Historic Clash of Lacrosse Titans Sells Out
North Baltimore was the center of the lacrosse world this weekend.
The latest episode of the 2012 lacrosse season’s Game of Thrones took place at Homewood Field on Saturday evening as 8,500 fans watched Maryland upset Hopkins, 9-6. The teams have squared off against each other 108 times. Terrapin tailgaters had invaded the neighborhood early in the afternoon and cars lined the streets in all directions. Every couple of years, Tuscany-Canterbury becomes the epicenter of lacrosse. Following my normal ritual, I walked up to the stadium entrance on University Parkway with my children a few minutes before game time and saw a sign that read “Sold Out.” The smell of cheese steak and Italian sausage permeated the slight breeze outside the stadium. I’d invited friends who’d never seen a lacrosse game and promised …
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