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 Vale, Beat Writer Six Nations Lacrosse is Awesome The fourth annual Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation Lacrosse Tournament took place in early November. The tournament weekend didn’t just include playing some great lacrosse but it was also for a great cause. The Dreamcatcher Foundation is an organization that helps Native Americans with the financial offset of attaining their goals. Josh Powless put together this ten team tournament that had some very…
Chris Vale, Columnist Lacrosse is Awesome Kaitlyn Cooke is a High School freshman who attends Percy Johnston High School in Ontario, Canada and comes from a lacrosse family, her dad Chris Cooke is a goalie in box lax and her little brother plays minor in Mimico. Kaitlyn plays field lacrosse as a goalie. She is looking to start up the lacrosse program at Percy Johnston and has already gotten the…
JJ Seaward, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome Growing up in the small suburb city of Smokey Creek in Ontario, Kiel Matisz had cemented his legacy as a professional lacrosse player and paving his way up to the National Lacrosse League. “Stoney Creek is a suburb of Hamilton, Ontario. Hamilton is a city of half a million people; it is an hour or so from Toronto and an hour west of…
Di Miller, Beat Writer Metro State University of Denver Lacrosse is Awesome The Metropolitan State University of Denver Men’s Lacrosse team headed to Ft. Collins, Colorado to compete against the Colorado State University Rams, and the Colorado State University Pueblo Wolves. It was beautiful day of lacrosse with a gorgeous view of the mountains in the background. Field conditions were deplorable. There was about half an inch of water puddled…
We had the opportunity to catch up with Dylan Burke, Transition player and rookie for the Parker Rangers. The Rangers are one of two teams in the RBLL (Regional Box Lacrosse League) here in Colorado. The league was started by Brandon Scharaga to bring Semi-Pro Box Lacrosse to Colorado. https://youtu.be/79iENH32dDY Di Miller, Beat Writer Regional Box Lacrosse League Lacrosse is Awesome
We had the opportunity to catch up with Clark Woodard, Transition player for the Parker Rangers. The Rangers are one of two teams in the RBLL (Regional Box Lacrosse League) here in Colorado. The league was started by Brandon Scharaga to bring Semi-Pro Box Lacrosse to Colorado. https://youtu.be/FMWYMMsXdmY Di Miller, Beat Writer Regional Box Lacrosse League Lacrosse is Awesome
Di Miller, Beat Writer Regional Box Lacrosse League Lacrosse is Awesome The Regional Box Lacrosse League began its inaugural season on October 15, 2016 at The Event Center in Ft. Collins, Colorado. The league consists of two teams, the Ft. Collins Mile High Stars and the Parker Rangers in a Best of Five Game Series. The founder of the league Brandon Scharaga is one of the net-minders for the Mile…
Di Miller, Beat Writer Metro State University of Denver Lacrosse is Awesome On Wednesday October 19, 2016, the Metropolitan State University of Denver Men’s Lacrosse team faced the Colorado School of Mines at Shea Stadium in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. It was a chilly night and a bit windy, but diehard fans showed up nonetheless. MSU and Mines have had a rivalry going for
Di Miller, Beat Writer Regional Box Lacrosse League Lacrosse is Awesome We went one-on-one with Drew Lazar, one of the squad for the Ft. Collins Mile High Stars in the Regional Box Lacrosse League. This is the first Semi-Pro Box Men’s Lacrosse league ever in the state of Colorado. The other team in the league are the Parker Rangers. https://youtu.be/SWbbZWbGr40
JJ Seaward, Beat Writer Metropolitan State University Lacrosse is Awesome Laramie, Wyoming– The Metropolitan State University of Denver Roadrunners got the season off to a great start with a victory over the University of Wyoming Cowboys on October 8, 2016 with a final score of 22-9. It will be interesting to watch the Roadrunners this season with first time head coach, Daniel Hunter. Hunter’s coaching style is on a personal…
Di Miller, Beat Writer Denver Outlaws Lacrosse is Awesome The Denver Outlaws, the 2016 MLL Champions have a wealth of talented players, so much so that they were able to overcome a 2-6 record to go undefeated and win the Steinfeld Cup for the second time in franchise history.