Manatee boys lacrosse team sets sight on winning Class 2A state title
Manatee High boys lacrosse team will face St. Thomas Aquinas in the state semifinals on Thursday, May 7, 2026
BRADENTON — Having achieved its first goal of winning a regional title, the Manatee High boys lacrosse team is setting its sight on the next target: The FHSAA Class 2A Boys Lacrosse State Championship. The No. 2-seeded Hurricanes (20-2) will face second-seed St.
Thomas Aquinas (16-4) in the state semifinals at the Paradise Coast Sports Complex in Naples on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 5 p. m. The winner will face the No.
1 seed Ponte Vedra (19-2) and No. 4 seed Winter Park (20-1) winner in the title game on Saturday. Manatee, led by first-year head coach Derek Wagner, is coming into the Final Four after defeating No.
8 seed Horizon 22-1, No. 5 seed Newsome 13-7, and No. 3-seed Plant 12-5 to win the Region 2A-3 crown.