Lang Out as Valiants Hockey Coach

After becoming just the second coach of the Manhattanville men's hockey team, Eric Lang has stepped down after his first season.

Lang led the Valiants to a 13-9-3 record last season, including a 6-3-1 record against nationally-ranked opponents. Manhattanville also finished second in the regular season in the ECAC West Conference. 

Lang was named the school's first coach of the women's golf team, which is scheduled to start its first year on the varsity level in 2012-2013.

Prior to coaching the men's hockey team, Lang coached the women's hockey team for three seasons, leading them to the school's eighth ECAC East Conference tournament championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2010-11.

Manhattanville Athletic Director Keith Levinthal announced the school will begin a national search for the men's hockey and women's golf head coaching positions immediately.

This and that

• Former Westchester Community College football coach Max Bowman has been named the head coach at Houston Christian High School in Texas. Bowman, who coached the Vikings in the 1970s, has also coached at Texas El Paso, the University of Buffalo, Rutgers University, Boston College, Greenville and had a stint with the NFL Buffalo Bills. 
• Anthony Siguil of New Rochelle, a standout golfer at Westchester Community College, tied for 76th at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III national championships at Chautauqua Golf Club in Mayville. 
• Nyack College women’s basketball coach Dave Julien has announced that Rachel Burnett, a 6-foot forward, is transferring from St. Leo’s University in Florida to join the Warriors this fall. Burnett scored more than 1,300 points in her high school career at Indian Rocks Christian School in Largo, FL. 
• The Westchester Community College Vikings were named co-winners of the Mid-Hudson Conference all-sports award, along with Orange County CC. The award goes to the school that did the best in conference play in all sports combined. The Vikings finished tied for first in baseball, third in softball, fourth in golf, won the women’s basketball championship and finished second in men’s basketball. The Vikings also finished second in Volleyball and soccer. 

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