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High School Lacrosse is making its way to the Gulf Coast

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High School Lacrosse is making its way to the Gulf Coast
High School Lacrosse is making its way to the Gulf Coast

The country’s fastest growing sport has quickly developed roots here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

- the country's fastest growing - sport has quickly - developed roots here on the - mississippi gulf coast.

- news 25's grace boyles takes us- to ocean springs, where - greyhounds lacrosse discuss wha- it's like to now be a - part of the new mississippi - state lacrosse league.- - a new sport has arrived in- southern missississippi:- lacrosse.

- although it's the oldest- organized sport in the country,- having been first played by - native americans over 400 - hundred - years ago, the mississippi- scholastic lacrosse - association was officially- formed just last month.

- brian may, greyhounds lacrosse- coach: "the fact that we have a- mississippi - league now just shows the - growth, of-- this is the fastes- growing sport in north- america.

I mean, it really is.- you've got 600 colleges,- universities playin it.

- over 2,000 high schools playing- the sport."

- for senior defenseman kayleb- ramos, he had been hooked - on lacrosse ever since ramos' - - - - friend suggested he try it out.- kayleb ramos, senior defenseman- "sophomore year my friend hande- me- some gear.

Handed me a helmet.- gave me a stick and i was ready- to go.

So, after- that i kinda just kept pursuing- it and it got better and better- for me and i enjoyed it - ever since."- grace boyles, news 25: "south - mississippi is home to high - school-age lacrosse - teams: st.

Stanislaus high, - southern elite, and greyhounds- lacrosse.

Prior to- msla formation, these teams had- - - - to play in louisiana."

Kayleb - ramos, senior defenseman: "i- remember the saturday mornings,- driving all the way across stat- and just waking up so early jus- for a game.

And - like yes, i was excited for the- game, but like going an hour, - hour-and-a-half just for it - was a little much of a hassle."- for those who may not know what- - - - lacrosse is or looks like, this- is how members of the ocean - springs greyhounds- lacrosse team would desribe it.- coleton knowles, senior - mid-fielder: "it's honestly one- of the hardest sports to- actually understand.

Like, you- have to be on the field pr a- coach to actually understand- the game, but once you get into- it-- i mean it's just a lot of- running and a lot of hand-eye - coordination."- kayleb ramos, senior defenseman- "it's basically like soccer and- hockey kind of- mixed into two, but then also - with a stick and ball in the ai- more, in the sense of - on the ground in hockey."

- the greyhounds is a commnuity - team, therefore any high- schooler on the gulf coast that- is interested in picking up a - stick - and giving lacrosse a try is- welcome to sign up to play for- greyhound lacrosse by going to- greyhounds l-a-x- dot com.

Registration for the - 20-21 season closes december- first.- in ocean springs, grace boyles,- - - -

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