Millikan Girls Lacrosse has just begun their 2025 season and they are looking to improve upon the third place Moore League finish they had last year.
This season sees some new captains on the team who hope to lead their teammates to heights this lacrosse team hasn’t reached in years. Seniors Samarah Perez and Sam Pierce are two of the leaders this team will likely rely on to top the other Moore League competition.
The team has been working on and off the field in the offseason to get to the best form of themselves they could possibly be.
“We started practicing at the beginning of the school year but don’t practice in the summer as many of the girls on the team play other sports as well,” said coach of the Millikan Girls Lacrosse team and Economics teacher Ms. Boyd. While it is important to grow as a team, individual growth from the players on the squad is important as well.
“This season I’m hoping to better myself as a player playing with more advanced players,” said Emily Linares, a sophomore in the COMPASS pathway.
Growing individually can be incredibly motivating for the rest of the team. Setting a high bar for yourself can impact the squad as a whole, boosting overall skill, ability, and effort.
In the seasons since Boyd has become the coach, there has been a slow climb in production year after year, making it further and further into the playoffs.
“In my first year coaching, we made it to the wildcard round but got knocked out, in my second and third year we made it to the first round of CIF but were unable to move forward,” adds Ms. Boyd.
Their first game of preseason was against University High School in Irvine, California. This game served as a wake up call for the Rams as University had a dominant 20-2 win. This game does not count for the Moore League standings, but shows that there is definitely room for improvement on the squad this year.
With some strong returning talent from previous years, the squad is looking for their first round one CIF win in years. The Rams next game is against Woodbridge High School here at DeHaven stadium.
Reese Lao • Mar 5, 2025 at 1:41 pm
On March 3, 2025, Liam Hollon wrote an article titled “Girls Lacrosse Is Back In Action”. This paper dives into the details of the Millikan Girls Lacrosse team and their goals for the upcoming season. The coach, Ms. Boyd, who is also a teacher here at Millikan, says that she hopes to encourage individual improvement. She feels that this individual growth is necessary for the team to improve. Boyd has also appointed some new leaders who are willing to put significant effort into making their squad better as a whole.
Furthermore, this article includes details of how the season opener went for the lacrosse team. They suffered a harsh loss that served as a wake up call. Although the season for this squad has barely begun, there is vital information in this article that demonstrates the hope felt by various individuals for the success of the Rams. The girls lacrosse program has a lot of opportunities to become dominant in Moore League with the guidance of Ms. Boyd. It is amazing how much she has done for the team ever since taking up the position of coach. The article leaves the reader with anticipation of how the squads season will play out. Thus, it is more likely that they will attend games in order to witness the team’s improvement firsthand. This will increase attendance of individuals to their events who are coming to show their support throughout the season.