MSLA Tournament: Standout 2025’s and 2026’s

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Made up of some of the top teams in the region, the Midwest Scholastic Lacrosse Association held its annual tournament this past weekend at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio. <a href="https://preplacrosse.com/player/kade-kronen/">Kade Kronen</a>, <a href="https://preplacrosse.com/player/patrick-biese/">Patrick Biese</a>, and more from the 2025 and 2026 classes put their skills on display — here's a look at some of the players that stood out on film, and ICYMI, also check out <a href="https://preplacrosse.com/2024/05/the-midwest-scholastic-lacrosse-tournament-2024s-that-shined/">Tuesday's recap of the top seniors in attendance</a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["14518"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":26172,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=u0022trueu0022u003eA Virginia commit ranked No. 36 in the class, Biese was tough to score on this weekend. 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