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Headquartered in Shelby Township, Michigan, Warrior Sports is recognized as one of the sporting goods industry’s premier manufacturers of innovative, high-performance, cutting-edge equipment, footwear, and apparel for lacrosse and hockey athletes of all ages and abilities. Founded in 1992, Warrior was acquired by privately held New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. in February 2004. The 2007 acquisition of Boston-based Brine Sporting Goods further established Warrior Sports as the dominant force in the lacrosse and hockey world.

STX is a premier designer, manufacturer, and seller of lacrosse, field hockey and ice hockey equipment and apparel. Privately held, it was founded in 1970 and has been growing ever since. STX is the most -- recognized brand name in lacrosse. It holds over thirty lacrosse-related patents issued continuously over the last 15-20 years. STX’s early contributions to the sport of lacrosse, including the first true synthetic stick, are widely regarded as having changed the game forever and leading directly to the steady growth of the game ever since. For this breakthrough innovation, STX was granted the first double-wall synthetic lacrosse head patent. After they were introduced to the market in 1970, synthetic heads quickly displaced the traditional wooden stick as the stick of choice in the men’s game. STX has remained a leader in introducing groundbreaking technological advances to the market, including the first aluminum handle, the first mesh pocket, the first synthetic head using stringing tabs, the first open sidewall head, the first synthetic head overmolded with elastomer, and the first head having an articulated sidewall member. On the protective equipment side, STX pioneered such items as mesh palms in gloves, the max mobility system, and a formed arm guard.

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