TopLaxRecruits.com, Posted 4/2/15
Staff Report

Boys’ Latin (MD) coach Bob Shriver, who is set to retire after the season ends, earned his 500th career win at the Baltimore power today when the host Lakers defeated South River (MD), 14-6.

Shriver, who has been head coach at BL for 36 years, has a career mark of 500-135. Shriver has led the Lakers to six MIAA “A” Conference Championshipsand in three of those seasons – 1997, 2006 and 2014 – Boys’ Latin completed the season undefeated and ranked as the No. 1 high school lacrosse team in the country.

But Shriver said all the players he’s coached and fellow coaches share in the rare milestone.

“Everyone had such a part in the thing,” said the 63-year-old Shriver. “Obviously, I have been remarkably fortunate to coach just phenomenal groups of kids who respond when they are asked to. They have been tremendous.

“On top of that I have been amazingly fortunate to coach with the greatest coaches. We have had great coaches, great people and we all share the love of school, we share the love of lacrosse and we share the love of working at Boys’ Latin. When you put all that into the mixer, how lucky is that?”

BL (8-1 and 13th in the Epoch Lacrosse North America Rankings) took a 6-2 lead and allowed Shriver to get every player on the team in the game.

Colton Haugh, Devin Shewell, Pat Spencer and Matt Brandau each scored twice and Logan Wisnauskas had a goal and four assists while Jake Glatz (one goal) and Charley Hughes were strong at the face-off X.

“This is huge for the team; coach Shriver is a one of a kind coach and I’m very glad that I got to play for the man for 2 years and be a part of his 500th win,” said Wisnauskas.

“That was the other tremendously gratifying thing: everybody played,” said Shriver. “How perfect is that?”

Shriver says he will miss coaching, but does not regret making the decision to retire.

“Hey, I been working at the school for 40 years and it’s my 36th as head coach – that’s a long time,” he said. “I have been lucky that we have been fortunately competitive for all those years. We’ve only missed the playoff three times in the 33 years they have had playoffs. We’ve been fortunate to always be in the hunt and that keeps you motivated.”

Shriver has been honored multiple times as the Maryland Scholastic Association MSA / MIAA Coach of the Year and several times as the Maryland State Lacrosse Coach of the Year. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame at his alma mater, Washington College, in 1992.