Cold Spring Harbor girls lacrosse wins 2nd state title in row
Cold Spring Harbor celebrates its Class D state championship on June 14, 2025, at SUNY Cortland. Credit: Nick Soccocio
CORTLAND — There was no amount of pain in her shoulder that would compare to the agony of not being on the field for her final high school lacrosse game.
Ryan Reynolds, a star midfielder for Cold Spring Harbor, believes she sprained her shoulder the day before the state final. But regardless of discomfort levels, she was going to play.
And unless you knew she was hurting, you would have had no idea the Maryland commit was at any less than full health.
“Once I was playing, I said, ‘It doesn’t matter. I only have 48 minutes left with this team and these players on this field wearing this jersey, I’m going to play through it,”’ Reynolds said. “There was no way I was not going to play in my last Seahawks game ever.”
Reynolds didn’t only play, she excelled. The senior had five goals and two assists while dominating on the draw circle to lead Cold Spring Harbor to a 19-6 victory over Canton in the girls lacrosse state Class D final at SUNY Cortland on Saturday morning to win the program’s second straight state title.
“We figured that she wasn’t going to want to end her senior year on the sideline,” coach Danielle Castellane said. “She started the game and said she’d take two draws and that led to her playing the entire game. We knew that she wasn’t going to want to walk off this field, she was going to want to play the full game.”
Reynolds took nearly every draw, playing a key role in Cold Spring Harbor winning 19 of 25 draw controls to dominate possession.
“Watching her play today was the biggest inspiration that I’ve ever seen,” senior goalie Maya Soskin said. “Her coming out here and looking like she wasn’t bothered, even though all night she’s been hurt and trying to rest, she put her team in front of herself. She put the team on her back and I’m just so grateful she was a teammate of mine for so long.”
Cold Spring Harbor has won four state championships over the last six years where a tournament was held, two in Class D and two in Class C, in one of the state’s most dominant programs in recent history.
“Being back here is surreal,” senior defender Mackenzie McGraw said. “We didn’t know how everything was going to go. Obviously, we believed in ourselves, but I think coming back here and winning another state title for the second year in a row is something really special.”
Ruby Spielberger had four goals, Olivia Mulada had three goals and five assists and Maggie Spehr and Kelly Callaghan each had three goals for Cold Spring Harbor, which finished 19-3 overall. Canton finished 17-2.
“This has been our goal for so long,” Spielberger said. “Ever since we won last year, we knew we wanted to win this back-to-back and it’s just a dream come true. We knew we didn’t want to walk off the field regretting anything, so we gave it our all.”
Cold Spring Harbor led 8-2 after the first quarter and opened a 14-4 advantage at halftime.
“This means the world to me,” Soskin said. “I couldn’t have dreamed up a better story with these girls. They are my best friends. It’s really bittersweet ending the season, but I’m so grateful we ended it this way.”
For Reynolds, that ending needed to occur on the field.
“We walked off the field last year and said, ‘We’re winning next year,’ and that’s what we’ve been working toward all season,” Reynolds said. “And finally being able to get this moment and earn it is even more satisfying.”
