But the junior has developed a passion for another sport this spring. Until he finally got around to trying lacrosse. It has something for everyone, every ability.
Big kids can play in the back, fast kids can play in the front.
And I've seen some vicious hitting. Other participants and coaches speak of love affairs with lacrosse, and the sport has boomed at the Shore, with 13 girls teams playing an inaugural season in 1998, growing to 23 local schools offering girls lacrosse this season. But the boom has not created a substantial increase of boys programs. Freehold Township and St. Rose launched programs this spring, bringing the total of Shore schools with boys teams to four. Elsewhere, the story is much different.