Two from Bellevue help girls lacrosse squad in national tourney | Prep sports news

A pair of student-athletes from Newport High School and Bellevue East Lacrosse made the trip to Florida for an international tournament with some of the state's best.

August 8, 2013 5:09 pm
Cece Afman (left) and Emily Hillyer were part of the SuperStix team that traveled to compete in Florida.
Cece Afman (left) and Emily Hillyer were part of the SuperStix team that traveled to compete in Florida.

Cece Afman and Emily Hillyer, both sophomores at Newport High School and members of the Bellevue East lacrosse team, recently helped a squad of the state’s best to a top-15 finish at a national girls lacrosse tournament in Florida.

The team of 20 players, known as the SuperStix Lacrosse Club, competed in the U15 US Lacrosse National Championship Tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports and earned the best finish ever for a Washington team at the event, ending in 13th place.

The team finished with a 2-3 record, winning games against teams from Virginia and Michigan and losing to squads from New York, Maryland and New Jersey. 32 teams took part in the three-day event.

Both Afman and Hillyer have played lacrosse since elementary school and are part of a Bellevue East program that includes players from Interlake and Sammamish high schools as well as Newport.