The high school boys and girls lacrosse season begins Saturday, Feb. 12.
Here is a quick look at key dates and other information about the season.
Season starts: Saturday, Feb. 12
Last regular-season contest: April 30
CIF-SS finals: May 13-14
Girls overview: The Foothill girls are the defending CIF-SS Division 1 champions after going 18-0 last season. The Knights this season will feature the returning Orange County player of the year, senior midfielder Elena Torres, who had a team-high 85 points (71 goals, 14 assists) last year. …
Santa Margarita made it to the CIF-SS Division 1 semifinals last season. …
The CIF-SS Division 2 champion last season was Corona del Mar, which topped Canyon, 12-8, in the final. …
The CIF-SS released its “watch list” of potential top teams this season in Divisions 1 and 2, and seven of the 10 teams were from Orange County: Corona del Mar, Edison, Foothill, Mater Dei, Newport Harbor, Santa Margarita, and St. Margaret’s. …
In Division 3, Mission Viejo, Orange Lutheran and Portola were on the “watch list.”
Boys overview: Loyola won the CIF-SS Division 1 title last season, defeating Foothill, 9-7, in the final. Foothill has to replace a key player from that team, Joey Garcia, who was the Orange County player of the year in 2021. …
Foothill had the only boys team in Orange County that made it to the finals last season. …
Orange County teams on the preseason “watch lists” released by the CIF-SS:
Division 1: Corona del Mar; Foothill; Los Alamitos; Mater Dei; San Clemente; St. Margaret’s; Tesoro; Yorba Linda
Division 2: Aliso Niguel; Beckman; JSerra
Division 3: Canyon; Tustin
Key dates: Regular season ends April 30; CIF-SS team finals at The Claremont Club, May 13; CIF State SoCal Regionals, May 20-21 at The Claremont Club; CIF-SS individual finals, May 26 at Whittier Narrows Tennis Center.