AURORA | Regis Jesuit athletic director John Koslosky announced the hire of a well-known name as the school’s new girls lacrosse coach Friday.
After several years under the venerable Billy Corbett, the school chose to go a different direction after the 2017 season and that direction ended up being Kathryn Ames, a former head coach at Cherry Creek and currently a counselor in the Regis Jesuit Boys Division.
In 2016, Ames led the Bruins to a 17-2 record and a berth in the state championship game, where they lost by a goal to Colorado Academy. Cherry Creek also went 16-3 in 2015 under Ames, who has also coached at Denver East, been a part of the staff of the Team 180 club program and coached at the youth level as well.
“Coach Ames has coached in five state championship games; she not only brings her personal athletic experience to RJ girls lacrosse, but also her experience as a coach, a counselor and parent in our community,” Regis Jesuit athletic director John Koslosky said.
Regis Jesuit finished 8-9 in the 2017 season and was the lone Aurora program to make the postseason, where it won a first round game against Battle Mountain before a second round loss to Denver East.
The Raiders’ best season under Corbett — who has also coached at Smoky Hill — came in 2013 when a team loaded with Division I players finished 15-3 and lost to Centaurus by one goal in the state semifinals.
Regis Jesuit expects to return a number of All-Continental League performers, including junior Sidney Wiegand, a first team selection. Ames’ daughter, Bella, a sophomore defender, senior Maya Fair on attack and junior Maddie Ferguson in the midfield also should be back.
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