The Hood River Valley boys lacrosse team couldn’t overcome the Lincoln Cardinal offense as they placed second in the 2022 Oregon Cascade Cup.
The Eagles did not qualify for the state playoffs, but a consolation tournament — the Cascade Cup — provides those teams with another opportunity at postseason play. Hood River are pretty regular visitors to the Cascade Cup championship. In the last seven seasons HRV has last played in three finals and won the trophy in 2015 when they took down La Salle 11-10.
The Hood River girls lacrosse team has hit a rough spot in its season.
After a 20-5 defeat at the hands of Class 3A Oregon Episcopal School (OES), the Eagles have now lost five straight league games in the Portland Interscholastic League (PIL). Hood River is the sole 5A school in the PIL for girls lacrosse. Despite the losses, first-year head coach and athletic trainer Lauren Oaks continues to instill a positive mindset in her players on and off the turf.
In an abbreviated season, the Eagles’ strong run through the regular season landed them ranked 12th in the state and a birth into the Metro Tournament Championship.
Hood River Eagles boys Lacrosse started off a shortened season with a big win versus the Central Catholic Rams in a season that allowed only a couple weeks to prepare for.
