By: Tom Maguire, Beat Writer Bates College Women’s Lacrosse Lacrosse is Awesome The Bates Bobcats avenged an end of season loss to the Colby Mules with a solid 9-3 victory Saturday April 30 in the NESCAC quarterfinals at Colby College. The 5th seed Bobcats will travel to Hartford to face the top seed Trinity Bantams next Saturday May 7, in the NESCAC semi-finals.
By: Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday April 30, it was fan appreciation night at the Saddledome with over fifteen thousand on hand to witness an end to end battle that led the Calgary Roughnecks in a dramatic 18 – 17 overtime win over the Toronto Rock (5-13) closing out the 2016 regular season (8-10).
By: Di Miller, Beat Writer Denver Outlaws Lacrosse is Awesome The Denver Outlaws (1-0) opened their season at home against the Ohio Machine on a cold and rainy day in the Mile-High City. But the die-hard fans who braved the cold to see their team in action were treated to a spectacular showing of high velocity lacrosse. With the win, the Outlaws are now 50-15 at home. Final Score: Denver…
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: Kevin S. Clancy, Beat Writer Boston Cannons Lacrosse is Awesome Opening the season against the newest team in the MLL the Atlanta Blaze (0-2), and playing to a crowded Harvard Stadium full of screaming New England youth lacrosse teams and fans from New Hampshire to Falmouth, Boston Cannons (1-1) Will Manny excited the fans by scoring in the first minute fed by David Emala. Six points from Max
By: Di Miller, Beat Writer Denver Outlaws Lacrosse is Awesome The Denver Outlaws are set to open the season at home Sunday May 1 against the Ohio Machine. The Outlaws lost some key players in the Expansion and Supplemental Drafts in 2015. Not on the roster this year are mid-fielders Justin Pennington and Jeremy Noble
By: Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome On Friday night, the Colorado Mammoth (12-6) hosted their Western Division rivals, the Vancouver Stealth (5-12) for their final game of the regular season at the loudest house in lacrosse, the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The Mammoth surpassed their season high in attendance for 2016 with 15,622 hopeful fans; as well as ending the
Brian Reese had a good feel for what type of team he had after putting the Chesapeake Bayhawks through a month-long training camp. However, the first-year head coach could not be really sure about the squad until the Bayhawks played a real game against an unfriendly foe. Reese learned a lot about the Bayhawks last Saturday during the season opener against the Atlanta Blaze. Chesapeake rallied from a big early…
By: Di Miller, Beat Writer Denver Outlaws Lacrosse is Awesome Lacrosse is Awesome went one-on-one with Ryan LaPlante, goalie for the Denver Outlaws about what got him started in lacrosse; the NCAA DI Championship; and the Denver Outlaws.
DENVER – The four best teams from both divisions of the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference (RMLC) will descend on the University of Utah in Salt Lake City this weekend for the conference semifinals and finals. Semifinal action kicks off on Friday with a pair of Division II games. Metro State, ranked No. 18 in the country, squares
It’s not uncommon for student-athletes to share a housing situation with teammates, and that certainly is the case for much of the No. 12 Towson men’s lacrosse team. But a unique situation sees two of the top offensive players sharing a house with two of their defensive counterparts. Two starting attackmen, Ryan Drenner and Joe Seider share an off-campus but nearby house with short stick defensive midfielder Jack…
By: Kevin S. Clancy, Beat Writer Tufts University Lacrosse is Awesome It was a cold and windy night at Bello Field and the Tufts’ Men’s Lacrosse team had a slow start as the Bowdoin Polar Bears seemed as though they were better suited for the weather. In the final game of the regular-season, a win by either Tufts or the Bowdoin would have given them the #1 seed in the…