NLL – Page 25 – Lacrosse is Awesome

Lacrosse is Awesome would like to welcome Ron Schell, the newest member of our team!!

January 1, 2020

Ron Schell, Correspondent Vancouver Warriors Lacrosse is Awesome© Ron has been passionately immersed in the sport of lacrosse in British Columbia for over fifty years. He’s played box and field lacrosse, coached for three generations in Richmond, Langley and Surrey, refereed and spent countless hours attending executive meetings and giving more than his share of volunteer rotations. He was present when professional lacrosse started in Vancouver and has been a…

Seals End 2019 & Decade With a Bang in OT Over the Warriors 12/29/19

December 29, 2019

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Shawn Palmer, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: National League Lacrosse The San Diego Seals (1-3) visited the Vancouver Warriors (1-2) at Rogers Arena on Sunday December 29, 2019 for the final game of the decade and of 2019 hoping to come away with their first win of the season after dropping a game on Friday night to the Calgary Roughnecks. Vancouver was trying to continue their…

Thunderbirds Rumble in Buffalo 12/28/19

December 29, 2019

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Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Bill Wippert On Saturday December 28, 2019 the Halifax Thunderbirds (3-0) headed down to Buffalo to face their North Division rivals the Bandits (2-1) at KeyBank Center. The Bandits drew the most fans in the league this weekend in their game last night boasting 13,576 in total. But the Halifax offense coupled with amazing net minding; and a total…

Toronto Rocks the House that Rochester Built 12/28/19

December 29, 2019

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Christopher Crane, Correspondent Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Micheline V In the second game of action in the State of New York, the Rochester Knighthawks (0-3) played host to the Toronto Rock (2-1) at the Blue Cross Arena in front of a crowd of 5,036. Toronto would come out from the start and control the tempo of the game showing no signs of slowing down. Going…

Rambo Plays Spoiler in Calgary 12/29/2019

December 29, 2019

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Marcelo A. Sagüez, Correspondent Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: National League Lacrosse A crowd of 11,352 left the Scotiabank Saddledome stunned on Saturday night after the Calgary Roughnecks (2-2) fell to the visiting Philadelphia Wings (1-1). Wings forward Matt Rambo (2G, 1A) had the final say, scoring with only 1.8 seconds left in regulation to break the tie and give the Wings their first win of…

Rush Spoil Riptide Home Opener 12/29/2019

December 29, 2019

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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Until last night, box lacrosse had not been played on Long Island since 2009. It was a historic night at the renovated NYCB Live Arena as the New York Riptide (0-4) hosted the Saskatchewan Rush (2-1) in front of 6,089 fans. Even commissioner Nick Sakiewicz was in the building. New York was playing their second game of the weekend, dropping a Friday night…

Mammoth Overtake the Swarm 12/28/19

December 28, 2019

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Di Miller, Correspondent Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Kyle Hess In the first and only meeting of the two teams; and an East vs. West battle, the Colorado Mammoth (2-1) headed to Georgia to face the Swarm (2-1) on Saturday December 28 at Infinite Energy Arena in front of 5,724 Georgia fans. The Mammoth were coming off a “high” from their recent OT victory against the…

Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 5 (Saturday and Sunday Games) -12/28/2019

December 28, 2019

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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Shawn Palmer 10-4 Justin Ivey 9-5 Chris Vale 8-6 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 8-6 The panel was correct for the first Friday game! New England steam rolled New York with many players hitting milestones (read our recap – it was amazing). Calgary ended up coming out with a strong second half to defeat the Seals in San Diego. Five of the eight weekend games…

Black Wolves Have Historic Night in Win over Riptide 12/27/2019

December 28, 2019

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Justin Ivey, Correspondent New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome© In a packed arena, the New England Black Wolves (3-0) hosted the New York Riptide (0-3) on Friday night. The 6,089 in attendance were in for a historic night. To kick off the home opener, Todd Angilly, the Boston Bruins anthem singer belted out the nation’s song to a roaring crowd. New York, with four players who called Mohegan Sun…

Roughnecks Seal the Fate of San Diego in a Game of Runs 12/28/19

December 28, 2019

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Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Courtesy of San Diego Seals On Friday December 27, 2019 the San Diego Seals (0-3) hosted the Calgary Roughnecks (2-1) at Pechanga Arena in front of 4,088 fans. Both teams were searching for ways to come off losses from previous games and the Roughnecks found it by putting together three separate runs and came away with the win. Final Score: Roughnecks…

Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 5 (Friday Games) -12/27/2019

December 27, 2019

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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Shawn Palmer 9-3 Justin Ivey 8-4 Chris Vale 6-6 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 6-6 After a slow weekend for Week 4, the NLL has packed eight games into Week 5! Stephonya was the only perfect score for Week 4 as she chose Colorado over Calgary. Because of this heavy load, our picks will be posted daily so here goes for the two Friday night…

Roughnecks Banner Night Spoiled in OT 12/21/19

December 22, 2019

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Marcelo A. Sagüez, Correspondent Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Calgary Roughnecks On Saturday December 21, the 2019 NLL Champion Calgary Roughnecks (1-1) hoisted the championship banner to the rafters in front of just over 12,000 Calgary fans, each who received a mini replica banner to commemorate the event. But their home opener did not go as planned as they would lose to their West Division rivals…

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