: 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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Just last year, flag football overtook golf, lacrosse, water polo and cross country among the most popular girls’ sports in California.
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
They both coach girls lacrosse at Pembroke Hill School, where Gilstrap is head coach.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
With the advent of the NCAA playoffs, the Final Four and the title game on Memorial Day weekend, college lacrosse has become a winter sport.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
O’Neill, a multi-sport athlete at Tabor, is also a leader in lacrosse.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
They both coach girls lacrosse at Pembroke Hill School, where Gilstrap is head coach.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
With the advent of the NCAA playoffs, the Final Four and the title game on Memorial Day weekend, college lacrosse has become a winter sport.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
O’Neill, a multi-sport athlete at Tabor, is also a leader in lacrosse.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Lacrosse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lacrosse. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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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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