Most lacrosse fans are well aware of the rapid growth of the sport and its expansion into areas outside the traditional hotbeds. Nevertheless, its nice to see that growth and popularity chronicled in the mainstream media.

Below is a brief excerpt from an AP story on the subject. You can read the full article by John Raby many places, including the MSNBC web site.

At spring break, Joe Ernst took his college athletes on a memorable road trip to compete in their thriving sport. Basketball? Nope. Baseball? Guess again. The Southwestern University team headed north from Texas to play lacrosse in Michigan.

What was once a niche sport in the Mid-Atlantic and New England states is now one of the fastest-growing games in America. The Associated Press asked all 95 of the NCAA's multisport conferences to list the sports being added in the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons, and lacrosse topped them all, far outpacing golf.

2010-03-21