Directors
Andy Hilgartner
Tournament Director
Head Coach, McDonogh
Coach Hilgartner is entering his 30th year as a high school lacrosse coach. He is currently the head coach at McDonogh School (MD). Coach Hilgartner had prior coaching jobs with Severn School, Woodberry Forest, St. Mary’s HS and Sewickley Academy. He was named the Midwest Coach of the Year in 1997 and the Maryland State Lacrosse Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 2010. Hilgartner was a coach in the 1998 North-South game and also coached in the US Lacrosse Champion All-American game in 2011. Coach Hilgartner’s teams have won three MIAA Championships (2016, 2022, 2023).
Steve Settembrino
Tournament Director
Head Coach, St. Paul's (MD)
Coach Settembrino is the Head Coach at St Paul’s (MD). He coached collegiately at Mercyhurst, Binghamton and his alma mater UMBC. At Mercyhurst, Coach Settembrino helped guide the Lakers to the 2011 Division 2 National Championship. During his playing career for the Retrievers UMBC won
the America East Championship in 2005, 2008, 2009
and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals in 2007. Coach Settembrino was also named the Retriever’s Unsung Hero in 2009. Coach Settembrino grew up in Yorktown NY, a lacrosse hotbed.