“Most of us play together on a team in seventh and eighth grade,” said Andrew Bishuk, an eighth grade defenseman from Auburn. "Half of us are going to move up to JV, some of us are still in modified. We’re used to playing together. We want to see how the JV level is because we have six JV players on this team.”

Each year a few more schools are welcomed to the ULA, making it one of the bigger lacrosse programs in New York for young players.

Both boys and girls are allowed to participate in the event on their respective teams that has brought close to 190 clubs to the Auburn area.

“I think back when it started there were eight teams locally," Chadderdon said of the of ULA. "It grows every year, and comes from third and fourth graders all the way up to the high school. ULA is getting to become a more school-based program, which really helps the kids.”

“This is a great event,” Auburn football coach Matt Moskov said, parent to fifth graders Sam and Luke Moskov, who were both part of the event. “It brings a lot of people together to show how good Auburn is and what a good game lacrosse really is. The turf coming in at Holland Stadium, I think we will be able to expand on this. This will be a great event to keep here in Auburn.”

It is undetermined whether or not the ULA will come back to Auburn for 2017. However, with a good turnout on Friday and Saturday, it is showcasing that Auburn could be the place to hold it for the foreseeable future.

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