SOUTH SOUND LACROSSE COACHES
JEFF BAMBRICK "Coach BAM"
- Has played lacrosse since 1983- played HS, College and Men's League as a Defender
- Started coaching at Puyallup Lacrosse in 2004
- Has coached every age group
- US Lacrosse Level II Certified
- Member of Positive Coaching Alliance
- Currently coaches at Bellarmine Preparatory HS
- Coached with South Sound 4 years
- When not coaching, Coach Bam is a Lieutenant with Tacoma Fire Department
TANNER AMELL
- Current Senior at Western Washington University- plays LSM
- Started playing lacrosse for UP Warriors (Vikings) in 5th Grade
- Played both lacrosse and football at Curtis HS-graduated 2004
- HS Awards- Coaches Award (lacrosse), Most valuable Defensive player, Don Hereema Most Inspirational, scholar athlete, captain's award (football)
- Played at Adams State University (NCAA DII) for 2 years
- College Awards- 1st team All-Academic RMAC Conference (Adams State)
- 4th summer coaching- has coached u11, u13, High School
ED STEWART
- Grew up in Maryland and played lacrosse at DeMartha HS
- Played 4 Years at NCAA DI Colgate University, Hamilton, New York
- Played middie and attack
- Finished senior year with 11th highest all -time single season points total at Colgate University
- Moved his family to the Northwest
- Has coached at the youth level with Tacoma Tigers
- Volunteer Coach at Bellarmine Preparatory HS
- Works local camps
- Coaches summer and fall South Sound Lacrosse
T.J. SERRIANNE
- Played for Port Angeles High School
- Won State Championship in 2001
- First Team All-State- Middie
- Played lacrosse at Central Washington University
- Current Coach at Stadium High School since its inception in 2007
- Has coached South Sound Lacrosse since 2007
- Began coaching to fill a need for a coach but quickly learned to love coaching and wanted to learn everything I could about coaching
- Coaching allows me to give back to the sport that gave me so much
- Hopes to teach the kids the skills needed to be successful in lacrosse and in life- lacrosse is a sport that can take you as far as you want to go
MICHAEL LUCCHESI
- Played Attack for Lake Tapps Lacrosse from 4th grade though High School
- High School All-American
- Played South Sound from 8th grade through Junior year in HS
- Played 4 years at University of Tampa- Attack- freshman and sophomore seasons, Middie- junior and senior seasons
- At Tampa won 4 consecutive SSC Conference Championships
- Went to 4 NCAA tournaments- twice to the final four
- Graduated UT in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing
JOEY LUCCHESI
- Auburn Riverside HS Class of 2014
- 3- time WHSBLA All State
- 2014- US Lacrosse All American
- University of Tampa (NCAA D-II)- 2014-2016
- 2- time Sunshine State Conference Champion
- 2- NCAA Tournament Appearances
- 1- NCAA Final Four Apprearance
- Aurora University (NCAA D-III) 2016-2018
- 2-time MLC Champions
- 2- NCAA Tournament Appearances
- 2nd team All Conference Midfield (2017)
- 2nd team Academic All American (2018)
- 4 years coaching at South Sound Lacrosse
- 4 years coaching lacrosse camps- Egg and Spoon, 253, Nike Excelerate, Elite 80)
CONNOR O'BRIEN
- started playing lacrosse 5th grade with UP Warriors and Tacoma Tigers
- Played South Sound from 8th grade through senior year
- Played LSM/Defense at Bellarmine Preparatory HS- graduated 2011
- Third team All State- Defense
- Played 4 years at Santa Clara University- graduated 2015
- Currently coaching at Bellarmine Preparatory HS (since 2016)
PARIS AHRENS-NICHOLS
- Played goalie for Roxboro Community School in North Carolina
- 2 year Captain
- Played select lacrosse for Carolina Hilltoppers out of Chapel Hill, NC
- Played Goalie 1 season at Arcadia University in Glenside, PA
- Played Midfield 1 season at University of Melbourne, Australia
- Coached Tacoma Tigers at the 5/6 and 7/8 levels in 2018
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