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Tracing it's roots to 1958, Toyota Lacrosse Club is today the successor to the old Carling Lacrosse Club. It was in that year a crafty marketing representative from the Carling Black Label Brewing Company of Baltimore, MD thought it would be smart to sponsor a lacrosse game on the infield of the Preakness prior to the races. Thus Carling played the Baltimore Athletic Club in what would become a 32 year Preakness tradition.
After winning the 1971 National Club Championship, Carling departed as sponsor, and for one year Carling played as Pyle Lacrosse Club. In 1973 the club again changed it's name to Chesapeake Lacrosse Club. The Peakers had many a good year and was home to many a great player. The team's heydays were the last years of the 1980's, where it played for several South Championships only to come up short to stingy Mt. Washington teams. Chesapeake fell on hard times in the 1990's, fielding barely competitive teams and averaging break even records.
In July of 1995 the managers of Chesapeake happily agreed to become an advertising extension of Central Atlantic Toyota, becoming the first USCLA club team to be sponsored by a global institution. Led by legendary twins Paul and Gary Gait, the team not only became highly competitive, but also created a fan base all over the world. In 1998 women's Toyota Lacrosse Club becomes fully integrated with the men's program, being the front runner in the new Women's Mid Atlantic Club Lacrosse League. Having highly capable management and coaching, Toyota is proud to once again be at the forefront of innovation for the advancement of lacrosse.
Since the time of the merger, the club has had six televised games on Home Team Sports, instituted an 800 number which receives calls from fans each week, started a WEB page receiving hits from as far away as Japan and Australia, and played 66 games, six for championships. Of greatest importance, the team has raised money for Special Olympics in Maryland and Virginia, and performed 36 clinics in five states and the District of Columbia for over 9,000 boys and girls. Our mission is very simple:
Toyota Lacrosse Club enhances the value of Toyota cars and trucks by demonstrating excellence in lacrosse skills and sportsmanship and sharing these with as many boys and girls as possible.
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