Lacrosse gets a bum rap at our local high schools, say determined supporters in the Historic Triangle who banded together to get the recognition they say their players deserve.
Lacrosse players and supporters have shown up en masse at meetings of the York County and the Williamsburg-James City County school boards to ask they be included as a recognized school sport. Their goal is to create a Bay Rivers sports district lacrosse category that would allow them to compete against each other and in the post season.
“There’s this connotation that it’s for affluent people like squash or polo,” says Jason Madzuma, president and head coach of the Lafayette Lacrosse Club. “But it’s so far from the truth.”
Lacrosse, which has been described as a combination of basketball, soccer and hockey, originated with Native Americans, for whom it was a spiritual activity. It’s drawn minority standouts like former football hall of famer Jim Brown (who played lacrosse at Syracuse), Native American Lyle Thompso…