Bill Wolford, member of the Ohio Lacrosse Hall of Fame and former Ohio Machine assistant coach, was pronounced dead on Nov. 7.
Wolford graduated from Ohio State in 1980 and has been a prominent figure in the Ohio lacrosse community ever since. He kicked off his head coaching career at Upper Arlington High School, coaching there from 1987 to 1991.
His most notable coaching tenure came from his time at Worthington Kilbourne High School in Columbus, Ohio. Wolford was the head coach of the Gray Wolves from 1992 through 2006. During his 15 years with the team, Wolford led the team to 12 winning seasons and compiled a record of 182-119.
In his third season at Kilbourne, Wolford led the team to the state championship game. The Gray Wolves were state runner-ups twice during Wolford’s time at Kilbourne (1994, 2005) and made the Final Four for five-straight years (1996-2000).
Later, Bill Wolford became an assistant coach for the Kilbourne women’s lacrosse team. He was also the director for Max Elite Lacrosse and the co-director of the Max Elite 100 Lacrosse Camp. In 2012, Wolford was brought onto the Ohio Machine coaching staff as an assistant coach. He was coaching high school and professional lacrosse at the same time.
Wolford was inducted into the Ohio Chapter of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2015 for his years of serving the Ohio boy’s and girl’s lacrosse community.
Now for the other lacrosse news from the week of Nov. 2-8, 2021.
Last Week In Lacrosse
Legendary Massachusetts youth and high school lacrosse coach Stew Curran passed away after a year-long battle with glioblastoma.
The National Lacrosse League announced a partnership with Ontario Junior Lacrosse League. This partnership focuses on game-related matters, from coaching and officiating development to marketing and sponsorship initiatives.
Tewaaraton winner and former Maryland attackman Jared Bernhardt has been tearing up the college football world since making the transition over to quarterback. Bernhardt has led the Ferris State Bulldogs to an 8-0 record, earning the No.1 ranking in Division II.
A former high school lacrosse player in Michigan went missing on Oct. 29 and is still yet to be found. Brendan Santo was visiting friends at Michigan State for a football game and has not been seen since.
Vermont midfielder Thomas McConvey is transferring to Virginia for the 2021-22 season.
Ohio State University began construction on a new lacrosse facility for both the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams. This will be a lacrosse-only stadium and plans to be completed by November 2022.
Get Caught Up on LAS Content
Miss out on what we did last week? Here’s a recap of some of our top content from the last seven days.
NCAA NIL RULES GUIDE: THE DO’S & DON’TS OF NIL
The new NCAA NIL rules can be very intimidating to a college athlete. Nick Zoroya goes over the do’s and don’ts when it comes to the new NIL rules.
THE ULTIMATE LACROSSE SHOULDER PADS BUYERS GUIDE 2021-22
Tucker La Belle continues his ultimate buyers guide series with last week’s piece of equipment arguably being the most important: shoulder pads.
2005 HOPKINS MAKES HISTORY: A LOOK BACK
The 2005 Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse team is considered to be one of the greatest college lacrosse teams to ever touch a field. Josh Russell looked back at the Blue Jays’ historic 2005 season.
GOALIE U: WHO HAS PRODUCED THE BEST GOALIES?
Ryan Conwell has all the answers on what school has earned the prestigious title of recent history’s Goalie U.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT COLLEGE LACROSSE SCHOLARSHIPS
Trine University head coach Ryan Kuhn breaks down how college lacrosse scholarships work and things potential recruits need to understand before committing to a school.
