About
High Sierra Lacrosse League
HSLL is a nonprofit established to promote, govern and protect youth and high school lacrosse throughout northern Nevada, Lake Tahoe and the surrounding areas.
At a glance
- Where we play
- Reno, Sparks, Carson City, Fallon, Minden, Lake Tahoe and Truckee
- Who runs it
- Volunteers: parents, coaches and board members. Nobody is paid to run the league.
- Two nonprofits
- The League runs the game on the field. The Foundation raises and grants the money.
What we stand for
Toughness, character, community
We are committed to the personal growth, success and safety of each participant within a context of team-oriented play, sportsmanship and hard-earned lacrosse and athletic skill. Everyone who participates should come away with a positive and productive life experience.
More about the league
The people, the money and the rules
- Board and directorsThe volunteers who govern the league, and how to reach them.
- High Sierra Lacrosse FoundationThe sister nonprofit that raises and grants the money.
- Policies and safetyConduct, safety plans and game rules, each pointing into the handbook.
- Our historyFrom a 1991 tournament in Tahoe Vista to a league across the region.
How the league is organized
Who does what
The High Sierra Lacrosse League handles lacrosse operations: seasons, schedules, officials, rules and player eligibility. The High Sierra Lacrosse Foundation handles donations and fundraising. Both are 501(c)(3) nonprofits run by volunteer boards.
Member programs (a school's or a community's teams) each name a point of contact and a head coach for every team. The handbook sets out how the board, the programs and the teams work together, and what every member program agrees to.
Structure, in the handbookLeague governance
Partner organizations
- Northern Nevada Lacrosse Officials Association(opens in a new tab)Provides the referees for field lacrosse
- USA Lacrosse(opens in a new tab)The sport's national governing body; every player and coach is a member
- US Box Lacrosse Association(opens in a new tab)Governing body for box lacrosse
- Mailing address
- High Sierra Lacrosse League18124 Wedge Parkway, #1081Reno, NV 89511
- Tax-exempt nonprofit
- 501(c)(3), tax id 46-4969499
At a game, look for a board member on the sideline. They are glad to talk in person.