Casey signs to play lacrosse at Emmanuel

Although baseball and football are the U.S. leaders in played and watched sports, lacrosse is actually considered America’s first sport, according to many historians.

And in recent years in Alabama, lacrosse has grown extremely popular, especially in Mountain Brook.

Lacrosse first became a high school sport in Mountain Brook in 2004, and it has since become a popular college sport that is even televised on ESPN.

Over the past three years, the area has produced multiple collegiate lacrosse players, including current senior Matthew Casey, who will attend Emmanuel College in Georgia to play.

 “There were many aspects of Emmanuel College that interested me, such as their great academic programs and their very well-funded sports programs,” Casey said.

Casey, who first picked up the sport in fifth grade, was one of the first to take part in lacrosse at Mountain Brook, giving greater significance to the Mountain Brook lacrosse program on his recent signing day.

 “Mountain Brook lacrosse means more to me than just my love for the sport,” Casey said. “The memories and people involved in all of my lacrosse years just mean so much as well.”

This year, Casey and the Spartans look to have another successful year and ultimately compete for the state championship to send Matthew out with a bang.