High School Lacrosse is making its way to the Gulf Coast

The country’s fastest growing sport has quickly developed roots here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

- the country's fastest growing - sport has quickly - developed roots here on the - mississippi gulf coast.

- news 25's grace boyles takes us- to ocean springs, where - greyhounds lacrosse discuss wha- it's like to now be a - part of the new mississippi - state lacrosse league.- - a new sport has arrived in- southern missississippi:- lacrosse.

- although it's the oldest- organized sport in the country,- having been first played by - native americans over 400 - hundred - years ago, the mississippi- scholastic lacrosse - association was officially- formed just last month.

- brian may, greyhounds lacrosse- coach: "the fact that we have a- mississippi - league now just shows the - growth, of-- this is the fastes- growing sport in north- america.

I mean, it really is.- you've got 600 colleges,- universities playin it.

- over 2,000 high schools playing- the sport."

- for senior defenseman kayleb- ramos, he had been hooked - on lacrosse ever since ramos' - - - - friend suggested he try it out.- kayleb ramos, senior defenseman- "sophomore year my friend hande- me- some gear.

Handed me a helmet.- gave me a stick and i was ready- to go.

So, after- that i kinda just kept pursuing- it and it got better and better- for me and i enjoyed it - ever since."- grace boyles, news 25: "south - mississippi is home to high - school-age lacrosse - teams: st.

Stanislaus high, - southern elite, and greyhounds- lacrosse.

Prior to- msla formation, these teams had- - - - to play in louisiana."

Kayleb - ramos, senior defenseman: "i- remember the saturday mornings,- driving all the way across stat- and just waking up so early jus- for a game.

And - like yes, i was excited for the- game, but like going an hour, - hour-and-a-half just for it - was a little much of a hassle."- for those who may not know what- - - - lacrosse is or looks like, this- is how members of the ocean - springs greyhounds- lacrosse team would desribe it.- coleton knowles, senior - mid-fielder: "it's honestly one- of the hardest sports to- actually understand.

Like, you- have to be on the field pr a- coach to actually understand- the game, but once you get into- it-- i mean it's just a lot of- running and a lot of hand-eye - coordination."- kayleb ramos, senior defenseman- "it's basically like soccer and- hockey kind of- mixed into two, but then also - with a stick and ball in the ai- more, in the sense of - on the ground in hockey."

- the greyhounds is a commnuity - team, therefore any high- schooler on the gulf coast that- is interested in picking up a - stick - and giving lacrosse a try is- welcome to sign up to play for- greyhound lacrosse by going to- greyhounds l-a-x- dot com.

Registration for the - 20-21 season closes december- first.- in ocean springs, grace boyles,- - - -