2011 Championship
Spanish Springs Cougars Win High Sierra Lacrosse League Championship
Reno, Nev. (May 21, 2011) — The Cougars topped the Huskies 7 to 5 today, to claim the High Sierra Lacrosse League championship. The game took place at Wooster High with the Cougars led by head coach Chris Tatro, and the Huskies by head coach Jim Johnson.
The game was tied 3 – 3 at the half, but Spanish Springs came out hard after the break, scoring three goals within the first four minutes of the third quarter. The Huskies couldn’t recover those points, and Spanish Springs came away with their first-ever title.
2011 marks the second visit for the High Sierra Huskies to the championship game. As the second winner of the league championship, the Cougars have proven that the league is open to all teams in the area. The growth of this new league is expected to add two more teams by 2013.
| | FIRST | SECOND | THIRD | FOURTH | FINAL |
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| SPANISH SPRINGS COUGARS | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
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| HIGH SIERRA HUSKIES | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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| Box Scores: |
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SSHS Stats: Daren Partyka: 1 Goal , John Honer: 1 Assist, Brett Gillmore: 1 Goal, Jacob Labrie: 2 Goals, Garrett Shaw: 2 Goals,
Dylan Woll: 1 Assist, Hayden Scheffer: 1 Goal,
Goalie: Dylan Mooney: 14 saves
High Sierra Huskies Stats:
Jack Ryan: 3 Goals, 1 Assist , Keven Ozinan: 1 Goal , Matt Cooper: 1 Goal
2010 Championship
It was a cold windy day on the field at Reno High School Friday. In spite of the weather, 170 avid fans showed up to see the first High Sierra Lacrosse Championship Game ever played. Two teams played their hearts out and proved that lacrosse in the region has taken the next big step forward.
The game opened with the High Sierra Huskies placing their first goal 2:19 seconds into the first quarter. Galena High School followed up 30 seconds later tying the game 1-1. That tie held for 3 minutes until the Huskies began a 3 goal run which was broken at the 7:35 mark when Galena made their second score. The Huskies got back on the scoreboard twice more and the quarter ended 6-2.
Both teams added one goal apiece in the second quarter ending the half 7-3. Each team was evenly successful in the face off arena by sharing a 50% win loss ratio for the entire contest. The real difference was in the penalty box. Galena served 5 minutes compared to 30 seconds for the Huskies and their goalie #99 Gaffney recorded 6 saves during the first half.
The game really took off in the third quarter. Galena added 3 while the Huskies added 4 ending the quarter 6-11. However momentum was starting to move in Galena’s direction as their ball possession started to generate more offensive opportunities. Once again, Galena spent 2 more minutes in the penalty than the Huskies and the result cost them two of the four Huskies goals.
Galena scored twice in the fourth quarter at 2:14 and 8:01 and kept the Huskies away from their net for the entire quarter. The Huskies however, managed to control the ball for the last 4 minutes squashing any possibility for a Galena comeback and bringing the contest to an 11-8 close.
BOX SCORE | 1st. Quarter | 2nd. Quarter | 3rd. Quarter | 4th. Quarter | Final |
High Sierra Huskies | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
Galena High School | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Penalties - 13.5 minutes Galena and 5.5 minutes for High Sierra
High Sierra Huskies Individual Scoring |
# | Name | Goals | Assists | Points |
7 | Murphy | 3 | | 3 |
44 | Brown | 2 | 2 | 4 |
9 | Zhella | 1 | | 1 |
22 | Utley | 2 | 1 | 3 |
12 | Knobel | 1 | 1 | 2 |
50 | Francy | 2 | | 2 |
31 | Berry | | 1 | 1 |
30 | Durkee | | 1 | 1 |
Galena High School Individual Scoring |
# | Name | Goals | Assists | Points |
11 | Chrisman | 3 | | 3 |
13 | Bayless | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2 | Rainoldi | 2 | | 2 |
20 | Price | 1 | | 1 |
16 | Rhys Caldwell | | 2 | 2 |
