: 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
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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
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“Lacrosse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lacrosse. Accessed 20 May. 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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