In 1969, legend has it that Roger Bunton and Don Lutz started the state's first high school lacrosse team at L'Anse Creuse High School as a way to keep football players in shape during the off-season. Thanks to these great coaches, the "East Side" is the birthplace of youth lacrosse in Michigan.

With lacrosse being recognized as the fastest growing sport in the country in 2005, credit is due to all of the coaches, schools, and parents that made an investment in this great game.

At East Side Lacrosse, we recognize the need for good instruction to not only advance the growth of the game but to improve the level of play in our schools. With a focus on the East Side, we are looking to give back to the sport that taught us some excellent life lessons and gave us a lot of great memories.

In 1989, we played our senior year of high school lacrosse and put DeLaSalle on the map among the still dominant west side teams. We are thankful for all of our past coaches who passed down their love of the game to us - most notably our past high school coach, Mike Jolly, who was inducted into the MI Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Ken Rymisiewski, founder of Detroit Lacrosse Co., who was our JV assistant coach.

In 2009, we found ourselves offering the best instruction and playing opportunities for aspiring Macomb County lacrosse players – we know this because we have heard from parents and players who now enjoy successful high school careers or play Division 1 college lacrosse. Our Lacrosse instruction and leagues are hosted by players, coaches, and referees with playing and coaching experience at the grade school, middle school, high school, and Division 1 College lacrosse level.

In the next 20 years we hope to look back on the great success stories of our East Side player alumni both on and off the field.

Our Staff

At East Side we believe we have developed the best instructional lacrosse programs for youth lacrosse and

are proud to say our coaches have...

• Learned from MI High School and College Lacrosse Hall of Fame Coaches and Players
• Received certification from US Lacrosse and the Positive Coaching Alliance
• NCAA Division I College lacrosse experience, high school playoff and state championship experience
• Extensive youth lacrosse coaching experience with many players having reached All-State honors and Division 1 College play
• Combined to offer today’s youth players over 100 years of experience in the game

Current Coaches Roster (alphabetical order)

Rob Dameron

1989 DeLaSalle Lacrosse East Division Champ and State Semi-finalist

1989 HS All-American

1989-1993 MSU Lacrosse Captain and 2-time All-Midwest Attackman

1994 DLS HS State Champions Assistant Coach

 1995-2000 DLS Lacrosse Coach

2001-2005 Grosse Pointe North Lacrosse Head Coach 

1996-2007 Warrior Lacrosse Camp Staff  

2009 Cherry Bomb Lacrosse Tournament Finalist Coach - High School B Division (U-17)

 2010 Cherry Bomb Lacrosse Tournament Semi-Finalist Coach - High School A Division (U-17)

2011 Cherry Bomb Lacrosse Tournament Semi-Finalist Coach - High School A Division (U-17)

John Dell'Isola

1989 DeLaSalle Lacrosse East Division Champ and State Semi-finalist

1990-1992 MSU Club Lacrosse

2005 Inaugural St. Lawrence Varsity Lacrosse Team Head Coach

2007 St. Lawrence CYO Semi-finalist Coach

2008 St. Lawrence CYO East Division Champs (9-1) and CYO Semi-finalist Coach

2009 St. Lawrence CYO East Division Champs (10-0) and CYO Semi-finalist Coach

2009 Cherry Bomb Lacrosse Tournament Finalist Coach - U15B Division

2010 Cherry Bomb Lacrosse Tournament Champs Coach - High School B Division (U-17)

2011 Cherry Bomb Lacrosse Tournament Semi-Finalist Coach - High School A Division (U-17)

Steve Hunter

1986 - 1989 -Varsity Lacrosse at L'Anse Creuse North

1989 - LC North Varsity Team Captain

1989 - 1992 - Detroit/Windsor Lacrosse Club

1993 - 2001 – Motor City Lacrosse Club

2001 - Present - Great Lakes Lacrosse Club

2006 - Played in World Lacrosse Games- Masters Division

2007-Present Offensive coordinator and assistant coach at U of M-Dearborn

Nate Maus

1999 - DeLaSalle Lacrosse All-State Defenseman

2000-2004 - Western Michigan Lacrosse Club Captain & Face-off Specialist with All-Conference honors

2005 - Present - Assistant Coach for Western Michigan Lacrosse Club / Grosse Pointe North / DeLaSalle

2006 - Present - Motor City Lacrosse Club Player

Present Asst. Head Coach of De La Salle HS Varsity Lacrosse Team

Matt Neal

       2005-2009 DeLaSalle lacrosse team 3x All-State/All-Catholic Goalie

       2010 NCAA Division 2 National Tournament Goalie

       2010-Present Adrian College Goalie

Michael Neal

       2007-2011 DeLaSalle Lacrosse Team all-Region/All-State/All-American Attackman

       2011-Present Ursinus College (PA) Lacrosse Team Attackman

Brian Rice

1993-1994 - Detroit Catholic Central Lacrosse Team 2x All-State Attackman

1994 - Elected to National North-South High School All-America Game (Baltimore, MD)

1994-1997 - MSU Lacrosse Team Attackman

2004 - Present - Coach of Utica Eisenhower HS Varsity Lacrosse Team

Ryan Woolaver

      2006-2010 - L'Anse Creuse North 3x MVP, 2x All-State Attack/Midfielder

      2011 - Aquinas College Lacrosse Team Attackman

      2011 - Aquinas / Army / Notre Dame Lacrosse Camp Coordinator & Coach

      2011 - USA Starz Team Berlin, Germany Finalist & Amsterdam Lowlands Semi-finalist

Past Guest Coaches Roster

Mike Jolly

Michigan High School Lacrosse Coaches Association, Treasurer June 2007 — Present
De La Salle Collegiate, Head Lacrosse Coach August 1984 — September 1999
Athletic Director. De La Salle Collegiate, August 1994 — June 2005
US Lacrosse - National Man of the Year
MSU Lacrosse - "All Time" Team Selection
MHSCA - Hall of Fame
MHSLCA - Hall of Fame
CHSL - Hall of Fame
MCADA - Hall of Fame