NCP Lax 2020 welcomes John Bannon as Varsity Coach. We are also excited to add Chris Mourtokois as Varsity Assistant Coach.
NCP Lax 2019 welcomed new VarsityAssistantCoach JohnBannon, an Oak Park native who started playing lacrosse his freshman year at OPRF. "I had a fantastic experience in HS and loved the sport and being part of a varsity team and atmosphere." Coach Bannon was recruited by Beloit College in WI where he played 4 years of college lacrosse and relished the opportunity to build the program. He graduated in 2017 with a BA in Psychology. He is currently living in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago and teaching in the West Loop. "I can't wait to share my knowledge of a stellar sport and I am very excited for the season!"
In 2018, in an all-time team record, 6 NCP Lax Players were named to IHSLA All-Conference Teams and 2 NCP Lax Players were named IHSLA Academic All-Americans. Congrats Mustangs!
The 2018 MUSTANGS welcomed Varsity Head Coach DAN APPLEBAUM to NCP. Coach Applebaum is a Director of the highly successful East Ave Lacrosse Club (Oak Park, IL) with coaching experience at Fenwick H.S., Oak Park River Forest H.S. and Lyons Township H.S. Coach Applebaum has played lacrosse at all levels including the Premier League, Israel National Team, NCAA D2 (Mars Hill University), and OPRF H.S.
NCP 2018 Lax Banquet: Coach Dan Applebaum, Seniors Nick Grott, Joey Reynolds, Eric Hu