About Us

Welcome to the online home of the nationally ranked Darien High School Blue Wave

boys lacrosse team. Every season the team embarks on a mission striving to continue

the tradition of excellence that is embedded within the program. We are what we

repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. This program has a habit

of succeeding.

The Wave is led by Jeff Brameier who this spring completed his 41st season as the only

head coach to walk the sidelines for the Blue Wave. Under Coach B, the program has

a won/loss record of 681-155 (.815). The 2024 team played one of the most competitive

schedules of all time and reached the finals in both the FCIAC and State

Championships. The 2023 team reached the semi finals of both FCIAC and State play. while the 2022 season had the team winning its 19th FCIAC title and

ending the season with a tough loss in the State Championships. The 2021 season had

the team getting back on the field in state and compiling a 19-2 record and winning the

FCIAC Championship for the 18th time. The 2020 season was lost to the COVID 19

Pandemic, but the 2019 team finished at 17-5 and were FCIAC Eastern Division

Champs and the CLASS L STATE CHAMPS. The 2018 team was 22-1 FCIAC Champs

and Class L Runners-up, while the 2017 team was recognized in numerous polls as

NATIONAL CHAMPS after their undefeated season matching the 2016 Team with all

being a part of the longest winning streak in Connecticut Boys Lacrosse History at 76.

The program has garnered national recognition with fourteen state titles (1997, 2000,

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019), A LEAGUE

RECORD 19 FCIAC championships (1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004,

2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022), seven state

runner-up trophies, 33 trips to the state Final Four from (25 straight -1987-2012) - (6

straight - 2014-2019) and having been recognized as the Connecticut Team of the Year

in 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2019 by CHSCA and the #1 ranked team in

Connecticut over eleven times.

Coach B has had tremendous help from Chris Sgritta – former 2002 DHS Lacrosse &

Football Captain returning to his alma mater for his tdnth season this spring as the

Associate Head Coach. We are excited to announce the addition of Ric Beardsley and Chris Schreiber to our varsity staff. Rick is a former 4x All American defensive player from Syracuse and Chris was a tremendous midfielder on two National championship teams at Johns Hopkins. Ivan Matson will return as the Head JV coach assisted by

Tanner Strub , while on the freshmen level we are fortunate to have Ricky Schulman back as the head coach and Hap Taylor one of our first assistants back in the beginning of the program

returning to help make an impact on the players and program.