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Dave Moore- Mattawan High School
Head Coach Inductee
The former Western Michigan University lacrosse player, David Moore, was instrumental in the growth of West Michigan high school lacrosse for nearly two decades. Moore, as an assistant defensive coach at Mattawan (2002-2003) was the longtime Mattawan head lacrosse coach from 2004 until 2016 before stepping down. Moore, who finished with 149 career wins as a head coach, has been a valuable part of the lacrosse growth in western Michigan by spearheading community lacrosse programs and clinics during his tenure. Moore is currently a assistant defensive coach at Portage Northern and he participated in adult league lacrosse with the Kalamazoo Blackhawks.
(Click on Dave's picture to go directly to his HOF interview)
Charlie Shaw, Cranbrook
Charlie Shaw has served the Cranbrook educational community as a teacher and administrator for more than 40 years. The former New Jersey native was an assistant Cranbrook varsity lacrosse coach in 1976-1978, the head coach in 1979 and the long running junior varsity mentor for 16 more years. Shaw was part of a Cranbrook coaching staff that won two state championships and was vital in developing the educational institution’s culture and success during his nearly 20 years of coaching lacrosse
(Click on Charlie's picture to see his Hall of Fame interview)
Doug Monforton, (Bloomfield, Clarkston, and Oxford programs)
Assistant Coach Inductee
Doug Monforton is a highly successful assistant coach, who had his hand in developing culture and talent in his 20 years of walking a sideline. The former CHSL . Austin Prep star, lent his skills to lacrosse at the Bloomfield schools, as a first stop and eventually made his most important contribution in Clarkston, assisting the Wolves develop their program into a premier Michigan prep organization. Monforton finished his coaching career in Oxford assisting junior varsity and middle school student-athletes
(Click on Doug's photo to go to his Hall of Fame
interview on YouTube)
Brian Effinger - MichLOA Official
Brian Effinger, a Baltimore native, decided to pick up a lacrosse stick in college, but his entry into the game as a highly respected referee didn’t come until later in life.
Effinger began officiating in 1998 and developed into a top-flight high school and college referee and a valuable asset for MichLOA, the state’s lacrosse association. Effinger has worked many state finals, top collegiate contests and continues today as MichLOA’s referee trainer.
(Click on Brian's photo to go to his 'Hall of Fame' interview)
Dale Forbes, Utica Eisenhower
Contributor Inductee
The ‘eastside lacrosse pioneer,’ Dale Forbes, was one of the first organizers of amateur lacrosse in Macomb County, first as an assistant at Utica Eisenhower, then as head coach in the mid 1990s, all the while organizing and starting a youth program entitled the Macomb Mustangs. Forbes started an adult ‘Lacrosse Basics’ course for parents and interested parties in the 1990s, so more enthusiasts who followed their family and friends would understand the game
(Click on Dale's photo to go to his 'Hall of Fame' interview)
