Sticks & Stones champs: Foothill, Redondo, West Ranch, Canyon

Pink Division winner West Ranch and runner-up Aliso Niguel celebrate hard-fought championship match.

Foothill, Redondo Union, West Ranch and Canyon won division titles at the 11th annual Sticks & Stones junior varsity lacrosse tournament at Trabuco Hills this past weekend!

A tournament record-tying 32 teams competed on March 16-17 in four divisions of play. Here’s how each 2018 division played out:

• GRAY:  Foothill defeated San Juan Hills, 13-3, to take the division. (GRAY SCORES HERE!) It was Foothill’s fifth Sticks & Stones title since the tournament began in 2007. Los Alamitos A finished third.
• ORANGE: Redondo Union beat University, 11-5, for the championship. (ORANGE SCORES HERE!) It was Redondo’s third Sticks & Stones title. Glendale finished third.
• PINK: West Ranch topped Aliso Niguel, 6-4, for the title. (PINK SCORES HERE!) Host Trabuco Hills finished third.
• BLUE: First-year program Canyon beat Los Alamitos B, 10-3, for the crown. (BLUE SCORES HERE!) First year-program El Modena finished third.

Previous champions:

• 2017: Newport Harbor, Downey, Yorba Linda, El Toro
• 2016: Newport Harbor (2), Trabuco Hills, Patrick Henry
• 2015: Foothill, Mission Viejo, Newport Harbor (2)
• 2014: Los Alamitos, Redondo Union, Newport Harbor, Esperanza
• 2013: Los Alamitos, Foothill, Glendale
• 2012: Santa Margarita, Redondo Union, Temecula Valley
• 2011: Foothill
• 2010: Los Alamitos
• 2009: Los Alamitos
• 2008: Foothill

FYI: Here’s the Sticks & Stones All-Tournament team