Shropshire stars join forces
Pupils from Packwood, Lucton and Moreton have come together to win the U13 Northern Counties’ Lacrosse Championship.
Players from each Shropshire school have put their usual rivalries aside to triumph in the tournament took place at the Stockport Lacrosse Club, the oldest in the UK, over the weekend and they won all of their games.
Six of the team came from Packwood, five of the team came from Moreton School and the final two students were made up from Lucton School.
They beat Cheshire 14-6, Lancashire 7-5 and Yorkshire 19-2 to bring the trophy back with them.
Packwood student Claudia T, who was the co-captain of the team, was voted as the player of the tournament.
The team was picked following trials from the three Shropshire schools as they are the only schools in the county who play the sport.
Participation in Lacrosse is growing and has increased in the UK from the years 2017 to 2018 with now over 15,000 participants in the sport compared to 12,700 taking part before.
Lacrosse is a team sport, which is played outside, played using sticks and a ball; they must carry the ball, pass it and shoot in to the goal using the stick.
As opposed to the men’s version of the game, woman’s Lacrosse is non contact.
