Helen Lee makes a sharp cut en route to the goal
as she almost single-handedly brings La Jolla back
from a deficit late in the game at Coronado.
In the end, the Vikes lost by a narrow margin.
(Photo by Ed Piper)
By Ed Piper
Helen Lee's selection to the Second Team All-CIF squad in girls lacrosse is as much a legacy award as it is recognition for her fine play as a senior at La Jolla High.
Lee, the amiable multi-sport student athlete who graduates in seven days with her classmates, ventured into basketball, soccer, and volleyball, as well as lacrosse during her four years on Fay Avenue. I may be missing a sport in that lengthy and varied list.
She tore her ACL in her first year, then faced a long rehabilitation that cut her out of an entire sports season. She came back healthy, and played goalie for Kristin Jones' soccer team soon after she came back.
Her willingness to be flexible and play any position, and her friendliness, kindness of spirit, and cheerful outlook all made her an asset that any coach on campus and her teammates all have cherished.
She never actually got to play on the girls basketball team, because the injury precluded that. It was heartening to see her mobility the last two years on the lacrosse team. I commented on it to her last season. Her reply: "Thank you for that." So typical of her positive and gracious manner.
Obvously, I'm pretty biased. Congratulations, as I've expressed to them before, to her parents for their success in raising such a good young person.
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