Boys, girls lacrosse use differing methods to crown champs
By Brad D. Bates
C & G Sports Writer
High school lacrosse fans in the state of Michigan get the best of both worlds.
Because the Michigan High School Athletic Association state tournaments for boys and girls lacrosse follow different formats, spectators get to see both sides of the playoff coin.
Girls participate in a blind geographic draw tournament format, similar to traditional MHSAA tourneys for soccer, softball and baseball. Boys use a seeded system, which places teams in different regions based on current and past success.
“There’s pros and cons to both sides,” MHSAA Associate Director Tom Rashid said. “The boys chose to go with (the seeded system), and the girls chose not to.
“At first, I was a little skeptical (with the boys system). But over time, I have seen some merit to it.”
The boys and the girls lacrosse committees picked their current systems when the MHSAA first sponsored their tournaments in the 2005 spring sports season.
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