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History of Lacrosse

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    Lacrosse

  • First documented lacrosse game

    The lacrosse timeline starts dating all the way back to 1636 when Jesuit Missionary Jean de Brebeuf saw the first lacrosse game by the Native Americans.
  • Basic Rules

    A game between the Seneca and Mohawks tribe created the basic rules of the game we know.
  • First time in Canada

    In Montreal the Caughnawaga Indians played a game in front of a Canadian crowd and now whites people are interested in the game of lacrosse.
  • New York

    On this date was the first intercollegiate tournament in Westchester Polo grounds New York
  • Lacrosse becomes big

    Lacrosse is a exhibition sports in the Olympics
    The first United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse League begins and the colleges are divided into north and south divisions
  • Women’s Lacrosse

    The United States Women’s Lacrosse Association is formed
    It’s called the USWLA
  • Fastest game on 2 feet and growing

    The game is growing rapidly