One Timer: For the love (and growth) of the game
Lacrosse is a sport on the rise in Montana, or at least trying to rise. Christopher Manley and the Northwest Sharp Shooters are Kalispell’s outlet into a sport that is massive in popularity in the Northeast — where Manley was raised — but lacking in some other regions. “It’s still relatively new out here,” Manley said.
“I grew up in upstate New York where it’s huge and has been around for ...
Lacrosse is a sport on the rise in Montana, or at least trying to rise. Christopher Manley and the Northwest Sharp Shooters are Kalispell’s outlet into a sport that is massive in popularity in the Northeast — where Manley was raised — but lacking in some other regions. “It’s still relatively new out here,” Manley said.
“I grew up in upstate New York where it’s huge and has been around for years. ” In the Flathead Valley, the Sharp Shooters and the Northwest Avalanche high school program work to develop kids’ skills on the field and prepare them to potentially play in college either at the club or NCAA level. “We are technically two nonprofits, but our youth feeds into the high school program,” Manley said.
“We work together often. ” Manley also said the program will go to area schools and put on a learn-to-play class to showcase the sport. In Montana there are two club-level programs — at Montana and Montana State — for both men and women.