Players on the all-KLAA girls lacrosse team represent a league that has had a state finalist the past seven years.

Many teams fancy themselves battle-hardened by the time the state final rolls around. Perhaps no one has lived it to the degree of the Springfield girls lacrosse team. All year, the Cougars have found ...

"This is the big one against Cohasset," senior midfielder Holly Panttila said. "I wouldn’t want to have won any other game." ...

While headgear is mandated for boys, it is not for girls. The OHSAA only requires high school girls lacrosse players to use a mouthpiece and goggles. Only the goalie must wear a helmet.

Price said the idea of headgear has floated around the district ... and the Bay High School community. All high school girls and boys lacrosse team across the country follow the national rules ...

SYLVANIA, Ohio — The Northview girls lacrosse team became the first program in Ohio to require its players to wear headgear, debuting the added layer of protection during its season opener last ...

Purpose: Mandating headgear for field players in girls’ lacrosse to reduce head injuries, including concussion, has been heavily debated. However, research regarding the need and effectiveness of ...

FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A statewide headgear mandate (HM) for high school girls’ lacrosse is associated with a lower concussion rate, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in ...

To explore the issues further, the researchers compared concussion rates among high school girls’ lacrosse players in the state of Florida, where headgear was mandated in 2018, with 31 states ...

More information: Association of headgear mandate and concussion injury rates in girls' high school lacrosse, British Journal of Sports Medicine (2022). DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-105031 Journal ...