Lacrosse
STATE RUNNER-UP
2022
Lacrosse has been deemed the fastest growing sport in America, and the fastest sport on two-feet. This is understandable since it incorporates a number of fundamentals from various sports; football, hockey, soccer, wrestling, basketball, and track and field. As of the 2025 season, the state of Kentucky now recognizes lacrosse as a KHSAA sanctioned sport.
Registration starts in September. The season runs from March through May and is considered a contact sport. Off-season conditioning and workouts begin in September for athletes not currently in season. Each team has 10 players on the field at one time. The team's objective is to move a small ball down the field, using a long stick (crosse) to get the ball into the opponent's goal. Covington Catholic competes at the JV and Varsity levels.
Equipment needed to play Lacrosse: Helmet, Shoulder Pads, Elbow Pads, Mouthpiece, Gloves, Cleats, and Stick.
Head Coach: Patrick Ciuccio ' 11
Coach Ciuccio is a 2011 graduate of Covington Catholic. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2015 and played Club Lacrosse while there. He has been coaching lacrosse in Northern Kentucky since 2016 and at CovCath since 2022. He spent his first 6 years as an assistant with the NKY Warriors and Bluegrass Bulldogs programs where, in 2021, they went to the state final four. In his first season at CovCath in 2022, his team went 21-1 and were state runner-up. Coach Ciuccio lives in Crestview Hills with his wife Hannah and his daughter.
Assistant Coaches:
Will Ammerman '10
Andrew Mullen '17
Jordan Tobler '17
Ben Zumdick '15