Washington Stealth

The Washington Stealth hosts the first installment of the "King of the Northwest" box lacrosse tournament at the Comcast Arena at Everett on August 3-5, 2012.  Pee Wee, Bantam, Midget and Varsity teams from California and Washington will do battle on the Comcast Arena turf for the right to be called King of the Northwest.

Participating teams:

Junior Stealth
Cascade Clash
Calilax All-Stars
Stealth Academy All-Starz
Eastside Catholic

In the opening game of the King of the Northwest Tournament, both teams struggled to find the back of the net in the early going.  The Jr. Stealth struck twice in the second half of the opening period with goals from Matt Marino and Dryden Valade. 

The Clash cut the lead in half early in the second period with a goal by Marcus Knight.  Connor Whyte regained the two-goal lead for the Stealth with ten minutes left to play in the period.  Marino would score twice more in the second to tie the game at 3 going into the final stanza.

The Clash earned its first lead of the game just over three minutes into the third on a Jack Serou goal made it 4-3.  The Stealth responded with a pair of goals, first from Sergei Jacobs at the 9:25 mark and then Whyte tallied his second of the game less than a minute later to make it 5-4.  After the Clash scored two straight to take a 6-5 lead, the Stealth got the equalizer with 2:45 left in the game from Valade.  Neither team was able to break the tie, leading to a point in the opening game for each team.

Joe Kosick made 13 saves in 30 minutes of action for the Jr. Stealth.

The Academy All-Starz got the scoring started in this one, with Braydon Sauber tallying a goal at the 8:25 mark of the first period.  Eastside Catholic answered with a pair of goals in the next three minutes, both scored by Jarret Toy.  The Academy All-Starz rounded out the first period scoring with a Sean Hanrahan goal to make it 2-2.

The All-Starz made it 3-2 four minutes into the second stanza as Harrison Wartes notched his only goal of the game.  It wasn't until the two-minute mark of the second that Eastside Catholic got the equalizer, as Blake Lee found the back of the net to knot the score at three going into the final 15 minutes.

Eastside Catholic took over in the third, notching a pair of goals while holding the Academy All-Starz scoreless.  Victor Guevara and Zack Steffens rounded out the scoring to give Eastside Catholic the 5-3 victory.

In Pee Wee action on the afternoon of Day 1, Calilax and Cascade Clash took part in a spirited contest at Comcast Arena.

Calilax opened the scoring just over two minutes into the first period with a goal from Kyle Brandon.  The Clash responded a minute later, as Marcus Knight knotted the score at one in the early going.  Each team would add another goal in the opening frame to make it 2-2 after fifteen minutes of action.

Cascade took control of the game early in the second with two unanswered goals in the first three minutes.  Neither team was able to find the back of the net for the majority of the period, until Calilax broke through at the two-minute mark.  They scored twice in the final two minutes to tie the game at four going into the final period.

Once again, the Clash struck early, getting the go-ahead goal just 2:30 into the third thanks to Knight once again.  Cascade extended their lead to two 6-4 with just 5:10 remaining in regulation.  Calilax cut the defecit to one with a goal from Matt David, but the comeback would fall short as the final whistle blew with the score 6-5.

The Pee Wee teams from the host Jr. Stealth and Calilax hit the floors this evening and it was a game that came down to the wire.

The Jr. Stealth got off to a hot start, scoring the first four goals of the game.  Four different players scored and the Stealth held a 4-0 lead with 4:28 remaining in the first period.  Calilax ended the period strong, however, netting a pair of goals in the final 3:33.  But the Stealth held a 4-2 advantage after one.

In the second, the Stealth extended its lead to 5-2 with a goal from Matt Marino less than four minutes in.  It would be the only goal allowed by Calilax in the period however, and its offense made the most of it.  Calilax scored three straight to tie the score at 5 as the teams headed into the final fifteen minutes.

The Jr. Stealth took a 6-5 lead just 16 seconds into the third period on a Cade Brown tally.  Calilax answered just three minutes later with a goal from S. Morais, his second of the game.  After the teams traded goals to make it 7-7, Calilax got the offensive spurt it needed, scoring back-to-back goals to take a 9-7 lead with just 5:38 left in the game.  The Jr. Stealth cut the lead to one with 2:28 left on the clock as Connor Whyte scored his second goal of the game.  But time would run out on the Jr. Stealth comeback and Calilax escaped with the 9-8 victory.

The second-to-last game of day 1 of the King of the Northwest Tournament between the Midget teams of the Jr. Stealth and Academy All-Starz proved to be one of the most exciting of the day.

The first period was relatively low-scoring, with the Jr. Stealth taking a 2-1 lead thanks to goals from Mikey Giannopoulous and CJ Schuster. 

The second period belonged to the Jr. Stealth who, after an early goal by the Academy All-Starz's Sebastion Ferraro, went on a four-goal run to take a commanding 6-2 lead.  Kaedyn Williams scored twice during the run, he would finish the game with a hat trick.

The Jr. Stealth extended its lead to 8-2 early in the third, as Schuster netted his second of the game.  But the Academy All-Starz came roaring back, rattling off five straight, including the third, fourth and fifth goals for Ferraro.  But with their lead cut to just one goal, the Jr. Stealth slammed the door shut on the Academy All-Starz's comeback.  The team scored twice in less than a minute, increasing its lead to 10-7 with just 1:27 to play.  Ferraro added his sixth goal, completing the tournament's first sock trick, with 51 seconds left.  That tally was the last one of the game, and the Jr. Stealth took the 10-8 victory.

The Cascade Clash jumped out to an early lead, dominating possession in the first period.  The Clash scored seven times in the opening frame, peppering Jr. Stealth goaltender Jake Braich with 15 shots on goal.

The Clash continued its run into the second, taking a 9-0 lead early in the period.  Siam Orven scored three times during the nine-goal run.  The Stealth got on the board at the 4:30 mark of the second period with a goal by Connor Quigley.  The Clash continued to pour it on with three more goals to close out the second.  Jordy Greendall and Justin Beretta tallied hat tricks in the first 30 minutes of play.

In the third, the Clash made it 13-1 just over a minute into the third period on Orven's fourth goal of the game.  Jackson Morris scored less than a minute later for the Jr. Stealth, but the 13-2 defecit was too large to overcome.  Orven added one more at the 5:32 mark to complete the Clash's 14-2 victory.

Braich made 22 saves for the Jr. Stealth in the loss.

The first varsity match-up of the day pitted the Jr. Stealth against the Stealth Academy All-Starz.  The Jr. Stealth asserted themselves in the opening period, jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first five minutes of action.  They held their counterparts scoreless in the period while six different players scored to take a commanding 6-0 lead.

After a Stealth goal just over a minute into the second period made it 7-0, the Academy All-Starz got back in the game with a four-goal run.  Liew Rust scored twice during the run.  the score was 7-4 going into the final 15 minutes.

But in the third, it was all Jr. Stealth once again.  Jackson Lanning opened the third period scoring and sparked a 5-goal Jr. Stealth run that closed out the game.  Curtis Yokoyama scored the final two goals of the game as the Jr. Stealth closed out the 12-4 win.

The bantam teams from Calilax and Cascade Clash were on the floor late this afternoon and took part in a back-and-forth battle.

Calilax scored first, just two minutes into the game.  Cascade responded with back-to-back goals midway through the period to take a 2-1 lead.  But Calilax would have the final say in the period as Will Myers and Ian Bruce notched goals in the final three minutes to give Calilax a 3-2 lead after the opening fifteen minutes.

The second period belonged to the Clash.  After Clarke Walters scored for Calilax just over a minute into the period, Nate Gowdy and Justin Beretta scored for the Clash to tie the game at 4.  Calilax got within a goal at the 9:08 mark, but the Clash responded with two goals once again to take a 6-5 lead going into the final frame.

Calilax evened the score 1:10 into the third thanks to Walters' second goal of the game.  The Clash regained their one-goal advantage with 7:05 on the clock on a Chase Bultez tally.  But with just 35 seconds left, Calilax found its equalizer from the stick of Kevin Jaggers.  A late flurry of shots would not find the net for either team as the game ended in a 7-7 draw.

It was the first shutout of the King of the Northwest Tournament, and it was an impressive win for the Calilax bantam squad.

The rout started with a pair of goals from C. Walters to kick off the game.  He would finish with a hat trick in the game.  Calilax went on to lead the Jr. Stealth 5-0 at the end of the first period and 10-0 after two.

Ten different players scored for Calilax in the game.  Along with Walters' hat trick, they got a pair of goals from M. Buchanan and H. Harty each en route to the 14-0 victory.

Calilax scored early and often in this one.  Five different players scored in the first period for the visitors from California as they built an early 5-0 lead.

The Academy All-Starz got on the board less than three minutes into the second period, but it was the only time in the game they would find the back of the net.  Calilax, however, continued to roll.  They notched three in the second stanza, including a pair from C. Finnigan.  They took an 8-1 lead into the final period.

Calilax scored twice in 40 seconds late in the third, including Finnigan's hat trick tally.  They cruised to the 10-1 win.

In the final game of Day 1 of the King of the Northwest Tournament, the Calilax midget squad and Jr. Stealth midgets squared off.

The Jr. Stealth got on the board first with a goal from Liew Rust, but it would be the only time they would lead in the game.  Calilax rebounded with three straight goals to hold a two-goal edge at the end of the first period.

In the second, the Stealth got within one goal after a Stuart Sutherland tally, but Calilax answered again, this time with a six-goal run that put the game out of reach.  It was 9-2 going into the final stanza.

In the third, Calilax extended their run to ten goals, scoring four times, including a pair of goals from M. Meissner.  Rust got the Stealth on the scoresheet in the third, but Calilax cruised to a 14-3 victory.

The Jr. Stealth got things started just over three minutes into the first period as Elliot James scored the first of his three goals in the game.  The Clash answered midway through the period as Jody Greenhall knotted the score at one.  After James scored his second for the Stealth, the Clash rallied for a pair of goals within a minute of each other to take a 3-1 lead after the opening fifteen minutes.

Cascade Clash took control in the second period, scoring four unanswered goals, including a pair from Justin Berretta, to take a 7-2 lead going into the final stanza.

The Jr. Stealth cut the lead to four goals on James' hat trick tally just 30 seconds into the third, but it would be as close as they would get.  The Clash ended the game with a five-goal run, Zack Williams scoring twice during the run.  The final score: Clash 12, Jr. Stealth 3.

The first period between the bantam squads from the Jr. Stealth and Calilax was a back-and-forth battle.  Six different players scored goals as the two teams headed into the second period knotted at three.

The Jr. Stealth jumped out to a lead in the second, as Elliot James scored a pair of goals to make it 5-3 with just over five minutes left in the period.  But Calilax bounced back as Joel Leger and Taylor Jensen each scored their second goals of the game to tie things up at five going into the third.

The third was all Calilax.  They scored twice in the opening 3:10 of the period to take a 7-5 elad.  The Jr. Stealth cut its defecit to one goal with ten minutes left on a Jackson Zerbe marker.  But from there, Calilax rattled off five straight, two from Matt Levan, en route to the 12-6 win.

The Calilax bantams came out of the gates strong, scoring twice in the opening two minutes of action.  That was all the offense for both teams in the first period and Calilax held the 2-0 edge going into the second.

There was no shortage of goals in the second period as both teams scored four times.  The Clash got a pair of goals and an assist from Zack Williams in the period.  Clarke Walters scored twice for Calilax and they held a 6-4 lead after 30 minutes of play.

In the third, Calilax extended their lead to three goals as Mateo Levan completed his hat trick just 39 seconds in.  The Clash cut the defecit to one with a pair of goals, but would fall short in the comeback attempt.  Walters got his hat trick tally with 2:46 left on the clock to secure the 8-6 win.

The midget squads from the Jr. Stealth and the Academy All-Starz Navy got together in a highly contested afternoon match-up. 

The Jr. Stealth jumped out to an early lead with two goals in the first 3:15 of action.  But that was all the offense the Stealth could muster in the first, while the Academy All-Starz rebounded with a pair of late goals to draw even at the end of one.

The All-Starz grabbed the lead five minutes into the second, but the Stealth responded with a three-goal run to close out the period, including the second goal of the game from Mikey Giannopoulous.  The Stealth held a slight 5-3 edge going into the final fifteen minutes.

The Stealth extended their lead to open the third on a goal from Dalton Stahl.  But the All-Starz bounced back with two goals to get back within one with 4:08 left in the game.  With just under a minute left to play, the Stealth got the insurance goal they needed from Arend Broekmate to make it 7-5.  The All-Starz tallied a late goal with just six seconds left, falling just short in the 7-6 final.

The varsity teams from the Jr. Stealth and Calilax were back on the floor this afternoon.  The Jr. Stealth got on the board first with a goal from Jarrett Toy in the first two minutes.  Calilax responded with three goals while holding the Stealth scoreless in the remainder of the period.

After the teams traded goals in the start the second to make it 4-2, Calilax surged ahead with a three-goal run.  They held a comfortable 7-2 lead at the end of two.

In the third, it was more of the same, Calilax outscoring the Stealth 4-1 in the final 15 minutes.  M. Gerhardt finished with a hat trick as Calilax coasted to the 11-3 victory.

The midget squads from the Jr. Stealth and Eastside Catholic on Day 2 of the King of the Northwest Tournament brought the first instance of last-second drama of the weekend.

The Jr. Stealth jumped out to an early 2-0 lead with goals from Stuart Southerland and Mikey Giannopoulous in the first five minutes of play.  Eastside Catholic responded with two of their own, both by Arend Broekmate.  The Stealth took a one-goal edge into the second period thanks to a goal from Dalton Stahl with just six seconds left in the first.

Stahl opened the second period scoring off the opening face-off, giving the Stealth a 4-2 lead.  After a Blake Lee goal cut the EC defecit to one, the Stealth rattled off two more goals to extend their lead to three with 5:45 left in the second.  Eastside Catholic got a pair of goals late in the period to pull back within one, but Southerland's second of the game gave the Stealth a 7-5 lead heading into the final 15 minutes.

Eastside Catholic came roaring back in the third.  They scored four straight, including two more from Lee, to take its first lead of the game at 9-7.  But the Stealth would not go quietly.  Giannopoulous scored with 4:39 left in the game to get within a goal.  Then, with just uner two minutes to play, Stahl netted his hat trick goal to even the score at nine.  With time winding down in the game, the Stealth got the ball back to its hot hand and Stahl took advantage.  His fourth of the game came with just two seconds on the clock and gave the Stealth the 10-9 victory.

The Jr. Stealth Pee Wee squad opened the scoring less than a minute into the game as Matt Marino tallied his first goal of the contest.  The Clash held the Stealth scoreless in the remainder of the period however, and managed three goals of their own, including a pair from Stuart McDonald.

Second period scoring was scarce, but the Jr. Stealth were able to get back within a goal on Marino's second goal of the game.  The Clash held a 3-2 edge going into the final fifteen minutes.

The Clash opened the third period scoring with 11:20 left in the game.  Marino's hat trick kept the Stealth just a goal behind, but it would be as close as they would get.  The Clash rattled off four straight to close out the game.  McDonald notched his third and fourth goals of the game during the run as the Clash captured the 8-3 victory.

It was the Pee Wees turn as the Jr. Stealth and Calilax met once again.  Calilax opened the scoring in this one 2:30 into the game, but the Jr. Stealth responded in a big way.  They scored three times in the remainder of the period, building some momentum with a 3-1 lead going into the second stanza.

The Jr. Stealth continued its run in period two, scoring three more while keeping Calilax off the scoreboard  The Stealth got a pair of goals from Connor Whyte in the period as they extended their lead to 6-1.

Calilax made a comeback in the third.  They rattled off three straight to get within two goals, C. Ballugo's tally with 6:30 left made it 6-4.  The Stealth got an insurance goal from Matt Marino, his second of the game, with 4:22 left to play.  Calilax got one more at the 1:42 mark, but were unable to complete the comeback.  Jr. Stealth hung on for the 7-5 victory.

The Cascade Clash jumped out to an early lead, scoring twice in the opening five minutes.  Calilax got on the board with a goal midway through the period, but Stuart McDonald's second goal of the game gave the Clash a 3-1 edge at the end of one.

Cascade continued to roll in the second as McDonald notched his hat trick goal three minutes in.  They added another four minutes later to take a 5-1 lead.  Calilax cut the lead to three goals with 5:55 left in the period, but another Clash marker made it 6-2 going into the final fifteen minutes.

The Clash expanded its lead to six goals early in the third, McDonald scored his fourth of the game with 12:19 left on the clock.  It was all the cushion the Clash would need and despite a pair of third period goals by Calilax, Cascade cruised to the 8-4 win.

In midget action, Eastside Catholic faced the Academy All-Starz Select in an afternoon battle on the Comcast Arena floor.  Each team notched a goal in the opening period, sending the teams into the second tied at one.

Eastside Catholic started to pull away in the second, scoring three times while holding the All-Starz to just one goal.  EC's Arend Broekmate scored twice in the period.  Eastside Catholic held a 4-2 edge going into the final frame.

EC made it 5-2 in the opening minutes of the third and didn't look back.  The All-Starz got a goal from Colton Umberger with 10:38 left, but it was the last time they'd find the back of the net.  EC's Blake Lee would score twice before the final whistle, giving Eastside Catholic the 7-3 victory.

In midget play, the two Academy All-Starz teams, Navy and Select, faced off for the first time.  Navy got off to a fast start, scoring just 30 seconds after the opening face-off.  The teams traded goals throughout the first period, with Navy holding a slim 3-2 lead after 15 minutes.

In the second, goals from Will Lundgren and Andrew O'Reilly extended the Navy lead to three.  The Select squad answered with a pair of goals of their own, Cooper Martin's tally with 4:15 left in the period cut the defecit to one.  But Navy responded with one late in second to take a 6-4 lead into the final frame.

Navy regained its three-goal edge just ten seconds into the third, and it would be all the insurance they would need.  Each team scored twice the rest of the way as Navy edged their Academy All-Starz counterparts, 9-6.

The Jr. Stealth and Academy All-Starz varsity squads squared off in the second-to-last game of Day 2.  The All-Starz scored first as Eli Batt notched his only goal of the game with 11:35 left in the first.  It would be the only lead of the day for the All-Starz as the Jr. Stealth rattled off four straight to close out the opening period.  Cole Johnson scored twice during the run and the Stealth led 4-1 after one.

In the second, an early goal from the All-Starz cut the defecit to two goals, but the Jr. Stealth had the answer.  Two more Stealth goals extended the lead to 6-2.  It was 6-3 later in the period when Johnson scored back-to-back markers and Jerrett Toy got in on the act with a goal with just six seconds left in the period.  The Stealth held a firm 9-3 lead going into the third and final period.

The All-Starz scored twice in the first five minutes of the third to make it 9-5, but they would be held off the scoresheet for the remainder of the game.  The Jr. Stealth would add a pair late in the period to make the final score 11-5.

The final game of Day 2 in the King of the NW Tournament was a varsity matchup between the Academy All-Starz and Calilax.

The All-Starz jumped out to an early lead with a pair of goals by Cole Dyehouse.  Calilax answered with a three-goal run that gave them a 3-2 lead with 3:29 left in the opening frame.  The All-Starz evened the score before the first intermission and the two teams entered the second tied at 3.

In the second, the All-Starz regained a one-goal lead with 5:43 left in the period.  With 3:15 on the clock, Calilax tied it back up at four.  A minute later, they regained the lead as D. McGinnis scored his second of the game.  Calilax held a 5-4 edge going into the final 15 minutes.

Calilax extended their lead when T. Loper scored his second of the game just 1:32 into the third.  The All-Starz got back to within a goal just over a minute later, but Calilax kept them out of reach with a goal late in the period to make it 7-5.  Eli Batt scored his second of the night for the All-Starz with 2:50 on the clock to bring his team within a goal, but with 34 seconds left, L. Finnigan scored his second of the game to end any hopes of an All-Starz comeback.  Calilax went on to the 8-6 win.

CaliLax: C. Barlosa 1G; M. Morais 1G; M. David 2G; N. Rumpf 2G, 1A; J. Cloete 1A; T. Funk 1G, 1A; K. Brandon 1G.

Jr. Stealth: S. Jacobs 2G; S. Macintyre 1G; M. Peters 1G; D. Valade 1G; C. Whyte 2G, 3A; M. Marino 1G, 2A

It looked to be all CaliLax at the start of the day with six first period goals by the visiting Californians and just two to match with the Jr. Stealth Pee Wee's. After waking from their slump, however, Jr. Stealth jumped back with four second period goals and holding CaliLax to just one, which got the locals back to within one. Goalies on both sides stepped up big in the third period and the Jr. Stealth failed to convert on a five-on-three powerplay, but still closed the gap to finish with a an 8-8 tie. Going into overtime, goalies again did their job and the crowd on both sides had the benches pumped with energy. It took three minutes and fifteen seconds of back and forth play for Connor Whyte to scoop a loose ball off the boards and nail the game winning shot sending the Jr. Stealth to the final game and CaliLax home with the bronze in what might have been the game of the weekend.

The Junior Stealth Varsity team looked good in the last day as they jumped to an early lead and never looked back. The Stealth picked up two power play goals, taking advantage of four Elite penalties during the first period. Held scoreless after the first period, the AllStarz Elite owned the second period with two goals and the Stealth held to a single netter. The Comcast Arena lights inexplicably shut down at the end of the second period and would not restart for another 20 minutes. After getting the lights back, the Elite failed to capitalize on the unplanned timeout, but earned a bronze for the weekend.

CaliLax traveled to Washington to bring home the gold and it showed in this Bantam game. Down by one after 50 seconds, CaliLax got the tying goal at 12:10 in the first period and then kept their foot on the gas afterwards. The Clash took six penalties in the game compared to two for CaliLax, and paid the price with CaliLax converting three times. The Clash failed to convert on their man-up opportunities. Harty and Walters notched two goals each and a breadth of CaliLax players picked up the rest. For the Clash, it was the Greenhall story, as he had a clean hat trick with three unassisted goals. 

The veteran players on both teams were held for the last game of the day, which started with the Junior Stealth and CaliLax exchanging goals.CaliLax stood on top at 2-1 at the end of the first, and it was clear that this would be a battle. With the score tied at three and just a couple of seconds on the clock, Cole Johnson ran straight up the middle and launched one from the restraining line, giving the Junior Stealth the advantage at the buzzer. Jr. Stealth goalie David Mather was a rock for the last five minutes of the second and held CaliLax scoreless in the third. In the end, Johnson's goal was enough to clinch gold for the Junior Stealth, while CaliLax would return home with silver.

In a battle of locals, the Junior Stealth started with a strong first period with a 5-3 lead, but the Clash showed their mettle by climbing back to a 7-7 tie after the second period. The Clash seemed to grow stronger as the game progressed testing the Stealth goal keeping. Jake Braich had 16 saves in the third period alone, but despite holding the Clash to three goals in the final period, the Jr. Stealth offense was unable to answer more than once in the final 15 minutes. 

As though one overtime game weren't enough, the Jr. Stealth Pee Wee team had another squeeker on the final day of the tournament. The battle that had the crowd roaring started with a Clash lead of 5-1 at the end of the first period. Five different Clash players scored, showing the breadth of talent on the team. By the end of the second period, the Stealth had only closed the gap by one, and at 7-4 the Clash remained in control. The Jr. Stealth team charged out of the gates in the third, however, picking up four consecutive goals and holding the Clash to one. Kellen Hoke got the tying goal with just 1:50 left on the clock and the Comcast Arena erupted in cheers. With tension high, both teams had chances in overtime, but it was Dryden Valade's moment and after 5:52 scoreless minutes he let one fly and was rewarded with that beautiful swoosh of ball hitting the back of the net. The Clash took home the silver for their part in the first King of the Northwest Tournament.

Shorthanded, the Crusaders played hard but were outmanned by the Junior Stealth, who walked away with the gold. With just two subs, the orange jerseys had little chance when the junior red and black executed on transition. Up by six in the first, the Crusaders did an admirable job of holding the Jr. Stealth to just five goals in the remaining two periods. The lone orange goal came late in the third by a feed from Victor Guerara to Ben Bereja. For the Junior Stealth, Eli Batt had a hat trick, and Kaedyn Williams, Zack Lorenz and James Wehe had two each.