It appears that Larry Kramer will be named the new boys lacrosse coach at Severna Park Wednesday.
Kramer, a Severna Park resident, spent the last two seasons as Northeast?s coach after assistant stints at fellow Anne Arundel County schools North County and Broadneck. Although nothing is official at this time, Northeast Athletic Director Marianne Schultz confirmed that Kramer resigned as coach of the Eagles last week.
“We still have to advertise the position, but we still have people at the school who can run the program until then,” said Schultz, who added that Northeast assistant coach Ryan Elwell will run the program when practice begins Thursday.
Kramer will replace Jimmy Beardmore, who led Severna Park to the Class 4A/3A state titles in 2004 and 2006 and a state finals appearance in 2005. Beardmore, a former All-American goalie at Maryland, compiled a 50-8 record over three seasons. As a non-teacher, however, he is considered an emergency coach and must re-apply for his position annually, county school spokesman Bob Mosier said.
Severna Park Athletic Director Wayne Mook said the school must advertise the position for two weeks before making a decision in accordance with county regulations. That period will conclude at the end of the business day today.
It is unclear what led to the decision not to bring back Beardmore. However, one parent said Beardmore?s removal as coach came after an incident earlier this month where a couple of students had water thrown on them. Those students had not participated with other teammates in the Polar Bear Plunge Jan. 27 at Sandy Point State Park. Beardmore was also accused of having a team meeting out of season, which is against Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association regulations.
About 200 people attended a meeting recently in support of keeping Beardmore as coach. Another parent, John Barnes, said while he would like to see Beardmore remain on the job, he has no problem with Kramer apparently getting the job.
“Everything I hear about him makes me think he?s a good guy,” said Barnes, whose son, Jed, is a senior midfielder on the team. “It?s like going to work and finding out your boss is fired. You just have to move on and go about your work.”
