The event, which originally began in 2016, featured boys lacrosse teams, aged 8 and under up to 16 and under, competing in five different divisions. There are about 46 teams this year, which is a bit higher than normal, according to event director Kevin Leveille.

“Usually we get up to around 46 and then we lose like four or so, but they’ve held it on, so it’s a good amount,” he said. “(There are) a couple of teams bigger than normal, but it fits right in here nicely, and we’ve got a good mix of teams.”

Leveille noted that some of the teams traveled from Canada, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland and even New Jersey.

“Then a lot of upstate teams and some from Long Island,” he said. There are also a couple of North Country-based teams — The NoCo Ripperz and Tru North.

For Leveille, who has been in charge of this tournament since its inception, said it’s great to be in Lake Placid for lacrosse.

“You get north of, you know, Saratoga or Watertown, and you can just smell the difference in the Adirondack air,” he said. “And it’s kind of like your whole mentality changes, and I think that’s kind of how everybody feels coming up here.”

Leveille said that about half of these squads are new to this tournament, so a lot of people are getting to experience Lake Placid for the first time. He said, so far, the reception has been super positive, and people were excited to enjoy the town.

“I know people were at the beach yesterday, and that was really a good thing all around. I’ve heard of people going to Experience Outdoors, over to the Olympic sites and I think people were going to the flum today. So, people are hitting the spots. I’ve heard a lot about good food, the local restaurants and it’s nice to know half the people and then have new people here, essentially introduce to the area.”

Following the LPSYC, Summit Lacrosse will host the 36th Lake Placid Summit Classic from July 28 to Aug. 3.

The Summit Classic showcases two tournaments over the course of a week, starting with the scholastic tournament — consisting of youth, high school and college-age players — followed by the adult tournament, which includes a 65 and older age group.

The Summit Lacrosse Society hosted tournaments in Albany, Saratoga, Denver and in California earlier in the year.

For Leveille, whose father, George, founded the Summit Classic here in 1990, the tournaments here are special to him.

“It’s a different vibe; generally, tournaments are like over two days and you go sit in a field at a high school and there’s not much to do,” he said. “But because we’re over three days and people are on vacation, it’s not chewing up a weekend, people are just in a better mood. They’re making the most of like the time outside of the fields and kind of setting up and just having little hangouts with snacks during the day.”