13-3...

The Playmaker had his first lacrosse game (ever) yesterday. His team (with its oh-so-knowledgeable assistant coach) won, 13-3. He played middie, which for you ignorant lacrosse folk (there was one?!?) is the position in the middle of the field. Middies play offense and defense and, thus, do more running than anyone else on the field. Anyway, less than two minutes into his first shift he scooped up the ball and passed to an open teammate for a goal. Yes, you count assists in lacrosse. He had a few more scoops. He made two "rushes" (taking the ball and running more than 10 yards with it) -- one down the center of the field on offense and one down the sideline (in front of his proud father) on defense for 20+ yards. It won't ever replace baseball as his major spring sport, but he had fun and did well. (In fact, the best compliment came from the head coach who said he "didn't look like a first year player out there.")