Cate's second-seeded girls lacrosse team dropped a second-round Northern Division CIF match on Thursday, falling to visiting Mira Costa 15-13.The game was tied 13-13 with four minutes to play and Mira Costa was able to control the outcome from there.Cate (11-2) fell behind 13-7 in the second half before stringing together six straight scores to tie the game. But Mira Costa broke the dry spell with a goal a minute later and added another in the final seconds of play.Alexis Hill led … [Read more...]
Cate lacrosse receives first-round bye for CIF playoffs
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Cate girls lacrosse earned the second seed in the Northern Division CIF playoffs, recieving a bye in Tuesday's first round. The Rams will open their playoff run on Thursday at home against the winner of Mira Costa and Peninsula.The Rams would also be home for Saturdays semi-final round if they should win on Thursday. The championship match is scheduled for Wednesday, May 9th or Thursday, May 10th at a neutral site.Cate swept the Condor League Championship 4-0 and finished with a season … [Read more...]
Rams run wild in season finale
Friday, April 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Cate girls lacrosse team routed Thousand Oaks 11-0 in its final regular season game on Friday.The Rams completed an impressive year with a commanding home victory and will take an 11-1 overall record into the playoffs."Erika Noble stood out with her terrific play on both offense and defense, and yet all of our players contributed to the win," coach Linda Sommers said.Annie Weis led the team with four goals and five draw controls, while Lisa Huang and Jemma Armi had two goals … [Read more...]
Rams rally in final period
Saturday, April 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Cate and Thacher met for a key Condor League game on Saturday, with the Rams prevailing 15-13 on the Mesa.Cate scored the game's final four goals, having trailed 13-11 with 12 minutes remaining, to capture at least a share of the league title.Alexis Hill's six goals and eight draw controls were invaluable to Cate's effort. Lisa Huang and Annie Weis scored three times each and Lanea Pearson added a pair.Cate (9-1) needs a win at Dunn on Wednesday to take the league title outright. … [Read more...]
Rams almost caught by Agoura
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A late three-goal lead almost dried up for Cate's lacrosse team on Wednesday, but the Rams were able to hold on for a 16-15 non-league win over Agoura.Deadlocked 7-7 at the break, Cate was able to put Agoura in a 16-13 hole with under four minutes to go in the game.Before it was over, the Chargers made a last-gasp effort and shrank Cate's lead to 16-15 with 2:13 remaining. From there, Cate managed to kill the rest of the clock by maintaining possession."We've certainly played … [Read more...]
Rams lose for first time this season
Saturday, April 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Cate School girls lacrosse team took a seven-game unbeaten streak into its home match against Palos Verdes on Friday, but the Rams lost the high-scoring affair 21-18."It was a great game against a very good team that was having a very good day," coach Linda Sommers said.Alexis Hill was dominant on the offensive end and scored nine goals in the match, accounting for half of her team's points. Hill also had three draw controls.Cate's other two captains, Annie Weis and Lisa Huang, … [Read more...]
Rams stay on unbeaten track
Thursday, April 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Cate's girls lacrosse team became the first to defeat Palisades Charter this season, holding off a second-half rally in a 15-11 non-league decision.Palisades outscored the Rams 6-4 in the second half but could not dig themselves from a 11-5 halftime deficit.It was a battle of unbeatens, as Cate improves to 7-0 on the season.Alexis Hill racked up eight goals and nine draw controls for Cate, which also used five scores and two assists from Annie Weis. Lanea Pearson and Sydney Read … [Read more...]
Cate takes off in second half
Saturday, March 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A dominant second-half lifted Cate's girls lacrosse team past Newbury Park on Friday afternoon as the Rams won 18-6 in the non-league matchup.The Rams took a 7-5 lead into halftime but outscored Newbury Park 11-1 in the final two quarters.Alexis Hill collected nine goals and won eight draw plays for Cate. Annie Weis also played a large role with four goals, two assists and six draw controls.Emily Nguyen and Lisa Huang contributed a pair of goals each while Yansy Salmeron stopped six … [Read more...]
Rams hold off Earwigs 12-9
Thursday, March 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Dunn held Cate scoreless for much of the first half on Wednesday, but the Rams adjusted and went on to defeat the Earwigs 12-9 in a Condor League game.Eight different players scored for Cate, led by Annie Weis' four. Alexis Hill also recorded a multi-goal game with two scores and added two assists."As Dunn is always a well-coached team that knows our strengths and weaknesses, they came out strong and held us scoreless for about half of the first-half," explained Rams assistant coach … [Read more...]
Balanced scoring helps Cate to first league win
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Cate School girls lacrosse team had eight different goal-scorers in its 12-9 victory over the Dunn School on Wednesday.Annie Weis led the team with four goals while Alexis Hill had two goals and two assists. Goalkeeper Yansy Salmeron finished the day with six saves.The victory keeps the Rams undefeated on the season and starts their Condor League campaign on the right foot.Cate (4-0 overall, 1-0 C.L.) will continue its season on Friday at Newbury Park. … [Read more...]
Cate storms back to beat Chaminade
Saturday, March 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Cate girls lacrosse team went into halftime down 6-5, but put away eight second-half goals to beat Chaminade 13-8 at home.Annie Weis returned from an ankle injury to lead the late scoring charge and scored all four of her goals after the break.Alexis Hill led the Rams throughout the day, finishing the game with six goals, four draw controls and an assist, despite being double and triple teamed the entire match.The defense was equally as impressive as the offense in the second … [Read more...]
