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City Lax: An Urban Lacrosse Story Available in its Entirety Right Here

By Lacrosse Playground | March 25, 2014 |
Lacrosse may still harbor some lingering stereotypes as the go-to sport for prep-school jocks, but many coaches and players across the country are actively changing that perception. Read More...
CityLax to Host its 7th Annual Benefit Gala March 7 at Yale Club of NYC

CityLax to Host its 7th Annual Benefit Gala March 7 at Yale Club of NYC

By Lacrosse Playground | March 6, 2013 |
Event to Honor CityLax Program Volunteers/Mentors and Public School Officials plus Celebrate CityLax Student-Athletes: Sharing the Game and Creating Opportunities for Inner City Youth. Read More...

WINNERS Lacrosse Tailgate Party

By Lacrosse Playground | May 8, 2012 |
WASHINGTON, DC - On May 17th, join other lacrosse fans and lacrosse alumni in the DC area at the WINNERS Lacrosse Spring Tailgate Party to benefit this fabulous local non-profit! WINNERS Lacrosse works to bring the sport of lacrosse to the inner-city youth of Washington, DC, through after school teams and camps. The Spring Tailgate Party will be a fun night with a BBQ Dinner, Beer, Wine, Live Music, and Tailgate Games! Read More...

Long Island Lizards and Charlotte Hounds Played in New York City’s First Major League Lacrosse Game

By Lacrosse Playground | April 24, 2012 |
(New York, April 24, 2012) — CityLax, the non-profit organization founded in 2005 dedicated to using athletics, particularly lacrosse, to benefit student-athletes in underserved communities, along with Poly Prep Country Day School, co-hosted a Men’s Major League Lacrosse exhibition game this past Saturday. The Long Island Lizards faced off against the Charlotte Hounds under the lights at Poly Prep’s turf field in the first ever Men’s Major League Lacrosse game to be held in New York City. Read More...

Denver City Lax 2012 (Video)

By Lacrosse Playground | February 2, 2012 |
Denver City Lax released a video for 2012, which features commentary about urban lacrosse from Bill Tierney, Connor Martin, Denver Outlaw players, and most importantly, the families who benefit from City lax. The video is only a snippet of what actually goes on behind the scenes in Denver, but you can get an idea of how much it means to the city and its people. Read More...

SnagFilms Acquires Exclusive Digital Rights For Six Acclaimed Documentaries Including City Lax: An Urban Lacrosse Story

By Lacrosse Playground | November 4, 2011 |
SnagFilms has acquired the exclusive digital rights to six acclaimed documentaries, it will be announced today at the Paid Content Entertainment conference by Rick Allen, SnagFilms CEO. Among the six films, City Lax: An Urban Lacrosse Story, has been selected. Read More...

RedHotBuffs Lacrosse Store

By Lacrosse Playground | February 15, 2011 |
The Colorado University Lacrosse team has opened their merchandise store. All proceeds from your purchase of Red Hot Buffs gear will go to Denver City Lax. Keep Reading...

City Lax movie debuts in Silver Spring, Md. Thursday at 7 p.m.

By Lacrosse Playground | June 1, 2010 |
”City Lax: An Urban Lacrosse Story,” winner of the 2010 Jury Prize for Best Documentary and the coveted Audience Award at the Sonoma International Film Festival, will make its Maryland debut on June 3rd at AFI Silver Theater at 7pm as part of the AFI SIlverdocs Sports’ Series. Keep Reading...