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Among top players to watch in the 2026 Essex County Girls Lacrosse Tournament are MKA's Bebe Scuorzo (10) and Glen Ridge's Addison Townson (26). MKA has a superb trio of senior captains in, from left, Shea Murphy, Ellan Freeman and Maggie Murphy. Glen Ridge is the 2-time defending champion and has been accorded No. 1 seed with MKA in the No. 2 slot. (Photos by Jon Lopez & courtesy of Glen Ridge girls lacrosse) (continued from page 1) Glen Ridge, guided by 18th-year head coach Beth Larkin – who also was once MKA’s head coach for six seasons - has a very young Ridgers roster this spring with only four seniors returning from last year’s squad which is led by veteran12th-graders Addison Townson (32 goals, 12 assists) and Bucknell University-bound Grace Sutton (12 and 18 along with 32 ground balls and 26 draw controls). Glen Ridge lost three 2025 graduates to Division I schools in high-scoring attacker Campbell Spillett (Rutgers), all-around standout Katie Powers (Bucknell) and steady performer Mary Claire Easter (Coastal Carolina). The Ridgers also bid adieu to their veteran starting goalie in the fine all-around athlete Jorie Boyle who is on the women's basketball team at Ramapo College. Besides Townson and Sutton among the others to watch for the current Ridgers are junior Claudia Brennan (26 and 9) and sophomores Olivia Torisi (10 and 13) and Bella Porawski, who helps lead the team’s defensive efforts. Glen Ridge defeated Mountain Lakes, 9-8, for the 2024 Group 1 state title and fell to the Lakers in the North, Group 1 final last spring. The Ridgers, who have won five in a row, including Thursday's (April 30) 9-7 win vs. Morris Knolls, host state titan Summit 10 a.m., Saturday (May 2). MKA, which won back-to-back Non-Public B state championships in 2023 and 2024, is now in a combined Non-Public group that combines the ‘A’ and ‘B’ schools including powerhouses such as Oak Knoll and Kent Place. ECT GIRLS LACROSSE FINALS Follow Sideline Chatter on 'X' @Chattermeister
MKA has a talented mother-daughter tandem in head coach Kristen Dawes snd freshman Sloane Dawes (21), while Glen Ridge is guided by its superb 18th-year coach Beth Larkin.
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