Caption:  Bellevue’s Ryan Deal (right) is embraced by a team-mate following his game winner with 1:50 remaining in overtime to give the Wolverines an 8 – 7 victory over previously undefeated Mercer Island for their first state lacrosse championship in 19 years.  Photo Courtesy:  Sue Larkin

May 29, 2010

Boys Division I – Washington State Lacrosse Championships

Deal’s OT winner gives Bellevue first boys lacrosse title in 19 years

SEATTLE – Senior Ryan Deal scored with 1:50 remaining in overtime to give Bellevue its first state lacrosse title in 19 years in an 8 – 7 win over Mercer Island, Saturday before 2,650 in attendance at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium.  With the win, Bellevue handed the Islanders their first loss in 22 starts this season and their first victory over the Islanders since 2002.

Deal’s game winner came on a hitch that pulled Islander defender Trevor Reed off the play. “I ran a hitch and it made him fall for it,” said Deal after his first game-winning goal of the season. “It feels amazing, but we’re a family and without a 100 percent effort from the rest of the team, this was nothing.”

The sudden death period was set up as Wolverine’s midfielder Eric Omri beat Islanders goaltender Hap Giraud with 26 seconds remaining in regulation to knot the game at 7 and send the Boys Division I final into a 4-minute sudden-death overtime.

Omri’s goal 4 minutes earlier began Bellevue’s improbable run from a 2-goal deficit to snatch the state title.”I hit one and got and just kept shooting,” said Omri who had 3 goals and a ground ball in the game. “It was scary down two (goals). We’ve been there before and we knew we could run with them.”

As overtime began, Bellevue coach John Baumann signaled for an illegal string in the netting of the Islander Connor Beckwith’s stick giving the senior defender a 1-minute penalty. Despite the man advantage, the Wolverines were unable to score, but the penalty helped set the tone in the overtime period. “I thought (Beckwith’s webbing) was deep in the third quarter, but I new I couldn’t use it then,” said Wolverine coach John Baumann.

The Islanders struck first as Doug Mahony beat Wolverine goaltender Austin Boyd to give MI the 1 – 0 advantage. Deal and Omri responded with a goal apiece to to give the Wolverines an early 3 – 1 lead. Jonathan Wettack added another goal for MI two minutes later to briefly knot the game at 2 until Cole Nordstrom put Bellevue up by one with a shot at 1:45 remaining in the first.

In the second, Bellevue’s Brett Mennella struck first giving Bellevue a 4 – 2 lead, but the Islanders battled back with goals by Connor Bernal and Wettack to knot the game at 4 going into the intermission.

The Islanders outscored Bellevue 2 -0 in the third behind goals by Colton Knebel, before Bellevue’s Brett Mennella scored on a man-advantage situation in the fourth for the first of the Wolverines 3 goals to set up sudden death.

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.

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BOYS DIVISION I SCORING

Bellevue 3 1 0 3 1 – 8

Mercer Island 2 2 2 1 0 -- 7

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS: Bellevue 8, Mercer Island 7 (OT) (Bellevue wins Division I state championship) (Eric Omri, B, 3 goals, 1 ground ball; Brett Mennella, B, 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls; Ryan Deal, B, 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 ground balls; Cole Nordstrom, B, 1 goal, 1 assist, 5 ground balls; Andrew Gulrajani, B, 1 ground ball; Alex Mennella, B, 5 ground balls; Dan Ellis, B, 1 ground balls; James Seely, B, 1 ground balls; Sam Leggett, B, 1 ground ball; John Drayton, B, 1 ground balls; Clayton Federspeil, B, 1 ground ball; Austin Boyd, B, 9 saves; John Wettack, MI, 2 goals, 5 ground balls; Colton Knebel, MI, 2 goals; Connor Bernal, MI, 1 goal, 1 ground balls; Matt Shields, MI, 1 goal, 1 ground ball; Doug Mahony, MI, 1 goal, 1 ground ball; T. Claes Johnson, MI, 1 assist; Spencer Tierney, MI, 7 ground balls; Teddy Trimble, MI, 1 ground balls; Steven Taylor, MI, 2 ground balls; TJ Blackburn, MI, 1 ground ball; Connor Beckwith, MI, 3 ground balls; Trevor Reed, MI, 2 ground balls; Ryan Blumenstein, MI, 1 ground ball; Connor Rafety, MI, 1 ground ball; Hap Giraud, MI, 8 saves)

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Caption: Lynnwood’s Trey Knowles is check by San Juan’s Michael Ausilo during the second half of Saturday’s Boys Division II state lacrosse championships.  Lynnwood defeated San Juan 16 – 7 for its first state title.  Photo Courtesy:  Sue Larkin.

May 29, 2010

Boys Division II – Washington State Lacrosse Championships

Lynnwood downs San Juan for first state lacrosse title

SEATTLE -- Alex Tindall scored 5 goals and Trey Knowles and Nick Peters each scored 4 to lead Lynnwood to its first Boys Division II Washington state lacrosse championship in a 16 – 7 win over San Juan, Saturday before 2,650 at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium. The championship was the first in two tries for Lynnwood.

“Our plan going into the game was shoot, shoot, shoot. It didn’t matter whether the shots hit or not,” said Tindall, whose team fired 44 shots at the San Juan cage to unsettle the Skagit Conference champions. “We’ve worked hard all season for this,” he said. “It was a great team effort.”

A key contributor for Lynnwood was junior attackman Cameron Girgus who seemed to make the right passes all night. “Assists are how I do it. They’re more important than goals, said Girgus, who delivered 7 assists along with a goal and 7 ground balls. “I like to turn heads – make the defense ball-watch. Make connections.”

On defense, the Tigers held San Juan’s Ryan Guard, who averaged just over 4 goals a game as the league’s third leading goal scorer, to 1 goal and 3 assists. “ A lot of this is team defense,” said Girgus. “We stepped up all week and worked on our defensive play.”

The state lacrosse championship appearance was the first for San Juan and only the third time in history that a high school team from the Friday Harbor community had advanced to a state title game in any sport. “I’m proud of my boys win or lose,” said San Juan coach Rob Cuomo. “This is an important accomplishment.”

Riding on the emotion that drove San Juan all season, the Dragons jumped out to an early 3 -1 lead. But after exchanging goals, Lynnwood’s Sam Girgus put a shot past Dragons goalkeeper Calen Mehrer for the first of 6 unanswered goals through the end of the second quarter as the Tigers took an 8 – 4 lead into the intermission.

“Lynnwood displayed great stick skills. They work well together,” said Cuomo. “Calen (Mehrer) just couldn’t face that many point blank shots,” he said. “Lynnwood played a really good lacrosse game and earned the state championship.”

At 11:53 of the third, Ausilo netted his third of the night for San Juan to narrow the gap to 3 goals, but that was as close as the Dragons would come as Lynnwood scored the next 8 of 9 goals to pull out to a 16 – 6 lead at the end of three.

San Juan’s Kyle Skoog netted the only goal in the fourth, his second of the night, to round out the scoring.

San Juan goalkeeper Calen Mehrer had just 3 saves in goal, as the Dragons closed out their season with a 14-3-0 record.

In other state championship action Saturday, senior Ryan Deal scored with 1:50 remaining in overtime to give Bellevue its first state lacrosse title in 19 years in an 8 – 7 win over Mercer Island at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium.  With the win, Bellevue handed the Islanders their first loss in 22 starts this season their first victory over the Islanders since 2002.

BOYS DIVISION II SCORING

Lynnwood 5 3 8 0 -- 16

San Juan 4 0 2 1 -- 7

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS: Lynnwood 16, San Juan 7 (Lynnwood wins Division II state championship) (Alex Tindall, L, 5 goals, 1 assist, 7 ground balls; Trey Knowles, L, 4 goals, 1 assist, 5 ground balls; Nick Peters, L, 4 goals; Sam Girgus, L, 2 goals; Cameron Girgus, L, 1 goal, 7 assists, 7 ground balls; Devan Hardwick, L, 1 assist, 3 ground balls; John Williams, L, 1 assist, 8 ground balls; Justin Girgus, L, 2 ground balls; David Dekoekkoek, L, 4 saves; Michael Ausilo, SJ, 3 goals, 7 ground balls; Ryan Guard, SJ, 1 goal, 3 assists, 1 ground ball; Alex Michael, SJ, 1 goal, 3 ground balls; Kyle Skoog, SJ, 2 goals, 1 ground balls; Forest Dayton, SJ, 1 assist, 5 ground balls; Bradly Sundberg, SJ, 1 ground ball; Weston Hedin, SJ, 2 ground balls; Calen Mehrer, SJ, 3 saves)

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SEATTLE – Senior Ryan Deal scored with 1:50 remaining in overtime to give Bellevue its first state lacrosse title in 19 years in an 8 – 7 win over Mercer Island, Saturday at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium.  With the win, Bellevue handed the Islanders their first loss in 22 starts this season and it was Bellevue’s first victory over their rival since a 2002 overtime win.  The sudden death period was set up as the Wolverine’s Eric Omri scored to beat Islander goaltender Hap Giraud with 26 seconds remaining in regulation to knot the game at 7 and send the Boys Division I final into a 4-minute sudden-death overtime. 

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.

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SEATTLE – Bellevue’s Eric Omri scored on Mercer Island’s Hap Giraud with 26 seconds remaining in regulation to knot the game at 7 and send the Boys Division I final into a 4-minute sudden-death overtime at the 32nd annual Washington State Lacrosse Championships at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium.

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://media.uslax-wa.org/

SEATTLE – Mercer Island’s Colton Knebel scored goals at 6:03 and 4:22 of the third as the Islanders moved ahead of Bellevue 6 – 4 at the end of three in the Boys Division I final of the 32nd annual Washington State High School Lacrosse State Championships, Saturday at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium.

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://media.uslax-wa.org/

SEATTLE – Mercer Island and Bellevue are knotted at four goals apiece at the end of the first half of the Boys Division I final of the 32nd annual Washington State High School Lacrosse Championships, Saturday at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium. 

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://media.uslax-wa.org/

SEATTLE – Bellevue jumped out to an early 3 – 2 lead over Mercer Island at the end of the first quarter at the Boys Division I high school lacrosse state championships at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium

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://media.uslax-wa.org/

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SEATTLE – The Boys Division I championship between undefeated Mercer Island and Bellevue is underway at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium.

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://media.uslax-wa.org/

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SEATTLE – Alex Tindall scored 5 goals and Trey Knowles and Nick Peters each scored 4 to lead Lynnwood to its first Boys Division II Washington state lacrosse championship in a 16 – 7 win over San Juan, Saturday at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium. The championship was the first in two tries for Lynnwood.

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://media.uslax-wa.org/

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SEATTLE – Lynnwood scored 8 of the 9 goals of the third quarter including three by senior captain Alex Tindall  to take a 16 – 6 lead at the end of the third quarter in the Boys Division II high school lacrosse state championships, Saturday at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium.

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://media.uslax-wa.org/

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Caption:  Lynnwood’s Trey Knowles connects for the first of  his two first quarter goals in the Boys Division II high school lacrosse championships at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium.   Credit:  Sue Larkin

SEATTLE – Freshman Nick Peters and senior Trey Knowles each scored a pair of goals as Lynnwood jumped to an 8 –4 half-time lead over San Juan in the Boys Division II high school lacrosse state championships, Saturday at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium.

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://media.uslax-wa.org/

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SEATTLE – Lynnwood fought back from an early 3 – 1 deficit to take a 5 – 4 lead at the end of the first quarter in Saturday’s Boys Division II high school lacrosse state championships at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium.

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://media.uslax-wa.org/

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SEATTLE – The Boys Division II high school lacrosse state championship between Cascade Conference champions Lynnwood (15-3-0) and Skagit Conference champions San Juan (14-2-0) are underway at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium.

The Boys Division I game between undefeated Mercer Island (21-0-0) and Bellevue (19-3-0) gets underway at 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 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://media.uslax-wa.org/

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May 28, 2010

King’s Way’s Dave Holler named Washington state lacrosse coach of the year, Overlake’s Jason Bloom assistant coach of the year

Nathan Hale board member and state championship coordinator Ron Wright named person of the year

SEATTLE – The Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association (WHSBLA) has named Dave Holler of King’s Way High School as Coach of the Year and Jason Bloom of The Overlake School as Assistant Coach of the Year.

The Coach of the Year award recognizes a coach who exemplifies sportsmanship, rapport with officials, other coaches and his own players.  It is the second consecutive year that Holler has won the award.

In just their third season of play and first in Division I, Holler’s Knights shared the Southwest Conference crown with Bainbridge, achieving a 12-3-0 overall record in the regular season. After earning a bye in the opening round of the playoffs, King’s Way fell in the quarterfinals to two-time defending state champion Issaquah. Under Holler’s tutelage, two Knights players (Jordan Goodspeed and Jack Beall) finished among the top 10 Division I players in regular season points and goaltender Max Zandstra finishing third in save percentage.

The Assistant Coach of the Year Award was presented to The Overlake School’s Jason Bloom. After the Owls captured the Division II state title in 2009, Bloom helped guide Overlake to a share of fourth-place in the Division I Northeast Conference and a 9-6-0 regular season record. In the post-season, the Owls dropped a 7-6 decision to Curtis in the opening round of the playoffs. Bloom’s work contributed to two Overlake players (Sky Tweedie-Yates and Devon Schmidt) finishing among the top 15 Division I players in regular season points and goaltender Chap Grubb finishing fifth in save percentage.

The WHSBLA also named Nathan Hale High School board member and US Lacrosse Washington High School State Championships Coordinator Ron Wright as its 2010 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 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://media.uslax-wa.org/

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May 28, 2010

Bainbridge High, Klahowya Secondary schools receive state lacrosse sportsmanship award

SEATTLE – The Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association (WHSBLA) has named Bainbridge High School and Klahowya Secondary School as recipients of its 2010 Evert Smith Team Sportsmanship Award.

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.

Bainbridge, which began play in 1989 and is one of the original seven high school lacrosse programs in the state, is the Division I recipient, while Klahowya, which began play in 2003 as a part of the sport’s significant growth in the early 2000s, is the Division II recipient.

Smith, who in 2006 was a posthumously enshrined in the Washington State Lacrosse Hall of Fame, worked tirelessly in the 1970s and 1980s to organize and promote the sport of the lacrosse in Washington state.

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://media.uslax-wa.org/

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May 27, 2010

Boys lacrosse state championships set for Saturday at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium

Division I: Bellevue vs. Mercer Island, Division II San Juan vs. Lynnwood

SEATTLE – The 2010 Washington Boys High School State Championships for lacrosse gets underway on Saturday at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium as Bellevue takes-on Mercer Island in the Division I game and San Juan takes-on Lynnwood in the Division II game.

In the Division I state championship, undefeated Mercer Island High School (21-0-0) takes on Bellevue High (19-3-0). It’s Mercer Island’s 9th trip to the state championship in the 18-year history of the Islander program. Bellevue is making their first state title appearance in 18 years and the 15^th overall for one of the state’s first lacrosse teams.

MI is led by the league’s 8th leading scorer Jonathan Wettack. The junior midfielder delivered 39 goals and 21 assists for an average of 4.29 points per game in 14 regular season games for the Islanders. In the playoffs, Wettack scored 2 goals, 2 assists for an average of 4 points per game.

Bellevue is led by the league’s 4^th leading scorer Brett Mennella. The senior attackman scored 43 goals and 11 assists for an average of 3.86 points per game in 14 games for the Wolverines. Ryan Deal and Thomas Zervas are leading Bellevue in the post season, each delivering 4 goals and an assist for an average of 5 points per game.

On the road to the championships, Mercer Island finished the regular season 19-0-0 including a spring-break road swing through New York where the Islanders finished 3 – 0 outscoring their opponents 27 – 14. After earning an opening-round bye in the playoffs, the Islander dispatched Curtis 19 – 1 in the quarterfinals and two-time defending state champion Issaquah 4 – 2 in the semifinals. Both games took place at Islander Stadium. Bellevue finished its regular season at 19-3-0 including a 2 – 1 road swing through Texas where the Wolverines outscored their opponents 24 – 10. Their losses came against New York’s Lakeland/Panas, Alpharetta of Texas and Mercer Island. After earning an opening-round playoff bye, the Wolverines downed Northshore 16 – 7 in quarterfinal action at Bellevue High School and ousted Bainbridge 13 – 3 on the Spartans home field in the semifinals.

The Division I title game gets underway at 7:30 p.m.

In the Division II state championship, Lynnwood (15-3-0) takes on San Juan (14-2-0), which is making its first trip to a state title game since beginning lacrosse play in 2003. Lynnwood, which last appeared in the 2006 state title game, rolled through the season dropping its only games to Division I Tahoma, Stanwood and Providence. San Juan’s defeats came against Lynnwood in its season opener and an overtime loss to Snohomish in late April.

Lynnwood is led by the league’s top two goal scorers, senior midfielders Alex Tindall and Trey Knowles. In 13 regular season games apiece, the two combined for a total of 146 points. Tindall scored 58 goals and 21 assists for an average of 6.08 regular season points per game. Knowles scored 43 goals and 24 assists for an average of 5.15 regular season points per game. In two playoff games, Knowles scored 11 goals and 2 assists for 6.50 points per game.

San Juan’s top goal getter is the league’s third leading scorer Ryan Guard. In 13 games the senior attackman scored 38 goals and 16 assists for an average of 4.15 regular season points. In the playoffs, senior attackman Kyle Skoog led the Dragons with 11 goals and 2 assists for 4.33 points per game.

On the road to the finals, Lynnwood finished the regular season at 15-3-0 before defeating Garfield 16 – 3 in the opening round of the playofffs, Sammamish 11 – 7 in the quarterfinals and Wenatchee 14 – 13 in overtime in the semifinals. San Juan finished the regular season at 14-2-0 before dispatching Gig Harbor 21 – 5 in the opening round, Roosevelt 7 – 2 in the quarterfinals and Lake Washington 9 – 8 in the semifinals.

The Division II title game gets underway at 5 p.m.

The full-day of lacrosse events includes a 5^th / 6^th Grade Boys Regional Honor game at 11 a.m., 7^th / 8^th Grade Boys Regional All-Star game at 12 noon, Boys Division II All-Star game at 1 p.m. and Boys Division I All-Star game at 2:30 p.m.

Individual tickets for the full day are $8 and available at the gate.

Boys Division I State Tournament Bracket: http://www.sportability.com/spx/Leagues/Playoffs.asp?LgID=22716

Boys Division II State Tournament Bracket: http://www.sportability.com/spx/Leagues/Playoffs.asp?LgID=22715

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://media.uslax-wa.org/

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Caption:  Bellevue’s Ryan Deal is checked by a Bainbridge defender as he winds-up for a shot on Spartan goaltender Julian Skotheim Hillis in Wednesday’s Boys Division I semifinal playoff at Bainbridge High School.  Bellevue downed Bainbridge 13 – 3 for their first trip back to the state title game in 18 years.  Photo Courtesy:  Michael Jardine

May 26, 2010

Washington high school lacrosse scores for Wednesday, May 26

Boys Division I – Semifinal Playoffs

MI ends Issaquah’s run at third state lacrosse title, Bellevue next in boys D1 state championship

MERCER ISLAND, Wash. -- Mercer Island advanced to the Boys Division I state lacrosse championship ending Issaquah’s run for a third consecutive title behind the strong defensive play of Connor Beckwith and the Islander’s long poles in a 4 – 2 Boys Division I semifinal playoff win, Wednesday at Islander Stadium. The win sent the 21-0-0 Islanders to Saturday’s state title game against rival Bellevue High School. It’s Mercer Island’s 9th trip to the state championship in the 18-year history of the Islander program.

Beckwith led the Islander defense with 4 of 10 caused turnovers as MI held the two-time defending state champions scoreless for three quarters. MI’s Matthew Shields opened scoring at 8:39 of first quarter after taking a pass from T. Claes Johnson to beat Issaquah goaltender O’Neil Hughes. The two led all scorers with 2 goals apiece. Just 8 seconds later, Johnson again was unselfish with the ball, setting-up Connor Bernal for the Islanders second goal of the night. In the second, Jonathan Wettack hit Shields to make it 3 – 0 Islanders and Steven Taylor scored at 3:46 of the third for the Islander’s fourth and final goal. Issaquah finally got on the board with Kevin Powers beating the Islanders’ Hap Giraud at 2:10 of the fourth. Duncan Hamilton found the net with 18 seconds remaining to bring the game within two, but that was all for Issaquah.

Hap Giraud had 11 saves in goal for the Islanders and Hughes had 14 saves for Issaquah.

In Saturday’s Division I state championship, the Islanders take on 19-3-0 Bellevue, who downed Bainbridge 13 – 3 in their semifinal. In their only meeting this season, the Islanders dropped Bellevue 7 – 5, May 14 at home.

The Division I boys lacrosse state title game gets underway at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium.

SCORING

Mercer Island   2 1 1 0 -- 4
Issaquah          0 0 0 2 -- 2

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS: Mercer Island 4  Issaquah 2  (Mercer Island advances to state championship) (Matthew Shields, MI 2 goals; T. Claes Johnson, MI, 2 assists, 4 ground balls; Connor Bernal, MI, 1 goal; Steven Taylor, MI, 1 goal, 3 ground balls; Jonathan Wettack, MI, 1 goal, 3 ground balls; Conner Beckwith, MI, 5 ground balls; Spencer Tierney, MI, 5 ground balls; Hap Giraud, MI, 11 saves; Kevin Powers, IS, 1 goal; Duncan Hamilton, IS, 1 goal; Michael Mezs, IS, 5 ground balls; Tyler Lucas, IS, 4 ground balls; O’Neil Hughes, IS, 14 saves)

Bellevue pounds Bainbridge boys in D1 lacrosse semifinal, undefeated MI next in state championship

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. -- Senior attackmen Ryan Deal and Brett Mennella each scored 4 goals as Bellevue pounded their way back to their first state title game in 18 years with a 13 – 3 Division I lacrosse semifinal playoff win over Bainbridge, Wednesday at Bainbridge High School. The win propels the 19-3-0 Wolverines to Saturday’s Washington state championship matchup with 21-0-0 Mercer Island. It’s the 15^th title appearance for the Wolverines, one of the state’s first two lacrosse teams, since the school began play in 1980.

Behind strong defensive play led by long-sticks Dan Ellis and Sam Leggett that held the Spartans scoreless in the first half, Bellevue’s offense was able to shine. The Wolverines opened with 2 goals in the first and another 3 in the second to take a 5 – 0 lead into the intermission. In the third, the Wolverines again hit the turf with their offense blazing, outscoring the Spartans 7 – 2. Both teams traded goals in the final stanza to round-out scoring.

Deal and Mennella combined for 12 points with Eric Omri contributing 2 goals and Blake Samuel, Thomas Zervas and Thomas Stengler each scoring once for the Wolverines. Bellevue goalkeeper Austin Boyd had 9 saves between the pipes. For Issaquah, Cameron Parker had 2 goals, Jacob Goodman had a solo-shot and Julian Skotheim had 3 saves in goal.

In Saturday’s Division I state championship, Bellevue takes on 21-0-0 Mercer Island, who downed Issaquah 4 – 2 in their semifinal. In their only meeting this season, Bellevue fell 7 – 5 to the Islanders, May 14 at Islander Stadium.

The Division I boys lacrosse state title game gets underway at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium.

SCORING

Bellevue 2 3 7 1 -- 13

Bainbridge 0 0 2 1 -- 3

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS: Bellevue 13, Bainbridge 3 (Bellevue advances to state championship) (Ryan Deal, BEL, 4 goals, 1 assist, 3 ground balls; Brett Mennella, BEL, 4 goals, 3 assists; Eric Omri, BEL, 2 goals, 1 ground balls; Blake Samuel, BEL, 1 goal, 3 ground balls; Cole Nordstrom, BEL, 3 assists, 3 ground balls; Thomas Zervas, BEL, 1 goal, 2 assists, 1 ground ball; Alex Mennella, BEL, 1 assist, 5 ground balls; Thomas Stengler, BEL, 1 goal; Austin Boyd, BEL, 9 saves; Cameron Parker, BI, 2 goals, 1 ground ball; Jacob Goodman, BI, 1 goal, 2 ground balls; Jordan Wagner, BI, 1 assist; Julian Skotheim Hillis, BI, 3 saves)

Boys Division II -- Semifinal Playoffs

Lynnwood’s Girgus downs Wenatchee in OT, San Juan next in boys D2 state lacrosse championship

WENATCHEE, Wash. -- Cameron Girgus took advantage of a Wenatchee penalty to score the game-winning goal just 53 seconds into overtime and send Lynnwood to the Boys Division II state title game with a 14 – 13 win, Wednesday at Wenatchee Valley College. With the win, Lynnwood now faces San Juan in Saturday’s state championship game. It’s just the second state title appearance for Lynnwood, which fell to Eastlake in the 2006 Division II title game.

With Wenatchee battling back from an 11 – 9 third-quarter deficit with 5 goals in the fourth, Lynnwood’s Sam Girgus tied the game with 9 seconds remaining to send the semifinal into overtime.

In the first minute of the extra period, Wenatchee’s Quinlan Carlson was whistled for an illegal body check, setting up a man-advantage situation for Lynnwood. As play resumed, Girgus’ cousin Cameron Girgus wasted no time marching on goaltender Thomas Bass to score the game-winner with 3:07 remaining. It was his only goal of the night.

Alex Tindall had 4 goals, 2 assists and 11 ground balls, Trey Knowles had 4 goals and 2 ground balls and goaltender David Dekoekkoek had 9 saves for Lynnwood. Connor Tidd had 5 goals, an assist and 7 ground balls, while Mitchell Parks had 3 goals and 14 ground balls and Thomas Bass had 15 saves for Wenatchee.

In Saturday’s Division II state championship, 15-3-0 Lynnwood takes on 14-2-0 San Juan, which downed Lake Washington in their semifinal.

In their only meeting this season, Lynnwood pounded San Juan 12 – 6, March 19 at Meadowdale High School.

The Division II boys lacrosse state title game gets underway at 5:00 p.m., Saturday at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium.

SCORING

Lynnwood 5 2 4 2 1 – 14

Wenatchee 1 6 1 5 0 -- 13

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS: Lynnwood 14, Wenatchee 13 (OT) (Lynnwood advances to state championship) (Alex Tindall, L, 4 goals, 2 assists, 11 ground balls; Trey Knowles, L, 4 goals, 2 ground balls; Devan Hardwick, L, 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 ground balls; Sam Girgus, L, 2 goals; Nick Peters, L, 1 goal, 2 ground balls; Cameron Girgus, L, 1 goal, 5 assists, 7 ground balls; Josh Latimer, L, 1 assist, 6 ground balls; David Dekoekkoek, L, 9 saves; Connor Tidd, W, 5 goals, 1 assists, 7 ground balls; Mitchell Parks, W, 3 goal, 14 ground balls; Rawley Holmberg, W, 2 goals, 2 ground balls; Scott Hershey, W, 1 goal, 3 ground balls; Cameron Hoey, W, 1 goal, 10 ground balls, Dylan Hummel, W, 1 goal, 1 ground ball; Eric Sauer, W, 1 assist, 1 ground balls; Thomas Bass, W, 15 saves)

San Juan holds-off Lake Washington rally, advances to Boys D2 state lacrosse championships

KIRKLAND, Wash. – Kyle Skoog scored 4 goals as San Juan held-off a late Lake Washington rally to advance to its first Boys Division II lacrosse state title game with a 9 – 8 semifinal playoff win over Lake Washington, Wednesday at Lake Washington High School in Kirkland. With the win, San Juan takes on Lynnwood, which downed Wenatchee in overtime in its semifinal playoff, for the state title.

With San Juan leading 9 – 7 in the fourth, Lake Washington’s Jake Bernstein scored with 1:31 remaining to bring the game within one. Lake Washington won the final draw and fed the ball to sophomore attackman Cody Bernstein who managed to get off two shots in the final minute of play but was unable to beat Dragons goalkeeper Calen Mayer on either attempt.

The game got underway with both teams scoring solo shots in the first. In the second, San Juan edged ahead to take a 6 – 5 advantage into the intermission. In the third, Lake Washington outscored San Juan 2 – 1 to knot the game at 7 going into the final stanza.

Along with Skoog’s 4 goals and 4 ground balls, Alex Michael had 2 goals and 2 ground balls while Mayer had 13 saves in goal for San Juan. Jake Bernstein had 3 goals, 2 assists and 5 ground balls to lead Lake Washington scorers and goalkeeper Luke Latin had 11 saves.

In Saturday’s Division II state championship, 14-2-0 San Juan takes on 15-3-0 Lynnwood, who downed Wenatchee 14 - 13 in overtime in its semifinal.

In their only meeting this season, San Juan fell to Lynnwood 12 – 6, March 19 at Meadowdale High School.

The Division II boys lacrosse state title game gets underway at 5:00 p.m., Saturday at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium.

SCORING

San Juan 1 5 1 2 -- 9

Lake Washington 1 4 2 1 -- 8

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS: San Juan 9, Lake Washington 8 (San Juan advances to state championship)

(Kyle Skoog, SJ, 4 goals, 4 ground balls; Alex Michael, SJ, 2 goals, 2 ground balls; Ryan Guard, SJ, 1 goal, 2 assists, 1 ground ball; Westin Hedin, SJ, 1 goal, 2 ground balls; Forest Dayton, SJ, 1 goal, 3 assists, 3 ground balls; Cody West, SJ, 1 assist, 2 ground balls; Calen Mayer, SJ, 13 saves; Jake Bernstein, LW, 3 goals, 2 assists, 5 ground balls; Trevor Watkins, LW, 2 goals, 3 ground balls; Ben Anderson, LW, 1 goal, 1 assists; Quentin Behr, LW, 1 goal, 1 ground ball; Carson Brown, LW, 1 goal, 2 ground balls; Cody Bernstein, LW, 1 assist, 5 ground balls; Luke Latin, LW, 11 saves)

Washington State Boys Championships

Saturday, May 29 Memorial Stadium – Seattle

Boys Division I

Bellevue vs. Mercer Island (7:30 p.m.)

Boys Division II

San Juan vs. Lynnwood (5:00 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://media.uslax-wa.org/

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May 24, 2010

Washington boys lacrosse state championships, Saturday at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium

Boys state semifinals set for Wednesday, May 26

SEATTLE – The 2010 Washington Boys High School State Championships for lacrosse take place, Saturday, May 29 at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium near the Seattle Center.

In the Division I championship game, the winner of Wednesday’s Bellevue, Bainbridge semifinal (7 p.m. at Bainbridge High School) takes-on the winner of Wednesday’s Issaquah, Mercer Island semifinal (8 p.m. at Mercer Island High School).

Bellevue (13-1-0 / 17-3-0) finished the regular season in 2^nd place of the Northeast Conference, while Bainbridge (11-3-0 / 12-8-0) was the co-champion of the Southwest Conference. The defending state champions, Issaquah (12-2-0 / 16-4-0) finished 3^rd in the Northeast Conference, while undefeated Mercer Island (14-0-0 / 19-0-0) finished the regular season as champion of the Northeast Conference.

In the Division II championship game, the winner of Wednesday’s Lynnwood, Wenatchee semifinal (5 p.m. at Wenatchee Valley College) takes-on the winner of Wednesday’s San Juan, Lake Washington semifinal (7:30 p.m. at Lake Washington High School in Kirkland).

Lynnwood (11-2-0 / 12-3-0) finished the regular season as co-champion of the Cascade Conference, while Wenatchee (12-0-0 / 13-1-0) is the Eastern Conference champion. San Juan (11-2-0 / 11-2-0) finished the season as the Skagit Conference champion, while Lake Washington (13-0-0 / 13-2-0) finished as Evergreen Conference champion.

On Saturday, May 29, the Division II title game gets underway at 5 p.m., while the Division I title game starts at 7:30 p.m.

The full-day of lacrosse events includes a 5^th / 6^th Grade Boys Regional Honor game at 11 a.m., 7^th / 8^th Grade Boys Regional All-Star game at 12 noon, Boys Division II All-Star game at 1 p.m. and Boys Division I All-Star game at 2:30 p.m.

Individual tickets for the full day are $8 and available at the gate.

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://media.uslax-wa.org/

Boys Semifinals and Finals State Tournament Schedule

Boys Division I

Semifinal Playoffs, Wednesday, May 26

Bellevue at Bainbridge (Bainbridge HS / 7:00 p.m.)

Issaquah at Mercer Island (Mercer Island HS / 8:00 p.m.)

Boys Division I State Tournament Bracket: http://www.sportability.com/spx/Leagues/Playoffs.asp?LgID=22716

Boys Division II

Semifinal Playoffs, Wednesday, May 26

Lynnwood at Wenatchee (Wenatchee Valley College / 5:00 p.m.)

San Juan at Lake Washington (Lake Washington HS / 7:30 p.m.)

Boys Division II State Tournament Bracket: http://www.sportability.com/spx/Leagues/Playoffs.asp?LgID=22715

Washington High School Lacrosse State Championships, Saturday May 29

(Memorial Stadium in Seattle)

Boys Division II State Championship (5:00 p.m.)

Boys Division I State Championship (7:30 p.m.)

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May 24, 2010

2010 Washington boys lacrosse Division II All-Conference teams

SEATTLE – The Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association today announced the 2010 All-Conference teams for Boys Division II high school 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 74 student-athletes selected are 12 from eastern Washington, 13 from Skagit, Island and Whatcom Counties, 12 from the Lynnwood, Snohomish and Everett areas, 12 from the Kitsap Peninsula, 13 from east King County and 12 from the Seattle metropolitan area.

The 2010 All-Conference list includes one three-time honoree; Blanchet senior Jack Williams who made the list in both 2009 and 2008. Redmond senior Clement Signoretty, International High School junior Jake Bernstein, Wenatchee junior Thomas Bass and Wenatchee senior Andy Shock all made the list for the second consecutive year.

In total, 35 seniors, 23 juniors, 11 sophomores and 5 freshmen from 40 schools in eastern and western Washington were named to the Division II 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 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://media.uslax-wa.org/

2010 Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association Division II All-Conference teams

(As selected by Division II coaches in eastern and western Washington)

Boys Division II All-Eastern Conference

Position Name Year School (Team – if different from school)

Goal Thomas Bass Jr. Wenatchee High School

Defense Quinn Carlson Jr. Wenatchee High School

Defense Jason Sisk Sr. Richland High School (Three Rivers)

Defense Andy Schock Sr. Wenatchee High School

Defense Geoff Hammond Sr. Selah High School

Midfield Connor Tidd Sr. Wenatchee High School

Midfield Mitchell Parks So. Wenatchee High School

Midfield Nick Franck Jr. Selah High School

Midfield Cameron Hoey Sr. Wenatchee High School

Attack Drew Wade So. Kennewick High School (Three Rivers)

Attack Corrie Friedrich Sr. Selah High School

Attack Austin Wellner So. South Ridge High School (Three Rivers)

Boys Division II All-Skagit Conference

Position Name Year School (Team – if different from school)

Goal Calen Mehrer Sr. San Juan High School

Defense Brady Sundberg Sr. San Juan High School

Defense Devon Hochstetler Sr. Stanwood High School

Defense Kyle Mack Jr. Sedro-Wooley Senior High School (Skagit Valley)

Defense Nick Estrada Fr. Bellingham High School (Whatcom)

Midfield Forest Dayton Sr. San Juan High School

Midfield Griffin Van Baush Fr. Anacortes High School (Skagit Valley)

Midfield Andrew Price Jr. Stanwood High School

Midfield Edgar Mendoza Jr. Lynden High School (North County)

Midfield Michael Ausilo Sr. San Juan High School

Atttack Ryan Guard Sr. Friday Harbor High School (San Juan)

Atttack Blake Berg Sr. Mt. Vernon High School (Skagit Valley)

Atttack Dan Hernandez Sr. Sehome High School (Whatcom)

Boys Division II All-Cascade Conference

Position Name Year School (Team – if different from school)

Goal Loren Danielson Sr. Snohomish High School

Defense Jon Williams Sr. Meadowdale High School (Lynnwood)

Defense Justin Girgus Jr. Cedar Park Christian School (Lynnwood)

Defense Greg Lucas Sr. Archbishop Murphy High School (Snohomish)

Defense Jacob Dransfield Jr. Woodinville High School

Midfield Alex Tindall Sr. Meadowdale High School (Lynnwood)

Midfield Nathan Wirtz Sr. Glacier Peak High School (Snohomish)

Midfield Trey Knowles Sr. Shorecrest High School (Lynnwood)

Midfield Ryan Morris Jr. Providence Classical Christian School

Attack Cameron Girgus Jr. Cedar Park Christian School (Lynnwood)

Attack Nicholas Hund Sr. Snohomish High School

Attack JD Chapman Jr. Woodinville High School

Boys Division II All-Olympic Conference

Position Name Year School (Team – if different from school)

Goal Julian Walls Jr. Port Angeles High School

Defense Cole Bailey Jr. Port Angeles High School

Defense Andrew Holm Sr. Klahowya Secondary School

Defense Matt Gail Sr. Port Angeles High School

Defense John Wolfram So Klahowya Secondary School

Midfield Chris McGuire Jr. Klahowya Secondary School

Midfield Jacob Dostie Jr. Port Angeles High School

Midfield Neil Sell Sr. Klahowya Secondary School

Midfield Ricky Chenoweth So. Peninsula High School (Gig Harbor)

Attack Nick Johanson So. Klahowya Secondary School

Attack Cody Olson Fr. Peninsula High School (Gig Harbor)

Attack Kevin Bastein Jr. Central Kitsap High School (Klahowya)

Boys Division II All-Evergreen Conference

Position Name Year School (Team – if different from school)

Goal Nico Shewey So. Redmond High School

Defense Clement Signoretty Sr. Redmond High School

Defense Mike Ericson Sr. Lake Washington High School

Defense Brennan Bowman Sr. International High School (Sammamish)

Defense Brad Bomberry Sr. Juanita High School (Redmond)

Midfield Jake Bernstein Jr. International High School (Lake Washington)

Midfield Matt Young Jr. International High School (Sammamish)

Midfield Henry Owens So. Mt. Si High School

Midfield Beau Bachand Fr. Mt. Si High School

Attack Brian Headland Jr. Sammamish High School

Attack Cody Bernstein So. International High School (Lake Washington)

Attack Alex Cornell Sr. Sammamish High School

Attack Joe Mernaugh Sr. Redmond High School

Boys Division II All-Metro Conference

Position Name Year School (Team – if different from school)

Goal Kevin Ault Fr. Roosevelt High School

Defense Jack Williams Sr. Blanchet High School

Defense Joe Kirkendall Jr. Ballard High School (Roosevelt)

Defense Noble Woods Sr. Blanchet High School

Denfense Jack Callaghan Sr. Seattle Academy (Garfield)

Midfield Daniel Lee Jr. Todd Beamer High School (Highline)

Midfield Alex Wright So. University Prep (Nathan Hale)

Midfield Connor Black Jr. Blanchet High School

Midfield Carl Barnes So. Garfield High School

Attack Ian Harvey Sr. University Prep (Nathan Hale)

Attack Jonathan Lee Sr. Blanchet High School

Attack Isaac Simpson Jr. Foster High School (Highline)

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May 22, 2010

Washington high school lacrosse scores for Saturday, May 22

Boys Division II – Quarterfinal Playoffs

Wenatchee defends late Blanchet rally, advances to boys D2 lacrosse semifinals

WENATCHEE, Wash. – Cameron Hoey’s goal with 11:15 remaining in the game proved to be the game-winner as Wenatchee held off a two-goal Blanchet rally in the final minutes of the fourth to advance to the Boys Division II lacrosse semifinals with a 5 – 4 quarterfinal playoff win over the Braves, Saturday at Wenatchee Valley College. Hoey’s goal was among five solo-scores that helped send Wenatchee into Wednesday’s semifinal home matchup with Lynnwood. Dylan Hummel, Mitchell Park, Connor Tidd and Scott Hershey also scored for Wenatchee and Thomas Bass had 10 saves in goal. Wenatchee took command of the game early on, moving out to a 3 – 1 lead at the end of the first. After a scoreless second, both teams netted a solo goal in the third giving Wenatchee a 4 – 2 advantage heading into the final stanza. Hoey’s goal at 11:15 remaining gave Wenatchee a 5 – 2 advantage before Blanchet’s Zane Zielke scored with at the 1:29 mark and Tyler Schmutz scored his third of the night with 14 seconds remaining to bring the game within a goal. With time expiring, Wenatchee’s Park won the final draw, his 10^th of the afternoon, to secure the win. It was Wenatchee’s second win of the season over the Braves. On April 16, Wenatchee downed Blanchet 8 – 5 in Seattle. Blanchet, after finishing first in the Metro Conference and downing Providence in the opening round of the playoffs, finished the season at 12-3-0.

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS: Wenatchee 5, Blanchet 4 (Wenatchee advances to state semifinals) (Dylan Hummel, W, 1 goal, 1 assist; Mitchell Park, W, 1 goal, 12 ground balls; Connor Tidd, W, 1 goal, 1 assist, 5 ground balls; Scott Hershey, W, 1 goal, 1 assist; Cameron Hoey, W, 1 goal, 6 ground balls; Andy Sample, W, 1 assist; Thomas Bass, W, 10 saves; Tyler Schmutz, B, 3 goals, 2 ground balls; Zane Zielke, B, 1 goal, 1 ground ball; Jonathan Lee, B, 1 assist; Connor Black, B, 1 assist; Jack Williams, 8 ground balls; Will Massart, B, 9 saves)

San Juan downs Roosevelt, advances to boys D2 lacrosse semifinals

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. – Forest Dayton returned to the San Juan lineup to lead the Dragons into the Boys Division II lacrosse semifinals with a 2-goal, 3-assist performance in a 7 – 2 quarterfinal playoff win over Roosevelt, Saturday at Friday Harbor High School. With the win, San Juan advances to Wednesday’s semifinal matchup with Lake Washington in Kirkland. San Juan led from start to finish as stellar defensive play by Dragon defenders Nikko Roiko, Brady Sundberg and Anci Melic made the difference. In the win, Michael Ausilio had 12 ground balls and Calen Mehrer had 10 saves in goal. Roosevelt’s Michael Bennett and Connor McCarthy scored the only goals for the Roughriders. After finishing second in the Metro Conference and downing Redmond in the opening round of the playoffs, Roosevelt closed-out its season at 11-6-0.

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS: San Juan 7, Roosevelt 2 (San Juan advances to state semifinals) (Forest Dayton, SJ, 2 goals, 3 assists; Kyle Skoog, SJ, 2 goals; Ryan Guard, SJ, 1 goal, 1 assist; Michael Ausilio, SJ, 12 ground balls; Calen Mehrer, SJ, 10 saves; Michael Bennett, R, 1 goal, 1assist; Connor McCarthy, R, 1 goal, 1 assists; Kevin Ault, R, 4 saves)

NEXT GAMES

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 – SEMIFINAL PLAYOFFS

Issaquah at Mercer Island (Mercer Island HS / 7 p.m.)

Bellevue at Bainbridge (Bainbridge HS / 7 p.m.)

SATURDAY, MAY 29 – STATE FINALS

(Seattle Memorial Stadium)

Boys Division II

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 – SEMIFINAL PLAYOFFS

Lynnwood at Wenatchee (Wenatchee Valley College / TIME TBD)

San Juan at Lake Washington (Lake Washington HS / TIME TBD)

SATURDAY, MAY 29 – STATE FINALS

(Seattle Memorial Stadium)

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://media.uslax-wa.org/

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Caption:  A pair of Bellevue defenders led by sophomore Sam Leggett lay a hit on Northshore midfielder Taylor Wisman in Boys Division I quarterfinal playoff action, Friday at Bellevue High School.  Bellevue downed Northshore 16 – 7 to advance to Wednesday’s semifinal matchup with Bainbridge.  Photo Courtesy:  Michael Jardine

May 21, 2010

Washington high school lacrosse scores for Friday, May 21

Boys Division I – Quarterfinal Playoffs

Bainbridge defeats Skyline, Bellevue next in Boys Division I lacrosse semifinals

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. -- Cameron Parker and Henry Deery-Schmitt each connected for 3 goals as Bainbridge advanced to the Boys Division I lacrosse semifinals with a 15 – 6 quarterfinal playoff win over Skyline, Friday at Bainbridge Stadium. With the win, Bainbridge advances to Wednesday’s semifinal against Bellevue. Daniel Christianson and Charlie Engel had 2 goals and Dan Seil had 11 saves in the season-ending loss for Skyline.

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS: Bainbridge 15, Skyline 6 (Bainbridge advances to state semifinals) (Cameron Parker, B, 3 goals, 1 ground ball; Henry Deery-Schmitt, B, 3 goals; Jacob Goodman, B, 2 goals, 3 assists, 3 ground balls; Jullian Skotheim Hillis, B, 7 saves; Daniel Christianson, S, 2 goals, 1 assist, 1 ground ball; Charlie Engel, S, 2 goals, 2 ground balls; Dan Seil, S, 11 saves)

Bellevue downs Northshore, Bainbridge next in Boys Division I lacrosse semifinals

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Ryan Deal and Thomas Zervas each scored 4 goals as Bellevue advanced to the Boys Division I high school lacrosse semifinals with a 16 – 7 quarterfinal playoff win over Northshore, Friday at Bellevue High School. With the win, Bellevue advanced to Wednesday’s semifinals against Bainbridge High School. Bellevue jumped out to an 8 – 2 halftime lead over Northshore and added another 8 goals in the second half to ensure the victory. Cole Nordstrom contributed 3 goals and 2 assists while James Seely had 9 ground balls for the Wolverines. Taylor Wisman had 6 goals and 11 ground balls in the season-ending loss for Northshore.

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS: Bellevue 16, Northshore 7 (Bellevue advances to state semifinals) (Ryan Deal, B, 4 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls; Thomas Zervas, B, 4 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls; Cole Nordstrom, B, 3 goals, 2 assists; James Seely, B, 9 ground balls; Austin Boyd, B, 2 saves; Taylor Wisman, N, 6 goals, 11 ground balls; Foster Wisman, N, 1 goal, 7 ground balls; Scott Barclay, N, 3 assists; Charlie Petersen, N, 3 saves)

Issaquah halts King’s Way, MI next in Boys Division I lacrosse semifinals

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Kevin Powers and Matt O’Neill each scored 3 goals as two-time defending state champion Issaquah advanced to the Boys Division I lacrosse semifinals with a 13 – 4 quarterfinal playoff win over King’s Way, Friday at Columbia River High School in Vancouver. Ben Director had 2 goals and O’Neill Hughes had 10 saves in goal in the win for Issaquah. The Eagles now advance to Wednesday’s semifinal, taking on undefeated Mercer Island. Issaquah jumped out to a 2 – 1 lead at the end of the first quarter and extended their advantage to 5 – 3 at the intermission. But it was 5 unanswered goals in the third that opened-up a 10 – 3 margin, putting King’s Way on their heels. In the fourth, the Eagles outscored King’s Way 3 – 1 to clinch the victory. Clayton Frank had 2 goals and Max Zandstra had 18 saves in goal as King’s Way finished the season at 12 – 4.

Issaquah 13, King’s Way 4 (Issaquah advances to state semifinals) (Kevin Powers, IS, 3 goals, 2 assists, 6 ground balls; Matt O'Neill, IS, 3 goals, 2 assists; Ben Director, IS, 2 goals; O’Neill Hughes, IS, 10 saves; Clayton Frank, KW, 2 goals, 1 ground balls; Parker Dotsey, KW, 1 goal, 9 ground balls; Brock Beall, KW, 1 goal, 5 ground balls; Nick Guinett, KW, 9 ground balls; Max Zandstra, KW, 18 saves)

Caption:  Mercer Island junior Colton Knebel puts a shot past Curtis goaltender Tony Nigh, Friday in the Islanders 19 – 1 quarterfinal playoff win over the Vikings at Islander Stadium.  The undefeated Islanders advanced to play two-time defending state champion Issaquah in Wednesday’s semifinals.  Photo Courtesy:  Michael Jardine

MI rolls past Curtis, Issaquah next in Boys Division I lacrosse semifinals

MERCER ISLAND, Wash. -- Matt Shields and Steven Taylor each scored 3 goals as Mercer Island continued its dominance in Division I lacrosse with a 19 – 1 quarterfinal playoff win over Curtis, Friday at Mercer Island High School. With the win, the Islanders advance to play two-time defending state champion Issaquah in Wednesday’s semifinals. The Islanders jumped out to a 4 – 1 lead in the first quarter and then poured it on with 7 unanswered goals in the second to take an 11 – 1 lead into the intermission. MI continued its scoring onslaught with another 6 goals in the third and 2 in the fourth to cap the win. It was the fourth game this season that the Islanders scored a season-high19 goals and the 15^th game where the Islanders put up10 or more on an opponent. For Curtis, Brandon Dean had the lone goal and Mitchell Homeyer and Tony Nigh combined for 10 saves. Curtis ended the season at 8 – 9.

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS:  Mercer Island 19, Curtis 1 (Mercer Island advances to state semifinals) (Matt Shields, MI, 3 goals, 1 assist; Steven Taylor, MI, 3 goals; Jonathan Wettack, MI,  2 goals, 2 assists, 9 groundballs; Travis Leung, MI, 2 goals; Connor Bernal, MI, 2 goals; Colton Knebel, MI, 2 goals; Hap Giraud, MI, 4 saves; Tucker Vassau, MI, 2 saves; Brandon Dean, C, 1 goal, 4 groundballs; Tony Nigh, C, 6 saves; Mitchell Homeyer, C, 4 saves)

Boys Division II – Quarterfinal Playoffs

Lynnwood downs Sammamish, advances to Boys D2 lacrosse semifinals

LYNNWOOD, Wash. -- Trey Knowles scored 4 goals and Alex Tindall netted 3 as Lynnwood advanced to the Boys Division II lacrosse semifinals with an 11 – 7 quarterfinal playoff win over Sammamish, Friday at Lynnwood High School. Nick Peters contributed 2 goals, brothers Sam and Cameron Girgus each contributed solo-shots and David Dekoekkoek had 16 saves in the win. The teams finished the first quarter knotted at 3 apiece and each added another 3 in the second to take a 6 – 6 tie into the intermission. In the third, Lynwood eased out to an 8 – 7 advantage and then netted 3 unanswered goals in the fourth to seal the victory. Lynnwood now advances to play the winner of Saturday’s Blanchet, Wenatchee quarterfinal. Tyler Wright scored 3 goals and Scott Johnson had 14 saves in the season-ending loss for Sammamish.

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS: Lynnwood 11, Sammamish 7 (Lynnwood advances to state semifinals) (Trey Knowles, L, 4 goals, 2 assists, 5 ground balls; Alex Tindall, L, 3 goals, 6 ground balls; Nick Peters, L, 2 goals, 1 ground ball; Sam Girgus, L, 1 goal, 3 ground balls; Cameron Girgus, L, 1 goal, 3 assists, 4 ground balls; David Dekoekkoek ,L, 16 saves; Tyler Wright, S, 3 goals, 2 ground balls; Matt Young, S, 1 goal, 9 ground balls; Christian Paxton, S, 1 goal; JT Farmer, S, 1 goal, 2 ground balls; Neil Homes, S, 1 goal, 2 ground balls; Scott Johnson, S, 14 saves)

Lake Washington halts Snohomish rally, advances to Boys D2 lacrosse semifinals

KIRKLAND, Wash. – Air-tight defensive play by longsticks Stephen Peppes and Mike Erickson halted a late Snohomish rally as Lake Washington earned a berth in Wednesday’s Boys Division II lacrosse semifinals with a 10 – 9 win over the Panthers, Friday at Lake Washington High School. Brothers Jake and Cody Bernstein each scored 4 goals and Luke Lattin had 12 saves in goal as Lake Washington advanced to play the winner of Saturday’s San Juan, Roosevelt quarterfinal. Lake Washington jumped out to a 4 – 2 lead in the first quarter, but Snohomish narrowed the lead to 5 – 4 at the half. In the third, Lake Washington again turned on the heat with 5 goals

to take a 10 – 5 advantage. In the fourth, it was all Snohomish, as two goals by Nick Hund and solo-shots by Nathan Wirtz and Ryan McAlister brought the Panthers within a goal. In the final minute, Snohomish midfielder Brandon Todd had a final look, but his shot with just 4 seconds remaining sailed wide. Snohomish finished the season at 13 – 4.

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS: Lake Washington 10, Snohomish 9 (Lake Washington advances to state semifinals) (Jake Bernstein, LW, 4 goals, 1 assist, 10 ground balls; Cody Bernstein, LW, 4 goals; Luke Lattin, LW, 12 saves; Nathan Wirtz, S, 2 goals, 2 assists, 12 ground balls; Josh Pedersen, S, 2 goals, 1 assist, 1 ground balls; Nick Hund, S, 3 goals, 2 ground balls; Loren Danielson, S, 8 saves)

NEXT GAMES

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 – SEMIFINAL PLAYOFFS

Issaquah at Mercer Island (Mercer Island HS / TIME TBD)

Bellevue at Bainbridge (Bainbridge HS / TIME TBD)

SATURDAY, MAY 29 – STATE FINALS

(Seattle Memorial Stadium)

Boys Division II

SATURDAY, MAY 22 -- QUARTERFINAL PLAYOFFS

Blanchet at Wenatchee (Wenatchee Valley College / 2:00 p.m.)

Roosevelt at San Juan (Friday Harbor HS / 7:30 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 – SEMIFINAL PLAYOFFS

Lynnwood at Blanchet, Wenatchee Winner (LOCATION / TIME TBD)

Roosevelt, San Juan Winner at Lake Washington (LOCATION / TIME TBD)

SATURDAY, MAY 29 – STATE FINALS

(Seattle Memorial Stadium)

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://media.uslax-wa.org/

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May 21, 2010

2010 Washington boys lacrosse Division I All-State teams

SEATTLE – The Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association today announced the 2010 All-State teams for Boys Division I high school lacrosse. The All-State selections are made by coaches from each of the league’s Division I programs throughout the state.

Among the 36 student-athletes selected to the first, second and third teams are 8 from Mercer Island High School, 6 from Bellevue High School, 4 from Issaquah High School, 3 from Curtis High School, 2 each from Inglemoor and Bainbridge High Schools and Lakeside and Overlake Schools, and one each from Kamiak, Emerald Ridge, Rogers, Eastlake, Skyline, Vashon and Prairie High Schools.

Inglemoor senior Taylor Wisman was honored for the fourth consecutive year, while his brother Foster Wisman, a junior at Inglemoor, made the list for the third consecutive year. Both were among Division II honorees before their Northsore team made the leap to Division I play in 2009. Mercer Island senior Connor Beckwith was also honored for the third consecutive year. Eleven student-athletes made the list for the second consecutive year. Two-year honorees include Mercer Island seniors Hap Giraud and Conner Raffety; Issaquah senior Todd Jones and junior Tyler Lucas, Bellevue senior Cole Nordstrom, Eastlake senior Danny Vais, Lakeside senior Hector Rhodes, and Rogers senior Zach Steedman.

Prairie High School senior Jordan Goodspeed along with Overlake seniors Sky Tweedie-Yates and Devon Schmidt were also second-year honorees. In 2009, the three were named to the Boys Division II All-Conference squad before their teams made the leap to Division I play.

In total, 27 seniors, 6 juniors, and 3 sophomores from 15 schools in Washington state were named to the Division I 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 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://media.uslax-wa.org/

2010 Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association Division I All-State teams

(As selected by Division I coaches in Washington state)

Boys Division I All-State First Team

Position Name Year School (Team – if different from school)

Goal Hap Giraud Sr. Mercer Island High School

Defense Conner Beckwith Sr. Mercer Island High School

Defense Thomas Brook Sr. Emerald Ridge High School (Puyallup)

Defense Connor Raffety Sr. Mercer Island High School

Defense Alex Mennella Sr. Bellevue High School

Midfield Taylor Wisman Sr. Inglemoor High School (Northshore)

Midfield Jonathan Wettack Sr. Mercer Island High School

Midfield Cole Nordstrom Sr. Bellevue High School

Midfield Sten Jernudd Sr. Lakeside School

Attack Brett Mennella Sr. Bellevue High School

Attack Todd Jones Sr. Issaquah High School

Attack Taylor Dean Sr. Curtis High School

Boys Division I All-State Second Team

Position Name Year School (Team – if different from school)

Goal Zach Steedman Sr. Rogers High School (Puyallup)

Defense Tyler Lucas Jr. Issaquah High School

Defense Sam Leggett So. Bellevue High School

Defense Kole Lindor So. Issaquah High School

Defense Danny Vais Sr. Eastlake High School

Midfield Foster Wisman Jr. Inglemoor High School (Northshore)

Midfield Kevin Powers Jr. Issaquah High School

Midfield Alex Crane Jr. Bainbridge High School

Midfield Sky Tweedie-Yates Sr. Overlake School

Attack Jordan Wagner Sr. Bainbridge High School

Attack Jordan Goodspeed Sr. Prairie High School (King’s Way)

Attack Devon Schmidt Sr. Overlake School

Boys Division I All-State Third Team

Position Name Year School (Team – if different from school)

Goal Daniel (Haps) Siel Sr. Skyline High School

Defense Austin Franks Sr. Vashon Island High School

Defense Alex Anderson Sr. Curtis High School

Defense Riley Wanzer Sr. Kamiak High School (Mukilteo)

Defense Trevor Reed Sr. Mercer Island High School

Midfield Hector Rhodes Sr. Lakeside School

Midfield Colby Carr Jr. Curtis High School

Midfield Thomas Zervais Sr. Bellevue High School

Midfield Doug Mahony Sr. Mercer Island High School

Attack Matthew Shields Jr. Mercer Island High School

Attack Connor Bernal So. Mercer Island High School

Attack Ryan Deal Sr. Bellevue High School

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May 20, 2010

US Lacrosse names 7 from Washington to High School All-America Team

SEATTLE – The Washington State Chapter of US Lacrosse announced today that 7 high school student-athletes from the state have been named to the 2010 US Lacrosse High School All-America Team.

Among the boys and girls to receive the honor are seniors Jonathan Wettack of Mercer Island High School, Brett Mennella of Bellevue High School, Taylor Wisman of Inglemoor High School and junior Jaclyn Biggers of Bainbridge High School. Lakeside senior Sarah Pollnow and Glacier Peak High School junior Meaghan Hess received Honorable Mention.

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 from 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 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://media.uslax-wa.org/

2010 US Lacrosse High School All-America Team – Washington State Honorees

Position Name Year School (Team, if different from school)

Midfield Taylor Wisman Sr. Inglemoor High School (Northshore)

Midfield Jonathan Wettack Sr. Mercer Island High School

Attack Brett Mennella Sr. Bellevue High School

Midfield Jaclyn Biggers Jr. Bainbridge High School

Midfield Sylvia Warren Sr. Lakeside School

Honorable Mention

Position Name Year School

Attack Meaghan Hess Jr. Glacier Peak High School (Snohomish)

Attack Sarah Pollnow Sr. Lakeside School

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Caption: Curtis senior attackman Taylor Dean (#14 white) winds-up for a shot on the Overlake cage, Wednesday in Boys Division I opening round playoff lacrosse action at Curtis High School.  Curtis survived a late Overlake surge to beat the Owls 7 – 6 and advance to Friday’s state quarterfinals. Photo Courtesy:  Michael Jardine

May 19, 2010

Washington high school lacrosse scores for Wednesday, May 19

Boys Division I – Opening Round of Playoffs

Issaquah drops Stadium to advance to D1 lacrosse quarterfinals

ISSAQUAH, Wash. – Kevin Powers scored 5 goals and collected 10 ground balls to lead Issaquah into the boys state lacrosse quarterfinals with a 16 – 4 opening round playoff win over Stadium, Wednesday at Issaquah High School. The win propelled the Eagles into a Friday matchup with King’s Way High School in Vancouver. Matt O’Neil, Jake Fritz and Justin Pennington all contributed 5 points in the win for Issaquah. Seth Oberst had 2 goals and Drew Thomas had 10 saves in the season-ending loss for Stadium.

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS: Issaquah 16, Stadium 4 (Issaquah advances to state quarterfinals) (Kevin Powers, IS, 5 goals, 2 assists, 10 ground balls; Matt O'Neil, IS,3 goals, 2 assists, 1 ground ball; Ben Director, IS, 3 goals, 2 ground balls; Jake Fritz, IS, 2 goals, 3 assists, 2 ground balls; Justin Pennington, IS, 2 goals, 3 assists; Seth Oberst, S, 2 goals; Drew Thomas, S, 10 saves)

Curtis survives late Overlake comeback to advance to D1 lacrosse quarterfinals

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. – Colby Carr and Taylor Dean each had 3 goals as Curtis survived two late goals by Overlake to advance to the state lacrosse quarterfinals in a 7 – 6 opening round playoff win, Wednesday at Curtis High School. The win propelled the Vikings to a state quarterfinal matchup, Friday with undefeated Mercer Island. With Curtis leading 3 – 0 at the half, Overlake outscored the Vikings in the third to narrow the margin to 5 – 3. In the fourth, Curtis again jumped ahead, extending their lead to 7 – 4, but with just 37 seconds remaining, Overlake came charging back on a Sky Tweedie-Yates score to make it 7 - 5. With just 4 seconds remaining, the Owls connected again, this time on a Barrett Jenness shot beating Curtis goaltender Mitchell Homeyer to pull within a single goal. However, Overlake was unable to score the equalizer as time expired. Curtis’ Homeyer had 12 saves in the win. Jenness had 3 goals and Tweedie-Yates had 2 in Overlake’s season-ending loss.

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS: Curtis 7, Overlake 6 (Curtis advances to state quarterfinals) (Colby Carr, C, 3 goals, 3 ground balls; Taylor Dean, C, 3 goals, 3 ground balls; Carson Stewart, C, 1 goal, 6 ground balls; Mitchell Homeyer, C, 12 saves; Barrett Jenness, OV, 3 goals; Sky Tweedie-Yates, OV, 2 goals; Joe Dolack, OV, 1 goal; Chap Grubb, OV, 7 saves)

Wisman brothers power Northshore past Puyallup to D1 lacrosse quarterfinals

PUYALLUP, Wash. – Brothers Taylor and Foster Wisman combined for 9 goals and 19 ground balls to lead Northshore into the Division I state quarterfinals with a 17 – 9 opening round playoff defeat of Puyallup, Wednesday at Sparks Stadium. The win powered Northshore into a state quarterfinal matchup with Bellevue on Friday. With the game knotted at 9 apiece at the end of the third quarter, Taylor Wisman put Northshore up for good, scoring the first of three of his fourth-quarter goals and 8 for the Northshore club to close-out the game. He had 5 total on the night, including 16 ground balls. Foster Wisman scored 4 goals, an assist and 3 ground balls, while Alex Bus had 3 goals and Charlie Peterson had 13 saves for Northshore. Kiel Morris had 4 goals and Zach Steedman had 10 saves in goal in the season-ending loss for Puyallup.

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS: Northshore 17, Puyallup 9 (Northshore advances to state quarterfinals) (Taylor Wisman, NS, 5 goals, 16 ground balls; Foster Wisman, NS, 4 goals, 1 assist, 3 ground balls; Alex Bus, NS, 3 goals, 7 ground balls; Charlie Peterson, NS, 13 saves; Kiel Morris, P, 4 goals, 3 ground balls; Zach Steedman, P, 10 saves)

NEXT GAMES

Boys Division I

FRIDAY, MAY 21 – QUARTERFINAL PLAYOFFS

Skyline at Bainbridge (Bainbridge HS / 7:00 p.m.)

Issaquah at King’s Way (Columbia River HS / 7:00 p.m.)

Northshore at Bellevue (Bellevue HS / 7:00 p.m.)

Curtis at Mercer Island (Mercer Island HS / 8:00 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 – SEMIFINAL PLAYOFFS

Curtis, Mercer Island Winner vs. Issaquah, King’s Way Winner

Skyline, Bainbridge Winner vs. Northshore, Bellevue Winner

SATURDAY, MAY 29 – STATE FINALS

(Seattle Memorial Stadium)

Boys Division II

FRIDAY, MAY 21 -- QUARTERFINAL PLAYOFFS

Sammamish at Lynnwood (Lynnwood HS / 7:00 p.m.)

Snohomish at Lake Washington (Lake Washington HS / 8:00 p.m.)

SATURDAY, MAY 22 -- QUARTERFINAL PLAYOFFS

Blanchet at Wenatchee (Wenatchee Valley College / 2:00 p.m.)

Roosevelt at San Juan (Friday Harbor HS / 7:30 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 – SEMIFINAL PLAYOFFS

Blanchet, Wenatchee Winner vs. Sammamish, Lynnwood Winner (LOCATION / TIME TBD)

Snohomish, Lake Washington Winner vs. Roosevelt, San Juan Winner (LOCATION / TIME TBD)

SATURDAY, MAY 29 – STATE FINALS

(Seattle Memorial Stadium)

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://media.uslax-wa.org/

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May 18, 2010

Washington high school lacrosse scores for Tuesday, May 18

Boys Division I – Opening Round of Playoffs

Skyline downs Tacoma, advances to boys Division I lacrosse quarterfinals

SAMMAMISH, Wash. – Connor Brandt scored 4 goals and Spencer Matches grabbed 19 ground balls to propel Skyline into the Boys Division I state lacrosse quarterfinals with a 19 – 3 opening round playoff win over Tacoma, Tuesday at Skyline High School. Max Saffle and Jeremy Villieux each contributed 3 goals and Dan Seil had 9 saves in goal in the opening round victory. With the win, Skyline advances to play Bainbridge in the quarterfinal round, Friday at Bainbridge High School.

The opening round of the Boys Division I lacrosse playoffs continue on Wednesday with Stadium visiting Issaquah, Overlake taking on Curtis and Northshore visiting Puyallup. The first and second-place finishers in the Northeast and Southwest Conferences; Mercer Island, Bellevue, Bainbridge and King’s Way all have opening round byes.

Boys Division II playoff action resumes on Friday with Sammamish visiting Lynnwood and Snohomish taking on Lake Washington on the first day of the quarterfinal round.

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS: Skyline 19, Tacoma 3 (Skyline advances to state quarterfinals) (Connor Brandt, S, 4 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls; Max Saffle, S, 3 goals, 3 ground balls; Jeremy Villieux, S, 3 goals, 3 ground balls; Spencer Matches, S, 2 goals, 2 assists, 19 ground balls; Dan Seil, S, 9 saves)

NEXT GAMES

Boys Division I

WEDNESDAY, MAY 19 – OPENING ROUND PLAYOFFS

Stadium at Issaquah (Issaquah HS / 7 p.m.)

Overlake at Curtis (Curtis HS / 8:00 p.m.)

Northshore at Puyallup (Sparks Stadium / 8:00 p.m.)

OPENING ROUND PLAYOFF BYES

Mercer Island, King's Way, Bainbridge, Bellevue

FRIDAY, MAY 21 – QUARTERFINAL PLAYOFFS

Skyline at Bainbridge (Bainbridge HS / 7:00 p.m.)

Stadium, Issaquah Winner at King’s Way (Columbia River HS / 7:00 p.m.)

Northshore, Puyallup Winner at Bellevue (Bellevue HS / 7:00 p.m.)

Overlake, Curtis Winner at Mercer Island (Mercer Island HS / 8:00 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 – SEMIFINAL PLAYOFFS

TBD

SATURDAY, MAY 29 – STATE FINALS

(Seattle Memorial Stadium)

Boys Division II

FRIDAY, MAY 21 -- QUARTERFINAL PLAYOFFS

Sammamish at Lynnwood (Lynnwood HS / 7:00 p.m.)

Snohomish at Lake Washington (Lake Washington HS / 8:00 p.m.)

SATURDAY, MAY 22 -- QUARTERFINAL PLAYOFFS

Blanchet at Wenatchee (Wenatchee Valley College / 2:00 p.m.)

Roosevelt at San Juan (Friday Harbor HS / 7:30 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 – SEMIFINAL PLAYOFFS

Blanchet, Wenatchee Winner vs. Sammamish, Lynnwood Winner (LOCATION / TIME TBD)

Snohomish, Lake Washington Winner vs. Roosevelt, San Juan Winner (LOCATION / TIME TBD)

SATURDAY, MAY 29 – STATE FINALS

(Seattle Memorial Stadium)

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://media.uslax-wa.org/

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