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LeBlanc Named New Head Coach of the Ranger Soccer Boys Team

MIKE OLMSTEAD Sports Editor

ORLEANS–The Lake Region boys soccer team will have a new head coach at the helm of the program starting this fall.

It was announced late Wednesday afternoon that Darcy LeBlanc was named the new coach, replacing former coach Malcolm Cheney.

The following statement was issued by the athletic department on Wednesday.

“Lake Region Union High school is excited to announce the hiring of coach Darcy LeBlanc as the new head coach of the Lake Region Boys Soccer program. LeBlanc is a Lake Region alumni (Class of 98’) and a graduate of Champlain College and Northern Vermont University. While at Champlain College LeBlanc was a member of their women’s soccer national championship team and national runner-up team from 1998-1999. LeBlanc had continued success at the collegiate level by leading NVU-Lyndon to back to back conference championships while being named an All-American. LeBlanc was named to NVU-Lyndon’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016. LeBlanc has served as an assistant coach at NVU-Lyndon for their women’s soccer program for the last two years. She has also coached at the club soccer level with the Northeast Wildcats since 2013. LeBlanc has been a soccer official at the high school level in Vermont since 2013.”

LeBlanc spoke about the new position, saying, “I am honored, delighted, and extremely humbled by the positive outreach and support from the Lake Region Community. I look forward to working with an amazing administration at Lake Region. Lake Region athletics have always meant the world to me. I have great memories of playing and officiating, and I am happy to be in the other side of the line to create a path for these young student athletes. I look forward to passing on my knowledge and experience to the young Ranger student athletes.”

We will have more on LeBlanc’s hiring later this summer.

Nothing was mentioned as to why Cheney stepped down from the position.

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