WEST VIEW — Mars boys lacrosse coach Bob Marcoux did not have a favorable opinion on the first half of Monday’s WPIAL Class 2A semifinal against Hampton.
After ...
WEST VIEW — Playing for a WPIAL championship has become a habit for Mars girls lacrosse. The mentality that comes with such consistency undoubtedly played a rol...
ADAMS TWP — Vacations must wait for anyone involved with Mars’ boys lacrosse team.
Not to say that’s a problem for the Planets, who’ve made a program tradition ...
WPIAL spring sports playoff schedules were released Thursday and Friday. Several Butler County teams made it to their respective tournaments, heading into t...
ADAMS TWP — The Mars boys lacrosse team is used to getting the better of its opponents, but there is one team the Planets have formed a partnership with that ha...
ADAMS TWP — Mars boys lacrosse entered this season with more question marks than in recent years, but coach Bob Marcoux likes what he has seen through 12 games....
Mars has been the premier boys lacrosse program for some time not just in WPIAL Class 2A, but the western side of Pennsylvania. The Planets have made four conse...
Playing under the weight of high standards was something Jake McAndrew encountered at Mercyhurst University, but he was ready for it.
“Coming from Seneca Valley...
As his September induction into the Mars Athletic Hall of Fame looms, boys lacrosse coach Bob Marcoux is quick to deflect the attention to others.
“It’s a tribu...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Toward grieving teammates, Mars’ Enzo Grieco walked through a sea of black and orange gloves, sticks and helmets. Fellow senior Dylan Phillips...
Despite watching his team score 111 goals in six playoff games this spring, Mars boys lacrosse coach Bob Marcoux knows his defense will be just as much a focal ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Blitz Boys were back at it Saturday afternoon.
Having already defeated its four previous postseason opponents this spring by a combined sc...
UNIVERSITY PARK — For much of Saturday’s PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal playoff, Mars’ girls lacrosse team was outplayed by Villa Maria Academy.
In the closing minu...
ADAMS TWP — A pause, a pole, and plenty of productive passes.
Mars used such to preserve its lead in an 11-9 PIAA Class 2A opening-round girls lacrosse play...
ADAMS TWP — Being ahead midway through wasn’t anything new for Mars boys lacrosse.
What it had just experienced prior in its 19-3 PIAA Class 2A first-round boy...
MOON TWP — Mars operated by a manageable motto during Thursday’s WPIAL Class 2A title tilt.
“Play grittier, keep the ball, and put it in the back of the net,” P...
