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26 lacrosse players took part in the event, including 14 from Linsly and Wheeling Park, for two games of lacrosse sixes, a version of lacrosse with less players and less space than field lacrosse.

“We are trying to match the sixes format,” Linsly lacrosse head coach Tucker Wilkinson, who coached the North team at the showcase, said.

“It’s going to be in the Olympics in 2028. We’re trying to get our kids exposed to this new style of the game, and give them a new opportunity- there were a couple college coaches here to watch them play, it was a good time overall.”

The North won both games Saturday, with a high caliber of competition on the field in the more compact format.

“We have plenty of college athletes come from our programs every year,” Wilkinson said. “We’re churning out guys to multiple levels of NCAA schools. This is one more way to get their names out there and get some exposure and seek those opportunities.”

From Linsly, Seve Smathers, Carter Remp, Darrien Bertram, Griffin Kernik, Nathan Clifford, Simon Schiebel, Julian Fishcer, Evan Badwhar, Nolan Smith, John Powell and Will Riesbeck and Chase Bacchus all took part. Representing Wheeling Park was Cooper Abraham and Brody Davis.

The creation of the new lacrosse showcase is one part of an effort to continue promoting lacrosse and lacrosse players of West Virginia, with more to come in the future.

“There’s a professional league called the Premier Lacrosse League and we’re getting ready to work with them in the summertime on a sixes state-wide league,” Wilkinson said. “Think rec league, and then eventually a state-wide tournament for both middle school and high school.

“This is kind of the start-up, we’re going to run this form every year as part of fall-ball. This is all kind of meshing into one plan to have more players, getting more time to play, getting better throughout the process, and giving the players more opportunities to showcase themselves at these types of events.”