Union Lacrosse opened its league schedule on Thursday with a 14-5 win over visiting Columbia River. Seven players scored goals for Union. Isaiah Pratt had four goals and one assist and Cayden Thompson three goals and two assists for Union. John Stell won 12 faceoffs and goalie Dominic Mendez made 11 saves.
No statistics for Columbia River (2-1 in league, 2-2 overall) were reported.
On March 29, Union Lacrosse beat Aloha (Ore.) 11-7 in a non-league game. Pratt scored five goals while Parker Lindhorst had two goals, three assists and seven ground balls to lead a balanced Union attack.
Union (1-0 in league) played a non-league game on Monday against White River and will next play on April 16 against Southridge.
Camas lost a Saturday non-league match at Auburn Riverside 9-6. No details were reported.
Camas and Columbia River are idle until April 15 when they play each other at Delta Park.
Girls lacrosse — Evergreen Lacrosse Club lost 13-8 on Thursday at Auburn Riverside. Senior attack Cassidy Morris scored three goals and junior attack Shayna Davis had two. Midfielders Sophia Girolami, Natalie Shergill and Audrey Thompson scored one apiece.
ELC is idle until an April 12 visit to Gig Harbor. The next home match is April 14 against Stadium of Tacoma.
Union rugby team starts fast
In the Rugby Oregon Varsity Premiership for teams of boys from one high school, it was a tough weekend for most of the Clark County teams.
Union’s No. 1 team was the only local team to post a win on April 2, beating Lincoln of Portland 35-0. Union No. 1 (3-0) is first in the Varsity Premiership standings.
Oregon City beat Battle Ground 57-29, Reynolds beat Prairie 47-12 and Portland Pumas beat Union No. 2 42-7.
Union No. 2 plays Lincoln at 9 a.m. Saturday at Delta Park, and Union No. 1 visits Newberg for a 1:30 p.m. match. Battle Ground and Prairie are idle until April 16.
In the Club Championship for boys teams that draw players from multiple schools, the Clark County Warriors (2-1) lost to the Beaverton Barbarians A team 33-12 on April 2 at Skyridge Middle School. The Warriors visit Pendleton, Ore., for a 1:30 p.m. match on Saturday.
In girls high school rugby, Battle Ground beat North Clackamas 40-5 on April 2 at Laurin Middle School to improve to 2-0 in the Girls Club Championship Division of Oregon Youth Rugby. Battle Ground hosts the Beaverton Lady Barbarians at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Laurin Middle School.
Senior softball update
Construction began last week on a softball diamond at Pacific Community Park that will become the home for the Vancouver Metro Senior Softball Association. Poles for the backstop were installed on March 29, the first step in building a field that is scheduled to be ready for the league’s 2017 summer season.
The VMSSA is a recreational slow-pitch softball league for players 60 and older. More than $250,000 has been raised of the $275,000 needed for Phase 1 of the field project, according to VMSSA president John Aarhus.
Its 2016 season, which begins in May, will be played at Bagley Community Park. Information about the 2016 season is available by visiting www.vancouverseniorsoftball.com.
Brothers prep for Race to Alaska
Vancouver brothers Justin Bay and Kevin Bay are preparing to race their sailboat from Port Townsend to Ketchikan, Alaska, this summer in the second Race to Alaska. The Race to Alaska is a competition for non-motorized boats scheduled to start on June 23 in Port Townsend. The first Race to Alaska was held last summer, with 15 of the 35 boats that started completing the 750-mile trip.
The race boss for the Race to Alaska, Daniel Evans, will be the keynote speaker at a Saturday event to raise funds for the Bays. The event will run 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Brickhouse Bar and Grill, 109 W. 15th St. in Vancouver. The event will include a silent auction and T-shirt sales supporting Team Vantucky (the name of the Bays race team).
Fundraising efforts include a page at Go FundMe.com, under Race to Alaska Team Vantucky.
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