Over the last few years, the La- guna Blanca boys lacrosse team has been a respected member of the Condor League, consistently com- peting well against other South- ern California powerhouse schools such as Thatcher, and even Oaks Christian High School in Thousand Oaks.

However, despite the Owls’ posi- tive past, this year’s squad faced a problem; specifically, the team ex- perienced a crippling shortage of players.

There were many reasons for this, most devastatingly being injury – both junior “Fo-Go” Cameron Mat- thews and junior defense man Kai Gamble were out for the whole sea- son.

This dilemma, most visible at the defensive end of the field, was com- mented on by senior goalie Austin Rusack, “With so few players, ev- eryone had to work a lot harder. I think we did really well though, considering our numbers.”

Although the bench was nearly empty, there was plenty of talent spread around. The speedy shot of senior Kevin Drew, the offensive awareness of junior Brandon Bick- ett and the dynamic defense of se- nior Fletcher Sipple all helped keep morale up.

All in all, the lacrosse team was able to be competitive even with its various disadvantages.