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n a war m, March after noon, Henry Clay High School’s lacrosse team competed valiantly against Northern Kentucky and ran away with an impressive 10-1 victory. As the young players engaged in the fast-paced sport under clear, sunny skies, one thing was apparent: the sheer enjoyment and determination on their faces. Lacrosse is not a school-sponsored sport in Lexington, but rather a team activity made possible by the Lexington Youth Lacrosse Association. Currently offered at all of the city’s high schools and nine middle schools, as well as at Transylvania University as a N CAA Division III sport and at the University of Kentucky as a club sport, the LYLA board consists of coaches, officials, parents, and advocates of lacrosse and the sport’s development in the Lexington area.
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PHOTOS BY ROBBIE CLARK LYLA president Linda Borkosky, whose son plays for T ates Creek High School, caught her first glimpse of the sport’s positive impact on youth when she helped get a team started at T ates Creek Middle School five years ago. “I witnessed several boys that were not that vested in school suddenly have a reason to attend school regularly, keep their behavior in check, their grades at least at a 2.0 and have a connection to their school,” she said. “Anytime you can give students a reason to be connected to their school, good things usually happen.” As enthusiasm for the sport started to spread around the city, L YLA grew rapidly, with the or ganization adding around nine teams to public schools in the last few years. This year , LYLA plans to launch the first girls’ middle and high school teams.