‘Our Lacrosse Angel’
Heather Leigh Albert’s memory and love for lacrosse endure through the HLA Foundation
By Brian Logue M
ore than 1,300 of the nation’s top high school girls’ lacrosse players will compete May 24-25 in
the US Lacrosse Women’s National Tournament in Bel Air, Md. The tournament dates to 1933 and since 1981 has included high school players. This year’s tournament will feature 66 teams representing top players from various regions around the country. During her high school years, Heather Leigh Albert was one of those players. “She thought it was a great thing with people from all over the place,” said Gene Albert, Heather’s father. Heather Leigh Albert died in 1993. She was just 21.
“She was a naturally talented athlete and she loved the team camaraderie,” said Brooke Watson, who coached Albert at Perkiomen Prep in Pennsylvania. “She loved life, bottom line. She made friends everywhere she went.”
Among her biggest loves was lacrosse. Through the help of Watson
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coach Carole Kleinfelder, that love led to the establishment of the Heather Leigh Albert Award, which is presented to the outstanding
player in the Schoolgirls’ Division at the US Lacrosse Women’s National Tournament.
The award is under the umbrella of the HLA Foundation, which uses a logo that was designed by Heather. She drew the fi gure used in the logo one night during study hall at Perkiomen. “She should have been studying, but we got our lacrosse angel,” Watson said.
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