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Lacrosse is Awesome Welcomes Luther Fleming Lacrosse Correspondent 12/30/17

December 30, 2017
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Luther Fleming, Lacrosse Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome Luther Fleming grew up in Columbia Maryland and played youth lacrosse for the Howard County Cobras. In high school he played for Hammond High; and Oakland Mills High School. Luther decided to stop playing lacrosse for 15 years, but when he came across a local summer league Hero’s Lacrosse in Annapolis Maryland, that’s where his lacrosse career came back to life.

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Rochester Runs over I-90 Rival Buffalo 12/23/17

December 26, 2017
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Photo Credit Featured Image: Buffalo Bandits Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks In this past weekend’s lacrosse action we saw the Buffalo Bandits (1-1) travel to Blue Cross Arena to face the Rochester Knighthawks (2-0).  The Knighthawks offense found the back of the net with ease.  Their defense is tough and can’t be overlooked and was anchored by another outstanding night from goalie Matt Vinc. Newly acquired Billy Dee Smith…

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Rush Run Over Black Wolves 12/23/17

December 26, 2017
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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor & Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome The last time the New England Black Wolves (1-1) and Saskatchewan Rush (2-0) met it was a thriller late in the 2017 season.  The Black Wolves scored three in a row to bring it to overtime, and then stunned the Saskatchewan home fans, scoring a fourth straight in overtime to come out victorious.  Both teams made changes…

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Mammoth Control the Hive Giving the Swarm Loss No. 2 12/23/17

December 26, 2017
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Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday December 23, 2017 on a cold and snowy night in the Mile High City, the Colorado Mammoth (2-0) would host the 2017 World Champion Georgia Swarm (0-2).  The cold weather didn’t stop Mammoth fans from heading down to the Pepsi Center to see their team’s home-opener; in fact attendance was amazing with 13,125 in the “Loud House”.  The game…

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Tragedy Strikes the Atlanta Blaze Head Coach Huntley Passed Away 12/18/17

December 18, 2017
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MEDIA RELEASE Atlanta Blaze December 18, 2017 Kennesaw— Today, the Atlanta Blaze suffered a terrible loss, as Head Coach Dave Huntley passed away suddenly at the age of 60 while coaching a clinic. He was known as a player’s coach first; when reached for comment, General Manager and Assistant Coach Spencer Ford said, “To me, there was Huntley and then there was God.”

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Rush Victorious in Game One—Rock Fall to (0-2) 12/16/17

December 17, 2017
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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor & NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome The Toronto Rock (0-2) hosted the Saskatchewan Rush (1-0) on Saturday, December 16.  Saskatchewan, playing their first game of the season, ruined Toronto’s first home game at the Air Canada Centre with a one-sided affair.  This disappointing loss puts Toronto in an early hole in an East division which is showing championship strength.  Final Score:  Saskatchewan 17—Toronto 9.

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Roughnecks Strike Oil Over the Stealth 12/15/17

December 17, 2017
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Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome Photo Credit Featured Image: Candice Ward/Calgary Roughnecks Friday night lights, the Calgary Roughnecks (1-1) hosted the Vancouver Stealth (0-2) in their home opener at the Scotiabank Saddledome.  After losing to the Knighthawks last weekend by a wide margin, Calgary was determined to redeem themselves at home in front of 9,708 fans.  Final Score:  Roughnecks 15—Stealth 12.

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Covering the Dallas Rattlers, Lacrosse is Awesome Welcomes Tom & Nick Coyne 12/15/17

December 14, 2017
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Tom Coyne, Beat Writer Dallas Rattlers Nick Coyne, Photographer Rochester Rattler Lacrosse is Awesome Logo Property of the Dallas Rattlers Tom Coyne grew up on Long Island; played Lacrosse at Ward Melville High School; and was a member of the 1978 New York State High School LAX Championship squad (24-0). He was also the Team Captain for Suffolk County Community College 1980. Tom participated in tournaments from The World Cup…

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BOSTON CANNONS HIRE FORMER BAYHAWKS MVP AS NEW OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

December 14, 2017
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  MEDIA RELEASE BOSTON CANNONS 12/14/17  Ben Rubeor will take over as Offensive Coordinator and Assistant Coach to join Cannons Coaches Quirk and Starsia.    Boston, MA (December 14, 2017) – The Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse (MLL) continue to bolster their coaching staff, adding former MLL star Ben Rubeor as Offensive Coordinator and Assistant Coach. Rubeor, a former attackman, has had a lot of

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Knighthawks Youth Movement Takes Down the Roughnecks 12/9/17

December 10, 2017
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Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome With the 2017-2018 NLL season finally here, the Rochester Knighthawks in front of 4,596 fans played host to the Calgary Roughnecks at Blue Cross Arena. With the Knighthawks adding more youth this off season it surely paid off as Rochester would down the Roughnecks 17-6, it also goes without saying the revamped Knighthawks defense played a role in allowing the youth…

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Mammoth Dominate Vancouver on Opening Night 12/8/17

December 10, 2017
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Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome Photos Courtesy of the Vancouver Stealth The Colorado Mammoth saw many changes during the off-season starting with new management in the head office.  Dan Carey was promoted from his role as the team’s director of player personnel, a position he assumed in October, 2015 to the position of GM, and only the second General Manager in team history. Carey had also…

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Bandits Give the Rock a Tumble 12/8/17

December 10, 2017
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Chris Vale, Beat Writer Buffalo Bandits Lacrosse is Awesome Featured Image Courtesy of:  Bill Wippert The Buffalo Bandits (1-0) and Toronto Rock (0-1) opened up their 2017-2018 season Friday December 8, 2017 in Buffalo in front of 11,516 fans at the KeyBank Center. The Bandits made numerous trades and draft picks in the off-season going with a new younger line up and only 12 returning players from last year.  The…

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