Foothill-OC Wins Second Straight Orange County Title

Knights Down St. Margaret's Episcopal to Repeat

Senior middie John Duddridge had a game-high five points on three goals and two assists to lead No. 6 Foothill-Orange County to an 11-4 victory over No. 20 St. Margaret's Episcopal in the CIF-Southern Section Orange County championship game Friday night.

Senior attackman Riley Hales scored four goals to help lead the Knights (17-2) to their second straight Orange County title. With the win, Foothill advanced to the Southern Section championship game for the second straight season, and it will face the winner of the Los Angeles/Ventura County bracket in its bid to win its second straight CIF title.

The second-annual Southern Section championship game will be played Friday night at 7 p.m., PDT, at Trabuco Hills High School.

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The Spirit of the Sport

Reaching out a staple of the lacrosse community

I used to love basketball. I lived to get out on the court and start shooting. I also loved baseball, for which, at 5-foot-10, I was better equipped athletically to participate at the high school and junior college level.

My love for those sports continued until I just got too old to keep up with the younger athletes. Softball filled the gap for a while, but just for a while. Watching pro and major college sports became more and more frustrating, because I couldn’t seem to connect with the players’ attitudes and the whole big-business aspect. Sports was a corporate event, and the players were expendable commodities.

Then my son began playing lacrosse. Not only was it a new experience for me, but also a game I actually enjoyed watching.

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