Another Iowa College Adds Varsity Lax!

Lost somewhere in the shuffle this weekend, Cornell College in Mt. Vernon (fairly close to Iowa City) announced that they will add both men’s and women’s varsity lacrosse beginning with the 2014-15 season. The Rams currently field a men’s team in the MCLA.  They participate as an associate member of the Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference (D2). Cornell is the second NCAA men’s team in Iowa and will be the fourth women’s team.  The Rams will be the fourth women’s program…

YMCA/CILA 2013 Youth Lacrosse Program

We’ll help your child have fun and learn America’s oldest sport in our new lacrosse league.  We will focus on teaching your child the skills and fundamentals of the game, as well as bringing team work and character building through friendly competition.  Your son or daughter will get equal playing time and opportunities in 8 weeks of practices and games. Age Divisions 4th-6th grade                        7th-8th grade               Boys and Girls Welcome! When June 10-Aug. 1 with a break the week of…

Wartburg Adds Lacrosse

Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa recently announced the addition of women’s lacrosse as a varsity sport.  The team will pay its first season in the spring of 2015. Wartburg is the third Iowa school to add women’s lacrosse at the NCAA D3 level.  Fellow Iowa Intercollegiate Athletics Conference members Dubuque and Loras announced the addition of women’s lacrosse just over a year ago.  Dubuque will field the state’s first NCAA men’s team beginning in the 2014 season.