Kennett (17-0-0)
2. Radnor (16-1-0)
3. Perkiomen Valley (13-2-0)
4. Garnet Valley (14-4-0)
5. Downingtown West

How do these rankings impact the state-wide lacrosse landscape? They provide a benchmark for teams across Pennsylvania to measure themselves against and highlight the competitive nature of lacrosse in the eastern part of the state.

The Future of Lacrosse in Western and Central Pennsylvania

The success of programs like the Red Hots Lacrosse Club in Western PA and the strong showing of York-Adams League players in the Central PA All-America selections point to a bright future for lacrosse in these regions.

What factors are contributing to the growth of lacrosse in Pennsylvania? Several elements are at play:

• Increased youth participation through clubs like Red Hots
• Strong high school programs producing collegiate-level talent
• Recognition of both athletic and academic achievements
• Dedicated coaches focused on player development
• Growing interest and support from local communities

As lacrosse continues to gain popularity, we can expect to see more players from Western and Central Pennsylvania making their mark at the high school, collegiate, and potentially professional levels.

The achievements highlighted in this article – from the All-America selections to academic honors – serve as inspiration for young players and demonstrate the opportunities available through dedication to both athletics and academics in the sport of lacrosse.

Moving forward, it will be interesting to track the progress of players like Jimmy Kohr, Jakob Terpak, and Drew Dressel as they continue their lacrosse careers. Their success, along with that of their peers, will likely inspire the next generation of lacrosse players in Pennsylvania.

Additionally, the impact of coaches like Ryan Muller cannot be overstated. Their ability to develop talent and build successful programs plays a crucial role in the growth and quality of lacrosse across the state.

As clubs like Red Hots continue to nurture young talent in Western PA and high school programs in Central PA produce standout players, the future of lacrosse in these regions looks increasingly promising. The sport’s growth may lead to more competitive matches, increased college recruitment interest, and potentially even the development of professional opportunities within the state.

The combination of athletic excellence and academic achievement demonstrated by players in the York-Adams League sets a high standard for student-athletes. This holistic approach to player development not only benefits the individuals but also enhances the reputation of lacrosse programs throughout Pennsylvania.

Looking ahead, it will be crucial for lacrosse organizations, schools, and clubs to continue investing in player development, coaching education, and facilities to maintain the sport’s upward trajectory. Collaborations between regions, such as Western and Central PA, could further strengthen the lacrosse community and create more opportunities for players to showcase their skills on larger stages.

As the sport continues to evolve in Pennsylvania, we may see more specialized training programs, increased media coverage, and potentially even the emergence of lacrosse-focused academies or schools. These developments could further cement Pennsylvania’s place as a hotbed for lacrosse talent and innovation.

The success stories highlighted in this article serve as a testament to the hard work and dedication of players, coaches, and lacrosse organizations across Pennsylvania. As the sport continues to grow and thrive, it’s clear that lacrosse is becoming an integral part of the athletic landscape in both Western and Central Pennsylvania.

Whether through club programs like Red Hots or strong high school teams, young lacrosse players in Pennsylvania have more opportunities than ever to develop their skills, compete at high levels, and potentially earn recognition on All-America teams or through academic honors.

The future of lacrosse in Western and Central Pennsylvania looks bright, with a strong foundation of talent, dedicated coaching, and growing community support. As the sport continues to expand its reach and influence, we can expect to see even more success stories emerging from these regions in the years to come.

York-Adams League players coach Central Pa boys’ lacrosse All-American

ROB ROSE
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The York-Adams League was well represented on a list of the top boys’ lacrosse talent in the region.

Three players and one coach were named to the Central Pennsylvania Boys’ Lacrosse All-America Team.

Central York claimed the most spots on the team with three total Panthers on the squad, including Ryan Muller, who was named the coach of the year.

Junior attacker Jimmy Kohr scored 43 goals and had 24 assists for the Panthers this season. Kohr was also named a Y-A League first-team all-star.

Joining Kohr as a regional All-American is Central midfielder Jakob Terpak. The Panthers’ senior scored 32 goals and had 20 assists and was also a Y-A League first-team all-star.

As the only program with two players on the regional All-America team, it seemed fitting that Muller was named the region’s coach of the year.

The Panthers (19-2) finished third in the District 3 3-A playoffs and reached the PIAA playoffs. They also went unbeaten during the regular season en route to the Y-A League crown.

A list of the top talent in the area wouldn’t be complete without Kennard-Dale’s Drew Dressel.

The midfielder scored 77 goals this season, good for No. 19 nationally and second in Pennsylvania, according to MaxPreps. Dressel added 25 assists for the Rams as well. The league’s coaches honored Dressel as the Y-A player of the year.

In all, 10 players were named to the team, as voted upon by head coaches in the central Pennsylvania region (Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Montour, Union and York counties).

The other players honored were: John Darrup, midfield, Mifflinburg; Clayton Hollinger, attack, Penn Manor; Brock Boyer, attack, Ephrata; Matthew Stitzel, midfield, Wilson; Drew Godfrey, attack, Trinity; Ben Berger, defense, Central Dauphin; and Rhys McCarver, midfield, Cumberland Valley.

Eckert honored: Dallastown goalie Quinn Eckart, meanwhile, also recently picked up a national lacrosse honor.

The Y-A League second-team all-star was named a USA Lacrosse Academic All-American after he posted a 4.67 grade-point average to go along with a .628 save percentage.

Eckart wasn’t the only Y-A League player to receive that honor. West York’s Conner Harlacher also was named to the USA Lacrosse Academic All-American team.

Harlacher was the Y-A League Defensive Player of the Year and will be playing at NCAA Division III University of Lynchburg.

Reach Rob Rose at [email protected].

Rankings & Schedules » PIAA District One

Boys Lacrosse 2021 Season

PIAA D1 3A Boys Lacrosse

Seed	School	W	L	T	Total Points	Ranking
1	KENNETT	17	0	0	225. 849	13.285
2	RADNOR	16	1	0	206.449	12.144
3	PERKIOMEN VALLEY	13	2	0	176. 972	11.798
4	GARNET VALLEY	14	4	0	211.862	11.770
5	DOWNINGTOWN WEST	15	3	0	208. 467	11.581
6	SPRINGFIELD (DELCO)	13	4	0	190.348	11.197
7	WISSAHICKON	14	4	0	200. 251	11.125
8	CONESTOGA	12	4	0	176.999	11.062
9	METHACTON	12	2	0	154. 139	11.010
10	DOWNINGTOWN EAST	12	6	0	197.775	10.988
11	CB EAST	13	4	0	185. 575	10.916
12	SPRING-FORD	10	3	0	140.272	10.790
13	PENNSBURY	12	3	0	158. 536	10.569
14	COUNCIL ROCK NORTH	13	3	0	151.519	9.470
15	STRATH HAVEN	11	4	0	140. 336	9.356
16	UNIONVILLE	11	4	0	135.436	9.029
17	SOUDERTON	12	6	0	159. 366	8.854
18	CB SOUTH	10	6	0	140.765	8.798
19	UPPER DUBLIN	11	7	0	151. 106	8.395
20	CB WEST	9	8	0	134.382	7.905
21	GREAT VALLEY	8	8	0	115. 766	7.235
22	PENNRIDGE	9	9	0	129.552	7.197
23	BOYERTOWN	8	7	0	100. 616	6.708
24	RIDLEY	8	8	0	104.541	6.534
25	AVON GROVE	6	7	0	83. 137	6.395
26	OWEN J. ROBERTS	5	7	0	73.795	6.150
27	NORTH PENN	7	10	0	103. 618	6.095
28	HATBORO-HORSHAM	8	10	0	99.089	5.505
29	COATESVILLE	7	10	0	89. 145	5.244
30	HARRITON	4	11	0	73.425	4.895
31	ABINGTON	5	12	0	82. 224	4.837
32	COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH	5	12	0	79.949	4.703
33	HAVERFORD	3	13	0	72. 421	4.526
34	PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH	4	11	0	67.297	4.486
35	OXFORD	3	12	0	64. 755	4.317
36	WC HENDERSON	3	11	0	58.802	4.200
37	LOWER MERION	3	15	0	74. 051	4.114
38	WC EAST	3	13	0	63.340	3.959
39	NESHAMINY	3	15	0	62. 755	3.486
40	HARRY S. TRUMAN	2	13	0	47.257	3.151
41	UPPER DARBY	0	16	0	42. 309	2.644
42	QUAKERTOWN	1	14	0	38.899	2.593
43	WILLIAM TENNENT	0	14	0	33. 217	2.373

PIAA D1 2A Boys Lacrosse

Seed	School	W	L	T	Total Points	Ranking
1	WC RUSTIN	12	4	0	149. 481	9.343
2	BISHOP SHANAHAN	13	4	0	153.271	9.016
3	UPPER MERION	10	4	0	118. 506	8.465
4	UPPER MORELAND	13	5	0	144.068	8.004
5	PENNCREST	10	7	0	133. 032	7.825
6	MARPLE NEWTOWN	11	6	0	131.046	7.709
7	HOLY GHOST PREP	5	10	0	85. 051	5.670
8	SPRINGFIELD TWP.(M)	7	9	0	89.412	5.588
9	NEW HOPE SOLEBURY	7	10	0	88. 377	5.199
10	PHOENIXVILLE	3	8	0	47.204	4.291
11	POTTSGROVE	4	9	0	54. 352	4.181
12	POPE JOHN PAUL II	1	8	0	32.881	3.653
13	INTERBORO	1	9	0	33. 078	3.308
14	SUN VALLEY	0	13	0	34.821	2.679

Previous Years:

Hampton middle schoolers stick with lacrosse

Draven Malcolm is proof that mom knows best.

When the Hampton 13-year-old was in fourth grade, his mother, Dawn, suggested he give lacrosse a try.

Draven’s passion was dek hockey, and he wasn’t thrilled with the proposal.

“My mom kind of said I had to,” he said. “I pretty much didn’t really have a choice.”

Now he can’t get enough of it.

Malcolm and fellow Hampton seventh graders Aiden Commendatore and Patrick McCabe are part of a U13 Pittsburgh-area team that later this month will try to qualify for the 2021 World Series of Youth Lacrosse.

The True Lacrosse Pennsylvania team will join more than two dozen U13 boys teams at the WSYL East Regional Qualifier on March 27-28 in Frederica, Del.

“I’m really excited,” said Commendatore, 13, one of two goalies on the roster, “and I really want to have fun.”

The field includes the teams from Delaware, Washington, D.C., Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. The top six teams in their age group will earn a spot in the WSYL championship June 30-July 3 in Gaithersburg, Md.

While some of the Eastern states are the nation’s strongest lacrosse areas, Western Pennsylvania is relatively new to the highest level of the sport.

The Pittsburgh team is only the second from Western Pennsylvania to compete in the seventh annual event. No team from the area has reached the WSYL championship.

But coach Jason Rozembersky has put together a group of players he believes can stand their ground with clubs from traditional lacrosse hotbeds.

“It’s gotten to the point where I think we are capable of competing at that national level. Will we win? I don’t know,” he said. “But when you get all the best kids in Western Pennsylvania on one team, we can compete. And I’ve finally been able to do that.”

The boys began practicing as a team in January and tuned up for the regional qualifier by going 3-1 at the Atlantic Spring Classic in Delaware on March 6.

McCabe, who turned 13 on March 15, and Malcolm, 13, are midfielders for True Pa.

McCabe, who like Malcolm and Commendatore got started with Hampton Youth Lacrosse, took up the sport about five years ago.

“Whenever I would come home from baseball practice, I would always look over at Fridley (Field) and see the high schoolers practicing lacrosse and I always thought it looked like a really cool sport,” McCabe said. “So then I just wanted to try it.”

Rozembersky said all three Hampton middle schoolers play a key role on the U13 team.

“Patrick is a great athlete, and he’s very smooth all over the field,” Rozembersky said. “He’s a kid you can always rely on.”

Rozembersky said Malcolm is “tough as nails” and “has improved leaps and bounds,” and Commendatore is “fearless” in goal.

Rozembersky, a New Jersey native, played club lacrosse at New Hampshire and is a member of the Hungarian national team. The 33-year-old took the reins of the Pittsburgh-area True Lacrosse program in summer of 2018 and has seen numbers double to 10-plus teams with roughly 230 kids.

The 23-boy U13 roster includes players from 13 school districts in the WPIAL.

Commendatore said the team is eager to prove Pittsburgh is making strides in lacrosse on the biggest stage.

“I definitely think some competition would think of us as not being that great because we’re not known for being an amazing lacrosse area,” he said. “That makes me want to try really hard to show that we’re doing good.”

John Grupp is a Tribune-Review contributing writer.

Nike Girls Lacrosse Camp at Saint Vincent College

The Saint Vincent College has decided to not run camps in 2021. Make sure your child is first in line to register after the new year by joining the Priority Registration List at no cost! Priority List members will be the first to know when our 2022 summer camp registration officially opens!

This summer, Saint Vincent is offering one session of overnight with a commuter (Extended Day Camp 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM) option available.

• Lunch & dinner
• Reversible Nike practice jersey
• Camp hours: MON 1:00PM-9:00PM, TUE-WED 8:45AM-9:00PM, THURS 8:45AM-12:30PM

A detailed camper registration packet containing check-in location, health/release forms, emergency contact info, and a list of things to bring will be emailed to all registered campers prior to camp. Our health and release forms do not require a doctor’s signature and they will be collected on the first day of camp.

CHECK-IN
All campers check-in at SAINT BENEDICT HALL on Monday, July 5th (No lunch on first day)

• Overnight Campers – between 12:00-2:00pm
• Extended Day Campers – between 1:00-2:00pm

CHECK-OUT
The last session will take place Thursday morning, July 8th. Exact time and location of the camp closing ceremony will be confirmed by the camp director on the first day of camp. Overnight campers check-out from the dorms between 12:30-2:00pm.

Overnight Campers

HOUSING & ROOMMATES
Campers stay 2-per room and are assigned by age and roommate requests. If you have a roommate request, and have not already given it to us, please do so no later than 10 days before the start of camp. Roommate requests are not guaranteed! If you don’t have a roommate request, you will be placed in a room with someone near your age.

• DORM: Saint Benedict Hall
• BATHROOMS: shared
• LINENS: Not provided
• AIR CONDITIONING: Yes – DORM IS AIR-CONDITIONED
• SUGGESTED SPENDING MONEY: $40
• MEDICAL FACILITY: a certified trainer will be on staff at all times

SUPERVISION
The staff live in the dormitories with the campers and participate in all activities. Drugs, alcohol and tobacco are strictly prohibited, and constitute, along with general misconduct, grounds for dismissal from camp without a refund.

Discounts Available

TEAM DISCOUNT: If five or more campers register together, each camper is eligible for a $25 discount. Please have a team contact reach out directly to the USSC office at 1-800-645-3226 to receive a discount code to identify your group. Campers may then register through the website at their convenience and apply the coupon code during check-out. .

GOALIE DISCOUNT: To ensure each session has enough goalies for drills and scrimmages, all goalies automatically qualify for a special $50 discount. You can call 1-800-645-3226 to receive the goalie discount over the phone or you can indicate that you are eligible for the goalie discount in the “comments” field when registering via our secure website. Goalie discount cannot be combined with any other discount.

Sample Daily Schedule

• 7:30 AM
  Breakfast (Overnighters)
• 8:45 AM
  Extended Day Campers arrive
• 9:00 AM
  Instructional Session I (Skill development stations & Goal Keeping instruction)
• 11:30 AM
  Lunch
• 12:30 PM
  Rest/Swim or Individual instruction on field with coach
• 2:00 PM
  Instructional Session II (Skills development stations, Goal Keeping instruction & Live game situations)
• 5:00 PM
  Dinner
• 6:00 PM
  Free time
• 7:00 PM
  Session III – Competitive Lacrosse practice/games
• 9:00 PM
  Extended Day Campers depart
• 9:00 PM
  Camp Store Open
• 10:15 PM
  Overnight campers to rooms
• 11:00 PM
  Lights out!

Saint Vincent College

Located in the foothills of the Laurel Mountains in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Saint Vincent is the summer home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, hosting the team’s annual preseason camp for more than 40 years.

Lacrosse picked fifth in PSAC West

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LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women’s lacrosse team was picked to finish fifth in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division this spring, according to the PSAC preseason coaches poll announced Monday.
 
The league will split into two divisions this season after playing as a 13-team single division up to 2019. The two-division model was supposed to make its debut in 2020, but the season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
 
The addition of Shepherd University brings the total of PSAC schools playing women’s lacrosse to 14 this spring. Slippery Rock will join Mercyhurst, Seton Hill, Indiana (Pa.), Lock Haven, Gannon and Edinboro in the Western Division, while West Chester, East Stroudsburg, Millersville, Bloomsburg, Shippensburg, Kutztown and Shepherd will make up the Eastern Division.
 
Mercyhurst garnered five of the seven first place votes from the head coaches in the division to be picked first in the West. Seton Hill got one first place vote and finished second in the voting, followed by Indiana with the remaining first place vote. Lock Haven was picked fourth, followed by Slippery Rock, Gannon and Edinboro.
 
The top three finishers in each division will advance to the PSAC playoffs with the top seed in each division receiving a first round bye. The top remaining seed in the Western Division will host the semifinals and championship in odd years, while the top seed in the East will host the final four in even years.
 
Head coach Kelsey Van Alstyne returns for her fourth season at the helm of the program, where she has posted a 22-17 record that included a school record 13 wins in 2018. Van Alstyne will be joined on the sidelines this year by assistant coach Taryn Burkholder, who came to The Rock this spring after a successful stint as head coach at Morrisville State.
 
Slippery Rock played just five games in 2020, all away from its home stadium, posting a 2-3 overall record before the season was cut short.
 
SRU enters this spring with a veteran core on the defensive side of the field, but will be looking for new leaders on the offensive end after the graduation of ShyAnne Toomer, Sami Gentzler and Tori Penders, who all ranked in the top six on the team in scoring during last spring’s shortened season.
 
The Rock returns offensive leaders Emily Benham and Katie Dlugosz, who ranked second and third on the team in scoring last spring with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Jamie DiCarlo (five goals, one assist), Francesca Lindelow (three goals) and Hayley Pimentel (two goals) also return, along with Molly Buettner (two assists) and Cam Brady (one goal) as the lone returning players that tallied points in 2020.  
 
The defense will be led by two-time All-PSAC performer Rachel Shaw, who is also a two-time All-Region selection and enters this season ranked in the top 10 in SRU history in both caused turnovers and ground balls. Fellow senior defender Katie Hart has started every game of the last two seasons as well. Corryne Sulpizio, Taylor Baiers and Sydney Shnider all saw action in at least three games on defense last spring.
 
Slippery Rock will welcome nine true freshmen to the roster this spring and will be looking for immediate contributions from the class, particularly in the goal crease as freshman Gillian O’Rourke enters the season as the only goalie on the roster.
 
O’Rourke is joined by fellow newcomers Mikayla Simms (M/A), Jazmine Darling (M), Grace Garbatowicz (D), Alexa Juska (D), Rachel Mahoney (A/M), Camryn Whipple (A/M), Lauren Searles (A) and Brooke Wisniewski.
 
The Rock are scheduled to play a PSAC-only schedule this spring that will open March 17 at home against Mercyhurst. The final game of the regular season is set for May 1 with the PSAC Playoffs scheduled to begin May 4.
 
2021 PSAC WOMEN’S LACROSSE PRESEASON POLL
 
EAST (1st Place Votes)
1) West Chester (4)
2) East Stroudsburg (3)
3) Bloomsburg
4) Millersville
5) Shippensburg
6) Kutztown
7) Shepherd
 
WEST
1) Mercyhurst (5)
2) Seton Hill (1)
3) Indiana (Pa.) (1)
4) Lock Haven
5) Slippery Rock
6) Gannon
7) Edinboro

To stay up to date with all that happens at The Rock, follow our official athletic communication accounts on Twitter (@Rock_Athletics), Facebook (RockAthletics) and Instagram (RockAthletics).

Lindenwood University Athletics Women’s Lacrosse History vs West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Women’s Lacrosse History vs West Chester University of Pennsylvania from Mar 13, 2015 -
Apr 1, 2017

Last Matchup

Apr. 1,2017

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Longest Win Streak

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3/13/2015 – 4/1/2017

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Youth leagues, coaching spark lacrosse’s growth in Western Pa.

In the world of high school athletics, it’s no secret that football and basketball are at the top of the pecking order.

But no sport is growing more rapidly in the U.S. than boys lacrosse.

What used to be a niche sport for select guys has become one of the more popular and competitive sports across the country, even in Western Pennsylvania.

“We see more teams popping up every year,” Hempfield coach John Foris said. “Especially within the last four or five years, it’s been more prevalent. I think it’s good. Having PIAA sanction has really exposed the sport and given us more opportunity.”

In the last five years, 13 new teams have been created, up from 32 in 2010 to 45 in 2014, though some have yet to join the WPIAL and still have “club” status.

There are many contributing factors to the growth of lacrosse, including its accessibility for multi-sport athletes, but the biggest key according to area coaches has been the development of youth leagues in the region.

“Upper St. Clair was one of the first communities in Pittsburgh to begin playing lacrosse,” said Brian Yates, head coach at Upper St. Clair, the No. 3 ranked team in the WPIAL according to laxpower.com. “What we see within the community, both in the high school and youth level, we’ve got a lot of passionate and committed families to the game of lacrosse. You see many of the best athletes in the community playing lacrosse.”

Although not every kid who participates in the youth leagues continues to play at the high school level, it has caused a large influx of talent in recent years, allowing programs to get off the ground quickly.

“When they come up to high school, I can work on the finer points of the game with them,” Latrobe coach David Leksell said, “instead of just concentrating on teaching them to catch and throw.”

Sewickley Academy coach Tim Hastings has coached in several stints over the past 25 years in Western Pennsylvania and has witnessed the dramatic growth.

“The numbers are incredible in youth programs,” Hastings said. “We’re one of the smallest, and we have two under-11 teams. ”

Parity within the WPIAL has increased along with the talent. Twelve of the 15 teams in Division I have made playoff appearances in the last five years, as well as 15 of the 19 in Division II.

This season, Moon (14-0, 5-0) and Mars (10-5, 5-1) will be making their first playoff appearances in the programs’ fourth and third years, respectively; the playoffs will begin with opening-round games Wednesday and Thursday.

The WPIAL also has been infused with a new generation of coaches of late, many of whom are Western Pennsylvania products themselves. Pine-Richland coach Robbie Marasti, Seton-La Salle coach Sam Foreman and Hampton coach Peter Tumbas were all members of Mt. Lebanon’s 2006 championship team.

Also, Gordon Lloyd, Mike Sciully and Kyle Christie, all Upper St. Clair alumni, have returned to the Panthers’ staff.

“Having young coaches in the area that have played the game at a high level within the past 10 years has really helped increase the level of play,” Foreman said. “When I was at Mt. Lebanon, I was being coached by guys who played at the collegiate level.”

Hastings added: “Lacrosse in the area is getting better because you have those kids that played in the WPIAL coming back to coach.”

Since boys lacrosse was sanctioned by the PIAA in 2009, no WPIAL team has advanced to the state final. North Allegheny advanced the furthest last season, losing in the semifinals, 14-1 to the eventual champion La Salle.

But as players from the region have gone on to play in college, they have brought back an outside perspective and instilled a desire into the current generation of players to broaden that perspective even more. Youth leagues have given rise to club programs, allowing players to compete year-round.

“A lot of these kids have started to play summer lacrosse outside of the area, as well,” Marasti said. “There are a lot of good club programs, and I think these kids are seeing some better competition outside of Pittsburgh, and then being able to bring that back to their high school programs, has made a big difference. ”

While the popularity in the area can’t be compared to that of Maryland, Virginia or even Eastern Pennsylvania, the rapid growth has people taking notice.

“In terms of the atmosphere and environment, it’s getting there,” said Shady Side Academy coach Michael Williams, an Annapolis, Md., native and member of the Syracuse University 2009 national championship team. “Slowly but surely, people are starting to recognize lacrosse more and more.”

Gary Horvath is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. Reach him at [email protected].

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania (West Chester University, West Chester, WCU, or WCUPA) is a public university in Chester County, Pennsylvania. WTU is the largest of the 14 public universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and the sixth largest university in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . .. passhe.edu. Retrieved April 24, 2010. ].

History

The university traces its history back to a private public school that existed from 1812 to 1869. As the state began to assume increasing responsibility for public education, the academy was transformed into the West Chester Regular School, still privately owned and certified by the state. The regular school accepted its first class of 160 students on September 25, 1871.In 1913 West Chester became the first of the normal schools to be wholly owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

West Chester became West Chester State Teachers’ College in 1927 when Pennsylvania initiated a four-year teacher training program. In 1960, as the Commonwealth paved the way for liberal arts programs in its college system, West Chester was renamed West Chester State College, and two years later introduced a liberal arts program that transformed the one-time academy into a general education college.
The quadrangle campus, located on the north campus, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is called the West Chester State College Quadrangle Historic District, which houses the historic buildings of the WCU. The buildings, with the exception of Anderson Hall and the Philips Memorial Building, were constructed from local Chester County serpentine stone. These include Ruby Jones Hall, the Recitation Hall, and the Old Library.
With the passage of the Public Higher Education Act, West Chester became one of 14 Pennsylvania Public Higher Education Universities on July 1, 1983.Along with a new name – “Western Chester University of Pennsylvania” – the university received a new management system and the opportunity to expand its study programs for obtaining scientific degrees.

West Chester is known for its official poetry program. His annual conference on form and storytelling in poetry began in 1995 and is dedicated to New Formalism. He created a poetry center that sponsors readings and an annual book competition focused on formal poetry.The Iris Spencer Awards have also been established for students with a BA in formal poetry.
19 days before his death, Frederick Douglas delivered his last public lecture at Western Chester University. The lecture took place on February 1, 1895. The university now has the Frederick Douglass Institute on campus, as well as a Douglass statue. It has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the United States National Park Service. The Subway to Freedom subway network has recognized the Frederick Douglass Institute for its great work in understanding subway history.
Students celebrate Banana Day each year in April, on which gorilla, Rummy and many others distribute bananas throughout the campus. Banana Day was conceptually designed by WCU Senior Fellow Rodolfo P. Telles in 1996. Students take part in field day-like games to win banana T-shirts, from push-up competitions to banana eating contests.

Academicians

At the undergraduate level, the university offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Music degrees.Paraprofessional training is available in the fields of law, medicine and theology. In collaboration with Pennsylvania State University, Columbia University and the University of Philadelphia, Western Chester University offers a 3-2 double degree program combining liberal arts, physics and engineering. Early Admission Programs at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Temple University School of Medicine are also available.The university provides special admission opportunities and scholarships to study on the Widener School of Law-Harrisburg campus. Certification programs are available in health and physical education, teacher certification, driving and safety training, and outdoor recreation. Interdisciplinary fields of study with transcriptional recognition include American Studies, Ethnography, Latin American Studies, Russian, Peace and Conflict Studies, Women’s Language and Linguistics. At the graduate level, West Chester University of Pennsylvania offers a master’s degree (M.A., M.B.A., M.Ed., M.M., M.P.A., M.P.H., M.S., M.S.W., M.S.N., M.U.R.P.) and doctoral studies (DPA, DNP, Ed.D., Psy.D.).
West Chester was ranked 55th in the Master’s Universities (North) category according to “U.S. News World Report ”for 2020 and 10th place in the category of public universities (North). Western Chester University is ranked # 1 on the PASSHE and is also ranked among the top government institutions in its region by both US News World Report and Forbes.

Off-campus

The WCU Office of International Programs helps to send students abroad. West Chester sponsors a number of annual courses that include study abroad during spring, summer and winter break.
The university participates in the National Student Exchange Program, in which students spend up to a year at any of more than 170 schools throughout the United States. Credit transfer is part of this program.

Campus

The University North Campus is partly in West Chester and partly in West Goshen. ””. West Chester University. Restored on October 9, 2018. See “… South Campus is partly in West Goshen and partly in East Bradford.” The University of West Chester currently has the second largest university geothermal system in the United States. This system dramatically reduces carbon dioxide emissions on campus. In addition, the West Chester University campus is located in Philadelphia. ” West Chester University. Restored on October 9, 2018.Cm. “…”. East Bradford Township, Pennsylvania. Retrieved October 9, 2018. The “planned university” part is superimposed on the South Campus map.

marching band

The West Chester University Peerless Golden Rams Marching Band, with over 300 members, hosts pre-games, breaks or post-match at home and selects WCU away football matches in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The orchestra performs at parades and school competitions of marching bands. Golden Rays have performed at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Philadelphia’s Thanksgiving Parade, Miss America Parade, Philadelphia Eagles Games, Pittsburgh Steelworkers Games and the annual Collegiate Festival in Allentown, Pennsylvania. In 1993, the band gave a preface to the game of the 3rd World Series in Philadelphia. In 2009 and 2018, the group competed in the Grand National Bands of America Championships in Indianapolis – an honor given to only two college bands in the United States each year.
In 2019, the John Philip Sousa Foundation awarded the IGBC with the Sudler Trophy. For the first time in history, this award was presented to a Division II university.

Athletics

The athletic teams of the West Chester University of Pennsylvania are called “Golden Rams”. Students compete in NCAA Division II Athletics at PSAC and ECAC. West Chester University has won national championships in women’s basketball, women’s lacrosse, women’s swimming (the team was DGWS champion in 1972), women’s field hockey (including four AIAW titles between 1975 and 1978), and men’s soccer. In 1969, “West Chester” won the country’s first ever women’s basketball championship, and each of the following three years lost in the final game. Restored on December 8, 2008
In 1961 the men’s national football team won the first NCAA men’s football championship. Jerry Yegley was a player on the WCU Championship team and later won six NCAA championships and six National Coach of the Year awards as a men’s soccer coach at Indiana University. In addition, before the NCAA introduced a tournament format for defining a champion in 1959, the Zolotye Balki were recognized as national soccer champions in 1950 by the Intercollegiate Football Association.
In 1977, 1979 and 1982, the national boxing team won the National Collegiate Boxing Association’s national championship. In 1976, Edward Scalamera won the national title in his 147 pound weight class, while Joe Gehry took first place in the country in his 180 pound weight class.
VKU football program won 21 PSHAK Eastern championships (1960, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2018), played 14 times in the playoffs of the II division of the NCAA (10-14 records) (1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019) , and in 2006 and 2007 was the ECAC Team of the Year.
The VKU men’s and women’s swimming teams are known for dominating PSAC in recent years. The men have not lost a conference title since 1998 and have hosted a total of 25 PSAC championships, the highest of any school participating in the conference. 2008 was a particularly successful year for the men’s team, which finished 3rd in the NCAA and fielded the 800-yard freestyle relay that took the nation’s title. The women’s swimming team has remained undefeated at PSAC since 2007 and has hosted a total of 10 championships.West Chester alumnus Jackie Borkowski (10 years old) competed in the 2012 Olympic Trials in Omaha, Heavenly State, in the 50m freestyle, ending up in 86th place. She won 3 individual national titles during her time at the Golden Rams.
In 2008, West Chester defeated C.W. Post College 13-12, winning the Division II Women’s Lacrosse Championship. It was the second national title in the history of women’s programs. WCUPA played in NCAA Tournament in 2010 (2nd place), 2011 (4th place) and 2012 (2nd place).
Team 2013 was named Pennsylvania State Athletics Champion (PSAC).
Ginny Martino has won an 80% win rate over the past 17 years as head coach (250-60).
In 2012, the men’s baseball team finished first in the NCAA Division II National College Baseball Championship in West Chester. The Golden Rams closed the Delta State Championship 9-0 in Cary, North Carolina. Chester West becomes the first team from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) to win the national championship and only the third northern school to retire with the title.
The West Chester Women’s Field Hockey Team won the NCAA Division II Championship in 2011, 2012 and 2019. The women’s rugby program also won the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) national rugby championship in 2019.
Campus Recreation – Women’s Ice Hockey Club won the 2013 Division II National Championship.
The Men’s Lacrosse Club won the Division II National Championship in 2013 and 2015.

Notable alumni

next first lady of the United States

Politics and government

Mary Ann Artie (1926-2000) former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Chris Asplen (born 1954) is a DNA policy expert and former Assistant United States Attorney at the United States Attorney’s Office in Washington, DC.
Jill Biden (born 1951) (M.Ed. 1981) American educator and former second lady of the United States of America. She is expected to become the first lady of the United States of America on January 20, 2021.
Tim Briggs (born 1970) Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Carolyn Comitt (born 1952), CFO, 58th Mayor of West Chester, former Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Pennsylvania Senate.
Jeff Gannon (born 1957) conservative columnist, author, male escort.
Molly Henderson (born 1953) is a former Commissioner for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Albert W. Jefferies (1868-1942) Former member of the United States House of Representatives.
Stephen Kinsey (born 1958) Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
John A. Lawless (born 1957), former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
F. Joseph Lauper (born 1944) Former Pennsylvania Senate, Republican leader of the PA Senate and Republican Senate whip.
James McCollum (1889-1968) physician and 11th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
Miranda (born 1985) Former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Miro (born 1946) Former Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
Noonan Former Pennsylvania Police Commissioner and FBI Agent
O’Mara (1989) Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Pitts (1939) Former member of the United States House of Representatives.
Raynard (born 1954) Former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
A. Rocco (born 1936) Former member of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Z. Taylor (1921-2010) Former Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Engineer Truitt and Former Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
McIlwaine Smith (born 1950) Former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Tenaglio (born 1949) Former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Weldon (b. 1947, class of 1969) Former member of the United States House of Representatives.
Vinck (born 1944)former Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Tomlinson (born 1945) Member of the Pennsylvania Senate.

Business and industry

Michael Dever (born 1957) is a businessman, futures trader, entrepreneur and author. CEO Brandywine Asset Management, Inc.
George Wackenhut (1919-2004) – Founder of the private security corporation Wackenhut.

Arts & Entertainment

Jessica Barth (born 1980) actress.
Keith Brion (born 1933)Yale Orchestra Director.
Howard J. Buss (b. 1951) composer of contemporary classical music.
Trombonist, conductor, composer, arranger, music producer, teacher and music publisher Bob Kernov (b. 1941).
Melissa Dunphy (b. 1980) is a classical music composer.
Derek Frey (born 1973) – Producer and Director, Tim Burton Production Manager Derek Frey.
Shane Gillies (born 1987) stand-up comedian, podcast host, future SNL casting member
Donald Yetter Gardner (1913-2004) songwriter and educator.
Tom Hannum (born 1957) is a band director at the University of Massachusetts. Member of the International Drum Corps Hall of Fame.
Barry Jenner (1941-2016) police officer and actor (1974-2016)
Matthew McGrory (1973-2005) – actor, Guinness World Record holder for height and leg size.
George N. Parks (1953-2010) is a former group leader at the University of Massachusetts.
author Paul Ruditis
Rodney Linderman (b. 1963), vocalist of the punk band “Dead Milkers”.
Larry Mendte (born 1957)r.) presenter of news and talk shows on the radio. Honored to receive the Edward R. Murrow Award.
Heidi Strobel (born 1978) Survivor. Competitor from the Amazon.
Tom Wright (born 1952) actor.
Nafessa Williams (born 1985) actress.

Sports

with Team USA
Genu Auriemma (b. 1954) (b. 1981) Famer Basketball Hall and Women’s Basketball Head Coach at the University of Connecticut.
Max Barsky (born 1991) is a professional wrestler, best known by the name of David Starr.
Dean Demopoulos (born 1954) is a colleague and NBA basketball coach.
Kevin Guskevich (born 1966) is a sports medicine researcher and professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina and Dean of the UNC College of Arts and Sciences. Interim Chancellor of UNC
Steve Maxwell (b. 1952) named one of the Top 100 Coaches in the United States by Men’s Magazine.
Pat Meiser named one of the 50 Best Sports Executives in the Country by Sport Business Magazine. Former women’s basketball coach and sporting director at the University of Hartford.
Ed T. Rush (born 1942) Former NBA judge.
Katie Rush (born 1947) (B.S. 1968, M.Ed. 1972) former head coach of Immaculate University women’s basketball.
Senser (born 1956) former NFL footballer.
Leighton (1925-2004) organist and member of the New York Sports Hall of Fame
Tamm (1966) former NFL footballer.
Toland (born 1973) professional wrestler.
Washington (b.1946) former women’s basketball coach. Inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.
Weber (1930-2017) former NFL footballer
Woodall (born 1969)p.) is a former NFL footballer.
Yegley (b.1940, b.1960) coached Indiana University in 6 NCAA soccer championships.

Others

Historian and Professor Dirk Ballendorf (1939-2013). Specialist in Micronesian culture, current political affairs and history.
Educator Bass (1928-2013) and African American soldier in World War II who witnessed the Buchenwald concentration camp. International Liberators Conference
Dodson (born 1939) is a scholar who is director of the Mooreland-Spingarn Research Center and Howard University Libraries, and former director of the Schomburg Center for Black Culture Research in Harlem.
Botanical geneticist Dobley, anthropologist and professor
Harvey Greene (1861-1951) educator, poet and lecturer. Former Chair of English at Western Chester University. Pennington School Principal
Theodore Hollman (1904-1999) Professor and Artist
Horrocks (1985-2001) United Airlines First Officer Flight 175 September 11, 2001
D. McCarthy (1914-1995) Professor of Biology. One of the five founding members of the University of California Fullerton. He was president of California State University Fullerton, as well as chairman of the biology department and vice president of academic affairs.
Rosell (b. 1939, class of 1961) is an American mathematician and served as the ninth president of the University of Kentucky and the 25th president of the University of Delaware.
Admiral D. Brian Peterman assumed command of the United States Atlantic Coast Guard.
Romirovsky historian of the Middle East
Weintraub (1929-2019) historian, biographer and professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
Geraln Wolfe (born 1947), former Bishop of Rhode Island.

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Disease of society and its consequences

The fate of societies and civilizations is similar to that of a human. The main similarity is that all three are mortal. Diseases become the cause of death, as well as the property of old age – the general decrepitude of the body.

The situation seems hopeless, but human societies have hope. Before their eyes, the exception is the history of the Jews. Coming to the synagogue on Shabbat, the curious will find that the first to the Torah, while reading its weekly portion, is invited to the cohen, a descendant of Aaron, the brother of Moses.The special rights of the cogenes, the reader of the Torah will recall, have been going on for more than 33 centuries, since the time of the wandering of the Jews in the desert. And the curious will realize that the eternity of the Jews is connected with the eternity of the Torah. Disappear Jews – and the Eternal Book will be about nothing. Her characters will disappear.

Young Israelites

The absence of senile decrepitude in us is a clear sign of the eternity of the Jews. Despite the fact that the number of Jews in the world is equal to, as sociographer Milton Himmelfarb joked, the statistical error in counting the Chinese, Jews dominate many intellectual and spiritual fields. The Jewish community is susceptible to disease like any other. Entire communities disappear under the influence of internal or external reasons. In the last century, the Jews suffered, it seemed, fatal blows – passion for Marxism and the Holocaust. But after that, the people mysteriously rebelled in the reborn Israel. The Jews of Israel today are a young, full of energy ethnos with their own language, which has returned to everyday life from the depths of the past era, with a wonderful demography.

Simultaneously with this miracle, a common phenomenon for the peoples of the world occurs – the dying of the recently largest, but rapidly assimilating Jewish community – the American one.Her fate demonstrates in grotesque form a social disease that has plagued the Western world – progressiveism.

For thousands of years, Jews have survived thanks to their loyalty to Judaism. After their secularization in the first half of the twentieth century, the self-identification of Galut Jews took place on the basis of solidarity with Israel’s struggle for survival. Thus, the renaissance of Russian Jewry, also seemingly doomed, began after the miracle of Israel’s victory in the 1967 Six-Day War. Similar was the hope for the survival of unorthodox American Jews.But now, due to the disease of progressivism, the feeling of the commonality of American Jews with their Israeli counterparts is becoming a thing of the past, the thread that connected them with Jewry is being broken.

The Algemeiner reported on a forum of American “Jewish activists” with four Knesset members at Kehillath Israel, a large conservative synagogue in Boston. “Activist” Shifra told Israeli politicians at the forum: “You are losing me and many people in the Jewish community … of the year).I want to know what you are doing to make peace with the Palestinians. I want to know what the government is doing to achieve peace. ” Likud deputy Amir Ohana answered Shifre. He noted that Israel waged a war with Hamas because of tens of thousands of mines and rockets raining down on the Jews’ heads, and admitted to Shifre: “If I have to choose between losing more Israeli civilian or military lives, or losing you I will choose, with regret, with sorrow, to lose you. ”

The activists gathered in the synagogue shared Shifra’s views.As the flock is, so are the shepherds – so are the majority of unorthodox rabbis who “lose Israel”. Following the recently concluded AIPAC conference, the rabbi of one of America’s largest and most influential conservative synagogues, Park Avenue in Manhattan, Eliot Cosgrove, speaking, accused Israel of apartheid, since Arabs from the Palestinian Authority cannot participate in the elections to the Israeli Knesset. The rabbi could be indignant that the authorities of the autonomy have not held their elections for many years. But until Israel has annexed Judea and Shomron, why on earth should the Arabs of the autonomy participate in the Israeli elections?

At the annual conference of the anti-Israel organization ESNov (self-hating Jews) “Jewish Voices for Peace”, recently concluded in Chicago, Arab terrorist Rasmeya Odeh, who participated in the 1969 terrorist attack in which two Jewish students were killed, was honored. The murderer of more than a thousand people was introduced by Rabbi Alice Weiss.

Societies of the Judeo-Christian civilization suffer now, to varying degrees, with signs and senile decrepitude, manifested in the same way as in humans, by the collapse of self-reproduction, and by attacks of the same serious illness as the American Jews – progressivism, also called liberalism, or leftism. … The fatal consequence of this disease of society, similar to AIDS in humans, is that the affected organism is unable to resist external infection, that is, the invasion of aggressive Islam, openly communicating its goal: the destruction of Western societies and the subordination of their peoples.

Events that are decisive for the fate of Western civilization are now taking place in America, whose people are much younger than Europeans and, as shown by the last elections, are able to resist disease.

Progressivism for 8 years of Obama’s presidency has advanced towards its goals incredibly, it seemed irrevocably. The abolition of biblical sexual morality made possible the absurdity of same-sex marriages, gender reassignment (the most famous transvestite, Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner has already announced his desire to return to masculine form) and even the abolition of the very concept of gender, which manifests itself in shared toilets and showers in schools.The victories in the fight against racism split societies into groups with different rights – that is, they achieved the opposite of the goals set. Women’s rights have made men hostage and led to an epidemic of baseless rape allegations in colleges. The most famous case is the baseless allegation of a mentally ill black stripper of raping a group of students, lacrosse players at Duke University, costing the guys three years of litigation, and their parents – unreasonable costs of lawyers.

Progressives promised a fateful victory for their successes in the fight against “climate change”, which promised governments and nongovernmental organizations like the UN control over industry and agriculture, as well as over the distribution of food and living goods among the impoverished population due to such control, that is total dictatorship. And the influx of Muslims from the Middle East to America was supposed to suppress the possibility of citizens with traditional values ​​to resist progressivism in democratic ways.

But at the moment when the history of the Judeo-Christian civilization in America seemed to be coming to an end, the incredible happened. Donald Trump, a man with common sense and traditional values, won the presidential elections against the position of all elites and the media, as well as contrary to predictions. He has tackled the undoing of President Obama’s most damaging “accomplishments” with an obsessive consistency, as progressive journalists complain, in keeping his campaign promises.

Progressive journalists (and that’s almost all) and politicians have started and have been hysterical for 4 months now: what liberalism has achieved is dying. Unable to defend him, progressives have strained their lungs to yell at the Trump administration’s ties to Russian agents who, according to the Obama administration’s chief of intelligence, James Clapper, have no evidence.

These attempts, accusations that the US Attorney General Sessions, while still in the rank of senator, spoke with the Russian ambassador, and some Trump adviser met with a Russian businessman in 2013, reminiscent of the fight against Trotskyism, which we read about in books (someone met with someone there), would be entertaining if all this anti-Russian pseudo-struggle today did not endanger the fate of the world, which depends on the interaction of the United States and Russia in countering the Muslim threat.

Some diseases of Russian society are specific (“special way”!), And some make Russia akin to the West. The most difficult specific problem is anti-selection, the mass washing out of the best people from all strata of society, to which the population of the country has been exposed for a century.

Even on the Stalinist “sharashkas” Korolev designed rockets that carried the first artificial satellite and the first man into space, and Tupolev created airplanes suitable for both war and peace. Today, put people in jail or pay them money – there is no one in Russia to develop modern technologies.The real scientists who survived to socialism left with indulgences. Moscow State University, the only Russian university mentioned in the top 100 in the world, is in the tail of this list.

Even worse are the consequences of anti-selection of the population in the destruction of morality. On the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index in December 2014, Russia tied for 136th out of 175, along with Nigeria, Cameroon, Iran, Kyrgyzstan and Lebanon. Corruption to society is like cancer to humans.There are no means of dealing with it. Usually, in a society infected with corruption, success in such a struggle is only the replacement of some corrupt officials with others.

And the common problem of Russia and the West is a demographic one. Its solution in Russia is similar to that in Europe – at the expense of emigrants from Muslim countries. In the case of Russia, these are the former republics of the USSR. Nowadays, Muslims make up about 15% of the country’s inhabitants. In the next decade, this figure is expected to reach 20% – about the same as in Israel and significantly higher than in other European countries.

In this regard, the problem of terrorism is extremely urgent for Russia. The last major terrorist attack – in the St. Petersburg metro – was carried out by a native of Kyrgyzstan.

The greatest threat to the world today among the Islamist forces is the aggressive regime of Iran, fueled by Obama’s 150 billion unfrozen and on the way to mastering nuclear weapons. The well-informed Caroline Glick explains in a March 23rd article: “Obama’s crowning foreign policy was his nuclear deal with the mullahs.It opened the door for Iran to a nuclear arsenal and promises Ayatollah Khamenei’s regime to realize its wildest dreams … In his last year in office, Obama’s greatest concern was to ensure that his nuclear deal with Iran survived his presidency.

Iranian troops marching

Glick points out a means of solving the deadly threat: “For decades Russia has been the main supplier of arms to Iran . .. If Trump could convince Russia to withdraw support from Iran, he would have the opportunity to dismantle the regime in Tehran, neutralize the Iranian nuclear program and destroy“ Hezbollah “without the need for a major war.Russia’s price to pay to agree to such a deal would be significant. But if Trump adopts such a policy, the US has many negotiating “arguments” that he can use to convince Putin to leave the Ayatollahs and eliminate the threat they pose to US interests. ”

The problem with this strategy is obvious. Glick explains: “Since election day, Democrats and their loudly flapping seals in the media, as well as allies in the US intelligence community, have hit the drums of war against Russia and have accused Trump and his advisers of acting as Russian puppets – at best. , agents – at worst … Trump needs a deal with the Russians.The only question is: is he willing to pay the political price that this deal will require? ”

The answer to this question, perhaps, depends on whether in the next decade or two an Iranian atomic bomb will be detonated in an as yet unpredictable place.