After many years of slow and steady growth, lacrosse in St. Paul recently reached a turning point. New and changed co-op teams will provide boys and girls who want to play lacrosse at a high school level more options this spring. To boost participation by new players, SPLAX, in partnership with St. Paul Parks and Recreation, is hosting free events in April for youth ages 8 to 15 to try lacrosse. Go to www.stplax.org or email saint.paul.lacrosse@gmail.com to find out dates, times and locations of the free events.