Gawsworth Primary School top of the POPs

It was three in a row for Gawsworth Primary School at the National POP Lacrosse Championship.

Gawsworth cemented their place at the top of the pop lacrosse tree by winning the 2025 National POP Lacrosse Championship and making it a third consecutive national title. 

Gawsworth were unbeaten throughout the competition, defeating Killearn School from Glasgow 8-3 in the Championship final at Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke on Thursday 26 June. 

They had earlier beaten Springfield School in the quarter-final and Bowdon Prep in the semi-final to make the final, while Killearn were victorious against St James in the Last 8 and Bowdon Church in the Last 4. 

The two Bowdon schools then also faced off for the 3/4 play off with Bowdon Prep taking the honours.

In the Plate competition, last year’s Championship runners up Mellor returned this year with silverware after beating Perry Hall 7-6 in the Plate final.

Pop lacrosse is the form of lacrosse played in primary schools and is a non-contact version of the game which uses inexpensive plastic-headed sticks and large, softer lacrosse balls. The game is usually played as a five-or six a-side mixed game with no goal-keepers and is fast-paced and fun to play.

The 16 competing teams that had made their way to the Championships through their regional qualifying competitions were split into four groups of four for pool play, with the top two of each group moving through to compete for the Championship title and the third and fourth place sides going on to the Plate competition.

The pool standings and scores from all of the knockout fixtures can be found below. 

More information on pop lacrosse and how to get it started in your school can be found HERE