SEATTLE – Mercer Island, Issaquah and Curtis all advanced to the semi-finals of the Boys Division I high school lacrosse playoffs, while King’s Way of Vancouver, Wash. advanced to the Boys Division II semi-finals, with quarter-final playoff wins on Friday.

In Division I, Mercer Island shut-out Vashon Island 18 – 0, Issaquah bested cross-town rival Skyline 13 – 5 and Curtis overcame Bellevue 9 – 7 to all advance.

In Division II, King’s Way scored two fourth quarter goals to break a dead-heat with Lake Tapps, sending the Knights into the state semi-finals.

State semi-finals in both divisions take place Wednesday, May 27. The Washington Lacrosse Boys State Championships take place Saturday, May 30 at Memorial Stadium in Seattle.

Boys Division I Quarter-Finals

Vashon Island 0, Mercer Island 18
MERCER ISLAND, Wash. – John Wettack scored five goals and Steven Caditz scored four as Mercer Island shut out Vashon Island 18 – 0, Friday in Boys Division I high school lacrosse quarter-final playoff action at Mercer Island High School The win advanced the Islanders to Wednesday’s semi-final matchup with Curtis. The Islanders took command from the opening draw scoring seven in the first quarter and four in the second to jump to an 11 – 0 half-time lead. MI tallied another five in the third and tacked-on two in the fourth to cruise to the win. Steven Taylor scored three goals and Conner Beckwith collected seven ground balls in the win.

Scoring:
Vashon Island 0 0 0 0 -- 0
Mercer Island 7 4 5 2 -- 18

Highlights: Jonathan Wettack, MI, 5 goals; Steven Caditz, MI, 4 goals, 1 assist; Steven Taylor, MI, 3 goals; Conner Beckwith, MI, 7 ground balls; Hap Giraud, MI, 6 saves; Cullan Paridon, V, 7 saves.

Skyline 5, Issaquah 13
ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Todd Jones scored four goals to lead Issaquah to a 13 – 4 Boys Division I quarter-final win over Skyline, Friday at Issaquah High School. The win sends the Eagles to Wednesday’s state semi-final with Bainbridge Island. With the game knotted at two goals each after the first quarter, Issaquah shut out Skyline 4 – 0 in the second to take a 6 – 2 lead into the intermission. In the third the Eagles outscored Skyline 3 – 2 and added another four in the final stanza to cap the win. Connor McClain had seven ground balls at Cameron Danforth had four saves for Issaquah. Hap Seil had 11 saves in goal for Skyline.

Scoring:
Skyline 2 0 2 1 -- 5
Issaquah 2 4 3 4 – 13

Highlights: Todd Jones, IS, 4 goals; Connor McClain, IS, 7 ground balls; Cameron Danforth, IS, 4 saves; Austin Burke, SK, 9 ground balls; Spencer Matches, SK, 8 ground balls; Hap Seil, SK, 11 saves.

Bellevue 7, Curtis 9
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. -- Taylor Dean scored twice in the fourth quarter to break a 7 – 7 tie, lifting Curtis over Bellevue 9 – 7, Friday in Boys Division I quarter-final playoffs action at Curtis High School near Tacoma, Wash. The win propelled Curtis into Wednesday’s state semi-final with Mercer Island. Bellevue jumped to the early 2 – 1 lead in the first, but Curtis battled back in the second to knot the game at 4 – 4 going into the half. In the third, both teams tallied three goals each to knot the game at 7 – 7 going into the final stanza. Dean’s fourth quarter goals at 7:29 and 4:02 gave the junior attackman five goals on the night. Landon Carr had six ground balls and Mitchell Homeyer had 20 saves in goal for Curtis. Cole Nordstrom had three goals and Cole Hendrickson had 13 saves for Bellevue.

Scoring:
Bellevue 2 2 3 0 -- 7
Curtis 1 3 3 2 – 9

Highlights: Taylor Dean, C, 5 goals; Jamie Yergler, C, 2 goals; Landon Carr, C, 6 ground balls; Mitchell Homeyer, C, 20 saves; Cole Nordstrom, B, 3 goals, 1 assist; Cole Hendrickson, B, 13 saves.

Boys Division II Quarter-Finals

Lake Tapps 10, King's Way 13
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Brock Beall equaled a season-high five goals to lead King’s Way to a 13 – 10 Boys Division II high school lacrosse quarter-final playoff win over Lake Tapps, Friday at Columbia River High School in Vancouver, Wash. The win advanced the Knights to Wednesday’s semi-final matchup with Overlake. King’s Way jumped to a 5 – 1 lead in the first quarter, but was matched goal-for-goal through the end of the third by a determined Lake Tapps squad. In the fourth, Lake Tapps outscored the Knights 2 – 1 but in the end fell three goals short. Parker Dotsey had 15 ground balls and Max Amondson had 19 saves in goal for King’s Way. Skyler Cichy scored a season-high six goals and Nick Chapman had 13 saves for Lake Tapps.

Scoring:
Lake Tapps 1 3 4 2 -- 10
King’s Way 5 3 4 1 -- 13

Highlights: Brock Beall, KW, 5 goals, 1 assist, 7 ground balls; Jordan Friesen, KW, 3 goals; Parker Dotsey, KW, 2 goals, 2 assists, 15 ground balls; Max Amondson, KW, 19 saves; Skyler Cichy, LT, 6 goals; Nick Chapman, LT, 13 saves.

Games for Wednesday, May 27

Boys Division I Semi-Finals
Curtis at Mercer Island (Mercer Island High School / 7:00 p.m.)
Bainbridge at Issaquah (Issaquah High School / 7:00 p.m.)

Boys Division II Semi-Finals
Overlake at King’s Way (Vancouver, Wash. venue and time TBD)
Redmond at Eastside Catholic (Eastside Catholic School / 7:00 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 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

31st Washington Lacrosse Boys State Championships
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Memorial Stadium – Seattle Center

12:00 p.m. 5-6 Regional Honor Game
1:00 p.m. 5-6 Regional Honor Game
2:00 p.m. Regional All-Star Game
3:00 p.m. Regional All-Star Game
5:00 p.m. Division II Finals
7:30 p.m. Division I Finals


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SEATTLE – Bainbridge Island advanced to the Boys Division I state lacrosse semi-finals, while Redmond, Eastside Catholic and Overlake all advanced to the Boys Division II semis in Thursday’s high school lacrosse playoff action in Washington state.

In Division I, Bainbridge upended Northshore 21 – 4 to move along to Wednesday’s semi-final matchup with Friday’s Issaquah, Skyline winner.

In Division II, Redmond eliminated Tacoma 9 – 1, Eastside Catholic downed Stadium 13 – 3 and Overlake edged Mukilteo 12 – 10 to all advance.

State quarter-final action continues on Friday, while semi-finals in both divisions take place Wednesday, May 27. The Washington Lacrosse Boys State Championships take place Saturday, May 30 at Memorial Stadium in Seattle.

Boys Division I Quarter-Finals

Northshore 4, Bainbridge 21
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. – Kevin Nguyen scored five goals and collected seven ground balls as Bainbridge rolled-past Northshore 21 – 4 in the Boys Division I lacrosse quarter-finals, Thursday at Bainbridge Island High School. The win advanced the Spartans to Wednesday’s semi-final matchup with Friday’s Issaquah, Skyline winner. Bainbridge jumped out to a 12 – 1 lead at the half and added another seven goals in the second the half the cruise to the playoff win. In the win, Jordan Wagner had four goals, Sam Snow had three and Dugan McDermot had 10 ground balls. Northshore’s Taylor Wisman and Bowen Hadley each had two goals and Stuart Dransfield had 17 saves in the loss.

Scoring:
Northshore 0 1 1 2 -- 4
Bainbridge 7 5 5 4 -- 21

Highlights: Kevin Nguyen, B, 5 goals, 7 ground balls; Jordan Wagner, B, 4 goals; Sam Snow, B, 3 goals, 3 assists; Dugan McDermot, B, 10 ground balls; Bryce Stevenson, B, 5 saves; Taylor Wisman, NS, 2 goals, 1 assist; Bowen Hadley, NS, 2 goals; Stuart Dransfield, NS, 17 saves.

Boys Division II Quarter-Finals

Tacoma 1, Redmond 9
REDMOND, Wash. -- Tyler Dougherty scored three goals as Redmond downed Tacoma 9 – 1 in the Boys Division II high school lacrosse quarter-finals, Thursday at Redmond High School. The win propelled Redmond into Wednesday’s semi-final matchup with Eastside Catholic. In the win, Sean Shewey had seven ground balls for Redmond. Travis Jones had 11 saves and Bryce Johnson scored the lone goal for Tacoma.

Scoring:
Tacoma 0 0 0 1 -- 1
Redmond 2 4 1 2 -- 9

Highlights: Tyler Dougherty, R, 3 goals; 1 assist; Sean Shewey, R, 7 ground balls; Bryce Johnson, T, 1 goal; Travis Jones, T, 11 saves.

Stadium 3, Eastside Catholic 13
SAMMAMISH, Wash. -- Freshman Max Saffle equaled a season-best six goals to lead Eastside Catholic to a 13 – 3 Boys Division II quarter-final playoff win over Stadium, Thursday at the Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish, Wash. The win propelled the Crusaders into Wednesday’s state semi-final with Redmond. Eastside Catholic scored five in the first quarter and six in the second to take an 11 – 1 lead into half-time. In the second half, the Crusaders were blanked 1 – 0 in the third, but added two in the fourth to cruise to the win. In the win, Michael Rambaldini collected 10 ground balls and goaltender O’Neill Hughes turned away 13 Stadium shots on goal.

Scoring:
Stadium 1 0 1 1 -- 3
Eastside Catholic 5 6 0 2 – 13

Highlights: Max Saffle, EC, 6 goals, 1 assist; Kyle Decker, EC, 3 goals, 2 assists; Michael Rambaldini, EC, 10 ground balls; O’Neill Hughes, EC, 13 saves.

Overlake 12, Mukilteo 10
MUKILTEO, Wash. -- Scout Tweedie-Yates scored five goals to lead Overlake to a 12 – 10 Boys Division II high school lacrosse quarter-final playoff win over Mukilteo, Thursday at Kamiak High School in Mukilteo, Wash. The win elevated the Owls to Wednesday’s semi-final with the winner of tomorrow’s King’s Way, Lake Tapps quarter-final. Devon Schmidt and Sky Tweedie-Yates each had three goals and Chap Grubb had 11 saves for the Owls. Chas Stringfellow and Nate Regan each scored three and Dillon Stakenburg had 10 saves for Mukilteo.

Scoring:
Overlake 3 2 4 3 -- 12
Mukilteo 4 1 3 2 -- 10

Highlights: Scout Tweedie-Yates, OV, 5 goals; Devon Schmidt, OV, 3 goals, 6 ground balls; Sky Tweedie-Yates, OV, 3 goals; Chap Grubb, OV, 11 saves; Chas Stringfellow, M, 3 goals, 3 assists; Nate Regan, M, 3 goals, 6 ground balls; Tommy Hodges, M, 6 ground balls; Dillon Starkenburg, M, 10 saves.

Games for Friday, May 22
Boys Division I Quarter-Finals
Vashon at Mercer Island (Mercer Island High School / 7:00 p.m.)
Skyline at Issaquah (Issaquah High School / 7:00 p.m.)
Bellevue at Curtis (Curtis High School / 8:00 p.m.)

Boys Division II Quarter-Finals
Lake Tapps at King's Way (Columbia River High School, Vancouver, Wash. / 7:00 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 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

31st Washington Lacrosse Boys State Championships
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Memorial Stadium – Seattle Center

12:00 p.m. 5-6 Regional Honor Game
1:00 p.m. 5-6 Regional Honor Game
2:00 p.m. Regional All-Star Game
3:00 p.m. Regional All-Star Game
5:00 p.m. Division II Finals
7:30 p.m. Division I Finals


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SAMMAMISH, Wash. -- Loreal Camp scored five goals and collected six ground balls to lead Mercer Island to a 14 – 8 win over Issaquah for the Islander’s first varsity girls state lacrosse championship, Saturday at Charlie Acosta Field on the campus of the Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish, Wash.

The Islander defense held Issaquah and the league’s second leading scorer Katie Mincin in check for most of the game to set the stage for its 14-goal blitz. Mincin, who averaged just over six goals per game in the regular season, beat Islander goaltender Helen Hansen just three times.

Mercer Island got down to business early as Camp took possession of a ground ball and drove deep into the Issaquah zone for the first of five unanswered goals by the Islanders. Issaquah finally got on the board with just 31 seconds remaining in the half to make it 5 – 1 at the intermission.

“We wanted to start the game fast and control the pace,” said Islander coach Tony D’Alessio, whose team launched 16 shots on Issaquah goaltender Teagan Cameron in the first half.

In the second, the Islanders again put the pressure on Cameron, as Camp grabbed the opening draw and marched in for the first of a four-goal Islander run to open the half.

“They’re hard to defend, it’s just tough to chase Loreal (Camp) and Sarah (Drucker) around the field,” said Issaquah midfielder Brittany Hogan.

At the mid-way point of the half, Issaquah finally took the Islanders off their game, scoring on five of eight shot attempts over the next six minutes to establish momentum.

“We got on a run. There was a drive to win,” said Hogan who had two of Issaquah’s five unanswered goals. The effort closed the gap to 11 – 7. But the Islanders held, netting three of the final four for a 9-goal half and the victory.

“My defense saved this game for me,” said MI goaltender Helen Hansen who recorded 25 saves – 17 in the second half. “They should get all of the credit.”

Scoring:
Issaquah 1 7 -- 8
Mercer Island 5 9 -- 14

Highlights: Loreal Camp, MI, 5 goals, 6 ground balls, 6 draw controls; Sarah Drucker, MI, 4 goals, 1 assist; Elizabeth Bachman, MI, 2 goals; Elena Skouras, MI, 2 goals; Ariana Lucia, MI, 1 goal; Clara Felker, MI, 6 caused turnovers; Helen Hanson, MI, 25 saves; Katie Mincin, IS, 3 goals; Brittany Hogan, IS, 2 goals, 7 ground balls; Brittany Hogan, IS, 2 goals; Meaghan Stratford, IS, 2 goals; Sidney Lee, IS, 1 goal; Teagan Cameron, IS, 14 saves)

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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SEATTLE – Overlake, Eastside Catholic and King’s Way all advanced to the quarter-finals with opening round wins, Friday on the first day of the Boys Division II high school lacrosse playoffs.

In Friday’s opening round, Overlake rolled past Three Rivers 15 – 4, while Eastside Catholic downed Blanchet 13 – 10 and King’s Way ousted Stanwood 10 – 4.

Boy’s Division II opening round playoff action continues on Saturday with five games, while the 17th annual girls state championships take place at the Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish. The Girls Division II championship game between Issaquah and Mercer Island gets underway at 11 a.m., while the Division I rematch of last year’s state title game with Bainbridge Island and Lakeside gets underway at 2:00 p.m.

Friday, May 15 Results
Boys Division II Opening Round of Playoffs (winners advance to quarter-finals)

Overlake 15 Three Rivers (Tri Cities) 4
George Dolack scored five goals to lead Overlake past Three Rivers 15 – 4 in the opening round of the Boys Division II playoffs, Friday at the Overlake School in Redmond. The win advances the Owls into the quarter-final round for a match-up with the winner of Saturday’s Kalhowya, Mukilteo game. Overlake’s Devon Schmitt scored three goals and collected 22 ground balls in the win. Scott Gallagher had 17 saves in goal for Three Rivers.

Highlights: George Dolack, OV, 5 goals, 1 assist; Devon Schmitt, OV, 3 goals, 5 assists; 22 ground balls; Casey Garland, TR, 1 goal, 1 assist, 7 ground balls; Scott Gallagher, TR, 17 saves.

Blanchet 10, Eastside Catholic 13
Michael Rambaldini scored four goals and David Carleton had three as Eastside Catholic led from start to finish to down Blanchet 13 – 10 in the opening round of the Boys Division II playoffs , Friday at the Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish. The win propels the Crusaders into the quarter-final round for a matchup with the winner of Saturday’s Stadium San Juan game. Eastside Catholic’s David Carleton had three goals in the win. Blanchett’s Dylan Evans had four goals, John Vandenberg had three and Will Massart had 10 saves in the loss.

Highlights: Michael Rambaldini, EC, 4 goals, 2 assists, 6 ground balls; David Carleton, EC, 3 goals, 3 assists; Dylan Evans, B, 4 goals; John Vandenberg, B, 3 goals, 1 assist; 7 ground balls; Will Massart, B, 10 saves.

King's Way (Vancouver, Wash.) 10, Stanwood 4
Jordan Friesen scored three goals behind Nick Jankowski’s 14 ground balls as King’s Way downed Stanwood 10 – 4, Friday at Columbia River High School in Vancouver, Wash. The win advanced the Knights into a quarter-final match-up with Saturday’s Lake Tapps, Snohomish winner. Parker Dotsey had 12 ground balls for King’s Way in the win.

Highlights: Jordan Friesen, KW, 3 goals, 1 assist; Nick Jankowski, KW, 14 ground balls; Parker Dotsey, KW, 12 ground balls.

Boys Division I Regular Season
Bellevue 11, Lakeside 3 (Sten Jernudd, L, 2 goals; Hector Rhodes, L, 1 goals; Nick Canino, L, 15 saves)
Eastlake 6, Tahoma 4 (Danny Vais, E, 1 goal; Trevor Olson, E, 22 saves; Stone Connell, T, 2 goals; Justin Hansen, T, 15 saves)
Vashon 11, Northshore 10 OT (Ross Bowers, V, 4 goals; Gregor Davidheiser, V, 3 goals, 2 assists; Chad Richardson, V, 14 saves; Taylor Wisman, NS, 3 goals, 2 assists; Stuart Dransfield, NS, 14 saves)
Issaquah 12, Skyline 5 (Spencer Matches, H, 10 ground balls; Daniel Seil, H, 19 saves)
Mercer Island 12, Curtis 7 (Steven Caditz, MI, 3 goals; John Wettack, MI, 3 goals; Daniel Shields, MI, 2 goals, 3 assists; Hap Giraud, MI, 11 saves; Taylor Dean, C, 3 goals; Landon Carr, C, 2 goals; Mitchell Homeyer, C, 12 saves)


Games for Saturday, May 16

Girls State Championship Games
Division II Issaquah at Mercer Island (Eastside Catholic School / 11:00 a.m.)
Division I Lakeside at Bainbridge (Eastside Catholic School / 2:00 p.m.)

Boys Division II - Opening Round
Sammamish at Redmond (Redmond High School / 1:00 p.m.)
San Juan at Stadium (Pro Development Center / 1:30 p.m.)
Klahowya at Mukilteo (Mariner High School / 4:00 p.m.)
Tacoma at Lynnwood (Edmonds Woodway High School / 5:00 p.m.)
Snohomish at Lake Tapps (Bonney Lake High School / 7:30 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 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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SEATTLE – Three-time defending state champion Lakeside and last year’s state runner-up Bainbridge each won their state lacrosse semi-finals on Wednesday to advance to Saturday’s Girls Division I state championship game.

Setting up a rematch of last year’s 9 – 8 state championships win over the Spartans, Lakeside downed Roosevelt 14 – 10. In the other semi, top seed Bainbridge easily handled #5 Mercer Island 23 – 5 to advance to the title game.

Lakeside and Bainbridge were among the state’s four original girls high school lacrosse programs. Since beginning play in 1992, Bainbridge has won a total of seven state titles, while Lakeside has won six.

The 17th annual Washington Lacrosse Girls State Championships take place Saturday, May 16 at the Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish. The Division I game gets underway at 2:00 p.m., while the Division II game begins at 11:00 a.m.

Girls Division I Semi-Final Playoffs

Mercer Island 5, Bainbridge 23
Mariah Walk scored seven goals as top seed Bainbridge Island dispatched #5 Mercer Island 23 – 5, Wednesday in the Girls Division I state semi-final at Bainbridge Stadium to advance to the state championships for a rematch of their 2008 state title loss to Lakeside.

Sarah Shea scored first for the Spartans just 19 seconds into the game, with Walk finding the net for the first time just 29 seconds later and again at 21:17 to ignite a 14-goal first half for the Spartans. With a 14 – 3 lead going into the second half, the Spartans added another nine to cruise to a berth in the state title rematch.

The win was the second game this season that Bainbridge scored more than 20 goals against Mercer Island. On April 22, the undefeated Spartans handed the Islanders a 23 – 7 defeat, also on Bainbridge Island.

Bainbridge’s Shea, Sally Baumgartner and Jacklyn Biggers each contributed three goals in the win. In the loss, Ellen Hass had three goals and Amy Judd had 10 saves for the Islanders.

Highlights: Mariah Walk, B, 7 goals, 3 assists, 8 ground balls; Sally Baumgartner, B, 3 goals, 2 assists; Sarah Shea, B, 3 goals; Jaclyn Biggers, B, 3 goals; Ellen Hass, MI, 3 goals; Amy Judd, MI, 10 saves.


Lakeside 14, Roosevelt 10
Morgan Merriman scored five goals as #2 Lakeside broke a 5 – 5 halftime tie to down #3 Roosevelt 14 – 10 in its semi-final playoff, Wednesday at Seattle’s Magnuson Park and advance to a rematch of last year’s state title game with Bainbridge Island.

The Roughriders took charge early, jumping to a 5 – 3 lead, before Lakeside scored two unanswered goals to knot the game at 5 – 5 going into the intermission. In the second the Lions pulled away, scoring 9 goals to seal a shot at a fourth consecutive state title.

In the win, Emmy Armintrout scored three goals and Sarah Adler had 17 saves in goal for the Lions. Roosevelt’s Madeline Grose had four goals and Angie Anderson connected nine ground balls in the loss.

Highlights: Morgan Merriman, L, 5 goals, 1 assist; Emmy Armintrout, L, 3 goals, 1 assist; Sarah Adler, L, 17 saves; Madeline Grose, R, 4 goals; Angie Anderson, R, 9 ground balls; Rissa Andersen, R, 11 saves)

Girls Division II Playoffs
None

Boys Division I Regular Season
None

Boys Division II Regular Season
Nathan Hale 4, Blanchet 15 (no highlights available)


Games for Thursday, May 14

Boys Division I Regular Season
Next Games Friday, May 15

Boys Division II Regular Season
Stanwood at Whatcom (Bender Fields / 5:00 p.m.)

Girls Division I Finals Saturday, May 16
Lakeside at Bainbridge (Eastside Catholic School / 2:00 p.m.)

Girls Division II Semi-Final Playoffs
Lakeside at Issaquah (Beaver Lake Middle School / 6:00 p.m.)
Snohomish at Mercer Island (Mercer Island - Stadium / 8:00 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 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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SEATTLE – Mercer Island, Snohomish and Issaquah all won their quarter-final Girls Division II high school lacrosse playoffs, Tuesday. The wins advanced the teams, along with Lakeside, which won its Division II quarter-final on Monday, to the state semi-finals on Thursday.

The semi-finals will determine the matchups in Saturday’s Washington Lacrosse Girls State Championships at the Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish.

Girls Division I Playoffs

Semi-Final Playoffs, Wednesday, May 13

Girls Division II Playoffs

Bellevue East 10, Mercer Island 18
Loreal Camp equaled a season-best 7 goal performance for top seed Mercer Island as the Islanders downed #8 Bellevue East 18-10 in the Girls Division II lacrosse quarter-finals, Tuesday at Islander Stadium on Mercer Island. The win propelled the Islanders into Thursday’s state semi-final matchup with #5 Snohomish. The game gets underway at 8:00 p.m. at Islander Stadium.

Bellevue East got off to an early start, taking a 4-1 lead in the first before MI fought back to carry a 9-7 advantage into the intermission. In the second half, after a red card to Danee Hidaar at 19:00 forced Bellevue East to play short-handed for the duration, the Islanders pulled away for the win. Helen Hansen had 7 saves in goal for the Islanders. Sophie Wolz, Elizabeth Soffey and Charlotte McArn each had two goals for Bellevue East in the loss.

Highlights: Loreal Camp, MI, 7 goals, 1 assist; Helen Hansen, MI, 7 saves; Sophie Wolz, BE, 2 goals; Elizabeth Soffey, BE, 2 goals; Charlotte McArn, BE, 2 goals.

Snohomish 12, Kennedy 10
Emily Dalrymple scored 4 goals as #5 Snohomish overcame a two-goal halftime deficit to upset #4 Kennedy in the Girls Division II lacrosse quarter-finals, Tuesday at Kennedy High School in Burien, Wash. The win propelled Snohomish, which is comprised of student-athletes from Snohomish, Marysville-Pilchuck, Monroe, Lake Stevens and Glacier Peak High Schools, into Thursday’s state semi-final matchup with top seed Mercer Island. The game gets underway at 8:00 p.m. at Islander Stadium on Mercer Island. Kennedy’s Natalie Merrill had 5 goals and Sofie Morales had 10 saves in the loss.

Highlights: Emily Dalrymple, S, 4 goals, 1 assist; B. Torrey, S, 3 goals, 3 assists; Natalie Merrill, K, 5 goals; Sofie Morales, K, 10 saves

Issaquah 14, Eastside Catholic 12
Issaquah High School upset #6 Eastside Catholic in the Girls Division II lacrosse quarter-finals, Tuesday at Eastlake High School in Sammamish, Wash. The win advanced the #3 Eagles to Thursday’s semi-final matchup with Lakeside at 5:45 p.m. at Eastlake Community Field #2 in Sammamish. Sydney Lee had four goals and Sophie Schiefelbein had 3 goals and 11 draw controls for the Eagles in the win. Eastside Catholic’s April Hayden had 4 goals and Kate Slyngstad had 3 in the loss. The win was the second of the year for the Eagles, who downed Eastside Catholic 14-13 on April 2 in their only regular season meeting.

Highlights: Sydney Lee, IS, 4 goals; Sophie Schiefelbein, IS, 3 goals, 2 assists; Katie Mincin, IS, 3 goals; Teagan Cameron, IS, 17 saves; April Hayden, EC, 4 goals; Kate Slyngstad, EC, 3 goals, 1 assist; Allie Hawes, EC, 12 saves

Boys Division I Regular Season

Bellevue 17, Seattle Prep 10 (Cole Nordstrom, B, 4 goals, 4 assists; Brett Mennela, B, 4 goals; Cole Hendrickson, B, 13 saves; David Shoettler, SP, 5 goals, 1 assist; Jack Maurer, SP, 9 saves)
Mercer Island 16, Eastlake 1 (Steven Caditz; MI, 3 goals, 1 assist; Pat Keogh, E, 1 goal; Trevor Olson, E, 20 saves)
Northshore 16, Tahoma 5 (Jake Dossett, NS, 3 goals; Bowen Hadley, NS, 3 goals, 3 assists; Tyler Paris, NS, 3 goals, 2 assist; Taylor Wisman, NS, 4 goals, 2 assists; Stone Connell, T, 3 goals; Justin Hanson, T, 14 saves)
Skyline 9, Bainbridge 10 (Sam Snow, B, 4 goals, 1 assist; Dugan McDermott, B, 9 ground balls; Bryce Stevenson, B, 14 saves; Calvin Wiley, S, 2 goals, 1 assist; Ethan Thomas, S, 2 goals; Spencer Matches, S, 11 ground balls)
Vashon 4, Issaquah 10 (Jordan Goldstein, IS, 3 goals; Kevin Powers, IS, 2 goals, 1 assist; Todd Jones, IS, 2 goals; Jake Fritz, IS, 2 goals, 1 assist)
Lakeside 4, Puyallup 12 (Jake Steedman, P, 4 goals; Zach Steedman, P, 14 saves; Sten Jernudd, L, 3 goals; Hector Rhodes, L, 1 goal; Nick Canino, L, 12 saves)

Boys Division II Regular Season
Three Rivers 11, Selah 7 (Wade Floyd, S, 4 goals, 9 ground balls; Weston Ritts, S, 11 ground balls; Ethan Bersing, S, 11 ground balls; Sam Marquis, S, 11 saves)
Redmond 10, Overlake 15 (Harrison Valentine, R, 4 goals; Sean Shewey, R, 6 ground balls)
Skagit Valley 7, Whatcom 17 (Pat Cassidy, W, 6 goals, 2 assists; Kyle Scott, W, 3 goals, 1 assist)
Mukilteo 12, Stanwood 5 (Riley Wanzer, M, 4 goals, 2 assists; Nate Regan, M, 3 goals; 1 assist; Jesstin Perez, S, 2 goals, 2 assists; Justin Jackson, S, 20 saves)
Franklin 2, Eastside Catholic 26 (Michael Rambaldini, EC, 4 goals, 4 assists, 11 Ground Balls; David Carlton, EC 3 goals, 6 assists; Michael Ingles, F, 13 saves)
North County 3, Lynnwood 15 (Trey Knowles, L, 6 goals, 1 assist; Cameron Girgus, L, 5 goals, 4 assists; Julio Martinez, NC, 1 goal; Edgar Mendoza, NC, 1 goal; Zach Van Boven, NC, 1 goal; Gunnar Groothuis, NC, 19 saves)
King's Way 3, Grant (Oregon) 9 (Zach Lindahl, KW, 2 goals; Max Amundson, KW, 17 saves)
Highline 4, Lake Tapps 17 (Corey Carson, LT, 6 goals, 1 assist; Skyler Cichy, LT, 3 goals, 3 assists; Nich Chapman, LT, 7 saves; Drew Erikson, H, 2 goals; Hans Larson, H, 9 ground balls; Jake Melum, H, 6 saves)

Games for Wednesday, May 13

Boys Division I Regular Season
Next Games Friday, May 15

Boys Division II Regular Season
Nathan Hale at Blanchet (Blanchet High School / 5:30 p.m.)

Girls Division I Semi-Final Playoffs
#5 Mercer Island at #1 Bainbridge (Bainbridge Stadium / 6:15 p.m.)
#2 Lakeside at #3 Roosevelt (Lakeside Upper School / 5:30 p.m.)

Girls Division II Semi-Final Playoffs
Next Games Thursday, May 14


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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SEATTLE – Mercer Island, Roosevelt, Lakeside and Bainbridge Island all won their quarter-final Girls Division I high school lacrosse playoffs, while Lakeside’s Division II also won their quarter-final to open the 2009 girls state championship play on Monday.

The wins advanced the teams to the state semi-finals on Wednesday. The semi-finals will determine the matchups in Saturday’s Washington Lacrosse Girls State Championships at the Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish.

Girls Division I Quarter-Finals

Mercer Island 17, Holy Names 9
Talia Homchick scored six goals to boost #5 Mercer Island to an upset quarter-final win over #4 Holy Names 17 – 9, Monday at Seattle’s Magnuson Park. The win advanced the Islanders to a Girls Division I semi-final matchup with #1 Bainbridge, last year’s state runner-up, on Wednesday.

Homchick scored four of her six in the first half as the Islanders built an 11 – 3 halftime lead. MI’s Caroline Mahoney scored three goals and goalkeeper Amy Judd had 15 saves in the win. In the loss, Victoria Maxon and Caroline Bokos each had four goals for the Cougars. The win was the first of the season over Holy Names for the Islanders, who fell 14 – 15 to the Cougars on March 23.

Highlights: Talia Homchick, MI, 6 goals; Caroline Mahoney, MI, 3 goals; Lauren Ito, MI, 2 goals; Sidney Tomlinson; MI, 2 goals; Amy Judd, MI, 15 saves; Victoria Maxon, HN, 4 goals; Caroline Bokos, HN, 4 goals.

Snohomish 12, Roosevelt 19
Three seed Roosevelt eliminated #6 Snohomish 19 – 12 in the Girls Division I state quarter-final, Monday at Seattle’s Magnuson Park. The win advanced the Roughriders to a Girls Division I semi-final matchup with Lakeside on Wednesday. The Roughriders scored 13 in the second half, erasing an 8 – 6 Snohomish halftime lead to advance. Madeline Grose had 7 goals and Angie Anderson and Hilary Painter each scored four to lead the Roughriders. In the loss, Meaghan Hess had 5 goals and Devynn Barela had 4 goals for Snohomish.

Highlights: Madeline Grose, R, 7 goals, 1 assist; Angie Anderson, R, 4 goals, 2 assists; Hilary Painter, R, 4 goals; Olivia Hull, R, 3 goals, 2 assists; Risa Andersen, R, 9 saves; Meaghan Hess, S, 5 goals, Devynn Barela, S, 4 goals, 1 assist; Olivia Montana, S, 15 saves.

Tacoma 4, Lakeside 15
Three-time defending state champion #2 Lakeside built on a 10 -1 halftime lead to down #7 Tacoma 15 – 4 in the Girls Division I state quarter-final, Monday at the Lakeside School in north Seattle. The win advanced the Lions to Wednesday’s Girls Division I semi-final with Roosevelt. Sarah Adler had 11 saves, while Morgan Merriman had 4 goals and Syliva Warren had three for the victorious Lions. In the loss Saidie Treleven had 2 goals for Tacoma.

Highlights: Morgan Merriman, L, 4 goals, 1 assist; Sylvia Warren, L, 3 goals, 2 assists; Sarah Adler, L, 11 saves; Sadie Treleven, T, 2 goals, 1 assist.

Lake Sammamish 4, Bainbridge 23
Top seed Bainbridge built on a 14 – 1 halftime lead to down #8 Lake Sammamish 23 – 4, Monday in Girls Division I high school lacrosse quarter-final playoff action at Bainbridge Stadium on Bainbridge Island. The win propelled the Spartans into Wednesday’s state semi-final matchup with Mercer Island.

The Spartans’ Mariah Walk led all scorers with eight goals. She also grabbed 5 ground balls and forced 6 caused turnovers in the win. Other top Bainbridge performances came from Delaney Larkin with 5 goals and Sarah Shea with 4 goals. In the loss Lake Sammamish’s Kylie Neale had 3 goals and Kyra Sanders-Brillault had 17 saves.

Highlights: Mariah Walk, B, 8 goals, 2 assists, 5 ground balls; Delaney Larkin, B, 5 goals; Sarah Shea, B, 4 goals, 2 assists; Kylie Neale, LS, 2 goals, 1 assist; Ali Savage, LS, 1 goal; Kyra Sanders-Brillault, LS, 17 saves.


Girls Division II Quarter-Finals

Bainbridge 14, Lakeside 15
Alena Pilichowski scored her eighth goal of the night with 46 seconds remaining to give #2 Lakeside a Girls Division II high school lacrosse quarter-final playoff win over #7 Bainbridge, Monday at the Lakeside School in north Seattle. The win propelled the Lions into a state semi-final matchup with the winner of Tuesday’s Issaquah, Eastside Catholic quarter-final.

Five of Pilichowski’s goals came in the second half, while Nikki Kiga had four goals and goaltender Carter Stratton had 13 saves for the Lions. In the loss, Grace Deery-Schmitt had 4 goals and Nicole Miller had 3 for Bainbridge.

Highlights: Alena Pilichowski, L, 8 goals; Nikki Kiga, L, 4 goals; Carter Stratton, L, 13 saves; Grace Deery-Schmitt, B, 4 goals; Nicole Miller, B, 3 goals; Bea Sheffer, B, 2 goals.


Boys Division I Regular Season
None

Boys Division II Regular Season
Klahowya 18, South Kitsap 1 (Neil Sell, K, 4 goals, 7 ground balls; Dan Zimny, K, 3 goals, 1 assist; Will Rosen, K. 3 goals; David Gibson, SK, 1 goal; Kellen Kennedy, SK, 6 ground balls; TJ Pulkrabek, SK, 6 ground balls; DJ Schuster, SK, 6 ground balls)

Games for Tuesday, May 12

Boys Division I Regular Season
Bellevue at Seattle Prep (Queen Anne Bowl / 5:30 p.m.)
Mercer Island at Eastlake (Eastlake High School / 7:00 p.m.)
Northshore at Tahoma (Tahoma High School / 7:00 p.m.)
Skyline at Bainbridge (Bainbridge High School / 7:30 p.m.)
Vashon at Issaquah (Issaquah / 7:30 p.m.)
Lakeside at Puyallup (Bonney Lake High School / 8:00 p.m.)

Boys Division II Regular Season
Three Rivers at Selah (Selah High School / 5:30 p.m.)
Redmond at Overlake (Overlake School / 6:00 p.m.)
Skagit Valley at Whatcom (Roosevelt Park / 6:00 p.m.)
Mukilteo at Stanwood (Stanwood Middle School / 6:00 p.m.)
Franklin at Eastside Catholic (Eastside Catholic High School / 7:00 p.m.)
North County at Lynnwood (Meadowdale High School / 7:00 p.m.)
King's Way at Grant (Oregon) (Oregon / 7:00 p.m.)
Highline at Lake Tapps (Sumner High School / 7:00 p.m.)

Girls Division I
Semi-Final Playoffs, Wednesday, May 13

Girls Division II Quarter-Final Playoffs
#8 Bellevue East at #1 Mercer Island (Mercer Island Stadium / 6:00 p.m.)
#5 Snohomish at #4 Kennedy (Kennedy High School / 5:30 p.m.)
#6 Eastside Catholic at #3 Issaquah (Eastlake Community Field #2 / 5:30 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 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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SELAH, Wash. -- David Carlton connected for four goals as Eastside Catholic downed a hard-hitting Selah squad 12 – 4 in Boys Division II lacrosse, Friday at Selah High School’s Karl Graf Field. The win kept the Crusaders’ league record perfect at 9-0-0, atop the Cascade Conference, while Selah dropped to 4-6-0.

“Selah was a physical team,” said Carlton, whose four goals lifted the senior mid-fielder into the top three in league scoring with 39 on the season. “We tried to slow it down and get it moving, but went back to our old game.”

The Crusaders took up residence for most of the game on the Selah end of the field, firing a total of 33 shots on first year goaltender Sam Marquis.

In the first quarter, the Crusaders won the opening draw and immediately marched into the Selah zone with senior attackman Riley Maris beating Marquis just 17 seconds into the game. Michael Rambaldini then scored at 7:51 and 2:25 to make it 3 – 0 at the end of the first.

In the second, Selah’s hard-hitting play and strong goaltending kept Eastside Catholic off the board until Michael Rambaldini hit Carlton with a quick pass in front of the net at 7:26 to giving the senior his first goal of the night.

After back-to-back slashing penalties by the Crusaders’ Carlton and Maris, Selah took control of the ball in front of the Eastside Catholic cage, but Corrie Friederick’s shot with 2:20 remaining went wide.

Back at full strength, the Eastside Catholic connected for another two before Selah’s Weston Ritts connected on back-to-back goals in the final minute of play narrowing the Crusaders lead to 6 – 2 going into the intermission.

In the third, Eastside Catholic again took up residence in the Selah end, but Maquis came up with save after save to keep the Crusaders to just two goals. But in the fourth, the Crusaders top ranked offense proved too much for the first-year Viking squad as they scored another four to seal the victory.

“We knew they had good shooters and fast shots. But our guys kept up with them. Shawn (Thompson) and Ethan (Bersing) really stepped up,” said Selah's Marquis, the league’s third-ranked goalender with a 9.0 goals against average. Marquis is among 12 Selah seniors on a roster of 25, most of which have crossed over from the Vikings football squad. All are just learning the game of lacrosse in Selah’s first year of play. “This team is really coming together at the end of the season. We can handle most of these kids.”

Scoring
Eastside Catholic 3 3 2 4 -- 12
Selah 0 2 1 1 -- 4

Highlights: David Carlton, EC, 4 goals, 1 assist; Michael Rambaldini, EC, 3 goals, 2 assists; Robert Pfluger, EC, 7 ground balls, Andrew Carlton, EC, 7 ground balls; Weston Ritts, S, 3 goals; Ethan Bersing, S, 10 ground balls; Sam Marquis, S, 21 saves

Results for Friday, May 8

Boys Division I
Puyallup 8, Seattle Prep 4 (no highlights available)
Curtis 9, Bainbridge 19 (Kevin Nguyen, B, 6 goals, 3 assists; Sam Snow, B, 6 goals, 1 assist; Taylor Dean, C, 5 goals)
Northshore 5, Bellevue 17 (Foster Wisman, NS, 3 goals; Stuart Dransfield, NS, 16 saves)
Lincoln 12, Mercer Island 13 (Daniel Shileds, MI, 5 goals, 4 assists; Peter Baum, L, 7 goals; Logan Ellis, L, 11 saves)
Vashon 5, Skyline 10 (Calvin Wiley, S, 3 goals; Ethan Thomas, S, 3 goals; Danny Christiansen, S, 3 goals; Spencer Matches, S, 10 ground balls)

Boys Division II
South Kitsap 0, Stadium 23 (Seth Oberst, S, 5 goals; Carter Chafey, S, 4 goals, 2 assists; Bryce Bucey, S, 4 goals, 1 assist, 8 ground balls; Martin Park, S, 3 goals, 2 assists; Zach Retzlaf, SK, 23 saves)
Nathan Hale 2, Wenatchee 7 (Eric Sauer, W, 2 goals; Connor Tidd, W, 2 goals; Rawley Holmberg, W, 2 goals; Thomas Bass, W, 10 saves; Ian Harvey, NH, 1 goal; Sam Osborn, NH, 1 goal; Spencer Adams, NH, 20 saves)
Skagit Valley at Mukilteo (no score reported)
Sammamish 8, Three Rivers (Tri-Cities) 5 (Giovanni Midili, TR, 3 goals; Scott Gallagher, TR, 14 saves)
Eastside Catholic 12, Selah 4 (David Carlton, EC, 4 goals, 1 assist; Michael Rambaldini, EC, 3 goals, 2 assists; Robert Pfluger, EC, 7 ground balls, Andrew Carlton, EC, 7 ground balls; Weston Ritts, S, 3 goals; Ethan Bersing, S, 10 ground balls; Sam Marquis, S, 21 saves)
Tacoma 5, Lake Tapps 9 (Skyler Cichy, LT, 3 goals; Zach Nard, LT, 17 saves)

Girls Division I
Bainbridge 19, Overlake 1 (Mariah Walk, B, 7 goals, 3 assists; Jaclyn Biggers, B, 3 goals, 1 assist; Emily Warden, OV, 1 goal)
Nathan Hale 6, Snohomish 17 (Devynn Barela, S, 5 goals, 5 assists; Meaghan Hess, S, 4 goals, 1 assist; Courtney Lamb, NH, 15 saves)
Mercer Island 6, Lakeside 17 (Sylvia Warren, L, 4 goals, 1 assist; Lauren Blake-Whitney, L, 3 goals; Emmy Armintrout, L, 3 goals; Talia Homchick, MI, 4 goals)
Lake Sammamish 10, Seattle Prep 12
Forest Ridge 11, Tacoma 13 (Sadie Treleven, T, 3 goals)

Girls Division II
Ballard 15, Lake Sammamish 10 (Jayne Barnes, B, 5 goals; Allison Jackson, B, 3 goals, 2 assists; Maddie Soukup, B, 3 goals; Hannah Bretton, B, 12 saves)
Auburn Mountainview 2, Snohomish 18 (B. Torrey, S, 4 goals, 2 assists; K. Cobun, S, 3 goals, 1 assist; E. Dalrymple, S, 3 goals, 1 assist; K. Day, S, 3 goals, 1 assist; J. Pettigrew, S, 3 goals)
Mercer Island 13, Lakeside 8 (Sarah Drucker, MI, 5 goals; Loreal Camp, MI, 4 goals; Helen Hansen, MI, 15 saves; Jade Blake-Whitney, L, 3 goals, 1 assist; Nikki Kiga, L, 3 goals, 1 assist)
Bellevue East 9, Eastside Catholic 17 (Sapphire Jewell, BE, 4 goals)
Kennedy 8, Issaquah 9 (Brittany Hogan, IS, 3 goals, 10 ground balls; Sidney Lee, IS, 3 goals; Teagan Cameron, IS, 18 saves; Natalie Merrill, K, 4 goals, 8 ground balls; Melanie Hughes, K, 3 goals; Sofia Morales, K, 15 saves)

Games for Saturday, May 9

Boys Division I
Lincoln at Bainbridge (Bainbridge High School / 3:00 p.m.)
Issaquah at Tahoma (Tahoma High School / 7:30 p.m.)

Boys Division II
Whatcom at San Juan (Friday Harbor High School / 12:00 p.m.)
Blanchet at Wenatchee (Westside High School, Wenatchee / 12:30 p.m.)
Eastside Catholic at Three Rivers (Tri Cities) (Badger Mountain Park / 2:00 p.m.)
Franklin at Lake Tapps (Game Farm Park / 2:00 p.m.)
Sammamish at Selah (Selah High School / 2:00 p.m.)
Snohomish at Redmond (Redmond High School 3:00 p.m.)
King's Way at North Kitsap (Strawberry Park – Poulsbo / 3:00 p.m)

Girls Division I
Playoffs Begin Monday, May 11

Girls Division II
Playoffs Begin Tuesday, May 12

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:
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McQuaid & Co. Strategic Communications
206-262-7301
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