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Lacrosse is Changing Lives in Harlem, NY: #SportsMatter

By Lacrosse Playground | August 5, 2015 |

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Lacrosse: A Syracuse Tradition Vintage Poster For Harlem Lacrosse

By Lacrosse Playground | May 27, 2014 |
Ultra rare Syracuse Lacrosse poster by upstate New York artist Bob Conge. Originally released in 1991, Jack's Heritage has brought this back to help raise money for Harlem Lacrosse & Leadership. Free Jack's Heritage tee with purchase.
Harlem Lacrosse & Leadership Featured on CBS Evening News

Harlem Lacrosse & Leadership Featured on CBS Evening News

By Lacrosse Playground | May 5, 2014 |
For many young students in New York City's Harlem neighborhood, lacrosse is a sport they never knew existed. And as Anne-Marie Green explains, it's changing their lives, one game at a time. Read More...

NJ Home Field Advantage Donates Indoor Field Time to Harlem Lacrosse & Leadership Girls’ Lacrosse Program

By Lacrosse Playground | March 6, 2014 |
Ramsey, NJ, March 6, 2014 – When the snowy conditions in the New York area last week threatened to cancel the Harlem Lacrosse & Leadership (HLL) girls lacrosse programs clinic with players from the Immaculate Heart Academy (IHA), NJ Home Field Advantage in Ramesy, NJ, opened its doors and donated the hard to come by indoor turf time. Read More...
Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership: Harlem Bowl

Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership: Harlem Bowl

By Lacrosse Playground | November 13, 2013 |
The first annual Harlem Bowl is on Saturday, November 23rd, at Randall's Island, Field 90. Support our Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership (“HLL”) kids as the girls’ squads of Frederick Douglass Academy I (“FDA”) and P.S. 149 the Sojourner Truth School (“Truth”) face off against each other, as well as FDA’s boys taking on the Truth’s boys afterwards. Read More...

Harlem Lacrosse & Leadership Launches Crowdsource Campaign to Fund Girls’ Program Raises $20,000 in Less Than a Week

By Lacrosse Playground | September 24, 2013 |
NEW YORK, September 24, 2013 – Harlem Lacrosse & Leadership (HLL), is proud to that announce that it has raised $20,000 in less than a weeks time to fund and support its first full time girls lacrosse program at PS/MS 149 – The Sojourner Truth School. HLL used an Indiegogo campaign to reach its fundraising goal in record breaking time. Read More...

Support Harlem Lacrosse & Leadership with the New York Lizards

By Lacrosse Playground | June 11, 2013 |
Harlem, NY — June 10, 2013 — On June 13, 25 middle school boys from Harlem, NYC, will share a field with the New York Lizards and the Scarsdale Youth Lacrosse Program to support summer academic intervention and lacrosse training for boys and girls in Harlem. Read More...

Harlem Lacrosse & Leadership Team Headed to the University of Virginia

By Lacrosse Playground | March 5, 2013 |
NEW YORK, March 5, 2013 -- On March 7th, lacrosse-playing students from Harlem will be traveling to University of Virginia with the Harlem Lacrosse & Leadership (HLL) program for a two day, horizon-broadening on-campus stay. The thirty middle school students hail from P.S. / M.S. 149 – The Sojourner Truth School, whose new team is coached by Wyatt Melzer, a 2012 graduate of The University of Virginia and a member of the school’s 2011 National Championship-winning team. Read More...
February 17, 2013; Tampa, FL, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino claps against the South Florida Bulls during the second half at the Sun Dome. Louisville Cardinals defeated the South Florida Bulls 59-41. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Louisville Lacrosse Harlem Shake, This One is Actually Good

By Lacrosse Playground | February 20, 2013 |
I wish it would all stop, but when the video is good...it's good. It pains me a lot, but I'm putting up another Harlem Shake video. At this point, it'll never die. These girls were, however, very creative. At first, you believe it's just a post-game speech, but it soon turns into a dance party. Read More...
Jan 7, 2013; Miami, FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Eddie Lacy (42) carries the ball past Notre Dame Fighting Irish cornerback KeiVarae Russell (6) during the first half of the 2013 BCS Championship game at Sun Life Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eileen Blass-USA TODAY Sports

Eddie Lacy Performs Harlem Shake with IMG Academy Lacrosse

By Lacrosse Playground | February 20, 2013 |
Running back Eddie Lacy has been training hard at IMG Academy since mid-January to prepare for April's NFL Draft. However, he took time out his week to get loose and try out for the leading man of the Harlem Shake with IMG Academy's lacrosse team. Read More...

Harlem Shake Video Actually Made In Harlem

By Lacrosse Playground | February 19, 2013 |
Lacrosse-playing students from Harlem Lacrosse & Leadership (HLL) practice on the concrete handball courts outside their Harlem (NYC) public school. After a long week of study halls leading up to their first outdoor practices, coaches decided that the students had earned a little dance break. This is what happened next... Read More...
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One More Harlem Shake Video

By Lacrosse Playground | February 12, 2013 |
The Collierville JV Lacrosse team got in on the fun. We've seen a lot of Harlem Shake lacrosse videos and this one is inspiring. Moment of nostalgia: High school lunch was the best. Read More...