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LifeMed Institute Lax falls to Greene Turtle in OC Classic finals

The LifeMed Institute team gets together after the final with Greene Turtle. Shown in back are (l-r) Ty Mackert, Milford; Carter Nemcic, Cape; Ja’Zear Speller, Milford; Braxton Faircloth, Caesar Rodney; Jack Scala, Caesar Rodney; Jack Spencer, Indian River; Riley Naftzinger, Caesar Rodney; Cello Orsini, Cape; Patrick Little, Cape; Drew Mongeluzo, Cape; Cooper Lawson, Sussex Academy; and Chase Reisinger, Milford. In front are Grant Conway, Cape; Mason Jack, Cape; Ryan Devereaux, Milford; Jax Holgerson, Cape; Pierce Conway, Cape; Max Wyshock, Cape; Cooper Hagey, Sussex Academy; Braddock Smith, Cape; Channing Smith, Cape; Will Autman, Caesar Rodney; and Carson Fruehauf, Milford. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
August 11, 2025

High school lacrosse players from southern Delaware joined forces to compete for LifeMed Institute Lacrosse Club in the Ocean City Lacrosse Classic high school tournament Aug. 5-10. 

The first game of the tournament found LifeMed topping the Stephen Decatur-based Marlins 15-3. In the second game, LifeMed dominated the Baltimore-based Beach Boys 11-3. Next, LifeMed defeated the Richmond-based Goochland Dawgs 13-2. 

Moving to the semifinals, LifeMed took a 9-2 victory over the Edgelaxers of Kent Island, Md., setting up a battle with Greene Turtle in the finals.

Greene Turtle, with players from Calvert Hall, Loyola and St. Paul’s with 10 Division I commits, halted the LifeMed run 11-2. 

“Bringing together some of Delaware’s top lacrosse talent for the legendary OC Lax Classic for a second consecutive year was nothing short of inspiring,” said assistant coach Neil Little. “The LifeMed Institute Lacrosse Club first united last summer to honor the memory of Ryan Andrew and Elijah Ghabor, proudly wearing blue and yellow hearts above their own. This year, those hearts moved to their backs – a powerful symbol that Ryan and Elijah continue to stand with us, every step of the way.”

 

Patrick Little of Cape Henlopen makes a save in the finals with Greene Turtle.
LifeMed Institute’s Will Autman, left, and Riley Naftzinger make a sandwich of a Greene Turtle middie.
Carson Fruehauf, right, battles for possession with a Greene Turtle defender.
Drew Mongeluzo clears the ball for LifeMed.
Braxton Faircloth looks to pass to the crease for LifeMed.
LifeMed’s Grant Conway cranks the rock.
Jack Spencer sets up an offensive play for LifeMed.
Cello Orsini plays close defense for the LifeMed squad.
LifeMed’s Ty Mackert passes to the crease.
LifeMed’s Jack Spencer dodges past a Greene Turtle defender.
LifeMed’s Ty Mackert sets up an offensive play.
LifeMed’s Braxton Faircloth and Drew Mongeluzo go for possession with a Greene Turtle defender.
LifeMed’s Mason Jack plays close defense.
Cello Orsini clears the ball for LifeMed.
Jax Holgerson, right, plays close defense on a Greene Turtle attacker.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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