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Roughnecks Strike Oil Over the Stealth 12/15/17

December 17, 2017

Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome Photo Credit Featured Image: Candice Ward/Calgary Roughnecks Friday night lights, the Calgary Roughnecks (1-1) hosted the Vancouver Stealth (0-2) in their home opener at the Scotiabank Saddledome. After losing to the Knighthawks last weekend by a wide margin, Calgary was determined to redeem themselves at home in front of 9,708 fans. Final Score: Roughnecks 15—Stealth 12.

Knighthawks Youth Movement Takes Down the Roughnecks 12/9/17

December 10, 2017

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Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome With the 2017-2018 NLL season finally here, the Rochester Knighthawks in front of 4,596 fans played host to the Calgary Roughnecks at Blue Cross Arena. With the Knighthawks adding more youth this off season it surely paid off as Rochester would down the Roughnecks 17-6, it also goes without saying the revamped Knighthawks defense played a role in allowing the youth…

Mammoth Dominate Vancouver on Opening Night 12/8/17

December 10, 2017

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Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome Photos Courtesy of the Vancouver Stealth The Colorado Mammoth saw many changes during the off-season starting with new management in the head office. Dan Carey was promoted from his role as the team’s director of player personnel, a position he assumed in October, 2015 to the position of GM, and only the second General Manager in team history. Carey had also…

Bandits Give the Rock a Tumble 12/8/17

December 10, 2017

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Chris Vale, Beat Writer Buffalo Bandits Lacrosse is Awesome Featured Image Courtesy of: Bill Wippert The Buffalo Bandits (1-0) and Toronto Rock (0-1) opened up their 2017-2018 season Friday December 8, 2017 in Buffalo in front of 11,516 fans at the KeyBank Center. The Bandits made numerous trades and draft picks in the off-season going with a new younger line up and only 12 returning players from last year. The…

Black Wolves Come from Behind Beating Defending Champion Swarm 12/8/17

December 9, 2017

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Justin Ivey, Beat Writer & Co-Editor NE Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome In front of 5,489 fans, the New England Black Wolves (1-0) hosted the defending champion Georgia Swarm (0-1) and sent them home with a loss. With a revamped defense, the Black Wolves were faster to the ball and their offseason acquisitions payed off immediately. Georgia, the highest scoring offense in the league last year, seemed to have control…

Black Wolves Look to Bounce Back in 2018

December 8, 2017

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Justin Ivey, Beat Writer & Co-Editor NE Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome Team Caption Photo Courtesy of New England Black Wolves The New England Black Wolves ended last season on a down note. After squeaking into the playoffs as the three seed in the East Division, they went one and done, losing the play in game to the Toronto Rock.

Bandits Look to Rebound From Disappointing 2016-2017 Season 12/6/17

December 6, 2017

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Chris Vale, Beat Writer Buffalo Bandits Lacrosse is Awesome Photo Credit #3: LaxAllStars Buffalo Bandits came into last season as the favorites in the Eastern Conference and hoped to head to the NLL championship for the second year in a row. In 2017, things did not go the way the Bandits hoped and they were unable to make the playoffs finishing the season with a 6-13 record.

Roughnecks Ready For Opening Night 12/9/17

November 20, 2017

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Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome The NLL season is in full swing with training camps and teams preparing for the 2017-18 season. The Calgary Roughnecks would host the Vancouver Stealth in some pre-season lacrosse action last Saturday November 18. They would see historic pre-season attendance at the Scotiabank Saddledome with 12,857 fans screaming in exuberation as their team would defeat the Stealth by the

Rochester Knighthawks 2017 Draft Summary

November 20, 2017

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Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome With the NLL 2017 draft here and gone, the Rochester Knighthawks picked up more youth adding to an already up and coming young squad. Rochester got to work quickly in the First Round with the fifth and sixth overall pick which they had acquired from Colorado and Vancouver. With the picks they would select teammates from Ohio State Austin Shanks and…

Georgia Swarm New World Champs 6/10/17

June 12, 2017

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Photo Credit Featured Image: Josh Schaefer/GetMyPhoto.ca & Calvin So/GetMyPhoto.ca Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome Sasktel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada was packed Saturday night to watch the second game of the Champion’s Cup Final between the home team Saskatchewan Rush and the visiting Georgia Swarm. Grandma Rush, the Hulk and thousands of fans were loud and ready for their team to defend home turf and take it to

Georgia Takes Game One of the 2017 Champions Cup 6/4/17

June 5, 2017

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Photo Credit Featured Image: Kyle Hess Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome Finally after two weeks, the first game of the Champions Cup took place in Georgia. We have had plenty of lacrosse to enjoy since then, including Maryland winning their first NCAA title since 1975; the MLL under way; and the MSL as well. Both teams were well rested and ready to get going.

Rush Punch Ticket to the Champion’s Cup 5/20/17

May 21, 2017

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Featured Image Photo Credit: Saskatchewan Rush JJ Seaward, Beat Writer Saskatchewan Rush Lacrosse is Awesome The two time defending NLL Champions Cup Champions edged past the Colorado Mammoth by a final score of 11-10 to advance to the Champion’s Cup Finals for the third consecutive season. With the victory, the Saskatchewan Rush will meet the Eastern Division Champions the

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