Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome The Rochester Knighthawks kicked off the 2016-17 NLL season with their home opener at the Blue Cross Arena against the Toronto Rock. The Hawks 8,137 fans were excited to see their team back in action after many months of a quiet arena. I have to admit that it’s quite different watching the game from the vantage point of the press area. …
Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Rattlers Lacrosse is Awesome With the Major League Lacrosse season months behind us now, teams are now beginning to make moves in the off-season to either improve on this past season or remain the top dog among the entire league. Part of this process but to keep the league competitive at the same time, teams are given a chance to create a 23 man protected…
Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Rattlers Lacrosse is Awesome The Rochester Rattler’s (6-4) were back in action this past weekend as they took on the Charlotte Hounds (6-4) in front of a home crowd of 1,433 at the Aquinas Institute. This would be the second meeting between the two teams this season. The Hounds would take the win in the first match up; however this time around Rochester had different…
Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Rattlers Lacrosse is Awesome July 2nd, 2016 the Rochester Rattlers (5-4) took on the Boston Cannons (6-5) at Aquinas Institute in front of a crowd of 1,514 hopeful fans. The Rattlers were riding a five-game win streak that started over a month ago when their last loss came at the hands of the Boston where the Cannons took a 15-14 overtime victory. This time around…
Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Rattlers Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday June 25, the Rochester Rattlers (5-3) traveled to Ohio Dominican Stadium to face the Ohio Machine (6-4) in front of a crowd of 1,374. This would be the second meeting between the two teams, with the Rattlers sweeping the series. However, this last victory for the Rattlers would require them to have a big fourth quarter of play in…
Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Rattlers Lacrosse is Awesome The Rochester Rattlers (1-3) took on the Chesapeake Bayhawks (3-2) for their home opener at the Wegman’s Sports Complex in front of a crowd of 1,183 hopeful fans. Rochester would pick up their first win of the season downing the Bayhawks 18-14.
By: Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome On April 30, the Rochester Knighthawks (6-11) took on the Saskatchewan Rush (13-5) in front of a home crowd of 6,547 at the Blue Cross Arena. This was a must win for the Knighthawks to keep post season dreams alive but
By: Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday April 23, the Rochester Knighthawks (6-10) took on division rivals the Buffalo Bandits (12-5) at the Blue Cross Arena in front of a crowd of 10,716 hopeful fans. This was a must win for the Knighthawks to keep any playoff hopes alive, unfortunately luck wasn’t on their side as the Bandits edged Rochester 15-13.
Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Rattlers Lacrosse is Awesome With the National Lacrosse League season coming to end with just a few games left; Major League Lacrosse will be beginning their season in tomorrow April 23. This game will be a rematch of last years championship game with the Rochester Rattler’s traveling to Long Island to take on the New York Lizards. Rochester is looking to avenge last year’s loss…
By: Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome Last night the Rochester Knighthawks (6-9) hosted the Georgia Swarm (7-9) at the Blue Cross Arena in front of a crowd of 8,570. With playoff implications on the line it was a must win scenario for both teams, but it would be the Swarm taking the victory 17-11.
By: Chris Crane, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome The Toronto Rock (4-9) took on the Vancouver Stealth (3-10) in front of a crowd of 3,560 at the Langley Events Centre. It would a very close game throughout the night but it would be the Toronto Rock pulling out the victory 13-11.
By: Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks In front of a crowd of 7,582 the Rochester Knighthawks (6-7) would lose a close one to New England (7-4) giving the Black Wolves the weekend sweep of the Knighthawks. However, the game wouldn’t be a disappointing one as it was a very exciting to watch to say the least. But New England in the end would pull out a 10-8 victory. The…