Lacrosse season opens for Port Angeles-Sequim

By Matthew Nash • March 21, 2018 1:30 am
The Port Angeles-Sequim Mountaineers high school boys rally during a timeout at their opener on March 15 at the Agnew Fields. This week, they were scheduled to play three games including two in Agnew. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
The Port Angeles-Sequim Mountaineers high school boys rally during a timeout at their opener on March 15 at the Agnew Fields. This week, they were scheduled to play three games including two in Agnew. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Lacrosse season on the North Olympic Peninsula is going strong for the boys and girls’ Mountaineers’ squads.

The Port Angeles-Sequim Mountaineers high school boys hosted their first game of the season on March 15 at the Agnew Fields. The Mountaineers lost 8-2 to South Kitsap in the home opener, and lost 17-1 at Vashon to open the regular season on March 13.

The boys were scheduled to have a busy week hosting White River in a 17-4 loss Monday before traveling to Peninsula on March 21 and hosting a rematch with Vashon on March 23.

The Mountaineer’s high school girls were scheduled to travel to South Kitsap on Tuesday, and host Klahowya JV on Monday, March 26.

Port Angeles-Sequim’s middle squad featuring both boys and girls hosts North Kitsap on Saturday, March 24.

For more information on the Mountaineers lacrosse teams, visit http://mountaineerslax.org.

Mason Larsen, in center, and Tommy Hall, in goal, look to defend against South Kitsap’s midfielder Gabriel Paulus during the Port Angeles-Sequim Mountaineers’ home opener on March 15 at the Agnew Fields. The Mountaineers lost 8-2. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Mason Larsen, in center, and Tommy Hall, in goal, look to defend against South Kitsap’s midfielder Gabriel Paulus during the Port Angeles-Sequim Mountaineers’ home opener on March 15 at the Agnew Fields. The Mountaineers lost 8-2. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash