Our Lady's teacher plays for England at Box Lacrosse Championships

Lucy Ford, 29, made the staff and students at Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School extremely ‘proud’ as she represented the country at the international event.

The year three class teacher attended the World Box Lacrosse Championships held in New York last month (September).

Speaking with the Warrington Guardian, she highlighted what a major step this was for women’s lacrosse, as this is the first year that women’s teams have been invited to compete in the event.

Lucy played in the World Lacrosse Championships for England (Image: World Lacrosse) Recalling when she first began playing the sport, she said: “I have been playing lacrosse for 25 years after starting field lacrosse at the age of five and have played box lacrosse consistently for the past two years.”

The championships took place on September 20 to 29 and the England Women’s team finished with a one-goal win over Germany – the final score being 14-13.  

“We sealed fifth place in the championships and secured the position of the highest-ranked European team at the event,” Lucy added.

She continued: “To have represented Team England as a player and an assistant captain at the first ever Women’s Box Lacrosse Championships has been an absolute honour.

“Our team and coaching staff worked incredibly hard in the lead-up to the event and I’m extremely proud of the outstanding female athletes that I had the privilege of competing alongside at this event.

Lucy played in the World Lacrosse Championships for England (Image: World Lacrosse) “This is just the start for Team England Women’s Box Lacrosse and Women’s Box Lacrosse globally.”

A spokesperson from Our Lady’s also highlighted the school’s pride for its year three teacher, competing in the England team at the international championships.