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.
Media members needing additional information on lacrosse should contact Mike McQuaid, sports information director at 206-262-7301.
SEATTLE – Longtime Issaquah High School assistant lacrosse coach Jordan Bayly has been named Assistant Coach of the Year by the Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association (WHSBLA).
The annual award recognizes a coach who exemplifies good sportsmanship, rapport with officials, other coaches, and his players.
Bayly is considered one of the greats to have played prep lacrosse in Washington state. As a midfielder for the former Eastlake club, Bayly received All-American honors in 1999 and 2000, one of just two players from the state to do so in consecutive years. He was an All-State First Team selection in 1998, 1999 and 2000 and Second Team selection in 1997. He later went on to play midfield for Division 3 Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.
Other WHSBLA award recipients include Eastlake Lacrosse and King’s Way High School as the league’s Evert Smith Team Sportsmanship Award recipients. King’s Way coach Dave Holler was named Coach of the Year and Dr. Kevin Martin, Lake Tapps Board President and member of the WHSBLA Board of Directors, was honored as the league’s Person of the Year.
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 (http://www.whsbla.org/) with 14 Division I and 28 Division II teams. Varsity girls lacrosse is contested in The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (http://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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206-262-7301
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The annual award recognizes a coach who exemplifies good sportsmanship, rapport with officials, other coaches, and his players.
Bayly is considered one of the greats to have played prep lacrosse in Washington state. As a midfielder for the former Eastlake club, Bayly received All-American honors in 1999 and 2000, one of just two players from the state to do so in consecutive years. He was an All-State First Team selection in 1998, 1999 and 2000 and Second Team selection in 1997. He later went on to play midfield for Division 3 Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.
Other WHSBLA award recipients include Eastlake Lacrosse and King’s Way High School as the league’s Evert Smith Team Sportsmanship Award recipients. King’s Way coach Dave Holler was named Coach of the Year and Dr. Kevin Martin, Lake Tapps Board President and member of the WHSBLA Board of Directors, was honored as the league’s Person of the Year.
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 (http://www.whsbla.org/) with 14 Division I and 28 Division II teams. Varsity girls lacrosse is contested in The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (http://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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Media Contact:
Mike McQuaid
McQuaid & Co. Strategic Communications
206-262-7301
mike@mcquaidcompany.com
Labels: Awards, Boys, Division I, Issaquah, Press Release
SEATTLE – The Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association (WHSBLA) has named Eastlake Lacrosse in Sammamish, Wash. as its Division I recipient of the Evert Smith Sportsmanship Award. The high school lacrosse program is made of student-athletes from Eastlake High School and other Lake Washington School District high schools.The annual sportsmanship award, named for the late Northwest lacrosse pioneer Evert Smith, recognizes a high school boys team in each of the two WHSBLA divisions that exemplifies the highest level of sportsmanship during the season. Second-year lacrosse program King’s Way High School in Vancouver, Wash. is the league’s Division Il recipient.
Smith, who in 2006 was a posthumously enshrined in the Washington State Lacrosse Hall of Fame, worked tirelessly in the 1970s and 80s to organize and promote the sport of the lacrosse in Washington state.
Other WHSBLA award recipients include King’s Way coach Dave Holler as the league’s Coach of the Year, longtime Issaquah assistant Jordan Bayly as Assistant Coach of the Year and Dr. Kevin Martin, Division II Lake Tapps Board President and member of the WHSBLA Board of Directors, as the league’s Person of the Year.
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 (http://www.whsbla.org/) with 14 Division I and 28 Division II teams. Varsity girls lacrosse is contested in The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (http://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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Media Contact:
Mike McQuaid
McQuaid & Co. Strategic Communications
206-262-7301
mike@mcquaidcompany.com
Labels: Awards, Boys, Division I, Eastlake, Press Release
SEATTLE – The Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association (WHSBLA) has named second-year lacrosse program King’s Way High School in Vancouver, Wash. as its Division Il recipient of the Evert Smith Team Sportsmanship Award and Knights’ coach Dave Holler as Coach of the Year.The annual sportsmanship award, named for the late Northwest lacrosse pioneer Evert Smith, recognizes a high school boys team in each of the two WHSBLA divisions that exemplifies the highest level of sportsmanship during the season. Eastlake Lacrosse, which draws students from Eastlake High School and other high schools in the Lake Washington School District, is the Division I recipient of the award.
Smith, who in 2006 was a posthumously enshrined in the Washington State Lacrosse Hall of Fame, worked tirelessly in the 1970s and 80s to organize and promote the sport of the lacrosse in Washington state.
The Coach of the Year award recognizes a coach who exemplifies sportsmanship, rapport with officials, other coaches and his own players. In just his second season at the helm, Holler led the Knights to a perfect 12 – 0 – 0 record in league play (13 – 4 – 0 overall) to win the Division II Olympic Conference outright. In the playoffs, King’s Way advanced to the state semi-finals before falling to Redmond’s Overlake School.
Other WHSBLA award recipients include longtime Issaquah assistant Jordan Bayly who was named Assistant Coach of the Year. Dr. Kevin Martin, Division II Lake Tapps Board President and member of the WHSBLA Board of Directors was named the league’s Person of the Year.
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 (http://www.whsbla.org/) with 14 Division I and 28 Division II teams. Varsity girls lacrosse is contested in The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (http://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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Media Contact:
Mike McQuaid
McQuaid & Co. Strategic Communications
206-262-7301
mike@mcquaidcompany.com
Labels: Awards, Boys, Division I, Division II, Eastlake, Issaquah, King's Way, Lake Tapps, Press Release
SEATTLE – Bobby Walker, a three-sport senior at Roosevelt High School in Seattle, has been named an Academic All-American by US Lacrosse.The award is presented annually by US Lacrosse to student-athletes across the country that excel in the classroom and participate in community and volunteer service. Walker, who plays midfield for the Roughriders, was selected by high school varsity lacrosse head coaches in eastern and western Washington. Walker is the only recipient from Washington state.
In the classroom, Walker maintains a 3.86 GPA while taking advanced placement and honors classes. He was recognized in 2007 by Washington governor Christine Gregoire among state students achieving high scores on the WASL examinations. He was also elected Roosevelt student body vice president in 2007.
Walker’s honors include membership in The National Society of High School Scholars, Junior Classical League and Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth. He has received invitations to attend the Congressional Student Leadership Conference, National Student Leadership Conference, Junior Statesman of America Summer Program and Cambridge College Program. In 2006, he was recognized with the National Latin Society Award for Excellence.
In the community, Walker is a fundraising volunteer for the historic Dunn Gardens in north Seattle, serves Thanksgiving dinners to the local homeless population through the University District Food Bank, is active in the University Presbyterian Church youth group, and traveled to Mexico in 2008 and 2007 where he helped build homes for impoverished families in Tijuana.
On the lacrosse field, Walker had 17 goals, 2 assists and 66 ground balls for the Roughriders during his senior season. He tallied a season-high four goals and 19 ground balls in the Roughriders’ March 19 loss to Nathan Hale. As a junior, he received the school’s “Zero to Sixty” award as the team’s most improved first-year player.
As a cross-over student-athlete, Walker earned three letters at the free safety and wide receiver positions on the Roughrider football team. As a junior, he earned All-Conference Second Team honors and as a sophomore he received All-Conference Honorable Mention honors. The same year he received Roosevelt’s Ramsey Hare Award for skill and leadership and was featured on KING TV’s High School Game Time show for excellence in the classroom and on the field of play. Before crossing-over to lacrosse, Walker played JV baseball during his freshman and sophomore years.
In the fall, Walker will enroll at Cal Poly where he plans to study architecture with an emphasis in sustainable living.
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 (http://www.whsbla.org/) with 14 Division I and 28 Division II teams. Varsity girls lacrosse is contested in The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (http://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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Media Contact:
Mike McQuaid
McQuaid & Co. Strategic Communications
206-262-7301
mike@mcquaidcompany.com
Labels: Awards, Boys, Division II, Press Release, Roosevelt
SEATTLE – US Lacrosse has announced that Bainbridge Island’s Sam Snow and Issaquah’s Jordan Goldstein have been selected to play in the 2009 National High School Senior Showcase game.
The annual national matchup of the country’s top 96 high school senior lacrosse players from the North, South, East and West regions takes place June 20 at Bryant University near Providence, Rhode Island.
Snow and Goldstein will play on the West squad and are among seniors from 33 states that were selected from a pool of 595 student-athletes by US Lacrosse’s 85 area chairmen. Washington is among 19 states with more than one representative selected to play in the game.
Snow, a 2009 All-American and an All-State selection for the second consecutive year at the attack position, led Boys Division I with 47 goals and finished second in points with 68. Goldstein, a 2009 All-State selection at midfield, finished 9th in goals scored with 34.
The games kick-off at 9:00 a.m. ET Saturday, June 20 with North vs. West and South vs. East. The consolation game takes place at 1:00 p.m. followed by the championship game at 3:15 p.m. ET.
The full 2009 National Senior Showcase rosters are available at http://www.uslacrosse.org/events/nss/nss09rosters.pdf
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 (http://www.whsbla.org/) with 14 Division I and 28 Division II teams. Varsity girls lacrosse is contested in The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (http://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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Media Contact:
Mike McQuaid
McQuaid & Co. Strategic Communications
206-262-7301
mike@mcquaidcompany.com
Labels: Awards, Bainbridge Island, Boys, Division I, Issaquah, National Senior Showcase, Press Release
SEATTLE – The Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association today announced the 2009 All-State Team for Boys Division I varsity lacrosse. The All-State selections are made by coaches from each of the league’s Division I programs in eastern and western Washington.Among the 32 student-athletes selected to the first and second teams and who received Honorable Mention are six student-athletes from Issaquah High School, five each from Mercer Island and Bainbridge Island High Schools, three each from Bellevue and Curtis High Schools, and two each from Inglemoor and Skyline High Schools.
Curtis High School’s Landon Carr made his third appearance on the list, receiving First Team honors in 2009 and 2008 and Second Team honors in 2007.
Carr was among 10 student-athletes to be honored for the second consecutive year. The others include Bainbridge Island High School’s Sam Snow and Bryce Stevenson. Snow and Stevenson were each named to the Division I First Team for the second consecutive year. Issaquah’s Jake Director and Connor McClain along with Mercer Island’s Daniel Shields and Conner Beckwith also made the list for the second consecutive year. Both received Second Team honors in 2008.
Inglemoor’s Taylor and Foster Wisman, who play for Northshore, and Seattle Prep’s David Schoettler all earned Division II All-Region honors in 2008.
In total, 17 seniors, 12 juniors and three sophomores from 12 high schools in Washington state were named to the All-State teams.
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 (http://www.whsbla.org/) with 14 Division I and 28 Division II teams. Varsity girls lacrosse is contested in The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (http://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
2009 Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association Division I All-State Honors
(As selected by Division I coaches in eastern and western Washington)
Boys Division I
First Team -- G, Bryce Stevenson, Sr., Bainbridge Island; D, Dugan McDermot, Sr., Bainbridge Island; D, Connor McClain, Sr., Issaquah; D, Conner Beckwith, Jr., Mercer Island; D, Alex Candoo, Sr., Bellevue; M, Landon Carr, Sr., Curtis; M, Jake Director, Sr., Issaquah; M, Cole Nordstrom, Jr., Bellevue; M, Jordan Goldstein, Sr., Issaquah; A, Daniel Shields, Sr., Mercer Island; A, Sam Snow, Sr., Bainbridge; A, Kyle Mutzel, Sr., Bellevue.
Second Team -- G, Hap Giraud, Jr., Mercer Island; D, Connor Raffety, Jr., Mercer Island; D, Austin Franks, Jr., Vashon Island; D, Danny Vais, Jr., Eastlake; D, Andrew Johnson, Sr., Skyline; M, Kevin Nguyen, Sr., Bainbridge Island; M, Taylor Wisman, Jr., Inglemoor(Northshore); M, Steve Caditz, Sr., Mercer Island; M, David Schoettler, Sr., Seattle Prep; M, Calvin Wiley, Sr., Skyline; A, Todd Jones; Jr., Issaquah; A, Taylor Dean, Jr., Curtis; A, Jake Fritz , So., Issaquah.
Honorable Mention -- G, Zach Steedman, Jr., Rogers High School (Puyallup); D, Tyler Lucas, So., Issaquah; D, Devin Cavanaugh, Sr., Curtis; M, Hector Rhodes, Jr., Lakeside; M, Foster Wisman, So., Inglemoor (Northshore).
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Second Team -- G, Hap Giraud, Jr., Mercer Island; D, Connor Raffety, Jr., Mercer Island; D, Austin Franks, Jr., Vashon Island; D, Danny Vais, Jr., Eastlake; D, Andrew Johnson, Sr., Skyline; M, Kevin Nguyen, Sr., Bainbridge Island; M, Taylor Wisman, Jr., Inglemoor(Northshore); M, Steve Caditz, Sr., Mercer Island; M, David Schoettler, Sr., Seattle Prep; M, Calvin Wiley, Sr., Skyline; A, Todd Jones; Jr., Issaquah; A, Taylor Dean, Jr., Curtis; A, Jake Fritz , So., Issaquah.
Honorable Mention -- G, Zach Steedman, Jr., Rogers High School (Puyallup); D, Tyler Lucas, So., Issaquah; D, Devin Cavanaugh, Sr., Curtis; M, Hector Rhodes, Jr., Lakeside; M, Foster Wisman, So., Inglemoor (Northshore).
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Mike McQuaid
McQuaid & Co. Strategic Communications
206-262-7301
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Labels: All-State, Awards, Boys, Division I, Press Release
SEATTLE – The Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association today announced its 2009 All-Conference Teams for Boys Division II varsity lacrosse. The All-Conference selections are made by coaches from each of the league’s Division II programs in eastern and western Washington.Among the 56 student-athletes selected to the four All-Conference teams and who received Honorable Mention are 17 from east King County high schools, 12 from the Everett area, five from Wenatchee, Selah and the Tri-Cities in eastern Washington, four each from the Kitsap Peninsula and Vancouver, Wash, two from the Bellingham area and one from Friday Harbor.
Lynden High School senior Gunnar Groothuis is the only senior to be honored in three of four years. The 2009 All-Skagit Conference goaltender, who plays for the North County team in Lynden, received All-Conference honors in 2007 as a sophomore and Honorable Mention in 2006 as a freshman.
Groothius is among nine student-athletes to make the list for the second consecutive year. Redmond’s Tyler Dougherty and Sean Shewey, Bellarmine Prep’s Matt Hilger and Stadium’s Alex Lineweaver were honored for the second consecutive year. Overlake’s George Dolack, Eastside Catholic’s Robert Pfluger and Port Angeles’ Dustin Walsh, all Honorable Mentions in 2008, were named to All-Conference Teams in 2009. And Bellarmine Prep’s Andy Fuller, an All-Conference selection in 2008, received Honorable Mention in 2009.
In total, 27 seniors, 16 juniors and 12 sophomores and one freshman from 12 high schools in eastern and western Washington were named to the All-Conference Teams.
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 (http://www.whsbla.org/) with 14 Division I and 28 Division II teams. Varsity girls lacrosse is contested in The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (http://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
2009 Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association Division II All-Conference Honors
(As selected by Division II coaches in eastern and western Washington)
All-Evergreen Conference
First Team -- G, Thomas Bass, So., Wenatchee; G, Chap Grubb, Jr., Overlake; D, Matt Harper, Sr., Snohomish; D, Sean Shewey, Sr., Redmond; D, Jack Williams, Sr., Blanchet; D, Andy Schock, Jr., Wenatchee; M, Sky Tweedie-Yates, Jr., Overlake, M, Jake Bernstein, So., International Community School (Redmond); M, Nathan Wirtz, Jr., Glacier Peak (Snohomish); M, Justin Steranka, Sr., Snohomish; M, Harrison Valentine, Sr., Redmond; A, George Dolack, Sr., Overlake; A, Tyler Dougherty, Sr., Redmond; A, Devon Schmidt, Jr., Overlake.
Honorable Mention -- D, Austin Remington, Jr., Overlake; D, Clement Signoretty, Jr., Redmond.
All-Olympic Conference
First Team -- G, Drew Thomas, So., Stadium; G, Max Amondson, Sr., King’s Way; D, Eric Hoeffner, So., King’s Way; D, Kevin Park, So., Stadium; D, Tim Muth, Sr., Port Angeles; D, Beau Baldassin, Sr., Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma); M, Brock Beall , Jr., King’s Way; M, Danny Zimny, Sr., Klahowya; M, Dustin Walsh, Sr., Port Angeles; M, Carter Chaffey, Sr., Stadium; A, Jordan Goodspeed, Jr., King’s Way; A, Matt Hilger, Sr., Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma); A, Alex Lineweaver, Sr., Stadium; A, James West, Sr., Klahowya.
Honorable Mention -- D, Andy Fuller, Sr., Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma).
All-Cascade Conference
First Team -- G, Sam Marquis, Sr., Selah; D, Sam Chapman, So., Interlake (Sammamish); D, Emerson Folker, Sr., Bonney Lake High School (Lake Tapps); D, Robert Pfluger, So., Eastside Catholic; D, Nick Pizzitola, Sr., Eastside Catholic; M, David Carlton, Sr., Eastside Catholic, M, Jeremiah Davenport, So., Auburn Riverside (Lake Tapps); M, CJ Larson, Sr., Richland (Three Rivers); M, Weston Ritts, Sr., Selah; A, Kyle Decker, So., Eastside Catholic; A, Cory Carson, Sr, Auburn Riverside (Lake Tapps); A, Brian Headland, So., Sammamish.
Honorable Mention -- D, Andy Fuller, Sr., Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma).
All-Cascade Conference
First Team -- G, Sam Marquis, Sr., Selah; D, Sam Chapman, So., Interlake (Sammamish); D, Emerson Folker, Sr., Bonney Lake High School (Lake Tapps); D, Robert Pfluger, So., Eastside Catholic; D, Nick Pizzitola, Sr., Eastside Catholic; M, David Carlton, Sr., Eastside Catholic, M, Jeremiah Davenport, So., Auburn Riverside (Lake Tapps); M, CJ Larson, Sr., Richland (Three Rivers); M, Weston Ritts, Sr., Selah; A, Kyle Decker, So., Eastside Catholic; A, Cory Carson, Sr, Auburn Riverside (Lake Tapps); A, Brian Headland, So., Sammamish.
Honorable Mention -- M, Mike Rambaldini, So., Eastside Catholic.
All-Skagit Conference
First Team -- G, Gunnar Groothuis, Sr., Lynden (North County); D, Joey Gray, Sr. , Aces (Mukilteo); D, Alex Zwaschka, Jr., Kamiak (Mukilteo); D, Jake Merrill, Sr., Sehome (Whatcom);
D, Jon Williams, Jr., Meadowdale (Lynwood); M, Riley Wanzer, Jr., Kamiak (Mukilteo); M, Nate Regan, Jr., Kamiak (Mukilteo); M, Jesse Aldapa, Jr., Stanwood; M, Trey Knowles, Jr., Shorecrest (Lynwood); A, Forest Dayton, Jr., Friday Harbor (San Juan); A, Cameron Girgus, So., Cedar Park Christian (Lynwood); A, Chas Stringfellow, Fr., Archbishop Murphy (Mukilteo).
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D, Jon Williams, Jr., Meadowdale (Lynwood); M, Riley Wanzer, Jr., Kamiak (Mukilteo); M, Nate Regan, Jr., Kamiak (Mukilteo); M, Jesse Aldapa, Jr., Stanwood; M, Trey Knowles, Jr., Shorecrest (Lynwood); A, Forest Dayton, Jr., Friday Harbor (San Juan); A, Cameron Girgus, So., Cedar Park Christian (Lynwood); A, Chas Stringfellow, Fr., Archbishop Murphy (Mukilteo).
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Labels: All-State, Awards, Boys, Division II, Press Release
SEATTLE – The Washington State Chapter of US Lacrosse announced today that nine high school student-athletes from the state have been named to the 2009 US Lacrosse High School All-America Team.
Among the boys and girls to receive the honor are seniors Caroline Mahoney and Daniel Shields of Mercer Island High School, Mariah Walk and Sam Snow of Bainbridge Island High School, Sarah Adler of the Lakeside School and Landon Carr of Curtis High School.
For the second consecutive year, Sally Baumgartner of Bainbridge Island High School and Jillian Chong of the Forest Ridge School received Honorable Mention. Victoria Maxon of the Holy Names Academy also received Honorable Mention. All three are seniors.
Among the boys and girls to receive the honor are seniors Caroline Mahoney and Daniel Shields of Mercer Island High School, Mariah Walk and Sam Snow of Bainbridge Island High School, Sarah Adler of the Lakeside School and Landon Carr of Curtis High School.
For the second consecutive year, Sally Baumgartner of Bainbridge Island High School and Jillian Chong of the Forest Ridge School received Honorable Mention. Victoria Maxon of the Holy Names Academy also received Honorable Mention. All three are seniors.
Student-athletes named to the US Lacrosse All-America Team must be a First-Team All-League, Conference or State selection, must be in good standing at his or her school and must exhibit sportsmanship on and off the field.
The US Lacrosse High School All-Americans from Washington are among more than 700 high school student-athletes from throughout the U.S. that are annually recognized with the honor. The Washington recipients were selected by a state committee made up of varsity coaches in eastern and western Washington as assigned by the US Lacrosse Men's and Women’s Division Coaches Council High School Committee.
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 (http://www.whsbla.org/) with 14 Division I and 28 Division II teams. Varsity girls lacrosse is contested in The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (http://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
2009 US Lacrosse High School All-America Team – Washington State Honorees
Boys -- M, Landon Carr, Sr. Curtis; A, Daniel Shields, Sr., Mercer Island; A, Sam Snow, Sr., Bainbridge Island.
The US Lacrosse High School All-Americans from Washington are among more than 700 high school student-athletes from throughout the U.S. that are annually recognized with the honor. The Washington recipients were selected by a state committee made up of varsity coaches in eastern and western Washington as assigned by the US Lacrosse Men's and Women’s Division Coaches Council High School Committee.
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 (http://www.whsbla.org/) with 14 Division I and 28 Division II teams. Varsity girls lacrosse is contested in The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (http://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
2009 US Lacrosse High School All-America Team – Washington State Honorees
Boys -- M, Landon Carr, Sr. Curtis; A, Daniel Shields, Sr., Mercer Island; A, Sam Snow, Sr., Bainbridge Island.
Girls -- G, Sarah Adler, Sr., Lakeside; M, Caroline Mahoney, Sr., Mercer Island; M, Mariah Walk, Sr., Bainbridge Island.
Honorable Mention -- M, Victoria Maxon, Sr., Holy Names Academy; M, Sally Baumgartner, Sr., Bainbridge Island; M, Jillian Chong, Sr., Forest Ridge School.
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Honorable Mention -- M, Victoria Maxon, Sr., Holy Names Academy; M, Sally Baumgartner, Sr., Bainbridge Island; M, Jillian Chong, Sr., Forest Ridge School.
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Labels: All-America, Awards, Boys, Division I, Division II, Girls, Press Release
May 14, 2009
SEATTLE – The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association today announced the 2009 All-State teams for Girls Division I and II varsity lacrosse. The All-State selections are made by coaches from each of the league’s Division I and II programs in eastern and western Washington.
Among the 48 student-athletes selected to the first and second teams are nine student-athletes from Bainbridge Island High School, seven from Mercer Island High School, five each from Roosevelt High School and the Lakeside School and two from Glacier Peak High School.
In Division I, three seniors earned First Team All-State honors for the third consecutive year. Third-year honorees include Jillian Chong of the Forest Ridge School, along with Sally Baumgartner and Rachel Harmon of Bainbridge Island High School.
Second-year honorees on the Division I First Team include Mariah Walk, a senior at Bainbridge Island High School, Madeline Grose and Olivia Hull, both seniors at Roosevelt, Victoria Maxon, a senior at the Holy Names Academy and Caroline Mahoney, a senior at Mercer Island High School. Jessika Carlstrom, a senior at Curtis High School, received Second Team honors. In 2008, she was named to the Division II First Team.
In Division II, Natalie Merrill, a junior at Kennedy High School, received First Team All-State honors for the third consecutive year.
In total, 21 seniors, 13 juniors, 12 sophomores and two freshmen from 22 high schools in Washington state were named to the All-State teams.
The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association also named Roosevelt head coach Vinca Swanson as its Division I Coach of the Year and Auburn-Mountainview coach John Tomasi and Mercer Island coach Tony D’Alessio as co-recipients for Division II Coach of the Year honors.
Seattle Prep received the Team Scholastic Achievement Award, while the Team Sportsmanship Awards went to Roosevelt in Division I and Ballard in Division II. Seattle Prep and Kennedy were recognized as co-recipients of the JV Team Sportsmanship Award.
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 (http://www.whsbla.org/) with 14 Division I and 28 Division II teams. Varsity girls lacrosse is contested in The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (http://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
2009 Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association All-State Honors & Awards
Among the 48 student-athletes selected to the first and second teams are nine student-athletes from Bainbridge Island High School, seven from Mercer Island High School, five each from Roosevelt High School and the Lakeside School and two from Glacier Peak High School.
In Division I, three seniors earned First Team All-State honors for the third consecutive year. Third-year honorees include Jillian Chong of the Forest Ridge School, along with Sally Baumgartner and Rachel Harmon of Bainbridge Island High School.
Second-year honorees on the Division I First Team include Mariah Walk, a senior at Bainbridge Island High School, Madeline Grose and Olivia Hull, both seniors at Roosevelt, Victoria Maxon, a senior at the Holy Names Academy and Caroline Mahoney, a senior at Mercer Island High School. Jessika Carlstrom, a senior at Curtis High School, received Second Team honors. In 2008, she was named to the Division II First Team.
In Division II, Natalie Merrill, a junior at Kennedy High School, received First Team All-State honors for the third consecutive year.
In total, 21 seniors, 13 juniors, 12 sophomores and two freshmen from 22 high schools in Washington state were named to the All-State teams.
The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association also named Roosevelt head coach Vinca Swanson as its Division I Coach of the Year and Auburn-Mountainview coach John Tomasi and Mercer Island coach Tony D’Alessio as co-recipients for Division II Coach of the Year honors.
Seattle Prep received the Team Scholastic Achievement Award, while the Team Sportsmanship Awards went to Roosevelt in Division I and Ballard in Division II. Seattle Prep and Kennedy were recognized as co-recipients of the JV Team Sportsmanship Award.
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 (http://www.whsbla.org/) with 14 Division I and 28 Division II teams. Varsity girls lacrosse is contested in The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (http://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
2009 Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association All-State Honors & Awards
(As selected by Division I and II coaches in eastern and western Washington)
Girls Division I
First Team – G, Sarah Adler, Sr., Lakeside; D, Rachel Harmon, Sr., Bainbridge; D, Alysshia van Houte, Sr., Bainbridge; D, Olivia Wold, Jr., Mercer Island; D, Ellen Zocher, Jr., Lakeside; M, Angie Anderson, Jr., Roosevelt; M, Sally Baumgartner, Sr., Bainbridge; M, Jillian Chong, Sr., Forest Ridge; M, Caroline Mahoney, Sr., Mercer Island; M, Victoria Maxon, Sr., Holy Names; M, Morgan Merriman, Sr., Lakeside; M, Mariah Walk, Sr., Bainbridge; A, Madeline Grose, Sr., Roosevelt; A, Olivia Hull, Sr., Roosevelt; A, Merielle Moffatt, Jr., Bellevue; A, Sarah Shea, Sr., Bainbridge.
Second Team – G, Josephine Wallace, Sr., Bainbridge; D, Sarah Clevenger, So., Roosevelt; D, Bailey Hagen, Sr., Holy Names; D, Catherine LaPlant , Jr., Mercer Island; D, Hannah Price, Sr., Snohomish; Jaclyn Biggers, So., Bainbridge Island; M, Jessika Carlstrom, Sr., Curtis; M, Mariko Carmichael, Sr., Nathan Hale; M, Eline Cove, Jr., Stadium (Tacoma); M, Kaitlin Fithian, Sr., Eastlake (Lake Sammamish); M, Ellen Hass, Jr., Mercer Island; M, Sylvia Warren,Jr., Lakeside; A, Hannah Bahn, Jr., Mercer Island; A, Alison Crabb, Sr., Roosevelet; A, Meaghan Hess, So., Lake Stevens (Snohomish); A, Lucy Williams, Sr., Lakeside.
Girls Division II
First Team – G, Teagan Cameron, Jr., Issaquah; D, Jahmie Day, So., Glacier Peak (Snohomish); D, Kristina King, So., Sammamish (Bellevue East); D, Molly Nemerever, So., Mercer Island; D, Kailey Strachan, Jr., Bainbridge Island; M, Loreal Camp, So., Mercer Island; M, Emily Dalrymple, So., Glacier Peak (Snohomish); M, Mallory Glebe, So., North Kitsap; M, Brittany Hogan, So., Skyline (Issaquah); M, Natalie Merril, Jr., Kennedy; M, Bea Sheffer, Fr., Bainbridge Island; M, Allie Willson, Jr., Tahoma; A, Alex Foreman, So., Eastside Catholic; A,Katie Mincin, So., Skyline (Issaquah); A, Maddie Soukup, So., Ballard; A, Sophie Wolz, Fr., Sammamish (Bellevue East).
Coach of the Year
Division I – Vinca Swanson, Roosevelt
Division II -- John Tomasi, Auburn-Mountainview; Tony D’Alessio, Mercer Island
Team Scholastic Award
Seattle Prep
Team Sportsmanship Award
Division I -- Roosevelt
Division II -- Ballard
Junior Varsity -- Seattle Prep; Kennedy
Girls Division I
First Team – G, Sarah Adler, Sr., Lakeside; D, Rachel Harmon, Sr., Bainbridge; D, Alysshia van Houte, Sr., Bainbridge; D, Olivia Wold, Jr., Mercer Island; D, Ellen Zocher, Jr., Lakeside; M, Angie Anderson, Jr., Roosevelt; M, Sally Baumgartner, Sr., Bainbridge; M, Jillian Chong, Sr., Forest Ridge; M, Caroline Mahoney, Sr., Mercer Island; M, Victoria Maxon, Sr., Holy Names; M, Morgan Merriman, Sr., Lakeside; M, Mariah Walk, Sr., Bainbridge; A, Madeline Grose, Sr., Roosevelt; A, Olivia Hull, Sr., Roosevelt; A, Merielle Moffatt, Jr., Bellevue; A, Sarah Shea, Sr., Bainbridge.
Second Team – G, Josephine Wallace, Sr., Bainbridge; D, Sarah Clevenger, So., Roosevelt; D, Bailey Hagen, Sr., Holy Names; D, Catherine LaPlant , Jr., Mercer Island; D, Hannah Price, Sr., Snohomish; Jaclyn Biggers, So., Bainbridge Island; M, Jessika Carlstrom, Sr., Curtis; M, Mariko Carmichael, Sr., Nathan Hale; M, Eline Cove, Jr., Stadium (Tacoma); M, Kaitlin Fithian, Sr., Eastlake (Lake Sammamish); M, Ellen Hass, Jr., Mercer Island; M, Sylvia Warren,Jr., Lakeside; A, Hannah Bahn, Jr., Mercer Island; A, Alison Crabb, Sr., Roosevelet; A, Meaghan Hess, So., Lake Stevens (Snohomish); A, Lucy Williams, Sr., Lakeside.
Girls Division II
First Team – G, Teagan Cameron, Jr., Issaquah; D, Jahmie Day, So., Glacier Peak (Snohomish); D, Kristina King, So., Sammamish (Bellevue East); D, Molly Nemerever, So., Mercer Island; D, Kailey Strachan, Jr., Bainbridge Island; M, Loreal Camp, So., Mercer Island; M, Emily Dalrymple, So., Glacier Peak (Snohomish); M, Mallory Glebe, So., North Kitsap; M, Brittany Hogan, So., Skyline (Issaquah); M, Natalie Merril, Jr., Kennedy; M, Bea Sheffer, Fr., Bainbridge Island; M, Allie Willson, Jr., Tahoma; A, Alex Foreman, So., Eastside Catholic; A,Katie Mincin, So., Skyline (Issaquah); A, Maddie Soukup, So., Ballard; A, Sophie Wolz, Fr., Sammamish (Bellevue East).
Coach of the Year
Division I – Vinca Swanson, Roosevelt
Division II -- John Tomasi, Auburn-Mountainview; Tony D’Alessio, Mercer Island
Team Scholastic Award
Seattle Prep
Team Sportsmanship Award
Division I -- Roosevelt
Division II -- Ballard
Junior Varsity -- Seattle Prep; Kennedy
Labels: All-State, Awards, Division I, Division II, Girls, Press Release
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