Photo courtesy of Lance Lenoir.
The 2017 Vestavia Hills High School girls lacrosse team.
The Vestavia Hills High School girls lacrosse team had a great season, capped by a return to the state championship game for the first time since 2012.
Vestavia advanced to the championship but lost to Oak Mountain 9-6. Vestavia ended the season with a record of 13-2.
The team graduated nine seniors, and six players were named to the all-state team. Sara Haynes, Aimie Perino, Katherine Lipford and Sophie James earned first-team honors. Laura Hatten Rell and Barrett Murphy were named to the second team.
Haynes was named an academic All-American for the second consecutive season.
— Submitted by Dennis Lipford.
