Three Kirkland rugby players earn All-star honors | Rugby

Published 1:26 pm Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Three Kirkland residents who play for the Eastside Lions Youth Rugby Club were recently selected as members of the Washington Loggers (All Star) team. Logan McCallum and Nathan Hodges, who both attend Juanita High School, were picked for the U19 team, while Hobie Sisk, from Juanita High School, was chosen from the U17 team.

Seven players from Eastside Lions were picked for the all star team.

The players will train for the Great Northwest Championship in June, with the chance of being selected to the high school All-American team which will travel to South Africa this summer.

The Eastside Lions Youth Rugby club is made up of students from Bellevue, Issaquah, Kirkland, Mercer Island, North Bend, Redmond and Sammamish. For more information contact Josh Young, director or rugby at eastsiderugby@yahoo.com or at 253-740-7857 to learn more.