Indigenous tribes, in what is now the northeastern U.S. and Canada, have played lacrosse for millennia. Similar stick-and-ball games were played by tribes across the Southeast and Great Lakes region.

Each team aims to shoot the ball into the opponent’s goal using a lacrosse stick. A lacrosse stick consists of a shaft with a head strung with a net, allowing a player to cradle, check and shoot.

From humble beginnings in 1995, to the expansive competition of the present, girls lacrosse has been one of Section V's best gambles.