In the past, the boys lacrosse team here at Holy Family has been viewed as underdogs. In 2024, their record was 0-13 and in 2025 their record wasn’t much better being 4-11. So it is safe to say that going into the season the expectations were pretty low for the Fire. The fire had 10 seniors going into this season so they knew that it is now or never if they want to change the culture of this program.

Last season, the Fire hired the new boys lacrosse coach Eric Overman. He wanted to start building a winning legacy but he knew that wasn’t going to happen overnight. Last season was a rebuilding year with the Fire and there were a bunch of ups and downs throughout the season. They ended the season with the programs first section win in 5 years, beating Hutchinson in overtime. That win gave the Fire a ton of momentum heading into this season.

This season, everyone on the team knew that this is their year and they felt a different type of energy from the players. The fire lost a close one versus Blake in the first game of the season 6-7. The next game they played their rival Southwest Christian and won 7-6. That was the first time the Fire had beaten Southwest Christian since 2023. Since that game the Fire have only lost one game and they finished the regular season out 11-2 which is the first time in program history. They also won the Wright County Conference going 8-0 in conference play. The Fire also had the number one ranked defense in the state led by defensive coordinator Dalton Seesz.

The Fire got the 5 seed in the section tournament and their first matchup was the 4 seed Orono. The Fire had a seven game win streak coming into this game so they knew that if they just played their game that they could beat anyone they step onto the field with. The Fire ended up playing incredible and winning the game 3-1 with another spectacular defensive performance. Their next game is against the number 1 seed Minnetonka. The Fire enter the game as underdogs once again, but they have proved to people that you shouldn’t count them out, no matter who stands on the other side of the field.