What great lacrosse ...

I didn't have a dog in the fight, but this is correct. There were also people in the area of the Maryland sideline calling for timeout, don't know if any of the people calling for it had a right to, but it was easy to understand why the ref blew it dead.

Virginia did such a good job on Catalino, the Terps top attackman, the only decent shot he got off in 80+ minutes of play came a beat or two after the whistle.

 

Yeah that 'inadvertent' whistle sucked.

I started goin' to Maryland lacrosse games back in the '70s. Had a certain rock-concert feel to them then, if you know what I'm sayin' ....

Went to an NCAA tournament game against Ohio State a few years ago with my brother, not quite the same. But still fun.

Maryland's always had a good lacrosse team but I don't think they've ever won the national championship. Hopkins punks 'em lots of times.

 

I find that hard to believe. There are, what, 50 schools that play D-I lacrosse? And about 10 of them compete for the best recruits. Maryland's never won a title?

EDIT: per Wikipedia, Maryland has 11 national championships, but only two NCAA tournament titles and none since 1975.

 

This is a great sport that will never rise above its current national status, which is pretty cool if you ask me.

Public schools will never take on a new lacrosse program. There is just too much money tied up in insurance and equipment. You also have to book field time against football and soccer.

 

Where are schools adding lacrosse?

 

Devil, it's booming in Pennsylvania. It was added as a sanctioned sport by the state's governing body this year.

 

Are Class A Pennsylvania schools dropping football for lax?

Right now in Virginia we are dropping sports. Not adding them.

 

Are there many high schools in Virginia dropping lacrosse? I haven't heard of that happening. The lacrosse program at one of the schools I cover is only a few years old and every time they open a new high school in this area it has a lacrosse team.

 

Indoor track is no more in my county.

We could have lost all middle school sports, but they seem safe for now.