Former Clayton Lacrosse Player Returns to Coach Highly Ranked Team
The Clayton High School team had a ranking of No. 5 last season.
*Editor's note: An earlier version of this article and a subheadline incorrectly identified Clayton's preseason ranking. Those rankings are not yet available. This article has been updated to reflect that information. Ben Hjelle discovered lacrosse on a whim as a student at Clayton High School. Now, he's head coach of the school's club team, which last year achieved a No. 5 ranking statewide.* "I was a basketball player growing up and I got very little playing time," Hjelle said Monday. "So I thought to myself after my freshman year, 'I want to try something new.'" He went on to become a lacrosse captain at CHS and to play the sport at the University of Wisconsin. He coached in California before returning to St. Louis to coach under …
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Karla Roeber
11:02 am on Friday, January 27, 2012
The Clayton lax team has incredible spirit, pride and determination from the coaching staff to the players to the parents. GO HOUNDS!! more ›