: a goal game in which players use a long-handled stick that has a triangular head with a mesh pouch to catch, carry, and throw the ball
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Ten of the Falcons’ 14 seniors will play lacrosse in college next year.
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Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
Foothill had won three straight titles since the introduction of lacrosse in the Southern Section and had won 68 of 69 games against Southern Section opponents.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
Addie Brower, San Ramon Valley lacrosse: Brower, a senior, scored two goals and had one assist in SRV’s NCS Division I championship victory over Redwood.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
Beyond the classroom, Katherine is very involved in athletics participating in varsity soccer in the fall and varsity lacrosse in the spring.
—Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 11 May 2024
Here is a timeline of events before the surfers’ tragic end:
Late April 2024
Jake, a doctor, left Australia for San Diego to join his brother, who played professional lacrosse, and Rhoad, who was planning to get married in three months, for a quick surf trip, WA Today Australia reports.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Callum, who used to play professional lacrosse, works for a mobile fundraising platform, according to his LinkedIn.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
The time away from lacrosse opened another door for Ledwith.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Point guard Michael O'Connell originally intended to play lacrosse in college.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
Foothill had won three straight titles since the introduction of lacrosse in the Southern Section and had won 68 of 69 games against Southern Section opponents.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
Addie Brower, San Ramon Valley lacrosse: Brower, a senior, scored two goals and had one assist in SRV’s NCS Division I championship victory over Redwood.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
Beyond the classroom, Katherine is very involved in athletics participating in varsity soccer in the fall and varsity lacrosse in the spring.
—Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 11 May 2024
Here is a timeline of events before the surfers’ tragic end:
Late April 2024
Jake, a doctor, left Australia for San Diego to join his brother, who played professional lacrosse, and Rhoad, who was planning to get married in three months, for a quick surf trip, WA Today Australia reports.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Callum, who used to play professional lacrosse, works for a mobile fundraising platform, according to his LinkedIn.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
The time away from lacrosse opened another door for Ledwith.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Point guard Michael O'Connell originally intended to play lacrosse in college.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
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lacrosse
noun
la·crosse
lə-ˈkrȯs 
: a game played on a field in which players use long-handled sticks with shallow nets for catching, throwing, and carrying the ball
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