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Fall Season Concludes in Cali

1/9/2018

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The Challenge
Del Mar, California 
January 6th & 7th, 2018
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We concluded our Fall season traveling down to sunny San Diego, where we faced some highly competitive California club teams. This was an amazing learning experience for our program, as the teams we faced were physical, skilled and experienced. We were extremely proud of how much our teams stepped up to the challenge! We played in some close, hard-fought games, and while we didn't always come out on top, each team grew and improved significantly. 
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Some of our players also had the chance to meet Kami Craig and Kaleigh Gilchrist, gold medal winners from the National Women’s Water Polo team. Kami and Kaleigh say down with the girls and chatted with them about how to be good teammates.
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Hashtag Winners of the Game: 
2022/2023: 

#lookintothesunnyside- Calef Alesse
#slideintotheweekend- Frances Hansot
#getitdone- Juliet Kilborn
#thefinalshowdown- Riley Wells 

2024/2025: 
#lookintothesunnyside- Taya Dukes
#grittygrinder- Xiomara Kim
#teamworkmakesthedreamwork- Izzy Watts
#risetotherematch- ​Maggie Fitzgerald 
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We also announced our 2017 Stickwork Challenge winners: 

2024/2025: Alex Gardner
2023/2022: Charlotte Peng

Both of these players worked extremely hard this fall on their Stickwork, earning points by completing LAXSANITY at home. They will each receive a custom made CitySide tee-shirt! 

We also announced the winners of our annual notebook competition, which we assessed both the internal and external content. Congrats to our First Place winners Calef Alesse (2022/2023) & Alex Gardner (2024/2025) and our Second Place Winners: Riley Wells (2022/2023), Viole Miller (2022/2023), and Grace Kratz (2024/2025). 

That's it for our Fall Season. We hope to see everyone in March at Summer Tryouts! 
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Northwest Fall Fest CHAMPS!

11/7/2017

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Northwest Fall Fest
November 4th & 5th 
Yakima, WA

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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! 
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​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. 
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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.
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​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


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Portland Play Day Recap!

10/24/2017

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Saturday, October 21, 2017
Portland, Oregon 
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We were SO excited to kick off our Fall Season at the Portland Play Day! This was a full day of LAX, competing against some of the top clubs in the Northwest: 3D, Tenacity, and Superstix. While the conditions were chilly and wet, our players toughed out the elements. The games started out with mini field 9v9, which gave the players lots of touches on the stick. Our last game of the day was Full Field, which was our first time playing Full Field as a team. It truly showed our speed in the midfield and our potential as a club. As coaches, we were extremely proud of how our teams came together and we are excited to continue to build off this experience! 

Our next tournament will be in Yakima, Washington for the NW Fall Fest November 4th & 5th. 

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Cascade Cup CHAMPS!

7/31/2017

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Cascade Cup- Snohomish, WA
July 28-30, 2017 

What an amazing weekend we had at the Cascade Cup! It was incredible to see how much we grew as a team, and finally put all of the fundamentals we’ve been working on into the games. From our team motion to our transition defense, to moving the ball up the field, we were so proud of how far we came this summer AS A TEAM! 

And the best part was, we went UNDEFEATED on the weekend!! There is no better way we could have ended our summer and kicked off our inaugural CitySide Travel Team then by winning the CUP!
Hashtag Award Winners:
Each game we pick a “hashtag” where we choose the player who best embodies the focus of the game. 


Game 1: Clare Flynn- #fundamentals
Game 2: THE WHOLE TEAM- #teamworkmakesthedreamwork
Game 3: Grace Kratz- #fakenfinish
Game 4: Riley Carolan- #ridenslide
PLAYOFFS: Taya Dukes- #perfectingFUN ​
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The Oregon Lacrosse Classic

7/25/2017

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Oregon Lacrosse Classic- Bend, OR
July 21-23, 2017

We had such an amazing weekend having our FULL team competing in Bend! There was lots of team bonding, lots of selfies and most importantly, we learned how to battle FOUR games on one, hot day. Our Middle School bracket was a tough one, as we played some teams older than us and in some games we were challenged by full checking rules. It was great to compete against teams from California, Oregon and Washington and it was amazing to see how much growth we had throughout the weekend. 

We ended up competing in the Playoffs for third place, which we came up short playing against a tough 2022 Seattle Starz team. However, ending up fourth for our first major tournament was a good way to go out!
Weekend Hashtag Awards: 
Each game we pick a “hashtag” where we choose the player who best embodies the focus of the game. 

Game 1: Frances Hansot- #nextlevel
Game 2: Natalie Gemma- #heartandhustle
Game 3: Layne Davis- #focusandintensity 
Game 4: Carolyn Shrock- #digandgetbig 
Game 5: Izzy Watts- #teamwork 
PLAYOFFS: Riley MacColl- #champion
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First Tournament EVER!

6/25/2017

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Valhalla Summer Invasion- Portland, OR 
June 24, 2017

We represented the GIRLS of CitySide, playing in our first ever tournament Saturday at the Valhalla Summer Invasion. With limited subs and the temperatures hitting over 100 degrees, it certainly required a high level of mental toughness from our team, and we are proud of the way our team rose to the challenge (especially only having played together for just over a week!)
We competed against varying levels of ages and abilities, and we were also introduced to full checking for the first time. As a team and as a program, we learned a lot about our enormous potential and what to work on from here. We are excited to grow and continue to bond as a team!

Hashtag Awards of the Weekend: #determinedandstrong
Game 1: Juliet Kilborn– For her hustle on the draw and ability to transition the ball up the field
Game 2: Izzy Watts- For her ability to always be apart of the ride and work hard all over the field
Game 3: Riley Carolan- For carrying the ball up the field when the team was tired and going hard to goal!

We will see everyone this week at practice Monday & Wednesday!!
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