District Champs!

Junior Nick Witten scored four goals for the Warriors in the District Championship.

The West Orange Warriors secured the 2017 District 11 title last Thursday with a dominate victory over their host, Montverde Academy, 14-4. The victory runs the Warriors record to 17-2 overall. WO was led by juniors Mikey Berkman and Nick Witten who each contributed four goals and an assist in the win.

Metro Conference CHAMPS!

Mikey Berkman sets new school record with 111 points in a season!

The Warriors secured its third West Metro Conference title in school history, first since 2013, with their 16-6 victory at district rival Apopka on Wednesday night. The win also earned the Warriors the No. 1 seed in the district tournament for the sixth-straight season.

Warriors Break DP Drought in 16-7 Victory

When the Class of 2017 arrived at West Orange for the 2014 season, they joined a program that had never lost to the Dr. Phillips Panthers. That year the Panthers changed the narrative and reeled off five consecutive wins against the Warriors over the next three seasons, including two one-goal victories in the state playoffs. Not wanting to face the ignominious fate of being the only class of Warriors to never defeat DP, the seniors rose to the occasion Friday night, spurring their squad to a 16-7 victory over the Panthers.

Warriors Host the Yellow Brick Road Foundation Tonight!

Tonight’s match-up against Dr. Phillips will take on an importance that goes beyond the lacrosse field as the Warriors celebrate Yellow Brick Road – The Holden Flynn Foundation for the second-straight year. “Yellow Brick Road Night” will be an evening in which the Warrior Lacrosse Family hopes to help promote the foundation’s wonderful work and join in spreading awareness of congenital heart defects, the world’s most common and deadly birth defect.

Berkman Sets Assist Record in Victory over the Hawks

Photo: Leonards Photography

Wednesday night brought district opponent Lake Minneola to the Warriors’ home turf. The Hawks sported a 7-1 record entering the evening and posed a viable threat to West Orange’s undefeated season. However, the Warriors came out focused and determined from the start and rocked the Hawks to the tune of a 26-4 victory.

Warriors Ranked No. 1 in Sentinel Super Six!

Photo: Leonards Photography

The Orlando Sentinel released a story on the Warriors season thus far, as well as revealed West Orange as their No. 1-ranked team in their Super Six rankings.

This is the first time in school history the Warriors have been ranked No. 1 in the Super Six.

To read the Orlando Sentinel article, click the link below:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/highschool/os-sp-hs-boys-lacrosse-super-six-0310-20170308-story.html

Liam Mueller Recognized for School-Record 12 Goals!

Liam Mueller's 12 goals in the victory over Winter Park has been nationally recognized by LaxRecords.com as the most goals scored in a single game this year!

Check out LaxRecord.com's write-up in the link below:

http://laxrecords.com/2017/03/02/liam-mueller-sets-school-record/

Warriors Get Press in Observer Preps!

Click the link to the article:
http://www.orangeobserver.com/photo-gallery/photos-west-orange-boys-lacrosse-undefeated-through-9-games-observer-preps

Undefeated Warriors Host 7-1 Hawks Wednesday Night.

Photo courtesy of Observer Preps

The West Orange Warriors lacrosse team may have been more aptly referred as the “Road Warriors” at the beginning of this season with their first seven games of the year on the road. In fact, the Warriors amassed 501.6 miles on the road, roughly the equivalent of a trip from Winter Garden to New Orleans.

Warriors Drop Previously Unbeaten Winter Park, 20-4

Last Friday night witnessed a match-up of the two remaining undefeated Orange County Public School programs. The West Orange Warriors out of the West Metro Conference and the Winter Park Wildcats out of the East Metro Conference both entered the match-up with identical 5-0 records. An explosive start in the first quarter by the Warriors quickly established which team would remain unblemished, as WO marched to a decisive 20-4 victory.

Berkman Recognized for State Assist Record

Mikey Berkman’s 11 assists in the Timber Creek victory has been nationally recognized by LaxRecords.com as the new state record in Florida!

Check out LaxRecords.com’s write-up in the link below:

http://laxrecords.com/2017/02/28/high-school-lacrosse-notebook/

Warrior Stage Impressive Comeback in Martin County Victory!

On Friday, Feb. 17, the Warriors traveled down south to take on fellow unbeaten Top 20 team, Martin County. West Orange faced a 7-2 deficit late in the third quarter before mounting a furious comeback to steal a 10-9 victory over the Tigers.

Record-Setting Night for Warriors in Timber Creek Victory

The varsity Warriors notched their first-ever victory at Timber Creek on February 15 by an impressive score of 23-4. Eight Warriors netted goals in the game and amassed a total of 20 assists.

The inspiring team play came with a number of individual records set by senior midfielder Zach Malaussena and junior attackman Mikey Berkman.

Warriors Score Six-for-Six in UF Acceptance Letters!

Stephen Hoover, Alex Kouchalakos, Jonathan Finch, Daniel Luette, Zach Malaussena and Timothy Ye.

On Friday night, the Warriors traveled to Edgewater to take on the Eagles. For six seniors, the pressure of the evening was amplified. Not only were they preparing to play in their season’s first conference game, more importantly, these six Warriors were about to find out if they were accepted to the University of Florida.

Warriors Move to 3-0 on the Season

The varsity lacrosse team improved its record to 3-0 early in the season with victories over conference opponent Edgewater and district opponent East Ridge on Friday and Monday, respectively.

The Warriors dominated both ends of the field in their victories, scoring an obscene amount of goals on offense and allowing only one goal scored against them.

In total, 16 different players notched goals in the two games – including all 16 scoring in the victory over East Ridge, a school record.

The dominating defense had little to worry about in both games. They shutout Edgewater for nearly three quarters before allowing the Eagles their lone goal and blanked the Knights on Monday.

A big week of games continues with a road match-up with Timber Creek on Wednesday night. The Warriors have dropped their last two games against the Wolves and have not defeated TC since 2013. On Friday, the Warriors will head down south for a game against Martin County. 

Six Goal Scorers Lead WO to Victory Over Boone, 16-8

ORLANDO – The West Orange Warriors (1-0) opened the 2017 season with an impressive 16-8 victory over Boone (0-1) Wednesday night on the road. The Warriors picked up their first win against the Braves since 2008 thanks to a strong second half performance with the Warriors outscoring their opponent 10-2. Six Warriors contributed goals in the win.

Parent Meeting Jan. 31!

Parents, the annual pre-season meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 31 at 6pm in Coach Baker's classroom - room 433.
The meeting will coincide with our fundraiser Blitz Night once again, as well.
If you have any questions, please contact Coach Baker at william.baker@ocps.net
Hope to see you there!

NEW! Team Under Armour Store Open Until Jan. 25!

Thanks to a partnership between the parents' booster group and Eastbay, a team store selling Warrior-branded Under Armour items is now open.