Lacrosse Player
Lacrosse

About three years ago a man called Rick Henshaw visited the school for a games match. He brought with him a vast supply of sticks and balls, and a fine knowledge of lacrosse. The first thing we were informed about was the origin of the game. It was "born" in North America but its exact date of origin is not known. It was first seen by people attacking Indians, for they used to play it in America when going into battle.

The stick the game is played with is a small pole with a net at the end. The pole is normally three to five feet long and the net at the end is one foot long, 1/2 foot deep and 1/2 foot wide. The ball (of solid rubber) is kept in the net while running, and passed from person to person, net to net, by bringing the top hand rapidly forward and the bottom hand rapidly back.


After this quick run through of the game, Rick Henshaw gave us a chance to play it. After a very enjoyable game he told us that a club was being formed and he would like us to play in it. So in this way, Kenton Junior Lacrosse Club was formed.

The team is still in existence today. Seven out of the ten players in a team are from our school. There is a league which we participate in and last year (1979) we finished roughly halfway. We also participated in many tournaments and were successful in these also.

Hopefully this team will carry or for many years with as many Salvatorian players as there are now.

Anthony Sheehan 4B


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