Eastside FC wins at Starfire Labor Day Cup

Islanders Alexis Shoop and Scarlett Counihan helped their Eastside FC Girls 01 White team take the top spot in their division at the Starfire 2015 Labor Day Cup Sept. 4-7 in Tukwila.

Eastside FC didn’t concede a goal throughout the tournament to win Group B of the U-14 gold division. The team opened with a 3-0 win over Kent United Sept. 5 and battled Whatcom FC G01 Elite for a 1-0 victory Sept. 6. After drawing a scoreless contest with Franklin Pierce SC Fury on Labor Day, Eastside FC overcame the Kitsap Alliance FC Skinners 1-0. With the win, the team managed to edge Franklin Pierce by one point with its overall point total to take the division.

Eastside FC team members include Annie Gurkin, Corrigan Rayhill, Ema Hackett, Grace Wallace, Izzy Smith, Jacqueline Frimodt, Joelle Buck, Julia Seaver, Kaatje Justus, Kajal Gogri, Maddie Deasy, Reece Wharton, Taylor Burton and Trinity Lucas. The team is coached by is Jan Smisek.

Condon, Paborsky LAX All Americans

Mercer Island High School grads Evan Condon and Hannah Paborsky were among the 16 state lacrosse athletes named All Americans by US Lacrosse for 2015.

Eight boys and eight girls, all 2015 graduating seniors, from 11 high schools across Washington were named to the national honor.

The Eastside led the state with eight selections. Among them were Issaquah High School midfielder Suzanne Emerson, along with Eagles defenders Jordan Hepperle and Mikey Giannopulos. Others included Woodinville defender Molly Mitchell, Skyline attackman Charlie Kurtenbach, Eastside Catholic defender Arend Broekmate and Lake Washington defender Spencer Mueller.

For the complete list of boys and girls All Americans, visit www.uslacrosse.org.