Name: Sydney Lennard
Nickname: Syd
Year of Graduation: 2024
High School/Hometown: Seattle WA
Favorite Position: Midfield
# of Years Playing Lacrosse: 6 years
Where were you born and where do you currently live?
I was born in Seattle WA and I still live in Seattle WA

Favorite Pump Up Song?
I’m on top of the world by: Imagine Dragons

Favorite Movie?
Marlee and me

Do you have any pets?
Yes I have a dog named Moose and he is a English black lab and I have one fish which I forget his name.

What are 3 words that you would use to describe yourself?
Energetic, caring, athletic

What does being part of CSL meant to you?
Being on Cityside is such an honor. I’m so thankful that I made the team and I have these amazing coaches that will teach me so much! And I’m also very thankful for all of my new friends which are more like family already!

If you could have dinner with any 3 individuals who would they be?
It would be with my granny who passed away a couple of years ago and, my mom's dad because I never got to meet him bc he died when my mom was only 8 and he sounds like he has a great personality! My last person would probably be Lindsey Vonn because she is a strong and inspirational skier and she would be lots of fun to hang out with. 

What is your favorite lacrosse memory?
Umm well there was this one time at practice and it was our last practice so we got water balloons and there were these like football players like high school ones on the other side of the field and we decided to sabotage them! It was fun!

What are your favorite inspirational quote?
“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud” by: Maya Angelou

If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
I think it would be chicken curry with rice because it’s got protein and there are lots of variety of the different Curries.

Favorite School subject?
Well I love P.E but like Educational class would be writing because we always have so much fun and we make up some really funny story’s!

What is your favorite place you’ve ever been?
Well every year I go to my cottage up in Muskoka Canada and my whole family is there on my dad's side and we get to hang out with our cousins and have so much fun!

Who is one person you look up to and why?
I look up to Hillary Bowen because she is so kind and funny and she is an amazing athlete. She is one of my cityside coaches and she teaches us so many amazing plays, dodges and, other things that make us successful in our lacrosse filled lives. 

Besides lacrosse, what other interests do you have?
I love to bake and I also love to make business and be an entrepreneur. 

If you were an animal, what would you be?
I would be a flying squirrel because one, they can fly and two, they are small cute animals!

Any hidden talents?
I have a business called sugar cloud and sugar cloud is a cotton candy business so I can spin cotton candy!

What are your goals for lacrosse?
I hope to get a scholarship for lacrosse to a good college and I hope to be playing lacrosse for EVER! 

Both of our teams competed in another great Play Day at a local favorite, The Turkeyshoot. The tournament format was 4-25 minute games. The biggest theme we saw from our teams is GROWTH. They are getting better every time they step on the field and they are starting to play more like a team. 

​It was also finally a tournament with decent weather! We will practice in the next couple of months and conclude our Fall season in sunny California.. 

HASHTAG OF THE GAME WINNERS:
Each game, we pick a word or a phrase and label it the "hashtag" of the game. The award is given to the player who embodies that word in the game. 

2022/2023: 
#beastmode- Ellie Sabol 

2024/2025: 
#bethebomb- Clara Peng
#playlikeagirl- Taya Dukes 
#toughcookie- Annie Crowson
#lastgamebestgame- Belle Fitzpatrick 

Name: Ashley Pike
Nickname: Piker
Year of Graduation: 2007 
High School/Hometown: General Brown JR/SR High School, Watertown, NY
Favorite Position: Midfield 
# of Years Playing Lacrosse: 18

Where were you born & where do you currently live? 
I was born in Watertown, NY and now I live in Normandy Park, WA.

Favorite Pump Up Song? 
Wake Me Up - Avicii

Favorite Movie? 
Any of the Harry Potter movies!

Do you have any pets? 
Two labs! Scarlet Brown and Winnie Cooper!

What are 3 words that you would use to describe yourself? 
Energetic, competitive, compassionate.

What does being part of CSL meant to you? 
Being part of CitySide for the last two months has been a great experience!  I quickly gained a great lacrosse family and have created some awesome friendships already.  I’m really looking forward to seeing the success of the CitySide girls lacrosse program!

If you could have dinner with any 3 individuals who would they be? 
My Aunt Wendy and Aunt Connie—I was two young to know them and would have loved to see what my mom’s sisters role in my life would have been if they were still alive today.  I would also love to have dinner with Mia Hamm...always been a huge fan and she has been a constant insirpation in my life!

What is your favorite lacrosse memory? 
Winning the first ever Big East Championship vs. Georgetown in the Dome my senior year.

What are your favorite inspirational quotes? 
“It’s a great day to have a great day.” “Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girls who feel in love with the game and never looked back...play for her.” — Mia Hamm

If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? 
Before I moved to Seattle, I would have said Pizza because you can put ANYTHING on top of pizza—BUT, since moving to Seattle, I would have to say Ezelle’s Chicken.  Just sayin.

Favorite School subject? 
Shop and Metal class.  I still have/use the water pump lamp I made in 7th grade.

What is your favorite place you’ve ever been? 
The family trip we took to Alaska this summer—23 hours of daylight! Sign me up for all day activities—hell skiing, hell hiking, water skiing, fishing, hiking, etc...!

Who is one person you look up to and why? 
I have always looked up to my parents because they do it all!  They’ve been there every step of the way for me and I have no idea how they juggled mine and my brothers crazy schedule...sometimes it seemed like they could be in two places at once.

Besides lacrosse, what other interests do you have? 
I love to cook—I’m a total foodie.  I also love being outdoors, so really anything that comes with outside, I’M INTO IT!

If you were an animal, what would you be? 
I would love to be a bird!  I want to fly...

Any hidden talents? 
I am a 3rd degree brown belt in Kang Duk Kwon Karate.

What are your goals for lacrosse? 
To see the women’s game stay true to its traditional roots and keep the finesse and the beauty of the game but continue to grow with the increasing athleticism and skill of the youth.

What an amazing weekend we had at the Northwest Fall Fest! It was our first "tournament" style competition of the fall season, and we were excited to play some good teams and see where we stand.

​The first day was "pool play" where each team had two games to determine seedings for the Playoffs. Our 2022/2023 team dominated the day, and went into Sunday seeded at the top of their pool. Our 2024/2025 played up an age all day. While they had some tough games, they played hard, learned a lot, and grew significantly as a team! 

After our games Saturday, we had a "legendary" program-wide dinner before Sunday's Playoffs games. We bonded through pizza and laughs, and got PUMPED for Sunday! 

​Sunday morning started off with a little surprise when we got to the field- SNOW!! Our players had a BLAST using their sticks as shovels and embracing the day's obstacle. ​

For our Sunday games, we were matched against teams in our age group. Both teams had some hard battles, but one word was the theme for CitySide: RELENTLESS. Our teams refused to back down when they were losing. Some of the highlights include: 

-THIS overtime goal by 2024 Alex Gardner in a come-from-behind-win for CitySide 2024/2025 against 3D. 

-Our 2022/2023 team WINNING the entire Middle School bracket at the tournament! They came from behind in the finals to beat a strong 3D 2023 team.

​CONGRATS!! We couldn't be more proud of how hard the team fought to win. We can't wait for our next tournament! 
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HASHTAG OF THE GAME WINNERS:
Each game, we pick a word or a phrase and label it the "hashtag" of the game. The award is given to the player who embodies that word in the game. 

2022/2023: 
#Warrior- Riley Wells
#KillerInstinct- Charlotte Peng
#SavageSnowwoman- Juliet Kilborn
#Champoin- Viole Miller 

2024/2025: 
#Warrior- Jun Danenhower
​#KillerInstinct- TEAM 
#SavageSnowwoman- Alex Gardner
#GiddyUp- Kate Risse
#Hounddog- Chase Millan

Name: Lucinda 
Nickname: Cinda, Cin, Cinders  
Year of Graduation: 2015
High School/Hometown: St. Andrew's School, Middletown DE
Favorite Position: Midfield 
# of Years Playing Lacrosse: 13

Where were you born & where do you currently live? 
Born in Delaware, currently live in Queen Anne

Favorite Pump Up Song? 
Hear Me Coming - Yung Joc 

Favorite Movie? 
A Lot Like Love 

Do you have any pets? 
A border collie back east!!! 

What are 3 words that you would use to describe yourself? 
Giddy, driven, creative  

What does being part of CSL meant to you? 
It's like my home away from home -- being back on the lacrosse field and playing/coaching/growing with this AWESOME group of people!! 

If you could have dinner with any 3 individuals who would they be? 
Ghandi, my grandma, and my mother 

What is your favorite lacrosse memory? 
the first year of picking up a stick (6th grade) and playing for hours in the backyard with my older brother, counting how many catches we could get

What are your favorite inspirational quotes? 
Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit. - e. e. cummings

If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? 
tbh....GREEN APPLES! 

Favorite School subject? 
ENGLISH and environmental science 

What is your favorite place you’ve ever been? 
My family's house in Putney, Vermont 

Who is one person you look up to and why? 
My grandmother.  She is constantly reading and absorbing the world around her. She knows so much about nature, literature, history, current events, and is so humble about it all... She always gives me meditative, loving words of wisdom! 

Besides lacrosse, what other interests do you have? 
painting, hiking, making spotify playlists (i have over 200...), making highlight films, trail runs 

If you were an animal, what would you be? 
reality: golden retreiver puppy, dream: any kind of whale 

Any hidden talents? 
Painter!! 

What are your goals for lacrosse? 
One of my goals is to have the girls become comfortable with feeling uncomfortable -- to have fun with the growing process.  It is so important to get used to feeling uncomfortable in order to grow in lacrosse (and in the classroom -- and any aspect of life). 
I hope to give them a solid foundation so they will know what they need to keep working on during the off season. Lastly, I want to share my love of lacrosse and that feeling of not being able to get of it ---and to bring that energy to every practice/game/meeting!