Union Lacrosse will host Gonzaga Prep of Spokane on Wednesday in the semifinals of the Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association Division II state tournament.
The contest starts at 6 p.m. at Cardon Field at Camas High School. The winner advances to Saturday’s Division II state championship match.
Union beat visiting White River 14-10 in a state quarterfinal match on May 21. A seven-goal third quarter turned a 5-2 halftime lead into a 12-5 advantage for Union.
Isaiah Pratt had four goals and three assists to pace the Union attack. Cayden Thompson also scored four goals and Andrew Harrah scored three Union goals.
Sam Rink, Nate Lindquist and Hunter Cofer each added a goal for Union. Jonathan Stell won 19 faceoffs. Goalie Dominic Mendez made eight saves.
It was the 11th consecutive win for Union (14-4) and avenged a one-goal loss to White River earlier this season.
Pratt, a junior at King’s Way Christian, leads Union with 65 goals and 20 assists and has fielded 29 ground balls in 18 games this season. Union junior Parker Lindhorst has 28 goals, 26 assists and 49 ground balls in 16 games.
Gonzaga Prep (14-2) reached the semifinals with a 12-11 win over Liberty in the quarterfinals.
The state championship match will be played at 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Starfire Complex in Tukwila. Richland, which finished second behind Union in the Central South Division, visits Seattle Academy for the other Division II semifinal match.
Division II is for newer and smaller boys lacrosse programs in Washington. Union, which includes players who attend several other schools, Camas and Columbia River fielded Division II varsity teams this season. Skyview fielded a junior varsity lacrosse team and is expected to join varsity competition in 2017.
Rower qualifies for nationals
Skyview High School junior Bailey Peterson has qualified for the U.S. Rowing Youth Nationals.
Peterson placed third in the varsity girls singles final during the Northwest Youth Championships, which took place Friday through Sunday at Vancouver Lake.
Peterson is the only Vancouver Lake Crew rower to qualify for this year’s youth nationals, which take place June 10-12 in West Windsor, N.J.
She qualified for nationals by finishing the 2,000-meter final heat on Saturday with a time of 8 minutes, 45.403 seconds. Peterson was four seconds in front of two other boats to grab the third-place ticket to nationals.
In the other varsity finals involving Vancouver Lake Crew, Niko John and Erik Johnson placed fifth in the boys double (7:34.023) and Matthew Murphy was sixth in the boys singles final (8:11.667).
Vancouver Lake Crew had several novice boats row in final heats. The girls novice double Annie Kate Oliver and Katherine Bate earned gold medals by winning their heat. In the boys novice double, Walker Colson and Alex Hewitt placed third.
3-point shooters assist YMCA event
Students from 15 area high schools participated in a 3-point shooting contest on May 13 as part of a Hoops for Hope charity event at the Clark County Family YMCA.
Hailey Hartney of Mountain View High School (sponsored by Kris Green State Farm Agency) won the girls contest. Payton Wangler of Hockinson High (sponsored by Debbie Gardner State Farm Agency) placed second.
The boys contest was won by Quentin Raynor of Hudson’s Bay (sponsored by Javier Navarro State Farm Agency). Placing second was Hayden Huddleston of Woodland (sponsored by Debbie Kennell State Farm Agency).
Mountain bike race slated at Washougal MX
Registration is open for the Race for the Future mountain bike races, which will happen on June 18 at Washougal MX Park.
Sanctioned by the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association, the event is part of the Oregon Off-Road Cycling Series and will be the championship event for the OBRA Junior Mountain Bike Series.
Races distances and times will vary by category. Cost to race is $55 for adults and $20 for juniors. Adults who register by Wednesday can register for $40. A total of $10 from each entry fee will go to the local high school and middle school mountain bike teams.
To register, or to learn more, visit www.camasbikes.com.
Summer running series starts
The Clark County Running Club series of Wednesday evening summer runs officially begins this week with a 5-kilometer race that starts and finishes at David Douglas Park. The race starts at 7 p.m. Participants are encouraged to arrive at 6:30 p.m. to register.
David Douglas Park is at 1016 N. Garrison Rd. in Vancouver. Participants should park in the lot to the west of the baseball diamonds.
CCRC runs cost $2, but are free for member who pay the club’s annual $10 fee.
COMMUNITY SPORTS NEWS is published each Tuesday. Submit items by sending email to paul.danzer@columbian.com or call 360-735-4521.
