Sports

Budding Girls Lacrosse Stars Return to IMS

MS eighth graders Shelby Brodman and Holly Waggoner hang up the lacrosse sticks for now after spending the summer playing on a youth development team of the Cascade Clash lacrosse club.

Local 13-year-olds Shelby Brodman and Holly Waggoner spent the summer rough-housing on the lacrosse field as members of the inaugural Cascade Clash Girls 7/8 Elite lacrosse team.

eight graders Shelby, who plays Attack and Midfielder, and Holly, who plays Defense and Midfielder, played in two local tournaments, the Battle of Bothell, (June 17-19) and the Snohomish Cascade Cup (July 29-31), which drew teams traveling from Canada, Oregon and California. The Islanders helped their team win both championships by scores of 6-4 and 15-11, respectively.

In addition they traveled to San Juan Capistrano, Calif. to compete in the Brine California Classic Tournament, July 8-10. The girls made it all the way to the finals before losing, 8-7 to host team Orange County.

Find out what's happening in Mercer Islandwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

"The biggest highlight of my experience was having the opportunity to play with the best players in the area," Holly said. "The biggest challenge was staying fit while recovering from a knee injury."

The Cascade Clash team, which consisted of many of the top players from area middle school teams, was the top seed in every tournament coming out of pool play. The squad scored a staggering 184 goals in their three tournaments while giving up only 75 goals for an average margin of victory of over 7 goals per game.

Find out what's happening in Mercer Islandwith free, real-time updates from Patch.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from Mercer Island