Author: Lacrosse is Awesome
Colorado Mammoth Have a Rough Night in Calgary 2/10/18
Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday, February 10, the fans at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary watched a low scoring affair between the Colorado Mammoth (5-2) and the Calgary Roughnecks (3-5). Dillon Ward (Colorado) and Christian Del Bianco (Calgary) put on a goaltending clinic to keep some big offensive weapons in check. Twenty-year-old Del Bianco won the duel in the end, holding the Mammoth offense…
Buffalo Wins Second of Weekend 2/10/18
Chris Vale, Beat Writer Buffalo Bandits Lacrosse Is Awesome On Saturday, February 10 the Buffalo Bandits (6-3) were back in Bandit Land hosting the defending champion Georgia Swarm (3-4). This would be Buffalo’s second game in as many nights, as Friday they beat New England on the road to take first place in the East Division. The Swarm have had a difficult start to the season, often having trouble scoring. …
Toronto Gets Back to Winning Ways in Rochester 2/10/18
Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday, February 10, at the Blue Cross Arena, The Rochester Knighthawks (2-6) played host to the Toronto Rock (5-3) in their first game of a double header weekend. Rochester started the season with two straight wins but haven’t won since. Toronto would not let them have it, as they won a close game on the road. Final Score: Toronto-12, Rochester-9
Buffalo Hot Streak Continues with Win in New England 2/9/18
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome On Friday, February 9, 2018, The New England Black Wolves (4-3) hosted the Buffalo Bandits (5-3) in front of 5,357 fans. Buffalo, winners of two straight coming in, and playing the first game of their double header weekend, had the chance to take first place in the East Division with a win. New England, coming off a bye week…
2018 Kaitlyn Cup a Success
Chris Vale, Correspondent The Kaitlyn Cup Lacrosse is Awesome The second annual Kaitlyn Cup took place on January 27th and it was nothing short of a fantastic time. The day was spent with some great master’s lacrosse; a tournament get together at Jack Astor restaurant; and a free trip to watch a NLL Eastern Conference match up with the hometown Toronto Rock hosting the New England Black Wolves. The Kaitlyn…
Buffalo Edges Rochester on Military Appreciation Night 2/3/18
Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday February 3, 2018, the Rochester Knighthawks (2-5) hosted their I-90 rival Buffalo Bandits (4-3) in front of a crowd of 9,425 fans on Military Appreciation Night at the Blue Cross Arena. This rivalry game was certainly high energy for the large crowd. Unfortunately for those fans, the Knighthawks would come up short in the closing minutes, and the Buffalo…
Black Wolves Take Round Two with Win Over Rochester
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome Eight days after battling in Rochester, the New England Black Wolves (4-1) hosted the Rochester Knighthawks (2-3) for part two. The previous weekend, Rochester lost to New England 9-8 at home, a night after losing in Toronto 17-9. Rochester needed to come to New England and win. After winning their first two games of the season, they had…
Roughnecks Break Rock End Winning Streak 2/3/18
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor & NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome The Toronto Rock’s (4-3) win streak did not reach five games, as the Calgary Roughnecks (2-5) took control of the close game in the fourth quarter to run away with the victory. Toronto had won their previous four games averaging a lofty 20.5 goals per game. Calgary, coming in with a 1-5 record, found their defensive answer in 20-year-old goaltender Christian…
Lacrosse is Awesome Welcomes Jimmy Garay-Triviski our RBLL-Minnesota Correspondent 2/1/18
Jimmy grew up In Oakdale, Minnesota a suburb of Saint Paul. Growing up he played football; hockey; and baseball. It wasn’t until he was a senior at Tartan High School that he would begin playing lacrosse. Jimmy is currently a defensive man for the Hastings Walleye, a semi-pro box lacrosse team that is a part of RBLL-Minnesota. He was a three-year starter at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, playing every…
Mammoth Change it Up From Game Plan Defeat Stealth 1/26/18
Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome The Colorado Mammoth (4-1) hosted the Vancouver Stealth (1-5) on Friday January 26, 2018. It was “Black-Out Night” at the Loud House and the Mammoth were donning their new black jerseys which would be auctioned off during the game. At game time the Pepsi Center had only about one-third of its normal fan base for a Mammoth game and it led…
Toronto Continues Scoring Onslaught in Rout of New England 1/28/18
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome In front of 9,145 home fans, the Toronto Rock (4-2) rolled over the New England Black Wolves (4-2) for their fourth straight win. After starting the season with two straight losses, the Rock have won their past four with an average of 20.5 goals per game while defining themselves as the most potent offense in the NLL. The Black…