By Randy Parks
Burns Times-Herald

The local lacrosse team, Nadzi-Tsa-Ga, opened their season by competing in a tournament in Boise, Idaho, March 7-8. Nadzi-Tsa-Ga finished the tournament with a 2-2 record.

“For the first tournament of the season we did well,” coach Rick Roy said.
In their first game on Saturday, March 7, Nadzi-Tsa-Ga edged Timberline High School from Boise 6-5. Gabe First-Raised scored the game-winning goal off an assist by McKinley Ridenour. First-Raised was also credited with an assist in the game.

Also scoring for Nadzi-Tsa-Ga were Cole Potter (two goals, assist), Chris Gillespie (two goals) and Andrew Roy (goal, assist).

Nadzi-Tsa-Ga played Canyon County High School from Nampa, Idaho, in their second game and lost 9-3. “It was a game of unforced errors on our part,” Roy said. “We didn’t play our game, and we couldn’t get the ball out of our end of the field.”

A. Roy, Gillespie and Potter each had a goal in the game.

On Sunday, March 8, Nadzi-Tsa-Ga downed Eagle, Idaho 4-1. A. Roy finished with three goals and an assist and Potter added one goal. “We should have won by more, but their goalie was good,” Roy said. “We played as a team, and the result was a win.”

In their final game of the tournament, Nadzi-Tsa-Ga took on Lake City High School from Couer d’Alene, Idaho. Nadzi-Tsa-Ga got out to an early lead in the game, but couldn’t hold it and lost 10-3.

Nadzi-Tsa-Ga will be hosting a tournament this Saturday, March 15. Teams attending include Timberline varsity and JV, Boise High School varsity and JV, Bend High School varsity and JV and Sisters varsity.

Games start at 10 a.m. and will be played at the Burns High School (BHS) track field and at the Hines Middle School (HMS) field. The schedule for games is as follows:

10 a.m. — Nadzi-Tsa-Ga vs. Timberline JV at BHS. Bend varsity vs. Boise varsit at HMS.

11:30 a.m. — Sisters varsity vs. Timberline varsity at BHS. Bend JV vs. Boise JV at HMS.

1 p.m. — Nadzi-Tsa-Ga vs. Boise JV at BHS. Bend varsity vs. Timberline varsity at HMS.

2:30 p.m. — Bend JV vs. Timberline JV at BHS. Sisters varsity vs. Boise varsity at HMS.
Concessions and souvenir T-shirts will also be available.