The Wood River Warriors lacrosse team played tough but came up short in an 8-5 loss to Capital High School Tuesday in Mountain Home.
The Warriors, only in their third year of existence, are now 1-5 for the spring season. But head coach Doug Cooper said the scores and record don't reflect the level of play exhibited by the Hailey-based team.
Warrior Jeff Conover scored four goals. Joey Stevenson got the other for Wood River and had one assist. Stevenson also racked up 20 saves as goalie. Max Kwok pitched in for two.
The Warriors are a valley-wide team of high school age players. The club was organized two years ago and played at a junior varsity level until this year. Last year the team amassed an impressive 10-1 record, Cooper said.
The Warriors are affiliated with the Treasure Valley Lacrosse League. Cooper said most of the teams have mature programs dating back 8-12 years.
"Many of our kids had never picked up a stick before," he said.
Club sponsors include Big Wood Landscape, the city of Bellevue, Sutton & Sons Auto Center, Power Engineers, the Papoose Club and various individual contributors.
Anyone wishing to assist the team can contact Cooper at 471-0175 or Gayle Stevenson at 622-9013.
The next Warriors game is 1 p.m. Saturday against Mountain View High School at O'Donnell Park in Bellevue. Turn east on Elm St. and proceed seven blocks to the field.
On Saturday, April 29 the Warriors host Pocatello High School at Wood River High School. Varsity action starts at 11 a.m. A junior varsity match is slated for 1:30 p.m.
