Lax
Dog Lacrosse
Lax Dog
Lacrosse was founded by Joe Monmonier and logo and name are from his 7
year old black lab named "Coach". Coach Monmonier comes to Hilton
Head from Baltimore Maryland to coach his 4th season as a Seahawk.
Last year the Seahawks went 8-6. In his tenure at HHIHS Coach has
coached 2 All Americans, 3 Beaufort County Player of the Year, and
various all state players including 3 from the 2009 season. Coach Monmonier was a NJCAA All American Goalie 1992 at Catonsville
Community College and a two time NCAA Division II All-American Goalie
1993 &1994 at Limestone College. Coach Monmonier previously coached at
Mount Saint Joseph HS as freshmen lacrosse team head coach and varsity
assistant coach for 4 years and guided the MSJ Freshmen Lacrosse Team to a MIAA
Championship in 2004 and to the MIAA Championship game in 2005. He was a
long time assistant coach (defense/goalies) at Catonsville Community
College coaching seven All-Americans and the 1996 team to the NJCAA
Final Four. Coach Monmonier has a BA in history (1994) from Limestone
College and a MAT (1999) from Towson University. Coach Monmonier
currently the special education department chair and resource teacher at
Hilton Head Island High School. He has served as the SCLL South
East Region Representative and is currently on the board of directors
for the South Carolina Chapter of US Lacrosse. He was selected to be a member of the Limestone College Athletic Hall of
Fame Class of 2007. In 2009 Coach Monmonier was selected to coach
the National Senior Showcase sponsored by US Lacrosse. The NSS
is a collection of the top senior lacrosse players across the country.
He helped lead Team South to 3rd place with a 2-1 record.
Other Coaches from Hilton Head High School and area high school
lacrosse programs will also be coaching and helping out in our camps and
leagues.
