2006 Season

After going winless in 2005, the SRLC made significant strides in 2006. The team's record ended up at 6-6 and most of the games were competitive, the last 3 being decided by 1 goal. The club was very close to fielding a JV team but just didn't quite get the numbers up. Several of the first year players worked themselves into a good amount of playing time and the team really took on a new look. The top two scorers were sophomores and the top defender was a freshman. The Peters' brother both were named NCJLA all stars. The core of players will be juniors this year and the next two seasons should build on 2006's success.

2005 Season

During the 2005 season, we had a large group of new players, many freshman and sophomores and 1st year players. Because we had one senior on the team, we played a varsity schedule. Although we didn't win a game, the experience against older and more seasoned opponents allowed the team to make great progress. We played a "friendly" against the Cardinal Newman JV team at the end of the year and beat them handily.

History

The Santa Rosa Lacrosse club was formed in 1994 by Jamie Poore (Chico State:1992) with high school players from several Santa Rosa schools. During that first year, there were no games and players practiced informally twice a week. For the 1995 season, SRLC joined the Northern California Junior Lacrosse Association and played its first games. The team won it's initial game and finished the season with a 2-7 record.

The 1996 team saw a dramatic turnaround as we went 7-3, winning our first 6 games. The team finished ranked second in goals allowed per game and our goalie was ranked first in save percentage. Unfortuneately, the club suffered an upset in the playoffs.

The next couple of years saw some difficult times as recruitment became more difficult. The team played the 1997 season with a small group of mostly new players, essentially starting over, after having to drop varsity due to a lack of players. The season was much like the first with mostly losses. The club didn't field teams for the '98 and '99 seasons.

In January of 2000 a new group of players filled the club with enthusiasm and we again started with a fresh crew. Only four games were played during that year, all losses. However, two games were close, the first was a loss to Mendocino in the final seconds. Two crushing losses to Marin Catholic and So. Marin brought us back to earth. The final game was against Mendo again. We played much better this time but having only 13 players made it difficult to keep up with Mendo's large squad.

During the 2004 season we did not field a team even though we had about 20 players interested. During the 2003 season the team played in a newly reformed league with a few new teams and some longer established teams. We finished with about an even record