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Sorry to say BB won 13 to 11 but it was a really good game.
Sorry to say BB won 13 to 11 but it was a really good game.
Championships
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Eastside Catholic School, Sammamish, Washington
9 a.m. High School All-Star Game
11 a.m. Girls 3rd / 4th Place Game
2 p.m. Girls State Championship Game
SEATTLE — The field is set for Saturday’s Washington Lacrosse Girls State Championship as Bainbridge High School takes on Lake Sammamish in Saturday’s state title game. 11 a.m. Girls 3rd / 4th Place Game
2 p.m. Girls State Championship Game
The state title matchup, televised On Demand by Comcast, gets underway at 2 p.m. , Saturday, May 19 at the Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish. The state title game is preceded by an 11 a.m. consolation game to determine 3rd / 4th place among the two losing teams in Tuesday’s state semifinals, Lakeside and Mercer Island.
Bainbridge, the defending state champion Read More >>
advanced to its ninth consecutive title game on Tuesday with a 24 – 18 semifinal playoff win over Mercer Island at Bainbridge High School. Coach Tami Tommila’s Spartans are tied with Lakeside for all-time state championship wins with eight. Since 1993, the Spartans have appeared in 16 Washington state championship games.
Bainbridge is led by senior captain and three-time All-State selection Kelsey Mackin. Mackin is fourth in league scoring with 59 goals and 17 assists. In three playoff games she has 19 goals and four assists.
Lake Sammamish is the newcomer on the block. Out to prove its legitimacy among the elite of girls varsity lacrosse, coach Tony D’Alessio left no doubt that his squad belongs, as the eastside high school club landed in the state title game by systematically taking-down one of the most storied girls programs in the state with a 14 – 8 semifinal road win over Lakeside, Tuesday at the Lakeside School in Seattle.
Lake Sammamish, which is made up of students from eight Eastside high schools (Woodinville, Bothell, Juanita, Redmond, Lake Washington, Eastlake and Inglemoor High Schools along with Leota Junior High, is making just their second appearance in the state title game. In 2005, Lake Sammamish dropped their Division II state title game to Snohomish.
Lake Sammamish is led by Redmond High School junior captain and three-time All-State selection Claire Monsaas. Monsaas has 29 goals and 16 assists this season and in three post-season games she has netted seven goals and four assists.
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About High School Lacrosse in Washington State
Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the US and in Washington state has experienced double-digit annual growth throughout the past decade. With a 34-year local history, 157 individual boys and girls high school teams are available to students attending nearly 200 WIAA schools across eastern and western Washington. Governed by the Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association and the Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association, the sport is played during the spring season and capped by annual boys and girls state championships in late May. To learn more about lacrosse in Washington or to receive daily high school results visit http://www.washingtonhslax.com/ or follow us on Facebook or Twitter @WashingtonHSLAX. To learn more about the history, traditions and values of lacrosse, college opportunities available to students and the 21 US states now sanctioning high school lacrosse visit http://www.uslacrosse.org/
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