Nappyhead, It's an Annapolis Thing

From "Left Out in Lacrosse" in today's Washington Post, this person will probably be forced to resign before lunch:

"It's been one dead end after another trying to get black kids to play," said Ruthie Lavelle, president of the Maryland Youth Lacrosse Association. "There are kids who are so athletic, but all they want to do is play basketball. We're trying to get rid of the reputation as an elitist white sport, but it's not going to happen anytime soon."

Didn't Bunk in The Wire mention playing lax? Hometown gets a shout out too:

The difference, DeMatha Coach Scott Pugh said, is that the counties that produce top high school players are the ones with decades-long lacrosse traditions. In Crofton, whose lacrosse teams regularly win state youth championships, former Division I college players and coaches train elementary school students. The Prince George's youth program often has difficulty recruiting qualified coaches.

Disclosure: One semester I took lacrosse class in high school (hey, the girls were cute) but never played on an organized team at any level. Got my nose broken in that class when a varsity player took a windmill shot that jettisoned my own stick from my hands and the butt-end flew in my face.

Previously: Lacrosse Your Fingers, Hope to Get Into Middlebury