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History of Lacrosse In West Virginia |
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- 1971 - West Virginia University Lacrosse Club formed
in January and playing the first game in the state March.24, 1971
- 1974 - Bethany College started their men's club team.
They also had a women's team at one time. Dates unknown.
- 1978 - Morgantown Lacrosse
Club formed. a.k.a Redbeards. It lasted until the fall of 1987.
- 1979 - Wheeling College had a club team from 1979 to 1999 until
they became an NCAA D2 Varsity in the fall of 1999
- 1980's - West Virginia University fielded a women's club team
off and on in the 80's and 90's.
- 1990's - West Virginia Wesleyan attempted to start a men's varsity
program in the early 90's, but ended up with a club team for a few years
- 1995 - Morgantown Cougars, a combined team from Morgantown
& University High competed in the WPSLA through the 1997 season.
- 1998 - Morgantown High and
University High started
fielding boys and girls teams in the spring of 1998
- 1999 - Wheeling Jesuit University fielded an NCAA D2 Varsity in the fall of 1999
1999 - Shepherd College formed men's lacrosse club and joined the
NCLL in the fall. They have had a team off and on to the present.
- 2002 - Concord College formed men's lacrosse club and joined
the NCLL in December. They had a team for the 2003 season.
- 2003 - Marshall University formed men's lacrosse club and
joined the NCLL in January. They continue to the present day.
2003 -
Wheeling Jesuit's Varsity finished up the season
ranked 10th in the nation in D2
- 2005 - Fairmont Senior High started fielding
boys and girls
teams
- 2006 - Charleston YMCA awarded an equipment grant from US
Lacrosse
to establish a Charleston area youth lacrosse league sponsored by the
YMCA.
2006 - Morgantown Area Middle School lacrosse programs started
for both boys and girls.
2006 - Da Lazy Lizards
men's team was formed in Morgantown and continues to the present.
2006 - Linsly,
Wheeling Central, and
Wheeling Park were admitted
to the Western Pennsylvania Scholastic Lacrosse Association (WPSLA) as
associate members
- 2007 - Saint Albans High School started fielding boys team
in the spring of 2007.
2007 - Morgantown Area MS boys team split into two teams feeding
their respective high schools, Morgantown Middle and University Middle.
2007 - Morgantown Area girls middle school team began competing against western
Pennsylvania programs.
2007 - Bridgeport started organizing to field a
boys team for the
2008 season.
2007 - The West Virginia Scholastic Lacrosse Lacrosse Association (WVSLA)
held it's organizational meeting at University High in September.
2008.- Buckhannon-Upshur High School started fielding
boys and girls teams
2008 - George Washington High School started fielding a
boys
team.
2008 - Wheeling Park High School started fielding a
girls
team.
2008 - The WVSLA sponsored the first state championships in boys
and girls lacrosse.
2008 -
Shepherd University announced that they would add women's
lacrosse as a varsity sport in the fall of 2009 to compete in 2010.
2008 - Herbert Hoover High School started
organizing to field a
boys team in the spring of 2009
- 2009 -
West Virginia Wesleyan College announced that they would add
women's lacrosse as a varsity sport in the fall of 2010
2009 - George Washington High School started fielding a
girls team.
2009 - Capital High School
started organizing to field a
boys team in the spring of 2010
2009 - Herbert Hoover High School started
organizing to field a
girls team for the spring of 2010
2009 - West Virginia Chapter of US
Lacrosse incorporated in the state September 30
2009 - Greenbrier East High
School tried to organize a boys team
- 2010 - Updating
- 2011 - Huntington &
Preston started organizing
high school boys teams
2011 -
Alderson-Broaddus College announced the formation of men's &
women's varsity teams for the 2012-2013 school year.
2011 - Huntington awarded an equipment grant from US
Lacrosse
to establish a Huntington area high school team.
HISTORY OF LACROSSE - By Jeff Lord, Head Coach, Cathedral Preparatory
School, Erie, Pa.
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