Lacrosse

Season: Spring
2026 Opening Date: March 25
Teams: Varsity, Junior Varsity, First Team (Boys)
Varsity Boys Coach: Ryan Hersey
Varsity Girls Coach: Kelly Foley

The typical Thornton Academy boys and girls lacrosse seasons consist of 14
regular season games and five non-countable exhibition dates. The Thornton Academy
boys program hosts an annual preseason play day while the girls compete in a number of
large tournaments. For regional post-season purposes, the Golden Trojans are grouped in the Class A South region and traditionally compete against some of the top programs in
southern Maine.

All home lacrosse contests and the majority of practices take place at Dr. Paul S. Hill,
Jr. Stadium. The lacrosse program also utilizes the Eastern Trail facility located on the
west side of the school’s campus, for some of its practices. Participation in Thornton
lacrosse is a six-day per week commitment with many of the regular season games taking
place on Saturdays.

Tryouts for Thornton Academy’s lacrosse teams take place at the end of March. The
varsity level is reserved for the school’s most highly skilled players. Students still
developing their skills and novice players are assigned to subvarsity teams. Thornton
Academy offers two subvarsity squads for boys players and one team for girls.