Lacrosse (disambiguation)
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Lacrosse
is a team sport.
Lacrosse, LaCrosse, or La Crosse may also refer to:
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
is a team sport.
Lacrosse, LaCrosse, or La Crosse may also refer to:
Places
- La Crosse, WisconsinLa Crosse, WisconsinLa Crosse is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The city lies alongside the Mississippi River.The 2011 Census Bureau estimates the city had a population of 52,485...
- La Crosse (Amtrak station)La Crosse (Amtrak station)La Crosse Train Station, located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, is served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The train station was originally built in 1926 by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad, but was also used by the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad...
- La Crosse (Amtrak station)
- La Crosse County, Wisconsin
- La Crosse Metropolitan AreaLa Crosse Metropolitan AreaThe La Crosse Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of La Crosse and Houston counties in Wisconsin and Minnesota, anchored by the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin...
, encompassing La Crosse and Houston Counties
- La Crosse Metropolitan Area
- Roman Catholic Diocese of La CrosseRoman Catholic Diocese of La CrosseThe Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse covers an area of west-central Wisconsin, including the city of La Crosse and 19 counties: Adams, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Marathon, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Portage, Richland, Trempealeau, Vernon, and...
- La Crosse, FloridaLa Crosse, FloridaLa Crosse or LaCrosse, is a town in Alachua County, Florida, United States, 15 miles from Gainesville, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 143. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 153 . The area around La Crosse is devoted to agriculture, especially...
- LaCrosse, IndianaLaCrosse, IndianaLaCrosse is a town in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The population was 627 in 1990, 561 in 2000, and 551 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- La Crosse, KansasLa Crosse, KansasLa Crosse is a city in and the county seat of Rush County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,342.-History:...
- La Crosse Township, Jackson County, Minnesota
- La Crosse, VirginiaLa Crosse, VirginiaLa Crosse is a town in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States. Its name is derived from the fact that it was a place where railroads once crossed, and there is still a caboose in the center of the town...
- La Crosse, WashingtonLa Crosse, WashingtonLa Crosse is a town in Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 313 at the 2010 census.-History:LaCrosse was incorporated on February 19, 1917....
- La Crosse RiverLa Crosse RiverThe La Crosse River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 50 mi long, in southwestern Wisconsin in the United States.-Course:...
, a tributary of the Mississippi
People
- Benji LaCrosseBenji LaCrosseBenji LaCrosse is an American racecar driver. He was the 2006 IMCA Modified national champion, and the winner of the 2005 IMCA SuperNationals.-IMCA stock car:...
(born 1977), American racecar driver - Jean-Baptiste Raymond de LacrosseJean-Baptiste Raymond de LacrosseJean-Baptiste Raymond de Lacrosse was a French sailor and admiral, hero of the French Revolutionary Wars.Raymond de Lacrosse joined the Navy in 1779 as a Garde marine...
(1761-1829), French admiral during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Other
- La Crosse (grape)La Crosse (grape)La Crosse is a modern hybrid cultivar of wine grape, mostly grown in North America. It produces grapes suitable for making fruity white wines similar to Riesling or as a base for blended wines. The grapes also make a good seeded table grape for eating. It has the benefits of early ripening and when...
- Lacrosse (album)Lacrosse (album)Lacrosse is a double live album by John Zorn. It is made up of different takes his early game piece, "Lacrosse". The first disc is from WKCR in June 1978 where Mark Abbott, Polly Bradfield, Eugene Chadbourne, and LaDonna Smith and Zorn recorded 6 different takes. Takes 3, 4 and 6 were originally...
, an album by John Zorn- "Lacrosse" (song), the only song (in multiple versions) on the album Lacrosse
- Lacrosse (satellite)Lacrosse (satellite)For the 2009 Lunar Impactor Mission designed to crash into the moon, see LCROSS.Lacrosse and Onyx are the code names for the United States' National Reconnaissance Office terrestrial radar imaging reconnaissance satellite. While not officially confirmed by the NRO or anybody in the U.S...
, a National Reconnaissance Office satellite - Buick LaCrosseBuick LaCrosseThe Buick LaCrosse is a mid-size entry-level luxury sedan produced by General Motors. It replaced the Buick Century and Regal in North America beginning in the 2005 model year.-North America:...
, an automobile produced by General Motors - MGM-18 LacrosseMGM-18 LacrosseThe MGM-18 Lacrosse was a short-ranged tactical ballistic weapon intended for close support of ground troops.Its first flight test was in 1954 and was deployed by the United States Army beginning in 1959, despite being still in the development stage...
, a US Army missile used 1959-1964 - La Crosse encephalitisLa Crosse EncephalitisLa Crosse encephalitis is an encephalitis caused by an arbovirus which has a mosquito vector .-History:...