Sonoma County Lacrosse

Growth in Lacrosse
Sonoma County is continuing to grow but is still behind other parts of Northern California. Marin has had lacrosse for several decades and Contra Costa has full leagues of official school teams. Lacrosse has been picking up momemtum here over the past 5 years or so as we've added two CIF, or school teams, programs in Rohnert Park, Petaluma and Santa Rosa continue to grow. The Santa Rosa Lacrosse Club was the first high school club organized in the area in 1995.

The future of lacrosse in Sonoma County is looking good. Club Varsity teams from Petaluma and Casa Grande are among the best in the NCJLA. Petaluma Varsity beat Casa in OT for the Nor Cal Championship in 2009. Both teams are playing in the state championships in So. Cal on May 30,31 2009. On the youth level, Santa Rosa U15 and SCDS U15 are in the final four being played on May 31, 2009.

Cardinal Newman and Sonoma Academy boys varsity, both CIF teams, made playoffs in 2009 with Cardinal Newman getting wins over University and Bellermine, both high quality teams.

The Sonoma Indoor Lacrosse League is just around the corner. This year we plan on boys junior high and high school leagues, and a girls league.

The County's first select team was formed in 2006. The Sonoma County Vinemen traveled to Palm Dessert in January 08 for the La Quinta Lax Fest and took 2nd place in their bracket. The team also took 2nd place in 2007 and 3rd in 2006. Unfortunately, the 2009 tournament was cancelled with short notice and the team didn't play.

Currently, the Vinemen are signed up to play in the Tahoe Tournament in July 2009.

What's on this site?
Here you will find information on the Sonoma County lacrosse scene. This site will have contacts for all clubs and CIF teams and describe the levels and which clubs have boys and/or girls.