: 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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From playing lacrosse, Spencer found himself in the locker room with the likes of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.
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Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 3 July 2024
There are even more exciting firsts to come for women’s lacrosse in 2024 and 2025.
—Vanessa Budd, Sportico.com, 3 July 2024
The last time new sports were added to MHSAA programming was during the 2004-2005 season when boys and girls lacrosse were approved.
—Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2024
Daily Horoscope for June 08, 2024 South River grad Kelsey Winters enjoys record-setting career for Christopher Newport women’s lacrosse
How many Orioles could make the All-Star Game?
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Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 3 July 2024
There are even more exciting firsts to come for women’s lacrosse in 2024 and 2025.
—Vanessa Budd, Sportico.com, 3 July 2024
The last time new sports were added to MHSAA programming was during the 2004-2005 season when boys and girls lacrosse were approved.
—Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2024
Daily Horoscope for June 08, 2024 South River grad Kelsey Winters enjoys record-setting career for Christopher Newport women’s lacrosse
How many Orioles could make the All-Star Game?
—Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
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“Lacrosse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lacrosse. Accessed 7 Jul. 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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