The excitement of NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse returns to San Francisco’s Kezar Stadium on Saturday, October 8, 2011, when the Harvard Crimson and the Denver Pioneers meet in the third San Francisco Fall Lacrosse Classic.

Prior to the start of the competition on October 8, free youth clinics presented by Maverik Lacrosse will be held for boys 1st-8th grade, featuring coaches and student-athletes from the participating teams, and a free coaches’ clinic will be held for local youth and high school coaches with the coaching staffs from Harvard and Denver.

Lacrosse has been one of the nation's fastest growing high school and college sports over the past ten years, and there are now more than 10,000 youth lacrosse players in California, an increase of more than 200% since 2001. Home to over 350 boys and girls high school teams, in addition to hundreds of youth teams, the Bay Area and California is ready to welcome back a great world-class lacrosse event that will help showcase the excitement of the game to both seasoned fans, as well as those experiencing lacrosse for the first time.

100% of the ticket sales from the San Francisco Fall Lacrosse Classic will go directly to the BAYS Foundation to support programs and organizations that provide opportunities and increase access for low income youth in the Bay Area to participate in organized sports programs. In the past two years, BAYS has made $127,500 in grants to six outstanding organizations as a direct result of the success of the San Francisco Fall Lacrosse Classic .  More information about the BAYS Foundation and the programs we support may be found at www.sfbays.org.