Girls bring lacrosse to high school

Olivia Brenno (left), then an eighth-grader, puts pressure on the opposition at a game last year. - John Sage photo
John Sage photo
Olivia Brenno (left), then an eighth-grader, puts pressure on the opposition at a game last year.
For the first time in over a decade, Vashon will field a high school girls lacrosse team, the Vashon Valkyries. The team will compete in the Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association’s JV league as part of the Vashon Lacrosse Club. In addition, a team for fifth- and sixth-grade girls team is also being formed and needs players.

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