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Tough guys with STICKS.

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Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard

Sheldon boys lacrosse is back in the state semifinals for the third time in the four seasons since the program got started.

Now comes a meeting with Oregon Episcopal School, which has established itself as perhaps the state's elite program in a club sport that is catching on at high schools throughout Oregon.

"OES and Lakeridge are the best in the state. They are a cut above everyone else, honestly," Sheldon coach Ike Sanderson said. "This will be a real, real test. In a perfect scenario we could come out with a win, but it will be tough. This is a good barometer to measure ourselves against."

The Irish will travel to Lake Oswego High School to face OES at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in one of two Oregon High School Lacrosse Association semifinals.

"OES is a really good team, but we can definitely outrun them and I think we can beat them if we just play a team game and run as hard as we can the entire game," Sheldon senior Zach Dehnert said. "Play four quarters of the best Sheldon lacrosse we've got."

Sheldon (15-3) has won the Willamette League during all four years of existence and has a 43-1 league record during that stretch.

The Irish lost in the state final in 2002, were eliminated in the semifinals in 2003 and lost to Lincoln in the quarterfinals last season. Sheldon moved into this year's semifinals...

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