Media Center
Welcome to the Media Center of the Washington State chapter of US Lacrosse. Please click on the links below to find press releases and background information on Boys and Girls High School Lacrosse in Washington State.

Media members needing additional information on lacrosse should contact Mike McQuaid, sports information director at 206-262-7301.
Boys Division I

Snohomish downs Seattle Prep in boys lacrosse
SNOHOMISH, Wash. – Justin Jones scored 3 goals and 2 assists to lead Snohomish to a 9 – 7 Boys Division I lacrosse win over Seattle Prep, Monday at Harvey Field. Seattle Prep’s Cassidy Miller tallied 5 goals in the loss for the Panthers.

Snohomish 9, Seattle Prep 7 (Justin Jones, SNO, 3 goals, 2 assists; Nick Hund, SNO, 2 goals, 2 assists; Ryan Mcallister, SNO, 2 goals, 2 assists; Nate Wirtz, SNO, 1 goal, 1 assist; Brandon Todd, SNO, 1 goal; Tucker Cooper, SNO, 10 saves; Cassidy Miller, SP, 5 goals; Keith Souza, SP, 2 goals, 1 assist; Peter Christiansen, SP, 2 assists, 7 ground balls; Connor Denehy, SP, 7 ground balls; Charlie Motzer, SP, 6 ground balls; Jack Maurer, SP, 8 saves)

Girls Division I

MI drops Lake Sammamish in girls lacrosse
REDMOND, Wash. – Mercer Island’s Ellen Haas scored a hat trick to lift the Islanders to a 16 – 11 win over Lake Sammamish, Monday at Marymoor Park in Redmond. In the win, Islander goalkeeper Erika Egan turned away 17 Lake Sammamish shots. Ali Savage and Olivia Krueger each scored 3 for Lake Sammamish.

Mercer Island 16, Lake Sammamish 11 (Ellen Haas, MI, 3 goals, 1 assist; Loreal Camp, MI, 2 goals, 1 assist; Sarah Drucker, MI, 2 goals, 1 assist; Hannah Bahn, MI, 2 goals; Sydney Tomlinson, MI, 1 goal, 1 assist; Elizabeth Bachman, MI, 1 goal; Lauren Ito, MI, 1 goal; Khia Johnson, MI, 1 goal; Erika Egan, MI, 17 saves; Ali Savage, LS, 3 goals, 3 ground balls; OIivia Krueger, LS, 3 goals; Grace Hamilton, LS, 7 saves)

Kennedy blanks Graham-Kapowsin in girls lacrosse
BURIEN, Wash. – Natalie Merrill unleashed 5 goals to lift Kennedy High School to a 16-0 shutout win over Graham-Kapowsin, to open the girls high school lacrosse season Monday at Kennedy High School. A total of 9 Lancers connected for goals in the win.

Kennedy 16, Graham-Kapowsin 0 (Natalie Merrill, K, 5 goals; Brianna Goodwin, K, 2 goals; Bailey Hill, K, 2 goals, 1 assist; Melanie Hughs, K, 2 goals, 4 assists; Cerice Keller, K, 1 goal, 1 assist; Stephanie Moffat, K, 1 goal; Colleen Moroney, K, 1 goal; Julianne Patten, K, 1 goal; Ashton Woodcock, K, 1 goal; Sophie Morales, K, 3 saves)

Tacoma outlasts Holy Names to open girls lacrosse season
TACOMA, Wash. – Ari Zimmer and Saide Trelezen each scored two goals as Tacoma outlasted Holy Names 6 – 4 to open the girls high school lacrosse season, Monday at Mason Middle School in Tacoma. Caroline Vokos tallied 2 goals and Katie Arthofor had 15 saves in the loss for Holy Names.

Tacoma 6, Holy Names 4 (Ari Zimmer, T, 2 goals; Sadie Trelezen, T, 2 goals; Elizabethe Craddock, T, 1 goal; Gabrelle Davis, T, 1 goal; Caroline Vokos, HN, 2 goals; Elizabeth McDonald, HN, 1 goal; Grace Campbell, HN, 1 goal; Katie Arthofor, HN, 15 saves)

Girls Division II

Auburn Mountain View downs Holy Names in girls DII lacrosse
SEATTLE – Hannah Morse unleashed 8 goals as Auburn Mountain View downed Holy Names 15 – 5 in girls Division II lacrosse, Monday at Seattle’s Magnuson Park. A total of 5 Auburn players scored in the opening win. The Cougars’ Jenna Johnston and Megan Chamberlain each scored two in the loss.

Auburn Mountain View 15, Holy Names 5 (Hannah Morse, A, 8 goals, 1 assist; Madison Goodwin, A, 4 goals, 1 assist; Abby Waldo, A, 1 goal, 1 assist; Kayla O’Grady, A, 1 goal, 1 assist; Carley Bishop, A, 1 goal; Katie Burkhauser, A, 4 saves; Jenna Johnston, HN, 2 goals; Megan Chamberlain, HN, 2 goals; Carolina Pyszkiewicz, HN, 1 goal; Katie Lee, HN, 4 saves)

Games for Tuesday, March 16

Boys Div. I
Northshore at Overlake (Overlake School / 5:00 p.m.)
Lake Tapps at Vashon (Vashon HS / 7 p.m.)
Bellevue at Eastlake (Eastlake HS / 7:30 p.m.)
Eastside Catholic at Skyline Skyline HS / 8:00 p.m.)

Boys Div. II
Roosevelt at Blanchet (Blanchet HS / 5:00 p.m.)
South Kitsap at Klahowya (Central Kitsap JR High / 5:00 p.m.)
Nathan Hale at Garfield (Genesee Park / 5:00 p.m.)
Sammamish at Mt. Si (Snoqualmie Middle School / 5:00 p.m.)
Woodinville at Silver Lake (Cascade High School / 5:30 p.m.)
Stanwood at Skagit Valley (Mt. Vernon HS / 6:30 p.m.)
Redmond at Lake Washington (Lake Washington HS / 7:00 p.m.)
Port Angeles at Gig Harbor (Peninsula HS / 7:00 p.m.)

Girls Div. I
Garfield at Forest Ridge (Robinswood Park / 4:00 p.m.)
Bainbridge at Lakeside (Lakeside Upper School / 5:35 p.m.)
Roosevelt at Seattle Prep (Lower Woodland / 5:30 p.m.)
Snohomish at Nathan Hale (Nathan Hale School / 5:45 p.m.)

Girls Div. II
Wenatchee at Lakeside (Lakeside Upper School / 4:30 p.m.)
Issaquah at Ballard (Ballard High School / 5:00 p.m.)
Snohomish at Eastside Catholic (Eastside Catholic School / 6:00 p.m.)

About High School Lacrosse in Washington State
Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the U.S. and in Washington State the sport has seen double-digit growth in six of the last eight years. In 2010, over 2,700 high school students representing 83 boys (www.WHSBLA.org) and 55 girls (www.WSLAX.org) varsity and jv teams in eastern and western Washington compete in a nine-week season March – May. The annual Boys and Girls Washington State High School Championships take place in late May.

For daily high school lacrosse results or to receive results through an RSS feed, please visit http://www.uslax-wa.org/media.html


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April 3, 2009


AUBURN, Wash – Gretchel Lomboy scored five goals and Mackenzie Cannon scored four to power Holy Names to a 15 – 4 Girls Div. II high school lacrosse win over Auburn Mountainview Friday at Auburn Mountainview High School in Auburn, Wash. The win was the first of the season for Holy Names.

Holy Names got down to business just 1 minute, 2 seconds into the game as Rayna Stackhouse connected for the first of four unanswered Cougar goals to start off the first half. Stackhouse’s sister Mira Stackhouse scored just 30 seconds later to give the Cougars a 2 – 0 advantage. Lomboy then connected with back-to-back goals before Auburn Mountainview finally found the net at 13:21 on a goal by Hannah Morse.

Taking the field in the second with a 7 – 3 advantage, Holy Names again took charge early on. The Cougars’ Danielle Bohonos led off scoring just 1 minute, 49 seconds into the half. Elizabeth McDonald, Mackenzie Cannon and Gretchel Lomboy then each connected to give the Cougars an 11 – 3 advantage before Emily Starkel found the net for Auburn’s lone goal in the second half.

Holy Names goalkeeper Blair Thomas (1-3-0) had 11 saves in the win, while Auburn’s Katie Burkhauser (1-5-0) fended off 16 shots.

Scoring
Holy Names: 7 8 -- 15
Auburn Mountainview: 3 1 -- 4 Holy Names: Gretchel Lomboy (5 goals), Mackenzie Cannon (4 goals), Becky Fuller (2 goals), Elizabeth McDonald (1 goal), Danielle Bohonos (1 goal), Mera Stackhouse (1 goal), Rayna Stackhouse (1 goal, 1 assist) Natalie Kroeger (1 assist).
Auburn Mountainview: Hannah Morse (2 goals), Emily Starkel (1 goal), Madison Goodwin (1 goal).

Results for Friday, April 3

Boys Div. I
Mukilteo 3 at Issaquah 12
Scoring: Mukilteo: Chas Stringfellow (2 goals), Riley Wanzer (1 goal), Colin Thompson (2 assists)
Issaquah: Todd Jones (5 goals, 1 assist), Jake Fritz (1 goals, 1 assist), Jordan Goldstein (2 goals), Riley Goodman (2 goals), Justin Pennington (1 goal, 1 assist), Connor McClain (1 goal), Jake Director (6 assists).

Mercer Island at Guilderland (New York) (score not reported)

Boys Div. II
NEXT GAMES SATURDAY, APR. 4

Girls Div. I
NEXT GAMES MONDAY, APR. 6

Girls Div. II
Holy Names 15 at Auburn Mountainview 14

Games for Saturday, April 4

Boys Div. I
Mercer Island at Lakeland/Panas (New York)
Bellevue at Foothill OC (California / 3:00 p.m.)
Vashon at Tahoma (Tahoma High School / 7:00 p.m.)

Boys Div. II
Selah at Eastside Catholic (Eastside Catholic High School / 2:30 p.m.)
Tacoma at Port Angeles (Roosevelt Elementary / 3:00 p.m.)

Girls Div. I
NEXT GAMES MON. APR. 6

Girls Div. II
NEXT GAMES MON. APR. 6

Boys Division II Leading Goal Scorers (through April 3, 2009)
Name School G A Pts PPG
1. John Linari Mukilteo 21 4 25 6.25
2. George Dolack Overlake 15 10 25 6.25
3. Daniel Hernandez Whatcom 15 4 19 4.75
4. Forest Dayton San Juan 13 3 16 3.20
5. Jordan Goodspeed King's Way 12 10 22 5.50
6. Matt Hilger Tacoma 12 8 20 5.00
7. Max Jones Tacoma 12 6 18 4.50
8. Danny Zimny Klahowya 12 4 16 5.33
9. Schmidt Devon Overlake 11 2 13 3.25
10. CJ Larson Three Rivers 11 1 12 3.00

About High School Lacrosse in Washington State
Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the U.S. and in Washington State the sport has seen double-digit growth in five of the last seven years. In 2009, over 2,370 high school students representing 75 boys and 49 girls varsity and junior varsity teams in Washington state will compete in a nine-week season March – May with the annual Washington State High School Championships taking place May 16 (girls) and May 30 (boys). Varsity boys lacrosse is contested in the Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association (www.WHSBLA.org) with 14 Division I and 28 Division II teams. Varsity girls lacrosse is contested in The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (www.WSLAX.org) with 15 Division I and 16 Division II teams. Most of the teams represent high schools throughout the Puget Sound area.

For daily high school lacrosse results or to receive results through an RSS feed, please visit http://www.uslax-wa.org/media.html


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April 1, 2009


AUBURN, Wash – Kristen Dick scored a season high 10 goals to lead Auburn Mountainview past Tahoma 18 – 13 in their first Girls Division II high school lacrosse win of the season, Wednesday at Auburn Mountainview High School in Auburn, Wash.

Dick, a senior at Auburn High School, scored seven of her squad’s 10 first-half goals including three in a row in just a 1 minute, 30 second span beginning at the 16:24 mark of the first.

With a 10 – 6 advantage going into the second half, Auburn again took charge with goals by Hannah Morse at 24:29 and Dick just one minute later. Four Auburn players contributed to their team’s 18-goal performance, including five from Morse and three from Madison Goodwin.

Tahoma scoring included Allie Wilson with five goals, Brenna Stroup with four, Lisa Harrington had two goals and Carmin Atrops and Rylee McCauley each scored one goal.

With physical play on both ends, two players from each squad received yellow cards.

Auburn goaltender Kayla O’Grady (1-4-0) faced 26 shots, making 13 saves in the win, while Tahoma’s Hannah Brown (1-4-0) faced 26 shots, making eight saves.

With the win, Auburn is now 1-4-0 on the season, while Tahoma drops to 1-4-0.

Scoring
Tahoma: 6 7 -- 13
Auburn Mountainview: 10 8 -- 18

Tahoma: Allie Wilson (5 goals), Brenna Stroup (4 goals), Lisa Harrington (2 goals), Carmin Atrops (1 goal), Rylee McCauley (1 goal).
Auburn Mountainview: Kristen Dick (10 goals), Hannah Morse (5 goals), Madison Goodwin (3 goals), Emilie Starkel (1 assist).

Results for Wednesday, April 1

Boys Div. I
NONE

Boys Div. II
NONE

Girls Div. I
NONE

Girls Div. II
Tahoma 13 at Auburn Mountainview 18

Games for Thursday, April 2

Boys Div. I
Mercer Island at West Genesee (New York)
Lakeside at Curtis (Curtis High School / 7:30 p.m.)
Seattle Prep at Skyline (Skyline High School / 8:00 p.m.)

Boys Div. II
Lynnwood and Lake Tapps (Game Farm Park / 7:30 p.m.) NON LEAGUE

Girls Div. I
Curtis at Seattle Prep (Magnuson Park 1 / 3:45 p.m.)
Holy Names at Lakeside (Lakeside Upper School / 4:00 p.m.)
Forest Ridge at Bellevue (Bellevue High School / 8:30 p.m.)

Girls Div. II
Kennedy at Lakeside (Lakeside Upper School / 5:15 p.m.)
Eastside Catholic at Issaquah (Issaquah - Beaver Lake School / 5:30 p.m.)

Girls Division II Leading GoalScorers (through April 1, 2009)
Name School GP G A PPG
1. Katelyn Mincin Issaquah 5 28 9 7.40
2. Sophie Wolz Bellevue East 6 25 11 6.00
3. Sarah Drucker Mercer Island 4 20 5 6.25
4. Mallory Glebe North Kitsap 4 20 3 5.75
5. Natalie Merrill Kennedy 5 18 2 4.00
6. Sapphire Jewell Bellevue East 6 18 2 3.33
7. Alena Pilichowski Lakeside 6 18 0 3.00
8. Alex Foreman Eastside Catholic 3 17 2 6.33
9. Brittany Hogan Issaquah 5 15 5 4.00
10. Loreal Camp Mercer Island 4 14 3 4.25

About High School Lacrosse in Washington State
Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the U.S. and in Washington State the sport has seen double-digit growth in five of the last seven years. In 2009, over 2,370 high school students representing 75 boys and 49 girls varsity and junior varsity teams in Washington state will compete in a nine-week season March – May with the annual Washington State High School Championships taking place May 16 (girls) and May 30 (boys). Varsity boys lacrosse is contested in the Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association (www.WHSBLA.org) with 14 Division I and 28 Division II teams. Varsity girls lacrosse is contested in The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (www.WSLAX.org) with 15 Division I and 16 Division II teams. Most of the teams represent high schools throughout the Puget Sound area.

For daily high school lacrosse results or to receive results through an RSS feed, please visit http://www.uslax-wa.org/media.html


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March 27, 2009

BURIEN, Wash. – Natalie Merrill scored four goals to lift Kennedy to a 15 – 4 Girls Division II varsity lacrosse win over Auburn Mountainview, Friday at Kennedy High School in Burien, Wash.

The Lancers got out of the gates early with Merrill connecting at 23:40 on the first for her four goals on the night Shea McCormick found the net just one minute later to make it 2 – 0, Kennedy. Merrill then scored her second on the night at 15:19 to give Kennedy the early 3 – 0 lead.

With a 6 – 2 advantage to start off the second half, Kennedy again found the net early, scoring the first three of their nine second half goals before Auburn got on the board. Cori Allen connected first, just 38 seconds into the half, to put the Lancers up 7 – 2. Katrina Krebsbach then found the net just over a minute later, followed by a Melanie Hughes goal at 21:21 to make it 9 – 2.

Kennedy goalkeeper Sofia Morales (3-1-0) faced just six shots in the win, while Auburn’s Kayla O’Grady (0-2-0) faced 35 shots, making 20 saves in the loss for Auburn Mountainview.
ScoringAuburn Mountainview 2 2 -- 4
Kennedy 6 9 – 15
Auburn Mountainview: Hannah Morse (3 goals), Madison Goodwin (1 goal)
Kennedy: Natalie Merrill (4 goals), Melanie Hughes (3 goals), Rachael Horton (2 goals), Cori Allen (1 goal), Danielle Clement (1 goal), Maryam Jafari (1 goal), Katrina Krebsbach (1 goal), Shea McCormick (1 goal), Ashton Woodcock (1 goal), Brianna Goodwin (1 assist), Ellen Hisken (1 assist), Lizzy Delaney (1 assist)

Results for Friday, March 27
Boys Div. I
Tahoma 4 at Lakeside 7
Mercer Island 15 at Northshore 9
Bellevue 11 at Skyline 8

Boys Div. II
Lynnwood 8 at Whatcom 9
North County (Lynden) 2 at Mukilteo 15
Eastside Catholic 20 at Nathan Hale 0
Roosevelt at Snohomish (not reported)
Highline at Three Rivers (Tri-cities) (not reported)
Franklin at Selah (forfeit awarded to Selah)

Girls Div. I
Curtis 13 at Forest Ridge 18

Girls Div. II
Auburn Mountainview 4 at Kennedy 15
Holy Names 6 at Bellevue East 10
Tahoma 4 at Eastside Catholic 18
Lakeside 4 at Issaquah 14


Games for Saturday, March 28
Boys Div. I
NEXT GAMES TUES., MARCH 31

Boys Div. II
King's Way (Vancouver, Wash.) at Tacoma (Bellarmine Prep / 1:00 p.m.)
Highline at Selah (Selah High School / 1:00 p.m.)
Wenatchee at Blanchet (Blanchet High School / 2:00 p.m.)
San Juan at Stanwood (Stanwood Middle School / 3:00 p.m.)
Port Angeles at Lynnwood (Shoreline Soccer Fields / 5:30 p.m.)

Girls Div. I
NEXT GAMES MON., MARCH 30

Girls Div. II
NEXT GAMES MON. MARCH 30

About High School Lacrosse in Washington State
Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the U.S. and in Washington State the sport has seen double-digit growth in five of the last seven years. In 2009, over 2,370 high school students representing 75 boys and 49 girls varsity and junior varsity teams in Washington state will compete in a nine-week season March – May with the annual Washington State High School Championships taking place May 16 (girls) and May 30 (boys). Varsity boys lacrosse is contested in the Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association (www.WHSBLA.org) with 14 Division I and 28 Division II teams. Varsity girls lacrosse is contested in The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (www.WSLAX.org) with 15 Division I and 16 Division II teams. Most of the teams represent high schools throughout the Puget Sound area.

For daily high school lacrosse results or to receive results through an RSS feed, please visit http://www.uslax-wa.org/media.html


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Mike McQuaid
McQuaid & Co. Strategic Communications
206-262-7301
mike@mcquaidcompany.com

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