Oregon Daily Emerald

Sports

	Coast to coast Lacrosse witnesses major growth in Oregon, from youth teams to the Ducks' Division I program by Andrew Greif When male students ambled into Tim McCreary's science classroom at Hermiston High School in 1999, he thought they wanted to ask about class or homework. It turned out the students had bought some The Numbers1.1 million:number of lacrosse players in the U.S.
	Race to lead Ducks' offense is wide open Quarterbacks and receivers start to step up their game in practice, defensive line still looking bare by Kevin Hudson At the halfway point of spring practice, one would expect some of the position battles to be clearing up. But at quarterback, the opposite has occurred.
	Lucky number seven helps Ducks to sweep Oregon slides by Portland State in first game of twin bill, 2-1, and then finds offensive stride in game two by Jeffrey Dransfeldt The Oregon softball team picked up a pair of wins Wednesday in its doubleheader with Portland State at Erv Lind Stadium. Oregon (28-19) kicked off the afternoon with the second straight complete game by pitcher Brittany Rumfelt in a 2-1 win. The Ducks closed out the afternoon with a 7-1 win.