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Yorktown girls’ lacrosse has bounced back to the top

After winning a state title in 2022, the Patriots struggled last season. Now, they’re back in contention.

May 8, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. EDT

Yorktown girls' lacrosse finished the regular season at 13-1. (Courtesy Jenny Tran)

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It took just three games into the 2023 season for Yorktown Coach Jenny Tran to realize her team wasn’t going to repeat as Virginia Class 6 girls’ lacrosse champions.

The Patriots were facing Battlefield. The previous matchup between the teams came in the 2022 state final. Tran’s team won that game so handily the contest required a running clock. The rematch brought the opposite result. Yorktown, decimated by offseason departures, lost by 13 goals.