Fall Ball in the North? Yes, Fargo to Play Grand Forks Predators!

Fargo Warriors to play Grand Forks Predators on Saturday, October 22

New Grand Forks Team to play Fargo Warriors in first-ever match-up of North Dakota high school teams

Fargo, ND, October 15.  The Fargo Lacrosse Club’s (FLC) high school lacrosse – www.fargolacrosse.org – will play the newly-formed Grand Cities high school lacrosse team – www.grandcitieslacrosse.org – as part of the College Lacrosse Showcase being held October 22 and October 23 in Fargo at the Pepsi Complex by Hector Airport.  The schedule is shown below.

FLC President Matt Noah stated, “The genesis of the Grand Cities club has been Tanner Lindstrom from East Grand Forks.  Tanner was a First-Team All-Conference player with the Fargo Warriors this past Spring.  Tanner’s father, Brent, has been instrumental in promoting lacrosse in the Grand Forks area.”  Both Grand Cities and Fargo plan to compete in the Minnesota Boys Scholastic Lacrosse Association (MBSLA) – www.mnlaxhub.com - in 2012 after the Fargo Warriors competed successfully in the MBLSA in 2011.

Admittance is free.  The Warriors and Predators invite all area youth from elementary school to high school to witness the historic first match between the only two high school lacrosse teams in North Dakota.

vs Saturday, October 22, 12:30 pm

Saturday, October 22 10:00 am    - NDSU #1 vs. UND 11:15 am    - Univ of St. Thomas Alumni vs. MSUM Alumni 12:30 pm    - Fargo Warriors HS vs. Grand Forks Predators HS 1:45 pm      - NDSU #2 vs. UND 3:00 pm      - NDSU #1 vs. Univ. of St. Thomas Alumni 4:15 pm      - NDSU #2 vs. MSUM Alumni Sunday, October 23 10:00 am       - Univ. of St. Thomas vs. UND 11:15 am       - NDSU vs. MSUM

The The Fargo Warriors Varsity team is coached by Ben Fairbanks.

Making Lacrosse a School Sport in Shakopee

Lacrosse, a school sport?

by Kristin Holtz, Shakopee Valley News Shakopee Valley News

August 23, 2011

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Interest in lacrosse continues to grow in Shakopee, leading some to wonder when will Shakopee High School make it an official sport.

Jennifer Clarke of Shakopee Lacrosse spoke to the board about the sport’s growing popularity during Monday’s open forum. In its three years, the club has seen participation numbers increase from 24 boys on one junior varsity team to 87 male and female players on five teams.

This past spring, the girls won the NorthCentral Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association state championship.

The club is seeking permission to use an additional field by the Shakopee Junior High, as well as take advantage of school athletic perks, such as using the activity bus to transport freshman to the high school for after-school practice, allowing students to store equipment in sports lockers and including the varsity lacrosse teams in the high school yearbook.

The Shakopee School Board has talked about adding lacrosse to its athletic offerings after students showed high interest in a 2008 survey.

“With more students, it does look like the next logical activity to add,” Board Member Kathy Busch said.

Board members, however, are hesitant to agree to any new activity with tight finances. Chuck Berg noted the district just increased its class size targets.

“If our goal here is to educate students, if we had some extra dollars, that would be the first thing to do, to draw those class sizes down,” he said.

The board asked Activities Director John Janke to sit down with the lacrosse club and create a formal proposal for consideration.

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