SLATER ATHLETICS

SLATER ATHLETICS

SLATER ATHLETICS

Bangor Area High School

Bangor Area High School

Bangor Area High School

Slater Athletics

Bangor Area High School

Girls Junior Varsity Field Hockey


Coaches

Lisa Kienzle.


Head Coach

Biography:

Coach Kienzle will be entering her ninth year as Varsity head coach and is an 8th grade Social Studies teacher at the district's middle school.  Throughout the last eight seasons, the Slaters have appeared in two Colonial League championships, five Colonial League semifinal games, and have made District XI playoffs seven times - in 2012 the Slaters made it to district semifinals and the last year four years played in the District XI 2A championship game.  In 2019, the Slaters defeated the 20-0 Southern Lehigh Spartans to repeat as District XI 2A Champions.  In 2018, the Slaters won the Colonial League Championship, the District XI 2A Championship (first time in school history), appeared in the PIAA state playoffs for the first time and won in the first round defeating Manheim Central 2-1.  The Slaters also broke the school record for wins in 2018 with 21 victories.  They completed their historic season in the state quarterfinals with a final record of 21-2-1.  Coach Kienzle previously spent three years at the Middle School level as an assistant (2 years) and head coach (1 year) along with coaching for two seasons as a varsity assistant under former head coach Carol Alfred. As Varsity head coach, Coach Kienzle has an overall record of 122 wins, 47 losses, and one tie. 

Lisa Kienzle.


Head Coach

Biography:

Coach Kienzle will be entering her ninth year as Varsity head coach and is an 8th grade Social Studies teacher at the district's middle school.  Throughout the last eight seasons, the Slaters have appeared in two Colonial League championships, five Colonial League semifinal games, and have made District XI playoffs seven times - in 2012 the Slaters made it to district semifinals and the last year four years played in the District XI 2A championship game.  In 2019, the Slaters defeated the 20-0 Southern Lehigh Spartans to repeat as District XI 2A Champions.  In 2018, the Slaters won the Colonial League Championship, the District XI 2A Championship (first time in school history), appeared in the PIAA state playoffs for the first time and won in the first round defeating Manheim Central 2-1.  The Slaters also broke the school record for wins in 2018 with 21 victories.  They completed their historic season in the state quarterfinals with a final record of 21-2-1.  Coach Kienzle previously spent three years at the Middle School level as an assistant (2 years) and head coach (1 year) along with coaching for two seasons as a varsity assistant under former head coach Carol Alfred. As Varsity head coach, Coach Kienzle has an overall record of 122 wins, 47 losses, and one tie. 

Jessica Barrett.


Assistant

Biography:

Coach Barrett is entering her seventh season as the Varsity and JV assistant coach.  She is also the guidance counselor at Five Points Elementary School.   In 2019, the Slaters repeated the season as District Champions defeating 20-0 Southern Lehigh.  In 2018, the Slaters won the Colonial League Championship, the District XI 2A Championship (first time in school history), appeared in the PIAA state playoffs for the first time and won in the first round defeating Manheim Central 2-1.  The Slaters also broke the school record for wins in 2018 with 21 victories.  They completed their historic season in the state quarterfinals with a final record of 21-2-1.  Coach Barrett formally led the middle school program for two years as head coach and was an assistant at the high school level for two years under former head coach, Carol Alfred.

Jessica Barrett.


Assistant

Biography:

Coach Barrett is entering her seventh season as the Varsity and JV assistant coach.  She is also the guidance counselor at Five Points Elementary School.   In 2019, the Slaters repeated the season as District Champions defeating 20-0 Southern Lehigh.  In 2018, the Slaters won the Colonial League Championship, the District XI 2A Championship (first time in school history), appeared in the PIAA state playoffs for the first time and won in the first round defeating Manheim Central 2-1.  The Slaters also broke the school record for wins in 2018 with 21 victories.  They completed their historic season in the state quarterfinals with a final record of 21-2-1.  Coach Barrett formally led the middle school program for two years as head coach and was an assistant at the high school level for two years under former head coach, Carol Alfred.

Erin Buck.


Head Coach JV

Biography:

Coach Buck is returning as her second season as Assistant Varsity Coach with Coach Ott. Coach Buck has two children, Abigail plays field hockey and Thomas is a senior and plays golf and baseball. She had coached at Bangor High School in the past under head coach Sherry Haycock- Miller, with head coach Melanie Lanier, and with head coach Lisa Kienzle. Her coaching goals are to help field hockey athletes grow in their hockey skills and to have fun and foster a love of the game. She looks forward to another successful 2022 season.

Erin Buck.


Head Coach JV

Biography:

Coach Buck is returning as her second season as Assistant Varsity Coach with Coach Ott. Coach Buck has two children, Abigail plays field hockey and Thomas is a senior and plays golf and baseball. She had coached at Bangor High School in the past under head coach Sherry Haycock- Miller, with head coach Melanie Lanier, and with head coach Lisa Kienzle. Her coaching goals are to help field hockey athletes grow in their hockey skills and to have fun and foster a love of the game. She looks forward to another successful 2022 season.

Kathryn Giovannini.


Volunteer

Biography:

Coach Giovannini is entering her ninth season with the high school field hockey program and she is a teacher in the autistic support room through the IU at Stroudsburg.  Coach Giovannini has posted a winning season in each of her six seasons leading the JV team.  She spent one year as a varsity assistant helping lead the Slaters to the Colonial League championship game and a 19-5 record. 

Kathryn Giovannini.


Volunteer

Biography:

Coach Giovannini is entering her ninth season with the high school field hockey program and she is a teacher in the autistic support room through the IU at Stroudsburg.  Coach Giovannini has posted a winning season in each of her six seasons leading the JV team.  She spent one year as a varsity assistant helping lead the Slaters to the Colonial League championship game and a 19-5 record. 


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