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28 Lacrosse Shares the Medicine Game

By Victoria Klassen Crossroads Gas, and handed out
brand new StringKing Lacrosse
8 Lacrosse offers training sessions sticks to youth.
2designed to improve lacrosse IQ, “Lacrosse is a medicine game that
footwork, and shooting ability. Their we cherish in the native community.
programs are geared towards those Having it back for a few months was
aged five to 18 years old and they incredible. The programs were open
welcome everyone who wants to play to everyone who wanted to come
the fastest game on two feet. They out and play. Seeing the smiles on
hope to educate youth on the game players’ and parents’ faces made
of lacrosse and how it can be used as all the hard work worth it,” Harris
a steppingstone towards educational shared.
opportunities.
Harris grew up in Six Nations,
Vaughn Harris, founder of Ontario and has played lacrosse his
28 Lacrosse, said running an whole life. He explained there was
organization like this has always been no one to guide lacrosse players
his dream. 28 Lacrosse was founded after high school, so many stopped
in 2019, right before the COVID-19 playing once they became junior or
pandemic hit. This past year, when minor players.
they have able to hold sessions, there
have been restrictions on the number “That’s really where I got the
of players who could participate. idea to have my own company, the
idea that I could help players reach
Understanding how hard the the college and professional level.
pandemic has hit some families, I’ve witnessed it my whole life -
Harris and his team decided to make players who have the talent and
their 12-week program free. While skill but don’t use it as a tool for Photo Submitted
the program was cut short due to college,” said Harris. “Myself, I can at the college level, and eventually “The most rewarding moments
Ontario’s most recent lockdown, the say my lacrosse stick gave me the play professional lacrosse.” were giving back to the community.
28 Lacrosse team got creative. They opportunity to travel the world, play Handing out free sticks, socks,
held a pop-up at a local gas station, Harris wanted to acknowledge the
help from Twin Leaf, 3TK Fitness, shooting bags, and winter hats to the
ALL NEW to Emard Lumber UPS, Herban Legend, Greens smiling and so happy receiving gifts
youth,” said Harris. “Seeing the kids
Reserve, Quest Gym, Budders, his
staff, and his fiancé Valerie Jackson from myself and 28 Lacrosse made it
for making 28 Lacrosse a reality. all worth it.”

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