Community Corner
KATIE SAMSON LAX FESTIVAL
This year’s festival will be the LARGEST single-day high school lacrosse festival in the country with 54 varsity teams (26 premier boys’ teams and 28 premier girls’ teams), wheelchair rugby, tennis and basketball games, an NCAA men’s college night game, youth games, 20+ vendors, 10,000+ fans, 50+ major sponsors and 2 FanZones with rides, bounces, rock walls, face painting, BBQ, funnel cakes, raffle prices, clothing equipment etc.
The NCAA Men’s College game, University of Pennsylvania against St. John’s will be at 7pm the night before the Fest, April 25th, on Provost Field at Radnor High School.
The Katie Samson Festival began in 2000 and has grown into the premier high school lacrosse event in the United States. Motivated by Katie’s perseverance and courage, volunteers in the lacrosse community and beyond support the cause year after year. The festival is filled with activities for the whole family with exciting lacrosse team match-ups, a demonstration of wheelchair sports, food, fan zones, and a spirit of sportsmanship and purpose.Join the Philly Phanatic from 12-1pm!!