LACROSSE: U.S. WINS U-19 CROWN The United States defeated Australia, 14-11, to win its fourth straight Under-19 Women's Lacrosse World Championship in Hanover, Germany. Covie Stanwick and Cortney Fortunato each scored three goals in the title game. The U.S., which posted an 8-0 record, has lost just once in five world tourneys.
* Lacrosse Magazine has named midfielder
Taylor Cummings National Player of the Year and her team,
McDonogh (Owings Mills, Md.), national champion following a 19-0 season that extended its winning streak to 51. Cummings, who has committed to the University of Maryland, had 60 goals and 15 assists as a junior.
* On the boys side, Lacrosse Magazine has named University of Notre Dame-bound Conor Doyle as its National Player of the Year. He had 33 goals and 32 assists as a senior at
Gilman (Baltimore). Haverford (Pa.) was crowned national team champion following a 23-0 campaign.
MaxPreps also chose Haverford as the mythical national champs.
HOCKEY: U.S. U17 TEAM WINS TITLEThe U.S. defeated Switzerland, 5-1, to win the Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Americans went undefeated, with earlier wins over Czech Republic (5-1), Germany (4-2) and Slovakia (6-4). Daniel Vanderwiel (Island Lake, Ill.) paced the champions with four goals, including three against Slovakia.
* The U.S. Under-18 team defeated the Czech Republic, 3-1, to place fifth during the Ivan Hinka Memorial Tournament in Breclav, Czech Republic. Goalie Jon Gillies (South Portland, Maine) made 21 saves.
POTPOURRI*Defending champion Jack Sock (Overland Park, Kan.) defeated Mitchell Frank, 6-3, 6-0, during the rain-delayed finals of the USTA National Boys 18 Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. In the 16 finals, Ronnie Schneider (Bloomington, Ind.) defeated Luca Corinteli, 5-7, 7-6, 6-2.
* Four volleyball coaches posted milestone victories in the San Antonio area last week. Mike Carter of
Reagan (San Antonio) recorded No. 600, Phyllis Fowler of
New Braunfels and Jo Anne Hultgren of
Churchill (San Antonio) each won No. 500, while Nicole Blakeman of
Johnson (San Antonio) notched No. 400.
* Becca Meyers, a rising junior at
Notre Dame Prep (Towson, Md.), won four gold medals during the third annual World Deaf Swimming Championships in Coimbra, Portugal. She won the 200-meter freestyle (2 minutes, 11.83 seconds), the 400 freestyle (meet-record 4:31.70) and the 800 freestyle (meet-record 9:16.22). She also anchored the 800 freestyle relay team to a world-record clocking of 8:49.55.
* Oregon State has received a commitment from
South Salem (Ore.) standout Junior Espitia, according to the Oregonian. The versatile 6-2, 205-pounder rushed for 1,132 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior, in addition to passing for eight touchdowns. He is expected to be a receiver in college. He also starts in basketball and won the Class 6A javelin last spring in his first year of track.
