After an all-star record on the lacrosse field at Libertyville High School, he’s now a passionate coach and co-developer of “The Ghost,” a flexible lacrosse stick for sale in 48 states.

The craftsman, Alfie Jacques, sifts through a few completed sticks. They are among more than 80,000 he has made across 60 years, spanning the time lacrosse has spread far from its eastern base.

Lacrosse is a physically demanding sport under the best conditions, but inclement weather adds frozen hands to the mix. Samantha Wolfe had enough of it and, as a 14-year-old freshman, thought ...

Randy Hall found his lacrosse stick in a Syracuse thrift store. There were three of them, all wooden, thrown onto a shelf. Hall picked one up. He could tell by the craftmanship that it probably ...

Non-Native lacrosse is much different from the original Dakota and Ojibwe game in both form and function. Modern-era lacrosse uses Iroquois-style sticks and was standardized in Montreal.