With more than male 40 players in attendance at tryouts and the level of play higher than any previous years, the coaches had a tough job narrowing the group down to a final roster for the 2009 Youth Club Championships.
After some tough choices, the following players were selected for this year’s squad:
Spencer Diamond (Junior, Amherst Regional High School)
Ryan Rzepka (Freshman, University of Vermont)
Ryan Holmes (Freshman, University of Massachusetts)
Matt Jerry (Senior, Amherst Regional High School)
Tom Allen (Freshman, Penn State University)
David Lunetta (Junior, Needham High School)
Jonah Herscu (Junior, Amherst Regional High School)
Julian Summa (Senior, Amherst Regional High School)
Mike Parker (Freshman, Gettysburg College)
A.J. Hutchins (Longmeadow High School Alumni)
Misha Herscu (Senior, Amherst Regional High School)
Cody Ross (Sophomore, Four Rivers Charter School)
Tyler Kenney (Senior, Nipmuc Regional High School)
Jordy Diamond (Freshman, Amherst Regional High School)
Amos Adams (Sophomore, Amherst Regional High School)
John Narmontas (Sophomore, Longmeadow High School)
Eric Biggs (Sophomore, Amherst Regional High School)
Joel Fisher-Katz (Freshman, Pioneer Valley Performing Arts)
Spencer Diamond, Rzepka, Holmes, Jerry, Allen, Parker, Hutchins, and Adams all return from the 2008 team with Jonah and Misha Herscu and Julian Summa returning from the 2007 team.