Well, there is one Bay Area team that is advancing in the playoffs. The San Jose Stealth professional lacrosse team recently laid the smackdown on the Portland Lumberjax 20-16 to advance to the second round of the National Lacrosse League playoffs. Sure, maybe its little consolation in the wake of the Warriors horrific season, the Sharks calamitous playoff exit, the A’s apparent continued futility, the Giants tradition of losing and the Raiders, uh… alternative draft experience. The 49ers at least look to be on the upswing. But for now, if you want to see Bay Area playoff success, maybe its time to tune into professional lacrosse. It is exciting to watch, they fight as much as in hockey, they run as fast as basketball players and they hit like football players. In the win 11 Stealth players scored to give the Stealth revenge for last season’s playoff exit at the hands of the Jax. Rhys Duch scored three times to lead the Stealth scoring barrage and goaltender Tyler Richards made 40 saves to get the win. The 20 goals were also the most goals scored in a playoff game since the 1994 championship game between Buffalo and Philadelphia, according to the Stealth. The Stealth will face the Calgary Roughnecks in a yet to be determined second round match this weekend. So to all those who moan about the Bay Area sports scene, you need to dig deeper, do a little education work with your friends, then start trash talking.