Lacrosse

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Nine St. Francis High School seniors signed a National Letter-of-Intent or made a commitment to play collegiate sports next year at schools across the country Wednesday. They were recognized on campus as part of the school’s formal fall signing day recognition.

The event was broadcast on the TroubieTV Network on PlayOn Sports.

St. Francis National Letter of Intent Signees

Danika Bailey, Softball, California

Lauren Charter, Water Polo, California

Erin Crooks, Swimming, Lafayette

• St. Francis advanced to the North Coast Section playoffs and lost in the first round at Granite Bay. The Troubadours finished the season with a 9-10 overall record.
• St. Francis placed six players on the Sacramento Valley Lacrosse Conference All-League team, including three first-team selections. Juniors Hayley Kusserow, Ryleigh Bone and Erika Palmer were all first-team selections as selected by the league coaches.
• Kusserow led the team in scoring with 57 goals and was named the team’s Most Valuable Attacker.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Rising senior Ryleigh Bone was selected to represent Northern California at the 2014 US Lacrosse National Tournament in Bel Air, Md., from May 24-25.

Bone, who hails from Granite Bay, Calif., was selected to the Nor Cal Team 1 after tryouts April 27 in Atherton, Calif. She is among the 40 players chosen to play on one of the two Northern California teams and they represent 23 different high school programs. She will be coached by Amy Harms (St. Ignatius) and Rachael Martinez (Cal High).

GRANITE BAY, Calif. – The St. Francis lacrosse team fell to Granite Bay for the third time this season, eliminating the Troubadours from the first round of the North Coast Section playoffs. The Grizzlies posted a 20-8 victory over St. Francis, advancing to the second round.

“We started off pretty strongly,” said Head Coach Kristi Wilson. “When we got the ball on our attack, we did a great job of spacing it out and our shooting percentage was strong.”

GRANITE BAY, Calif. – The St. Francis lacrosse team was close at the half but Granite Bay pulled away in the second half to post a 15-9 victory.

The Troubadours trailed just 6-5 at the break.

Colleen McClain had a team-best three goals in the game, while Hayley Kusserow and Erika Palmer each added two. Madison McKim and Emily Bush also scored in the game.

St. Francis fell to 9-9 on the season. North Coast Section brackets will be announced on Saturday.

GRANITE BAY 15, ST. FRANCIS 9

SAN RAMON, Calif. – The St. Francis lacrosse team lost 16-9 at San Ramon Valley Tuesday night.

Colleen McClain scored three times and Hayley Kusserow and Sarah Westover each added two goals in the loss.Erika Plamer and Meg Anderson each added a goal for the Troubadours.

St. Francis dropped to 9-8 on the season. The Troubies play at Granite Bay on Thursday to close the regular season. North Coast Section playoff brackets will be announced on Saturday.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Hayley Kusserow scored four goals but it was not enough as Davis spoiled the St. Francis senior game with a 13-10 victory in the home regular season final for the Troubadours.

Seniors Ryanne Brust, Lyndsay Carpenter, Mackenzie Campbell and Jane Sadler were playing their final home games and were honored with their parents in a pre-game ceremony.

Davis led 6-5 at the break and held off St. Francis in the second half. The Troubadours won only five draws in the contest. Goalie Maddie Merwin made nine saves in the goal.