It's a gorgeous weekend here for outdoor sports, and a big one for the oldest sport on American soil, as the Texas high school lacrosse playoffs hold Super-Regionals in Houston and Austin. The Houston Super-Regionals have seven games in two days at two different sites. The Austin and Houston winners advanceto championships in Dallas next weekend. Complete trackets are here:
http://www.thsll.org

The schedule and sites for the Houston Super-Regionals are:

GAME SCHEDULE
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SATURDAY MAY 7
10:00 AM Grob Stadium D2 Rockwall v Smithson Valley
12:00 PM Grob Stadium D2 Stratford v McNeil
2:00 PM Moorhead Stadium D1 Vandegrift v Episcopal School of Dallas
4:00 PM Moorhead Stadium D1 Lake Travis v Kinkaid

SUNDAY MAY 8
11:00 AM Grob Stadium D2 10:00 winner v 12:00 winner
1:00 PM Moorhead Stadium D1 The Woodlands v 2:00 winner
3:00 PM Moorhead Stadium D1 Dallas Jesuit v 4:00 winner


HOUSTON SUPER-REGIONAL SITES
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Division 2: Reggie Grob Stadium
9000 Westview Dr, Houston, TX 77055
https://goo.gl/maps/rXaey9KvMDo

Grob Stadium is a splendid little stadium with a lush grass field, just north of Interstate 10 between Campbell and Voss/Bingle.


Division 1: Moorhead Stadium
3200 W Davis St, Conroe, TX 77304
https://goo.gl/maps/YZCJGBg422u

Here's an aerial view: https://goo.gl/maps/iBsNNgtNf1D2

So the white lines are for soccer, and the dark blue/green lines are for lacrosse. What are the red lines for? It looks like something from my 8th grade geometry course.

(05-07-2016 04:02 PM)chrisc Wrote:  Here's an aerial view: https://goo.gl/maps/iBsNNgtNf1D2

So the white lines are for soccer, and the dark blue/green lines are for lacrosse. What are the red lines for? It looks like something from my 8th grade geometry course.

I can't see any colored lines in that link, but from your description, the red lines might be for girls lacrosse. Girls and boys lacrosse have the same size goals, but different distances apart, and a girls field has a set of protractor-like markings (called "the fan") in front of the goal.

(05-07-2016 05:16 PM)georgewebb Wrote:  

(05-07-2016 04:02 PM)chrisc Wrote:  Here's an aerial view: https://goo.gl/maps/iBsNNgtNf1D2

So the white lines are for soccer, and the dark blue/green lines are for lacrosse. What are the red lines for? It looks like something from my 8th grade geometry course.

I can't see any colored lines in that link, but from your description, the red lines might be for girls lacrosse. Girls and boys lacrosse have the same size goals, but different distances apart, and a girls field has a set of protractor-like markings (called "the fan") in front of the goal.

Below is a screen-grab of the north goal area from Google Maps. The three sets of lines (white, red and dark green or blue) are clearly visible. (Click on the image to get a larger view.)

If George's explanation is correct, what is the rationale for the girls' goals to be located farther apart than the boys' ones? And what do the two red fans and the tic marks on the inner red fan indicate?

(05-07-2016 06:53 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  If George's explanation is correct...

Now that a see this clearer image, I can say: my explanation is correct.

(05-07-2016 06:53 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  ...what is the rationale for the girls' goals to be located farther apart than the boys' ones?

At the risk of being flippant, I suppose the simplest answer is: why not? The sports have different rules (more different than softball is from baseball), and one of those rules is a different distance between goals.

(05-07-2016 06:53 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  And what do the two red fans and the tic marks on the inner red fan indicate?

I don't know enough to give a real explanation, but I can say two general things:
- The inner curve (known as "the arc") and the outer curve (known as "the fan") have to do with where players can be when restarting play after a penalty.
- The difference in rules between the two sports is one reason that lacrosse officials specialize exclusively in either the men's game or the women's game; there is hardly anyone in the country who officiates both.

ESD's win over Vandegrift on Saturday was a thriller: the winning goal was scored with 1 second left on the clock. Here is Sunday's schedule:

SUNDAY MAY 8
11:00 AM Grob Stadium D2 Rockwall v Stratford
1:00 PM Moorhead Stadium D1 The Woodlands v Episcopal School of Dallas
3:00 PM Moorhead Stadium D1 Dallas Jesuit v Lake Travis

The 11:00 and 1:00 in particular could be very close games.

GAME SITES
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Division 2: Reggie Grob Stadium
9000 Westview Dr, Houston, TX 77055
https://goo.gl/maps/rXaey9KvMDo

Division 1: Moorhead Stadium
3200 W Davis St, Conroe, TX 77304
https://goo.gl/maps/YZCJGBg422u