Border Wars

TRAC Athletics has partnered with the US Box Lacrosse Association (USBOXLA) to present Border Wars – an elite youth box lacrosse tournament featuring the Rock Stars Elite Lacrosse Program, plus top American & Haudenosaunee box lacrosse teams at the U13, U15, U17 and High School Elite level for both boys & girls.

The fourth annual Border Wars will take place from December 20-22, 2024, and for the first time in the tournament’s history, will be hosted at venues in both Canada and the United States: Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, Ontario and Utica University Nexus Center in Utica, New York.

See the 2024 tournament announcement here.

Border Wars premiered during December of 2021 and featured multiple entries from the province of Ontario, while also hosting all-star squads made up of players from California & Colorado, plus Roots from Rochester, New York. The second edition featured Canadian, American and Haudenosaunee teams from all over North America. In 2023, the event will expanded again, including all new girls divisions. This year, more teams will ever compete at Border Wars making if more difficult than ever to win gold at every division.

The tournament’s Boys ‘AA’ Invitational and the Girls High School Elite Division (2025/2026) will be playing at the TRAC in Oakville, while the Boys ‘A’ Division and Girls U17 & U15 Divisions will have their games hosted at the Nexus Center in Utica.

Toronto Rock Athletic Centre ‘AA’ Boys & Girls HSE Divisions

Invitation Only

BOYS HSE (2025/2026)
BOYS U17 (2027/2028)
BOYS U15 (2029/2030)
BOYS U13 (2031/2032)
GIRLS HSE (2025/2026)

While invites have already been sent for the above divisions, if interested in competing in these high-level divisions if space should become available, please email TRAC Athletics Director Colin Doyle (cdoyle@torontorock.com) ASAP.

Utica Nexus Center ‘A’ Boys & Girls Divisions

Open Registration

BOYS HSE (2025/2026)
BOYS U17 (2027/2028)
BOYS U15 (2029/2030)
BOYS U13 (2031/2032)
GIRLS U17 (2027/2028)
GIRLS U15 (2029/2030)

Visit usboxla.com/borderwars to register for the above divisions.

The top ‘A’ level boys programs at Utica this year will be invited to play the following year in Toronto in the ‘AA’ division. To make room, the lowest ranking ‘AA’ teams will be relegated to the ‘A’ level the following year.

All-Tournament Teams & Most Valuable Players: 2021, 2022 and 2023. Award winners from 2024’s Border Wars will be announced in the weeks following the conclusion of this year’s event.

Additional details regarding 2024 Border Wars (accepted teams, hotel info, etc.) will be announced soon.