Our Team

At Houlagan Lacrosse, we believe that success begins with our coaches.  Each and every Houlagan Lacrosse coach is well-known in the New Hampshire as a leader in the sport of lacrosse. We seek out coaches that share our values of Play Hard, Play Smart and are dedicated to bringing the best of out of each player.

Sean houlahan

Founder/Owner

Chris Ketcham

Director of Player Experience

Brandon Howe

Director of Events and Recruitment

oscar kozikowski

Girls Director

Our coaches

Dedicated players should have dedicated coaches.

brandon howe

  • Director of Events and Recruitment at Houlagan Lacrosse

  • Offensive Coordinator at University of New Hampshire

  • Offensive Coordinator at Dover High School

  • 2026 NHIAA D1 Assistant Coach of the Year

  • Played D3 lacrosse at Endicott College

  • Played D1 Club lacrosse at University of New Hampshire

  • Captain at University of New Hampshire

  • 2022 First Team all CLC Conference

  • 2020 #2 Ranked Team in the MCLA

  • 2019 CLC Champion

  • Captain at Bedford High School

  • Top 10 in points all time at Bedford High School

  • 2017 1st Team All State

  • 2016 2nd Team All State

2027 Coach

haeden finerty

  • Defensive Coordinator at Dover High School

  • Previously 2x Captain at Keene State University

  • 2022 Little East Conference 1st Team

  • 2021 Little East Conference 1st Team

  • 2019 NCAA Tournament Participant

  • 2019 LEC Champion

  • 2019 Keene State College Rookie of the Year

  • Captain at Exeter High School

  • 2018 1st Team All State

  • 2017 2nd Team All State

2027 Coach

2028 Coach

Mark Cahak

  • Defensive Coordinator at Oyster River High School

  • 2026 NHIAA D2 Final Four Appearance

  • 7 GAA at Oyster River High School as Defensive Coordinator

  • Previously Defensive Coordinator at Father Ryan High School in Nashville TN

  • 2022 Lowest GAA in Father Ryan High School History

  • Previously Head Coach at The Ensworth School in Tennessee

  • 2018 Tennessee High School State Champion

  • 2018 The Tennessean Coach of the Year

  • 2017 US Lacrosse Tennessee Coach of the Year

  • 2017 TSLA Tennessee State Coach of the Year

  • Previously Defensive Coordinator at Vanderbilt University in D1 MCLA

  • Previously Division 1 Defenseman at Syracuse University

  • 2009 NCAA Division 1 National Champion at Syracuse University

  • 2005 1st Team All League at Fayetteville-Manlius High School

  • 2004 2nd Team All CNY 

2028 Coach

Reilly Collins

  • Current D3 attackman at UMass Boston

  • Previously played at Portsmouth High School

  • 3x State Champion at Portsmouth High School

  • 2025 NHIAA Division 2 1st Team All State

  • 2025 Portsmouth Varsity Lacrosse Player of the Year

  • Scored OT game winner in 2025 Division 2 Championship Game

  • 2024 NHIAA Division 2 Honorable Mention

  • 2x Captain in Lacrosse and Skiing

Sean houlahan

  • 3 year starter at Division 1 LeMoyne University

  • 2025 NEC Regular Season Champions

  • 2x NCAA Semi Final Appearance

  • 2025 Top 5 Defensive Unit Nationally across all NCAA

  • Previously Captain at Timberlane Regional High School

  • 2nd all time in CTO’s at Timberlane Regional High School

  • 4th all time in GB’s at Timberlane Regional High School

  • 2021 NHIAA Division 2 Defensive Player of the Year

  • 2021 NHIAA Division 2 1st Team All State

  • Eagle Tribune Player of the Year

  • 2021 Byrne Cup Twin State All Star

  • NHIAA Division 2 Runner Up

  • Led Timberlane to first ever boys lacrosse Championship appearance

  • 2018 Timberlane Varsity Lacrosse IronMan Award Recipient

2029 coach

billy savage

  • Owner of Houlagan Lacrosse

  • Head Coach University of New Hampshire

  • 2023 MCLA CLC Coach of the Year

  • Previously Head Coach St. Thomas Aquinas High School

  • Previously Head Coach Dover High School

  • 5x NHIAA Division 2 Coach of the Year

  • 2011 NHIAA D2 State Champion

  • D1 Player at Boston College

  • Shaker High School

  • 3x NY Section 2 Champion

  • 1st Team All-County NY 

  • Empire State Games Selection

2029 coach

2030 coach

Chris Ketcham

  • Director of Player Experience at Houlagan Lacrosse

  • Head Coach Dover High School

  • Previously Coach Exeter High School

  • Played D3 lacrosse and soccer at Nichols University

  • Played JUCO lacrosse at Herkimer College

  • Semi-professional Soccer player for the Rochester Rhinos

2030 Coach

Mike savage

  • Division 1 SSDM at Syracuse University

  • SSDM at Trinity Pawling High School

  • 2025 Leading Goal scorer at Trinity Pawling

  • 2025 Athlete of the Week at Trinity Pawling

  • 2025 USA National Team Development Combine Attendee

  • 2025 New Balance All American Lacrosse Invitee

  • 2025 Team New Jersey Player

  • Inside Lacrosse 3-star Recruit

  • 2024 NHIAA Division 2 1st Team All State

  • 2024 Timberlane Lacrosse IronMan Award Winner

  • 2023 USA National Team Development Combine Attendee

  • 2023 New Balance All American Lacrosse Team New England

  • 2023 NHIAA Division 2 2nd Team All State

  • 2023 Timberlane Lacrosse IronMan Award Winner

Ben chase

  • Played D1 Club lacrosse at University of New Hampshire

  • Team Captain 2025

  • CLC Conference DPOY

  • 2nd Team All-American at University of New Hampshire

  • 3rd Team All-American at University of New Hampshire

  • 2x 1st Team All CLC

  • 2nd in GB’s all time at University of New Hampshire

  • Previously played at Winnacunnet High School

  • 2021 1st Team All State

  • 2021 Winnacunnet Team MVP

2031 Coach

Jack condon

  • Division 3 attackman at Lasell University

  • Sophomore captain at Lasell University

  • Championship appearance as a freshman at Lasell

  • GNAC Rookie of the Year

  • 1st team All GNAC as a freshman

  • 2nd team All GNAC as a sophomore

  • Single season points record as a freshman (88 points 66 goals 22 assists)

  • 2x 1st team All State at Timberlane Regional High School

2031 Coach

2032/33 coach

garrett naimie

  • Professional box lacrosse player for the Maine Northmen

  • 2025 Maine Northmen Assistant Captain

  • 2020 Regional Champion for the Maine Northmen

  • 2019 National Champion for the Maine Northmen

  • 2019 Regional Champion for the Maine Northmen

  • Previously Offensive Coordinator for Regis College

  • 2016 NECC Conference Champion

  • 2016 Team USA Jr Indoor Assistant Coach

  • 2016 Team Israel

  • 2014 NAC Champion for New England College

  • 2013 Team Quebec Assistant Captain Founders Cup (Jr B National Championships)

  • 2011 Maine Senior All Star

  • 2011 York High School Offensive Player of the Year

2032/33 coach

ronan connors

  • Current SSDM at Wheaton College

  • Previously played at Pinkerton Academy 

  • Team Captain at Pinkerton

  • 2x NHIAA D1 Championship Appearances

  • Academic All-American

  • Distinguished Male Athlete of the Year at Pinkerton Academy

  • Executive Board Member on the Athletic Leadership Council at PA

james whiteman

  • Current coach at Hampton Riptide in Hampton NH

  • Previously player at DeSalles University in Pennsylvania

  • 2019 MAC Champions

  • Previous Team 91 LI Coach

  • Chaminade High School 

  • 2x NSCHSAA Champions

2034 coach

nick whiteman

  • Current coach at Hampton Riptide in Hampton NH

  • Previous player at DeSalles University in Pennsylvania

  • 2019 MAC Champions

  • Previous player at Union College Club Lacrosse

  • 2x Captain at Union

  • 2022 NCLL Empire Conference Champion

  • 2022 NCLL National Champions

  • Chaminade High School

  • 2x NSCHSAA Champions

2034 coach

2035/36 coach

taylor schwalje

  • Current starting attackman at Husson University in ME

  • 2026 NAC Champion

  • 2025 NAC All-Academic Team

  • 2024 Starting attackman at Exeter High School

2035/36 coach

logan schwalje

  • Defenseman at Clarkson University

  • Played at Exeter High School

  • 2026 Team Captain

  • 2026 2nd Team All State 

  • 2026 Byrne Cup Twin State All Star

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