: 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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Tessa, a Coastal Carolina recruit in lacrosse, is undersized for a middle.
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Tiga Strings started as a fun venture by two former older Princeton lacrosse teammates, Lukas Stanat and Mike Gianforcaro.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Scheffler and Burns enjoyed themselves during their free time, with Scheffler shooting hoops on the basketball court in Kelly’s basement in addition to playing lacrosse and eating crab cakes.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
Football, girls golf and girls lacrosse were state runners-up and among seven region title teams.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Tiga Strings started as a fun venture by two former older Princeton lacrosse teammates, Lukas Stanat and Mike Gianforcaro.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Scheffler and Burns enjoyed themselves during their free time, with Scheffler shooting hoops on the basketball court in Kelly’s basement in addition to playing lacrosse and eating crab cakes.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
Football, girls golf and girls lacrosse were state runners-up and among seven region title teams.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Lacrosse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lacrosse. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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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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