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Q&A with Totino-Grace's Seth Noble

By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune, 04/05/11, 1:54PM CDT

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Senior talks about what last year's state tournament berth meant


Senior Seth Noble scored four goals and added an assist least year for state runner-up Totino-Grace. Photo by Helen Nelson


Seth Noble

Success on the lacrosse field is nothing new at Totino-Grace. Before the Minnesota State High School League sanctioned the sport in 2007, the school produced winning teams for both the boys and the girls, with the girls winning state titles in 2001 and 2002.

Last year, the Totino-Grace boys, with 16 seniors on the roster, reached the title game before losing to Benilde-St. Margaret’s.

Midfielder Seth Noble is one of the few experienced Eagles players returning. Now a senior captain, he talked about what last year meant to the program and what the Eagles need to do to earn another shot at a title.

Q: Now that it’s been a year, what are your thoughts about what the team accomplished last season?
A: That was so great. It was something you just can’t imagine. We had 16 seniors and the majority of them knew they weren’t going to be playing lacrosse ever again, so we just went out and played as hard as we could.

Q: So there will be a lot of new faces this year. What does that mean for the team?
A: We have a lot of young guys who are going to have to step up and prove themselves. We’ve got a lot of talent, but we’re going to have to find a way to get that team bond that we had last year.

Q: You’re a captain. That sounds like part of your responsibilities. How do you do that?
A: Last year, so many of the guys were in the same grade, so they already had that bond. For this team, I think we need to hang out outside of school, get that bond and family approach.

Q: What types of things will you do together?
A: There’s always lacrosse being played at the U of M or UMD. St. Thomas plays lacrosse. We can try to go to those games. And if lacrosse is on TV, we can go to someone’s house and watch it, and maybe bring our sticks and go outside and fool around in the back yard at halftime.

Q: You are the only returning midfielder from last year. Can your team survive those big losses?
A: We actually have a ton of young, skilled players who should be pretty good as soon as they get a few varsity games under their belts.

Q: You also play hockey for Totino-Grace. Is it a difficult transition going from hockey to lacrosse?
A: No, it’s actually pretty easy. The big thing is that we have to start quicker. Hockey is a big, long, daunting season. In lacrosse, there’s only about a month of games. The short season flies by. We need to go 100 percent right now. You can’t take the time to work things out like you can in hockey.

Q: Which sport do you prefer, hockey or lacrosse?
A:Hockey was my primary sport for a long time, but for the last year or so, my mind has mostly been on lacrosse. I think that’s where my future is.

Q: So you expect to play lacrosse in college?
A: I’m going to UMD and I’ve talked to the coach there and I think I’m going to try to walk on to the lacrosse team. That’s a possibility.

Q: Lacrosse can be a brutal game. It seems like there’s always someone whacking an opponent on their forearms with a stick. By the end of the season, are your arms pretty beat up?
A: You come out of every game with your forearms beaten up. If you love the game and you want to score, you get whacked. You come out of it with some great bruises and some great stories to tell.

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