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The article features U.S. Navy midshipman and Navy lacrosse player Jimmy Lewis who is set to leave athletics to start flight training in September 1966 to pursue his U.S. Navy career. Lewis, a resident of Long Island, New York, is esteemed in Maryland, a state known for its love for lacrosse. He is also set to receive the Naval Academy Athletic Association Sword for Excellence as Best Athlete of the Academy on his graduation day.

The article features Rodney David Rullman, the star goalie of the Virginia Cavaliers lacrosse team that won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) title in 1972. It describes the key contributions of Rullman in the University of Virginia's championship victories in the 1972 NCAA season and in the 1973 Hero's Invitational Lacrosse Tournament in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was voted the most valuable player. It also discusses Rullman's skill, experience, and confidence as a goalie.

The article focuses on a match between the U.S. Army and Navy men in lacrosse, previously called as the Iroquiois game of baggataway, held at Annapolis in Maryland in the week of May 25, 1953. The goal of the game is to throw an India rubber ball into a 6-feet square net by utilizing a webbed hickory stick. A 4-3 lead was kept by the Navy at halftime. Coach William H. Moore of Princeton University in New Jersey informed his men that they earned the national championship.

The article provides information on the National Lacrosse League (NLL) in North America, which features six new franchises in 1974, including the Toronto Tomahawks, the Rochester Griffins and the Philadelphia Wings. It says that box lacrosse is played on wood rather than ice, which is a version of the old Indian game of field lacrosse. The sport is also a hybrid game combining elements from other sports like basketball, ice hockey and field lacrosse. The rules of box lacrosse and the historical background of the NLL are also discussed.

The article focuses on the victory of the U.S. Navy team against the team of the U.S. Army at the inter-collegiate lacrosse tournament held at the West Point ground in New York in June 1960. Karl Rippelmeyer of Baltimore, Maryland led the Navy in its victory, despite inclusion of known lacrosse players Bob Miser and Bill Carpenter in the Army's team. The tournament is compared to the 1763 historic game, in which the Army is defeated by the Chippewa and Sac Indian tribes at Fort Mackinac in the Michigan territory.

The article reports on the continued success of the Mount Washington Lacrosse Club, an amateur club based in Baltimore, Maryland composed of lacrosse players in nonsports careers. The club has won 94 games with only eight losses against top college teams and clubs since 1959. Also discussed are membership of All-Americas in Mount Washington and the spirit of competition as a reward for players.

The article reports on the finals of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) in Canada, which is being contested by the Quebec Caribous and the Montreal Quebecois. The Caribous defeated the defending champion Long Island Tomahawks to reach the finals, while the Quebecois won over the Boston Bolts. The Quebec team leads the Quebecois 2-0 in their best-of-seven finals through the outstanding plays by Travis Cook and goalie Larry Smeltzer under the guidance of coach Medo Martinello.

The article emphasizes the importance of the superior play of Canadians Paul Suggate of the Maryland Arrows and John Davis of the Montreal Québécois to the second season of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) in the U.S. in 1975. The playing styles of the athletes are described with Suggate identified as stronger and faster while Davis is said to be more of a stylist. Also mentioned is the plan of Maryland to sign Frank Urso of the University of Maryland.

The article considers the prospects of the Cornell University's lacrosse team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1975. The victory of Cornell against Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania is said to be considered as positive indications of the growth of lacrosse by observers. Cornell lacrosse coach Richie Moran has reportedly won over 83% of his games in his first six seasons. Also emphasized is the key role of junior Mike French and sophomore Eamon McEneaney in the offensive performance of Cornell.

This section offers sports news briefs as of July 1971. Robert Buccino, a 12-year old pitcher and catcher from a North Edison, New Jersey Little League had a batting average of .649 which puts him at the league in RBI (run batted in baseball), homes and runs. Jimmy Trenz, a freshman at the Pennsylvania State varsity lacrosse team was named to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division all-star team. John Whitlinger from Shattuck High School in Neenah, Wisconsin won the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association interscholastic singles title.

The article presents news briefs on notable athletes in the U.S. as of June 2, 1969 including lacrosse player Jim Parks of Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, long distance runner Steve Prefontaine, and Ladies Kayak National Slalom champion Jan Binger of Mount Kisco, New York.