April 9, 2010

Caption: Issaquah High School junior Jake Fritz (purple #4) was named US Lacrosse - Washington High School Player of the Week in Boys Division I for March 29 - April 4.
Credit: Brian Hamilton

US Lacrosse Washington High School Players of the Week (March 29 – April 4): Issaquah, Snohomish, Bellevue, Overlake players named


SEATTLE – Issaquah High School junior Jake Fritz, Snohomish High School senior Ryan McAlister, along with Bellevue High School senior Merielle Moffatt and Overlake School senior Ceci Votta were named by US Lacrosse as Washington High School Players of the Week for the week of March 29 – April 4.

Boys Division I

Jake Fritz
Issaquah, Wash. – Junior, Attack, Issaquah High School
Issaquah High School junior Jake Fritz was the top boys high school lacrosse player for the 20 Division I teams during the Week of March 29 – April 4. Fritz, who plays at the attack position, helped the state champion Eagles to a perfect 3-0 record in its road swing through Colorado high schools last week, finishing the week with 14 points, scoring 13 goals and 1 assist.

In Issaquah’s 11-5 win over Castle View on Tuesday, the 6-1, 175 pound Fritz scored 5 goals and grabbed a ground ball. On Thursday, Fritz scored 5 goals and an assist as the Eagles dominated Littleton High 13 – 4. He finished the week scoring 3 goals and added 3 ground balls in the Eagles 9-8 win over Columbine High School on Friday.

At Issaquah High, Fritz maintains a 3.38 GPA. A two-sport athlete, he played receiver as a freshman on the Eagles JV football squad. In lacrosse, overcoming obstacles is a part of the game. For Fritz, who just one week after winning the state title as a freshman, was diagnosed with Type I diabetes, a disease that he shares with his older brother – Eagles senior goalie Erik Fritz, the challenge is a part of life. In the community - like lacrosse, Fritz embraces the challenges of others. He was selected as a student leader among his teammates for Issaquah’s Friday Night Lightning program, which teaches the fundamentals and traditions of the game of lacrosse to local 3rd through 6th graders. Fritz also volunteers with his teammates at the Issaquah Food Bank. During the critical Thanksgiving weekend, Fritz and his lacrosse teammates assembled over 100 food packages for Issaquah families in need.

Boys Division II

Ryan McAlister
Snohomish, Wash. -- Senior, Attack, Snohomish High School
Snohomish High School senior Ryan McAlister was the top lacrosse performer among the 29 Boys Division II high school teams in eastern and western Washington. McAlister opened the week scoring 5 goals and an assist in Snohomish’s 12 – 6 win over Woodinville on Tuesday. The 6-1, 185 pound McAlister scored another goal on Friday as his team dropped a 10 – 6 decision over Division I Mukilteo.

A two-sport athlete at Snohomish, McAlister helped the Panthers football squad advance to the qualifying round of the state tournament in 2009 as a starting cornerback. McAlister is active in ASB, is an office TA with the counseling staff at Snohomish High School and volunteers with the Snohomish Food Bank. After high school, McAlister plans to enlist in the US Airforce, following a tradition of military service set by his older brother Brandon, who will see deployment to Iraq for the first time this summer through the Army National Guard.

Girls Division I

Merielle Moffatt
Bellevue, Wash. -- Senior, Midfield, Bellevue High School
Bellevue High School senior Merielle Moffatt was the top female high school lacrosse player among the state’s 14 Division I programs. Moffatt, who plays at the midfield position, finished the week with 15 points as Bellevue downed Holy Names 15 – 13 and played to an 18 – 18 tie against rival Seattle Prep. In Tuesday’s win over the Cougars, Moffatt scored 8 goals and an assist, collected 2 ground balls and commanded 4 draw controls. On Thursday, Moffatt again produced for the Wolverines scoring 5 goals and contributed an assist a ground ball and 2 draw controls.

Moffatt is a three-sport standout at Bellevue, serving as team captain as a senior in cross country, gymnastics and lacrosse. As a harrier she earned two varsity letters and in gymnastics she is a three-year letter-winner. In 2009, she advanced to district competition in the vault. In lacrosse she won three letters and earned First Team All-State Honors in 2009 with the Wolverines Division I squad and in 2008 with the Division II squad. Moffatt maintains a 3.33 GPA and is actively involved in her community through Bellevue High School’s student environmental club - Earthbound.

Girls Division II

Ceci Votta
Redmond, Wash. – Senior, Goaltender, The Overlake School
First-year goalkeeper Ceci Votta of The Overlake School was stellar in net as the top high school lacrosse player among the 29 Girls Division II teams in eastern and western Washington for the week of March 29 – April 4. Her exceptional play helped the Owls add two wins for a perfect 6-0-0 record. On Monday, the senior stopped 19 shots as Overlake upended Eastside Catholic 16 – 11. On Wednesday, the 5-5, 150 pound Votta was again stellar between the pipes as she stopped 12 shots in Overlake’s 19 – 10 win over Bellevue. With the league’s top win-loss record (6-0-0) and saves (59), Votta has accumulated the fourth best save percentage (.652%) in Girls Division II play this season.

Along with lacrosse, Votta is a standout goalkeeper on the soccer pitch. With Votta in net, the Owls have made four consecutive state soccer tournament appearances. Her soccer awards include Seattle Times athlete of the week honors in both her freshman and sophomore years, First Team All-League 1A as a Junior and Senior and Second Team as a freshman and a sophomore. As a frosh, she was also named runner-up as Emerald City League Rookie of the Year. Votta maintains a 3.38 GPA and is active in politics, government and foreign affairs through the Redmond school’s Junior State of America chapter. In college, she plans to pursue studies in neuroscience and bio-medical engineering with a focus on how diseases physically show themselves within the human neurosystem.

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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Labels: Bellevue, Boys, Division I, Division II, Girls, Issaquah, Overlake, Snohomish

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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Labels: Auburn-Mountainview, Boys, Division I, Division II, Girls, Graham-Kapowsin, Holy Names, Kennedy, Lake Sammamish, Mercer Island, Seattle Prep, Snohomish, Tacoma

Labels: Division II, Girls, Issaquah, Lakeside, Mercer Island, Press Release, Snohomish, State Championships

March 30, 2009

MUKILTEO, Wash. – Mukilteo’s Mitchell Beck scored short-handed with just 2:20 remaining in overtime to drop Snohomish 11 – 10 in Boys Division II high school lacrosse action Monday, at Explorer Middle School in Mukilteo, Wash.

Playing a man down and carefully protecting a 10 – 10 overtime stalemate, Mukilteo’s defense cleared a Snohomish shot to Karl Thompson who found Beck alone, just 10 feet in front of the Snohomish cage. On a turn-and-fake, Beck beat Snohomish goaltender Loren Danielson low on the left side for the game winning goal.

The game got underway with both teams trading shots and the lead. Following one quarter of play, Snohomish and Mukilteo were knotted at two goals apiece.

In the second, the scoring was fast and furious as Snohomish’s Nathan Wirtz scored at 11:38, setting off a two-and-a-half minute, five goal burst by both teams. With Mukilteo holding a one-goal advantage for over six minutes in the later stages of the second, Snohomish’s Nicholas Hund knotted the game at five with just 2:58 remaining in the half.

In the third, Hund again converted, giving Snohomish a 6 – 5 advantage and momentum at 7:36. However, Mukilteo’s Riley Wanzer came charging back at 4:12 to tie the game at six, and again at 2:35 to go ahead by one, before Snohomish again tied the game with 1:54 in the third.

Early in the fourth, Mukilteo struck first with a two-goal burst by Wanzer. But Snohomish again retaliated with two of their own. The two again traded goals to close-out the fourth with Snohomish’s Justin Jones striking last, beating Starkenburg with six seconds remaining to force the overtime period.

Starkenburg had 10 saves in the win for Mukilteo, while Danielson had 24 saves for Snohomish.

ScoringSnohomish 2 3 2 3 0 -- 10
Mukilteo 2 3 2 3 1 – 11
Snohomish: Nicholas Hund (5 goals), Justin Jones (3 goals, 2 assists), Wesley Anderson (1 goal), Nathan Wirtz (1 goal), Justin Steranka (2 assists), Conrad Pendergast (1 assist).
Mukilteo: Riley Wanzer (5 goals, 1 assist), Nate Regan (2 goals), Colin Thompson (1 goal, 4 assists), John Linari (1 goal, 1 assist), Kim Varner (1 goal), Mitchell Beck (1 goal), Kevin McGowen (1 assist)


Results for Monday, March 30
Boys Div. I
NONE

Boys Div. II
Snohomish 10 at Mukilteo 11 (OT)

Girls Div. I
Seattle Prep at Bellevue (not reported)

Girls Div. II
Bellevue East 16 at Tahoma 10


Games for Tuesday, March 31

Boys Div. I
Mercer Island at Corning East (New York) (New York / Time TBD) NON LEAGUE
Vashon at Lakeside (Lakeside School / 5:00 p.m.)
Tahoma at Seattle Prep (Georgetown Fields / 5:30 p.m.)
Bellevue at Curtis (Curtis High School / 8:00 p.m.)
Northshore at Issaquah (Issaquah High School / 8:00 p.m.)

Boys Div. II
North County (Lynden, Wash.) at Stanwood (Stanwood Middle School / 5:00 p.m.)
Eastside Catholic at Sammamish (Interlake High School / 6:45 p.m.)

Girls Div. I
Lakeside at Forest Ridge (Robinswood Park / 4:00 p.m.)
Curtis at Holy Names (Magnuson Park 1 / 5:30 p.m.)

Girls Div. II
Holy Names at Kennedy (Kennedy High School / 5:00 p.m.)
Issaquah at Auburn Mountainview (Auburn Mountainview High School / 6:00 p.m.)
Lakeside 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 (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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Media Contact:
Mike McQuaid
McQuaid & Co. Strategic Communications
206-262-7301
mike@mcquaidcompany.com

Labels: Boys, Division II, Mukilteo, Press Release, Results, Snohomish

March 20, 2009


SNOHOMISH, Wash. – Victoria Maxon scored three goals to propel Holy Names past Snohomish 9 – 7 in Girls Division I varsity high school lacrosse play Friday night at Harvey Fields in Snohomish, Wash.

After trailing Snohomish 5 -2 at the intermission, the Cougars rebounded with seven goals in the second half for their first win of the season, evening their record at 1-1-1. Snohomish dropped to 0-2-0.

In the win, Holy Names’ Amy Orloff and Sam Merrick each scored two goals and Bailey Hagen and Victoria Maxon each collected five ground balls. Meaghan Hess of Snohomish scored twice.

Madeline Weber had six saves in goal for Holy Names. Olivia Montana had seven saves for Snohomish.

ScoringHoly Names 2 7 -- 9Snohomish 5 2 -- 7Holy Names: Victoria Maxon (3 goals), Amy Orloff (2 goals, 2 assists), Sam Merrick (2 goals), Gillian Raikes (1 goal, 1 assist), Caroline Vokos (1 goal), Emily Gudaitis (1 assist).

Snohomish: Meaghan Hess (2 goals), Megan Weyrauch (1 goal, 1 assist)Stephanie Lamphere (1 goal), Kaya Reiley (1 goal), Shelby Barkhouse (1 goal), Emily Henderson (1 goal).

Results for Friday, March 20

Boys Div. I
Issaquah 18 at Garfield 0
Lakeside 0 at Bainbridge 15
Eastlake 6 at Seattle Prep 9
Puyallup 5 at Vashon 8
Tahoma 2 at Bellevue 15
Skyline 3 at Mercer Island 18

Boys Div. II
Tacoma 20 at South Kitsap 0
Snohomish 6 at Overlake 9
Whatcom 8 at Stanwood 9 (2 OT)
Klahowya 15 at North Kitsap 1
Stadium 4 at King's Way (Vancouver, Wash.) 6
Three Rivers (Tri-Cities) 6 at Eastside Catholic 16

Girls Div. I
Holy Names 9 at Snohomish 7
Overlake 4 at Lakeside 16
Bellevue 17 at Mercer Island 17
Forest Ridge at Garfield (postponed)

Girls Div. II
Issaquah 15 at Klahowya 4
Bainbridge 17 at Ballard 2
Eastside Catholic 5 at Snohomish 9
Tahoma 13 at Lakeside 11
Mercer Island 16 at Holy Names 7

Games for Saturday, March 21

Boys Div. I
Grant at Curtis (Curtis High School / 4 p.m.) NON LEAGUE

Boys Div. II
North County at San Juan (Friday Harbor High School / 2:00 p.m.)
Selah at Sammamish (Interlake High School / 2:00 p.m.)
Wenatchee at Roosevelt (Queen Anne Bowl / 2:00 p.m.)
Three Rivers at Lake Tapps (Bonney Lake High School / 3 p.m.)
Coeur d'Alene at Overlake (Overlake School / 3:00 p.m.) NON LEAGUE
King's Way at South Kitsap (Hidden Creek Elementary / 5 p.m.)
Lake City at Lynnwood (Shoreline Soccer Fields / 7 p.m.) NON LEAGUE

Girls Div. I
NONE

Girls Div. II
NONE

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: Division I, Girls, Holy Names, Press Release, Results, Snohomish