There is lacrosse, and then there is Aspen lacrosse.
The first, for many years, was reserved for the plush playing fields of
the Northeast — Long Island, Baltimore, Boston, Connecticut — where
prep school kids from Choate, Andover, Deerfield and other boarding
schools took part in this elite spring pastime. There the weather is
temperate in spring and fall; the game is established; and top players
could continue playing in the Ivy or Patriot leagues in college.
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