Welcome!
Welcome to the Lake Washington High School Girls Basketball Team's web site. Located in Kirkland, Washington, Lake Washington High School provides secondary education for students in grades 9-12 and competes in 4A in the KingCo (King County) Crown Athletic conference. All athletics in the state are managed under the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA).
3rd Round Playoffs Tuesday at 3:30 PM vs Issaquah

Kangs vs Issaquah
The Lady Kangs play Issaquah in the third round of the KingCo 4A playoffs tonight at Bellevue High School at 3:30 PM. Tickets can be purchased at: 4A 2025 Kingco Basketball Tournament (Day 1 @Bellevue HS) - Basketball - Feb 11, 2025
The tournament's playoff bracket is at WPA Network Bracket Index
Kangs 62, Redmond 52
The Kangs prevailed in a tough match-up versus Redmond in the second round of the KingCo 4A playoffs. Led by Junior Ashley Uusitalo's 15 points and 10 rebounds, Senior Paige Citron's 15 points and 6 rebounds and Sophomore Julie Benthin's 14 points and 9 rebounds, the team beat the very scrappy Redmond girls on Saturday night.
The Lady Kangs play Issaquah in the third round of the KingCo 4A playoffs tonight at Bellevue High School at 3:30 PM. Tickets can be purchased at: 4A 2025 Kingco Basketball Tournament (Day 1 @Bellevue HS) - Basketball - Feb 11, 2025
The tournament's playoff bracket is at WPA Network Bracket Index
Kangs 62, Redmond 52
The Kangs prevailed in a tough match-up versus Redmond in the second round of the KingCo 4A playoffs. Led by Junior Ashley Uusitalo's 15 points and 10 rebounds, Senior Paige Citron's 15 points and 6 rebounds and Sophomore Julie Benthin's 14 points and 9 rebounds, the team beat the very scrappy Redmond girls on Saturday night.
Junior Ashley Uusitalo Scores over 1000 Career Points

No doubt about it. Ashley Uusitalo is a scorer. During the game with Issaquah she scored 26 points to move her to third all-time in LWHS Girls Basketball scoring history with 1,015 points. As a freshman, Ashley scored 263 points, 389 as a sophomore , and so far as a junior, 337. She is well on her way her way to setting our all-time record by her senior year.
She currently trails only Lisa Sacco (1,154) and Rosa Smith (1,145).
She currently trails only Lisa Sacco (1,154) and Rosa Smith (1,145).
Thank you Seniors!

On Saturday, January 25 we celebrated seniors Paige Citron, Reese Roberts and Serena Sim for their outstanding contributions to LWHS Girls Basketball. All three made indelible marks on the program and an set a very high bar for future Kangs. As of this post, their 4-year record is an amazing 42-2 in KingCo, 83-16 overall, with a three-peat as both 3A KingCo regular season and tournament champions, and two state runners up.
Currently, Paige has eight of the top-10 all-time LWHS GBB records in points (794) , 2 pt FGM (158), 3 pt FGM (114), free throws made (136) and attempted (194), 395 rebounds, 271 assists, and 207 steals! Reese has 366 rebounds and 98 blocks. See Records and History
Thank you Paige, Reese and Serena!
Currently, Paige has eight of the top-10 all-time LWHS GBB records in points (794) , 2 pt FGM (158), 3 pt FGM (114), free throws made (136) and attempted (194), 395 rebounds, 271 assists, and 207 steals! Reese has 366 rebounds and 98 blocks. See Records and History
Thank you Paige, Reese and Serena!
Junior Varsity Wins Inaugural New Years Tournament

The JV team went 3-0 in the first year of the New Years tournament. They defeated Skyline, Eastlake and Bellevue in the 3-day tournament. See the Junior Varsity section on the Current Season page for more photographs.
Varsity Shines in San Diego Tournament
The Varsity team traveled to San Diego for the Surf 'N Slam tournament December 27-30th. The Kangs came in second place with a record of 2-1. Ashley and Paige were named to the all-tournament team.
Kangs 72, Camas (WA) 52 Made a school record 15 3-pointers coupled with suffering defense, excellent effort and extra passes
Xaverian (NY) 66, Kangs 60 Despite making a top-10 3 pointers made record, we relinquished a lead late in Q4.
Kangs 63, St. Ignatius (CA) 38 Great half court defense, extra passes, finishes at the rim, and a Kangs top-10 record 88% from the line (15-17).
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Varsity wins 4th Annual Fall league
2024 Kangs Youth Camp was a Success!
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