PRESEASON TOP 10 1. CULVER (IND.)
Jacob Kanak (Notre Dame) and goalie Michael Calvello (Furman) make Culver a tough team to score on, while Pierre Byrne (Notre Dame) and Joel Tinney (Johns Hopkins) were heavily recruited on the offensive end.
2. BROTHER RICE (MICH.) The only real threat to Culver in the Midwest,
the Warriors beat Timon-St. Jude (N.Y.) and won its 11th straight state title in 2013.
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3. LOYOLA (ILL.) Brian Callahan and Jack Penn look to lead the
Ramblers to a third straight state title and cement their school’s current spot over New Trier (Ill.).
4. UPPER ARLINGTON (OHIO) The Golden Bears are the top dog in the
Buckeye State, but not by much — their final three wins of 2013 came by a combined five goals.
5. MASON (OHIO)
With the exception of a blowout loss to Culver, Mason played everyone close in 2013.
6. NEW TRIER (ILL.) The Trevians need to boost an offense that was
held to single-digit scoring in 10 of 22 games. 7. DUBLIN JEROME (OHIO)
Attackman Mikey Bano, midfielder Steve Kidwell and defenseman JB Smith lead a team that has star power at every position.
8. CATHEDRAL (IND.) Eighteen straight wins put the Irish on the radar, but they don’t have a strong out-of-state presence.
9. GLENBROOK NORTH (ILL.) With senior James McFarland, the Spartans have their best shot to break through in Illinois.
10. EDEN PRAIRIE (MINN.)
The Eagles have a stranglehold on Minnesota.
MILITARY MINDSET Why the Culver way works on the field, too By Jonah Rosenblum
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ulver is a bit of an enigma. “No one gets Culver but Culver,” senior midfielder Joel Tinney said. “No
one really knows how hectic our schedule is.” The team comes together in a flurry. Hockey players will start lacrosse
just in time for their spring break trip. Their first full team practice will come far from Indiana, on the East Coast. They also hail from everywhere.
They’ve got East Coast kids and West Coast kids. They’ve got Midwesterners and even Canadians like Tinney. But what people really marvel and
wonder — and perhaps misunderstand — about Culver is its status as a military academy. “The first thing that everyone
says when I say that I go to military school is, ‘Oh, what did you do?’” senior attacker P.J. Bogle said. “They think that I got shipped off to military school because I got in some sort of trouble. It’s more of a privilege than a punishment to go to Culver.” For those who assume a military academy is tantamount to majoring in marching, Tinney has a harsh dose of reality. “I don’t think the military system is as much about marching and discipline,” Tinney said. “It’s about peers leading other peers.” As freshmen, the students are considered followers. They work at learning the Culver way. As sophomores, they oversee two or three freshmen. By junior year, they might have seven or eight. As a senior and platoon sergeant, Tinney is in charge of 12 to 15 now. A regiment commander would look after 600. “Everyone goes up to their friends before they go to the adults,” Tinney said. The Culver system has also paid off on the field. Twenty-two of the 25 players have committed to NCAA Division I programs. Coach Jon Posner estimates that before long, every player will have a Division I commitment — for the first time in school history. Culver lost Zach Currier, now at Princeton, but the Eagles will be plenty good with
The military academy method is about more than just marching and discipline. “It’s about peers leading other peers,” Joel Tinney said.
M Mikey Bano Dublin Jerome (Ohio)
M Matthew Giampetroni Cranbrook-Kingswood (Mich.)
A Bo Lori Hudson (Ohio)
D Riley Mann Benet (Ill.)
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A James McFarland Glenbrook North (Ill.)
A Dawson McKenzie Culver (Ind.)
A Jack Penn Loyola (Ill.)
D JB Smith Dublin Jerome (Ohio)
A Riley Thompson Culver (Ind.)
M Joel Tinney Culver (Ind.)
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Pierre Byrne (Notre Dame), Brodie Gillespie (Rutgers), Jacob Kanak (Notre Dame), Dawson McKenzie (Princeton), Riley Thompson (Princeton) and Ethan Walker (Denver). Tinney, en route to Johns Hopkins, will be expected to star in Currier’s absence. “He has a compete level that’s unmatched,” Posner said. “He’s only 5-foot-7 but he
plays like he’s 6-foot-4.” Last year’s accomplishments will be hard to match. The Eagles owned the Midwest
and lost only to Hill Academy (Canada) and Boys’ Latin (Md.). They beat teams from New York (Timon-St. Jude), Maryland (Landon) and Pennsylvania (Episcopal). “I’m from the Chicago area, always hearing about these East Coast teams being
better,” Bogle said. “Playing these guys and giving these East Coast teams a run for their money and often beating them, it’s a dream come true.” LM
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