Lacrosse Playground

(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…

The Shoreham-Wading River boys lacrosse team is hosting Garden City on Saturday, April 28th. It is a rematch of the 2011 Long Island championship game and is an MSG Lax-Live televised game. Last year, they raised over $21,000 from the event. This year’s goal is to raise $30,000 with your help.Read More…

The Wall Street Journal reports lacrosse has taken over as New York’s it sport. This isn’t a lonely epidemic. Lacrosse will take over as the sport to learn and play in many more states. Excluding football, basketball, and soccer, lacrosse will continue to be the sport of choice for many people. The Journal provides the statistics and realizations of lacrosse’s rise in New York.