Wineburg, during this season, was ranked among top 10 goalies in percentage of saves made and in goals allowed en route to his team's national championship. The championship game against Washington College, taking place at the University of Maryland football stadium, attracted nearly 19,000 fans. It was the largest crowd to watch a NCAA-III athletic event, in any sport. It is an ancient sport invented by the Iroquois Native American tribe many centuries ago, and adapted into its modern form nowadays. It is a fast paced game where the objective is to score by tossing the ball through the air to the opposing net.
Players handle and pass the ball with special webbed sticks.
Drive through the suburbs of New York City, Rochester, N.Y. and Baltimore, MD one will find many kids on the streets tossing lacrosse balls around instead of playing catch with a baseball. Not so on the West Coast.