Lacrosse championships set for May 17
Here's the press release:
SEATTLE – The 30th annual Washington State Lacrosse High School State Championships are set to take place Saturday, May 17 at Seattle Center’s Memorial Stadium. The all-day state championship event for boys and girls high school teams gets underway at 9 a.m. and continues until 8 p.m.
The Boys Division II state championship game, the first of two boys and two girls championship matchups, kicks off at 10:30 a.m. The Boys Division I title game gets underway at 1 p.m. In girls play, the Girls Varsity B state title game kicks-off at 4:30 p.m., while the Girls Varsity A state title matchup gets underway at 6:30 p.m. General admission tickets for the full day of lacrosse are $6 for both students and adults. Admission is free for children five-years-old and under. Tickets are available only at the gate on May 17.
State tournament play gets underway Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10 with boys and girls quarter -final playoff games. State semi-final action takes place Monday, May 12, Tuesday, May 13 and Wednesday, May 14. “Play-in” games take place in Boys Division I and II from May 6 – 8.
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In the 2007 Washington State Lacrosse High School Championships, Bainbridge defeated Mercer Island 9 – 7 for their 11th state title. In Boys Division II, Tacoma defeated Puyallup 13 – 7 for their first state title. In Girls Varsity A, Lakeside defeated Bainbridge 10 – 6 for their second consecutive and fifth all-time state title. In Girls Varsity B, Tacoma defeated Lakeside 18 – 10 for their first state title. Tacoma now plays in Girls Varsity A.
Boys Division I
In Boys Division I, undefeated Bainbridge Island, the 2007 state champion, is the top seed. Other teams earning playoff bids are #2 Issaquah (12-1-0), #3 Mercer Island (10-3-0), #4 Skyline (9-4-0), #5 Maple Valley (8-5-0 ), #6 Curtis (8-5-0 ). The 7th and 8th seed will be determined on Thursday, May 8 with two play-in games to break-up an unprecedented four-way tie. In the play in games, Garfield (6-7-0) takes on Bellevue (6-7-0) at 7 p.m. at Skyline High School and Lakeside (6-7-0) takes on Puyallup (6-7-0) at 7 p.m. at Curtis High School.
Thursday, May 8 Play-In Games (determines #7 and #8 seed)
Garfield (6-7-0) at Bellevue (6-7-0) (Skyline High School / 7 p.m.)
Lakeside (6-7-0) at Puyallup (6-7-0) (Curtis High School / 7 p.m.)
Friday, May 9 Quarter-Final Playoffs
Maple Valley (8-5-0) at Skyline (9-4-0) (Skyline HS / 7:30 p.m.)
Curtis (8-5-0) at Mercer Island (10-3-0) (Mercer Island HS / 8:00 p.m.)
Saturday, May 10 Quarter-Final Playoffs
#8 Seed at Bainbridge (13-0-0) (Bainbridge HS / 7:00 p.m.)
#7 Seed at Issaquah (12-1-0) (Issaquah HS / 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, May 14 Semi-Final Playoffs
Winner of #8 Seed at Bainbridge
Winner of Maple Valley at Skyline
Winner of #7 Seed at Issaquah
Winner of Curtis at Mercer Island
Boys Division II
Division II teams to earn quarter-final playoff bids are Seattle Prep (10-0-0) winner of the Metro Division, Klawhoya (7-3-0), winner of the Olympic Division, Redmond (9-1-0) winner of the Cascade Division, Stadium (9-1-0) winner of the Evergreen Division, Overlake (8-2-0) winner of the Eastside Division and Eastside Catholic (5-5-0) the #2 finisher in the Eastside Division.
Bracket: http://www.sportability.com/spx/Leagues/Playoffs.asp?LgID=16876
Friday, May 9 Quarter-Final Playoffs
Klahowya (7-3-0) at Seattle Prep (10-0-0) (Magnuson Park / 5:30 p.m.)
Eastside Catholic (5-5-0) at Redmond (9-1-0) (Redmond HS / 7:00 p.m.)
Stadium (9-1-0) at Northshore (9-1-0) (Mason Middle School / 7:00 p.m.)
Whatcom (5-5-0) at Overlake (8-2-0 ) (Overlake School / 6:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, May 14 Semi-Final Playoffs
Winner of Klahowya v. Seattle Prep v. Winner of Eastside Catholic v. Redmond
Winner of Stadium v. Northshore v.Winner of Whatcom v. Overlake
Girls Varsity A
Varsity A teams to earn playoff bids include West Division regular season champion Bainbridge (9-3-0 ), and #2 finisher Lakeside (10-1-1) and #3 finisher Tacoma (8-4-1.) Tacoma was the 2007 Division II state champion. In the East Division, regular season champion Forest Ridge (9-3-0 ), #2 finisher Mercer Island (7-4-2) and #3 finisher Roosevelt (4-7-1) all earned berths. Bracket: http://www.sportability.com/spx/Leagues/Playoffs.asp?LgID=16970
Tuesday, May 13 Quarter-Final Playoffs
Tacoma at Mercer Island (Mercer Island HS / 6:00 p.m.)
Roosevelt at Lakeside (Lakeside Upper School / 6:00 p.m.)
Bye: Bainbridge, Forest Ridge
Thursday, May 15 Semi-Final Playoffs
Tacoma v. Mercer Island winner at Bainbridge (Bainbridge HS / 6:00 p.m.)
Roosevelt v. Lakeside winner at Forest Ridge (Robinswood East / TBD)
Girls Varsity B
Monday, May 12 quarter-final Playoffs and Wednesday, May 14 semi-final playoffs to be determined Friday, May 9 Bracket: http://www.sportability.com/spx/Leagues/Playoffs.asp?LgID=16969
2008 Washington State Championships Schedule - Saturday, May 17
Boys Youth Honor the Game Match 9:00 a.m.
Boys Division II Championship 10:30 a.m.
Boys All State and All American Awards 12:15 p.m.
Boys Division I Championship 1:00 p.m.
Girls Youth Games 3:00 p.m.
Girls Varsity B Championship 4:30 p.m.
Girls All Sate and All American Awards 6:15 p.m.
Girls Varsity A Championship 6:30 p.m.
For more information on boys and girls high school lacrosse in Washington state and a complete archive of weekly news releases please visit http://www.uslax-wa.org/08media.html