Northwest Invitational: Game Recaps - Day 2

BELLEVUE – In a battle of state champions, Bellevue High School, the 2012 Washington state boys Division I lacrosse champion defeated Portland’s Lincoln High School, the defending Oregon state champion 5-0, Saturday at the NW Invitational High School Lacrosse Tournament at Bellevue High School. The win was the fifth straight for the Wolverines.

 

 

Bellevue (5-0-0) next faces Palo Verde (Nev.) on Sunday, March 24 in a 10 a.m. start at Mercer Island High School in the NW Invitational.

In other NW Invitational action on Saturday involving Washington state high schools Skyline bested Portland Jesuit (Ore.) 11-7 and Lake Washington beat Lake Oswego (Ore.) 11-5 while Mercer Island fell to Lakeridge (Ore.) 12-8, Bainbridge was downed by Claremont (B.C.) 13-8 and Palo Verde (Nev.) edged Issaquah 5-4.

Also, Palo Verde (Nev.) topped Sunset (Ore.) 16-6, New Westminster (B.C.) edged Centennial (Nev.) 20-19, Claremont (Nev.) blew past Henderson (Nev.) 20-9, Sunset (Ore.) toppled Centennial (Nev.) 21-15 and Henderson (Nev.) dropped New Westminster (B.C.) 17-10.

The annual NW Invitational Boys High School Lacrosse Tournament on Mercer Island includes over 380 student-athletes representing 16 of the premiere boys high school lacrosse programs from Washington, Oregon, Nevada and British Columbia.  Among the participating schools are the defending state champions from Washington, Oregon and Nevada.

Scoring	1	2	3	4		F
Lincoln (Ore.)					–	0
Bellevue					–	5

Game Summary

Bellevue 5, Lincoln (Ore.) 0 (no scoring detail)

 

Schmale leads Kangs lacrosse past Lake Oswego at NW Invite

MERCER ISLAND – Hank Schmale scored six goals to lead Lake Washington to an 11-5 win over Lake Oswego (Ore.) Saturday at the NW Invitational boys high school lacrosse tournament on Mercer Island. The Kangs moved-out to a narrow 5-4 lead at the half than turned up the defensive head blanking the Lakers 3-0 in the third and putting up another three in the fourth to cruise to the win. Schmale added five ground balls to his totals while Zach Holle netted two goals and Carson Brown had three assists and five ground balls.

Saturday at the NW Invitational High School Lacrosse Tournament at Mercer Island High School.

Lake Washington (3-1-0) next faces Portland Jesuit (Ore.), Sunday, March 24 in a 4 p.m. start at Mercer Island High School in the NW Invitational.

In other NW Invitational action on Saturday involving Washington state high schools Bellevue topped Lincoln (Ore.) 5-0 and Skyline bested Portland Jesuit (Ore.) 11-7 , while Mercer Island fell to Lakeridge (Ore.) 12-8, Bainbridge was downed by Claremont (B.C.) 13-8 and Palo Verde (Nev.) edged Issaquah 5-4

Also, Palo Verde (Nev.) topped Sunset (Ore.) 16-6, New Westminster (B.C.) edged Centennial (Nev.) 20-19, Claremont (Nev.) blew past Henderson (Nev.) 20-9, Sunset (Ore.) toppled Centennial (Nev.) 21-15 and Henderson (Nev.) dropped New Westminster (B.C.) 17-10.

The annual NW Invitational Boys High School Lacrosse Tournament on Mercer Island includes over 380 student-athletes representing 16 of the premiere boys high school lacrosse programs from Washington, Oregon, Nevada and British Columbia.  Among the participating schools are the defending state champions from Washington, Oregon and Nevada.

Scoring	1	2	3	4		F
Lake Oswego (Ore.)	2	2	0	1	–	5
Lake Washington	3	2	3	3	–	11

Game Summary

Lake Washington 11, Lake Oswego (Ore.) 5 (Hank Schmale, LW, 6 goals, 5 ground balls; Zach Holle, LW, 2 goals; Carson Brown, LW, 3 assists, 5 ground balls; Jason McLean, LW, 2 assists; Sam Pliska, LW, 5 ground balls; Aidan Issacson, LW, 4 saves; J.B. Holmes, LO, 1 goal; Matt Sarver, LO, 1 goal; Christian Katlaps, LO, 1 goal; Brendan Holser, LO, 1 goal; Michael Schou, LO, 1 goal; Josh Watkins, LO, 2 ground balls; C.J. Connolly, LO, 2 ground balls; Michael Walsh, LO, 12 saves)

 

Skyline hangs on against Portland Jesuit in NW Invitational lacrosse win

MERCER ISLAND – Skyline used two-goal performances by four different players to move-out to a nine goal lead over Portland Jesuit than hang-on for an 11-7 win, Saturday in the NW Invitational boys high school lacrosse tournament on Mercer Island.

The win elevated Skyline to 2-1-0 on the season.

The Spartans blanked Portland Jesuit 2-0 in each of the first two quarters for a health 4-0 half-time lead before putting up five in the third to take a 9-0 advantage into the final quarter.

In the fourth, Portland Jesuit finally got its legs, putting up seven goals on the Spartans, but was never able to overcome Skyline’s early lead.

Tristan Miller, Nick Mauzy, Ryan Benz and Ian Anderson all had a pair of goals for Skyline in the win.

Skyline (2-1-0) next faces next faces Sunset (Ore.) on Sunday, March 24 in a 2 p.m. start at Mercer Island High School in the NW Invitational.

In other NW Invitational action on Saturday involving Washington state high schools Bellevue topped Lincoln (Ore.) 5-0 and Lake Washington beat Lake Oswego (Ore.) 11-5 while Mercer Island fell to Lakeridge (Ore.) 12-8, Bainbridge was downed by Claremont (B.C.) 13-8 and Palo Verde (Nev.) edged Issaquah 5-4.

Also, Palo Verde (Nev.) topped Sunset (Ore.) 16-6, New Westminster (B.C.) edged Centennial (Nev.) 20-19, Claremont (Nev.) blew past Henderson (Nev.) 20-9, Sunset (Ore.) toppled Centennial (Nev.) 21-15 and Henderson (Nev.) dropped New Westminster (B.C.) 17-10.

The annual NW Invitational Boys High School Lacrosse Tournament on Mercer Island includes over 380 student-athletes representing 16 of the premiere boys high school lacrosse programs from Washington, Oregon, Nevada and British Columbia.  Among the participating schools are the defending state champions from Washington, Oregon and Nevada.

Scoring	1	2	3	4		F
Portland Jesuit (Ore.)	0	0	0	7	–	7
Skyline	2	2	5	2	–	11

Game Summary

Skyline 11, Portland Jesuit (Ore.) 7 (Tristan Miller, S, 2 goals, 2 assists; Nick Mauzy, S, 2 goals; Ryan Benz, S, 2 goals, 3 assists; Ian Anderson, S, 2 goals; Spencer Noonan, S, 9 ground balls; Collin Digiovanni, S, 4 ground balls; tyler Johnston, S, 3 ground balls; Kyle Kuberski, S, 7 saves; Robert Hild, S, 6 saves; Matt Duffy, PJ, 3 goals; John Duffy, PJ, 2; Oscar Stevenson, PJ, 1 goal; Patrick Schneider, PJ, 1 assist, 3 ground balls; Oscar Stevenson, PJ, 1 assist; Connor Burris, PJ, 4 ground balls; Riley Hoffman, PJ, 4 ground balls; Chase Burnham, PJ, 3 ground balls; Casey Hickman, PJ, 3 ground balls; J.T. Whittaker, PJ,  3 saves; Arie Abrams, PJ, 1 save)

 

Issaquah lacrosse falls in fourth to defending Nevada champions at NW Invite

MERCER ISLAND – Mikey Giannopulos had two points and 12 ground balls as Issaquah gave up three-fourth-quarter goals to fall to 2012 Nevada state boys high school lacrosse champion Palo Verde 5-4, Saturday at the NW Invitational High School Lacrosse Tournament at Mercer Island High School.

The loss was the third of the season for Eagles.

Issaquah took a narrow 1-0 lead in the first than added two in the second to move-out to a 3-1 lead at the half.

After matching the Panthers single goal in the third, the Eagles were blanked by in the fourth while giving up three as Palo Verde came from behind for the win.

Along with Giannopulos’ goal and an assist, Josh Smith, Jake Lindahl and Matt Thomas all had single goals while goaltender Brady Hahn had 15 saves for Issaquah.

Issaquah (2-3-0) next faces lakeside, Tuesday, March 26 in an 8 p.m. start at Lake Washington High School in Kirkland.

In other NW Invitational action on Saturday involving Washington state high schools Bellevue topped Lincoln (Ore.) 5-0, Skyline bested Portland Jesuit (Ore.) 11-7 and Lake Washington beat Lake Oswego (Ore.) 11-5 while Mercer Island fell to Lakeridge (Ore.) 12-8 and Bainbridge was downed by Claremont (B.C.) 13-8.

Also, Palo Verde (Nev.) topped Sunset (Ore.) 16-6, New Westminster (B.C.) edged Centennial (Nev.) 20-19, Claremont (Nev.) blew past Henderson (Nev.) 20-9, Sunset (Ore.) toppled Centennial (Nev.) 21-15 and Henderson (Nev.) dropped New Westminster (B.C.) 17-10.

The annual NW Invitational Boys High School Lacrosse Tournament on Mercer Island includes over 380 student-athletes representing 16 of the premiere boys high school lacrosse programs from Washington, Oregon, Nevada and British Columbia.  Among the participating schools are the defending state champions from Washington, Oregon and Nevada.

Scoring	1	2	3	4		F
Palo Verde (Nev.)	0	1	1	3	–	5
Issaquah	1	2	1	0	–	4

Game Summary

Palo Verde (Nev.) 5, Issaquah 4 (Josh Smith, IS, 1 goal; Mikey Giannopulos, IS, 1 goal, 1 assist, 12 ground balls; Jake Lindahl, IS, 1 goal; Matt Thomas, IS, 1 goal, 4 ground balls; Brady Hahn, IS, 15 saves)

 

Shea’s hat trick not enough as Bainbridge boys lax falls to Claremont at NW Invite

MERCER ISLAND – Greg Shea’s hat trick wasn’t enough as Bainbridge fell behind early and wasn’t able to catch a consistent Claremont lacrosse club in a 13-8 boys loss, Saturday at the NW Invitational High School Lacrosse Tournament at Mercer Island High School.

The loss was the third of the season for the Spartans.

British Columbia’s Claremont jumped out to a narrow 3-2 lead in the first than blanked the Spartans with three goals in the second to take a healthy 6-2 lead at the half.

While Claremont continued its consistent performance with another three goals in the third, the Spartans answered with five to narrow the gap to 9-6 going into the final quarter.

In the end, Claremont turned up the head adding four in the fourth while holding Bainbridge to a single goal to preserve the win.

Shea added seven ground balls, while Jacob Knostman and Keagan Ingrasci both had a pair of goals and goaltender Reynolds Yarbrough had eight saves.

Bainbridge (2-3-0) next faces Henderson (Nev.) on Sunday, March 24 in a 12 p.m. start at Mercer Island High School in the NW Invitational.

In other NW Invitational action on Saturday involving Washington state high schools Bellevue topped Lincoln (Ore.) 5-0, Skyline bested Portland Jesuit (Ore.) 11-7 and Lake Washington beat Lake Oswego (Ore.) 11-5 while Mercer Island fell to Lakeridge (Ore.) 12-8 and Palo Verde (Nev.) edged Issaquah 5-4.

Also, Palo Verde (Nev.) topped Sunset (Ore.) 16-6, New Westminster (B.C.) edged Centennial (Nev.) 20-19, Claremont (Nev.) blew past Henderson (Nev.) 20-9, Sunset (Ore.) toppled Centennial (Nev.) 21-15 and Henderson (Nev.) dropped New Westminster (B.C.) 17-10.

The annual NW Invitational Boys High School Lacrosse Tournament on Mercer Island includes over 380 student-athletes representing 16 of the premiere boys high school lacrosse programs from Washington, Oregon, Nevada and British Columbia.  Among the participating schools are the defending state champions from Washington, Oregon and Nevada.

Scoring	1	2	3	4		F
Claremont (B.C.)	3	3	3	4	–	13
Bainbridge	2	0	5	1	–	8

Summary

Claremont (B.C.) 13, Bainbridge 8 (Greg Shea, B, 3 goals; 7 ground balls; Jacob Knostman, B, 2 goals, 2 assists, 2 ground balls; Keagan Ingrasci, B, 2 goals, 2 ground balls; Erik Nimb, B, 1 goal, 2 ground balls; Thomas Daniels, B, 1 assist, 3 ground balls; Sean Maier, B, 1 assist, 2 ground balls; Reynolds Yarbrough, B, 8 saves)

 

MI boys suffer first loss at NW Invitational

MERCER ISLAND – Mercer Island dropped its first boys lacrosse game of the season, falling to Oregon’s Lakeridge High School, Saturday at the NW Invitational High School Lacrosse Tournament at Mercer Island High School.

The Islanders, which had won four straight, gave up the 12-8 decision to the Pacers at the annual invitational tournament on Mercer Island.

Mercer Island (4-1-0) next faces Emerald Ridge-Puyallup, Wednesday, March 27 in an 8 p.m. start at Mercer Island High School.

In other NW Invitational action on Saturday involving Washington state high schools Bellevue topped Lincoln (Ore.) 5-0, Skyline bested Portland Jesuit (Ore.) 11-7 and Lake Washington beat Lake Oswego (Ore.) 11-5 while Bainbridge was downed by Claremont (B.C.) 13-8 and Palo Verde (Nev.) edged Issaquah 5-4.

Also, Palo Verde (Nev.) topped Sunset (Ore.) 16-6, New Westminster (B.C.) edged Centennial (Nev.) 20-19, Claremont (Nev.) blew past Henderson (Nev.) 20-9, Sunset (Ore.) toppled Centennial (Nev.) 21-15 and Henderson (Nev.) dropped New Westminster (B.C.) 17-10.

The annual NW Invitational Boys High School Lacrosse Tournament on Mercer Island includes over 380 student-athletes representing 16 of the premiere boys high school lacrosse programs from Washington, Oregon, Nevada and British Columbia.  Among the participating schools are the defending state champions from Washington, Oregon and Nevada.

Scoring	1	2	3	4		F
Lakeridge (Ore.)					–	12
Mercer Island					–	8

Game Summary

Lakeridge (Ore.) 12, Mercer Island 8 (no scoring detail)