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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fact that Landon is no longer dominant in lacrosse (still very good of course) may turn out in the long run to be a good development for Landon as an institution.[/quote]

I have nothing to do with Landon, but the statement above is crazy.  Landon has had a very up/down year, but they are still one of the best schools anywhere for lacrosse.  Witness their victory this year over Haverford, the #1 program in the country last year.[/quote]

Not to hijack the thread with lacrosse . . . But parity has arrived in this area.  No one team, whether Landon or Prep, is "dominant" this year (or, I suspect, in the future).  Landon has 5 or so losses already this year, including to Bullis, Gilman, and Calverton.  Gonzaga has some big wins, as does Prep and St. Stephens St. Agnes.  Since you thought describing Landon as "very good" was crazy,  I'll even say Landon is still "very, very good" -- but not dominant.  And with Gonzaga, with 800 boys, now going in for lacrosse, and DeMatha with its 1000+ getting more interested, I would doubt that the IAC will stay the preeminent local league for much lonhr.[/quote]

You have no idea what you are talking about.  Are other schools getting more serious about lax?  Yes.  Could a school like Gonzaga become the premier team in the area?  Yes - they have had a great run over the past 3 years and the future is bright.  But you implied that Landon is no longer a dominant program.  Not true.  SSSAS, Gonzaga and Bullis have closed the gap, for sure.

As for the WCAC, they clearly have a huge advantage over the IAC in all sports in terms of numbers and tuition price.  But overtaking the IAC in lax?  No.[/quote]

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