Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Coming into the final weekend of the NLL regular season, the Las Vegas Desert Dogs and the San Diego Seals are locked in a battle for a postseason berth. The teams played the first game of a doubleheader weekend on Friday night at Pechanga Arena. To set the stage, if either team swept the two-game weekend series, that team would clinch a playoff berth….
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: James Bennett Don’t let the 11 penalties on the night convince you last night’s game was a gentle affair. The Las Vegas Desert Dogs (4-7) visited the Halifax Thunderbirds (5-7) and both teams were poking and pushing after the whistle throughout the evening. The score stayed tight most of the night, outside of a four-goal run that opened the second…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Las Vegas Desert Dogs (3-3) hosted the Philadelphia Wings (1-4) on Saturday night at Lee’s Family Forum in what turned out to be a defensive battle. Adam Poitras (3G) and Connor Kirst (2G, 2A) led Las Vegas on the offensive end while Landon Kells (7GA, 38SV) held it down between the pipes. Philadelphia was led by Brennan O’Neill (2G, 3A) and Eric Fannell…
Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Photo Courtesy of Las Vegas Desert Dogs Las Vegas (1-1) travelled north of the border to play the Rock (1-2) on Saturday night December 27, 2025, for their first ever meeting in Toronto in front of 6,725 Rock fans. The Desert Dogs had an eventful week as they had to match an offer sheet that the Colorado Mammoth had signed star player…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Saturdays are special in Las Vegas. Bright light, big city, and a nail biter of a lacrosse game at Lee’s Family Forum completed a weekend slate of four NLL games. The Las Vegas Desert Dogs (1-1) ran out to an early lead on the back of new pack member Chase Fraser (2G, 2A), but the visiting Ottawa Black Bears (1-2) fought back in the…
Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Las Vegas Desert Dogs The Toronto Rock (5-10) visited the Las Vegas Desert Dogs (4-12) for a Sunday matinee game. Heading into the contest, the Rock still had a slight chance to make the playoffs by winning all of their remaining games and getting some help along the way, while the Dogs were playing for…
Christopher Crane, Correspondent Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome© Photo Credit: Di Miller The Rochester Knighthawks (7-7) shook off an early four-goal deficit to steamroll the Las Vegas Desert Dogs (3-10) in a commanding 21-13 win Friday night March 7, 2025, at Lee’s Family Forum in Henderson, NV. Despite Rochester falling behind 4-0 in the opening minutes, the Knighthawks quickly turned the tide, launching an unstoppable offensive surge that saw them…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© MVP Arena in Albany, New York hosted a lacrosse game on Saturday night that meant more than just the game on the field. The Tucker Out Lymphoma and Cross Out Cancer cause were on full display with NLL initiatives and there was no better game to do it. Shawn Williams, coach of the Las Vegas Desert Dogs, and his son Dyson Williams (3G, 2A),…
Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© The Toronto Rock (9-2) travelled to the West Coast this weekend for a couple big road games. Friday night they played in Las Vegas, and Saturday they continue to San Diego. This was the first ever game against the Las Vegas Desert Dogs (4-7) for the Rock and some of their faithful fans joined the team to cheer them on in Sin…
Christopher Crane, Rochester Knighthawks Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Scott Cordaro In the first ever meeting of the two teams, the Rochester Knighthawks (3-6) played host to the Las Vegas Desert Dogs (4-6) on Casino night at Blue Cross Arena. The Knighthawks would be fueled by Connor Fields 6-point night (3g, 3) and another strong performance by Joe Post at faceoff winning 16/24 (66%). Las Vegas would…
Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Mike Kirschbaum The Saskatchewan Rush (1-2) headed to Michelob Ultra Arena on Friday December 15, 2023, to take on the Las Vegas Desert Dogs. The Rush have quite a few new players on the roster after multiple pre-season trades of some of their veterans. Zach Manns was picked in a trade with the Toronto Rock sending Mark Matthews to…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Albany Firewolves (1-0) traveled to visit the Las Vegas Desert Dogs (0-1) on Friday night for both clubs’ season opening game. With a lot of new faces on both sides, this game was expected to come down to the wire and the back-and-forth affair was exciting. Albany did not lead the contest until the first goal of the fourth quarter, and even then,…