South Salem Lacrosse is often a forgotten sport because it is considered a club sport, instead of a school sport. Lacrosse takes place in the springtime, and both the boys teams and girls teams have wrapped up the season.
On the girls’ side of things the Saxon women’s lacrosse team has grown over the years. Many schools on the West Coast don’t have enough girls lacrosse players to make a team, but the joining of both Sprague and South girls to form one team continues to be the solution to this problem. Calling themselves the SOLYS, students at Sprague and South play together, rotating where home games take place.
This season the girls lacrosse team ended with a record of 7-7, with only three losses coming from league teams. The Saxons are a part of the Willamette Valley League where they face off against each opponent twice throughout the season. These teams include McNary, Corvallis, West Albany, and Crescent Valley.
In addition, three girls lacrosse players earned 1st team all-league honors for the 2019 season. Kelsey Olson and Megan Ivie, seniors from Sprague, earned 1st team on the offensive side, while Libby Klein ‘19 was honored for defense.
The Saxon boys lacrosse team has struggled the past few years, but have been working on rebuilding the program these past few seasons. Last year boys lacrosse had an overall record of 0-12 but were able earn three victories this year, ending with an overall record of 3-11.
They earned their first victory versus Corvallis on Apr. 2 where they won 11-7 and ended up beating them again in their last game of the season on May 14 by a score of 8-6.
“This season we had ups and downs but I think overall we improved and I’m going to keep working hard this offseason,” John Paul Emery ‘21 said.
The Saxons had four players receive all-conference honors. Adam Rapp ‘21 earned 1st team for goalie, Emery earned 2nd team for defense, Nathan Harms ‘19 earned Honorable Mention for attack, and Colton Ellis ‘20 earned Honorable Mention for midfield.
