Two Jesuit high school coaches and brothers, Georgetown Prep's Kevin Giblin and Gonzaga's Don Giblin, arranged the first Jesuit Lacrosse Classic in 1997. It brought together Jesuit lacrosse programs from all over the country.

For a while, the two Washington D.C.-area schools crushed the out-of-state opponents. But, after so many years, the tournament is the beneficiary of its own investment into the Jesuit programs in previous non-lacrosse hotbeds. These teams have -- through playing competition like Georgetown Prep and Gonzaga -- gotten better. Now, the tournament features some of the best teams in their respective regions, although Georgetown Prep is still hard to beat.

The tournament is also like a spiritual retreat for these kids. I remember offering to donate about 100 tickets for a Bayhawks game to the players in the tournament, and they had a church service to attend that evening. So, it's not all about lacrosse.

During the games, however, it's some fun lacrosse to watch at the beautiful Georgetown Prep campus in Bethesda. A couple games are also played at Gonzaga, which is also a great venue.

Over the last nine years, sixteen Jesuit schools have participated. The participants in this year's tournament include: Brophy (Phoenix, Ariz.), Canisius (Buffalo, N.Y.), Dallas (Texas) Jesuit, De Smet Jesuit (Creve Coeur, Mo.), Georgetown Prep, Gonzaga, Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), Regis Jesuit (Aurora, Colo.), Rockhurst (Kansas City, Mo.) and Strake Jesuit (Houston, Texas).

This year's tournament benefits the Washington Jesuit Academy and Winners Lacrosse. For more information, check out the tournament Web site.

Here is the schedule for this year's event:

Thursday, March 12

Location: Georgetown Prep Bowl Field
4:00 p.m. -- College lacrosse: Notre Dame vs. Bucknell

Friday, March 13

Location: Georgetown Prep Turf Field
2:30 p.m. -- Rockhurst vs. Strake Jesuit
4:30 p.m. -- Brophy vs. Georgetown Prep

Location: Georgetown Prep Bowl Field
4:00 p.m. -- Canisius vs. De Smet Jesuit

Location: Georgetown Prep Pike Field
4:00 p.m. -- Dallas Jesuit vs. Loyola Academy

Location: Gonzaga Turf Field
4:00 p.m. -- Regis Jesuit vs. Gonzaga

Saturday, March 14

Location: Georgetown Prep Turf Field
9:00 a.m. -- Regis Jesuit vs. Georgetown Prep
11:30 a.m. -- Rockhurst vs. Georgetown Prep
1:30 p.m. -- Regis Jesuit vs. Rockhurst

Location: Georgetown Prep Bowl Field
9:00 a.m. -- Strake Jesuit vs. Brophy
12:30 p.m. -- Strake Jesuit vs. Canisius

Location: Georgetown Prep Pike Field
9:00 a.m. -- Loyola Academy vs. De Smet Jesuit
11:00 a.m. -- Dallas Jesuit vs. De Smet Jesuit
1:30 p.m. -- Brophy vs. Dallas Jesuit

Location: Gonzaga Turf Field
9:00 a.m. -- Canisius vs. Gonzaga
12:30 p.m. -- Loyola Academy vs. Gonzaga

Sunday, March 15

Location: Georgetown Prep Turf Field
10:00 a.m. -- Loyola Academy vs. Georgetown Prep

Location: Georgetown Prep Bowl Field
9:30 a.m. -- Rockhurst vs. Dallas Jesuit
11:15 a.m. -- De Smet Jesuit vs. Strake Jesuit

Location: Georgetown Prep Pike Field
9:30 a.m. -- Canisius vs. Brophy