Loyola High's Tripp King looks to become West Coast trendsetter in lacrosse
The junior attacker, who can score with either hand, has committed to North Carolina, where both his parents went to college.
Junior Tripp King from Loyola High might be the best lacrosse player in the state. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times) Seeing Tripp King flick a rubber ball toward the net with his stick is like spotting an unidentified flying object and wondering if you missed it because the shot happens faster than the blink of an eye. His lacrosse coach at Loyola High, Jimmy Borell, brings out one of those baseball radar guns twice a year to clock how fast his players can send that ball through a net.
King’s right hand delivers the ball at 100 mph and his left hand at 90 mph. “I pray he doesn’t cut the net,” Borell said. In a sport that’s beloved on the East Coast, King is helping bring respect to lacrosse players learning the game on the West Coast.
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