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May 30, 2022

Huntley boys lacrosse head coach Dominic Saccomanno, left, and his son, Conner, show off the team's Huntley Sectional trophy earned after a 10-9 overtime Red Raiders win over Hampshire.
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Huntley boys lacrosse head coach Dominic Saccomanno, left, and his son, Conner, show off the team’s Huntley Sectional trophy earned after a 10-9 overtime Red Raiders win over Hampshire.

Features, Sports • May 30, 2022

Lacrosse’s first family: Saccomannos love their sport

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HUNTLEY – The subject is bound to come up in the Saccomanno household in a year, or two, or further down the road.

It was a Friday night in late May, at the “H” at the Red Raiders Stadium, when dad Dominic held son, young Carter. Both looked at the Red Raiders’ first boys lacrosse sectional trophy.

Dad can explain how the team earned a Super Sixteen spot, with a chance at state, with three straight 10-goal efforts. Or how the sectional semifinal win came because of a pep talk from a senior and the next came on a full-field play that happened so fast the celebration came seconds later.

“It doesn’t get any better,” a drenched coach Saccomanno said after a 10-9 overtime win over Hampshire May 27. The victory sent the Red Raiders to the Hoffman Estates Super Sectional round May 31 against Lake Forest.

Lacrosse was already a family effort.

“They play lacrosse at home all the time,” HHS head boys coach Saccomanno said, referring to the noted toddler, Conner and his older brother, 5-year-old Patrick.

The sectional tournament included some twists and turns for the Saccomanno family. The regional first round match may have seemed to be another lopsided, 10-1 win for Huntley, but the eldest son of Erin and Dominic Saccomanno was in the mix.

Junior Michael Saccomanno plays for the Crystal Lake South squad. Just a few days earlier, dad and son were thrilled Crystal Lake South had advanced past Cary-Grove with  a 9-8 overtime win.

“Michael had the game-tying and game-winning assist,” coach Saccomanno said. “I was celebrating with the other parents, but then I realized I would have to coach against him.”

The Red Raiders are enjoying a 17-4 season, and an unbeaten run to the Fox Valley Conference title as well. They had a last-minute deciding 10-8 win over South Elgin  in the sectional semifinal, complete with a halftime pep talk from senior Brady Mollson.

Coach Saccomanno explained his coaching experience.

“I was an assistant at Cary-Grove,” dad Dominic said. “But then the Huntley position opened up (five years ago) and I felt I had to accept it. Plus, I wanted my son to be coached by someone else.”

But what ever the future holds for the Saccomannos, the Crystal Lake family will always fall back on the day the squad made program history.