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Five Bellevue East Players Named to All Academic Team

Five Bellevue East Lacrosse players have been named to the U.S. Lacrosse All Academic Team.

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Kudos to five Bellevue East players who have been named to the U.S. Lacrosse All Academic Team.

The Academic All-America award recognizes juniors  and seniors for excellence on the field and in the classroom. 

BELAX includes players from four Bellevue high schools. The national All-Academic winners are: 

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  • Elena Becker, defense, International School;
  • Cassey Dang, defense, Newport High; 
  • Joanna Heywood, midfield, International School; 
  • Kayla Miller, midfield, Interlake High; 
  • Sophie Wolz, attack, Sammamish High.

In addition to its high-school teams, Bellevue East has teams for girls beginning in third grade. More info about Bellevue East Lacrosse: www.belax.org

-- Information from Bellevue East Lacrosse

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