Rochester Gets it Going 2018-2019

December 3, 2018

Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome Its Rochester’s final season in the great state of New York and here’s what’s happening with their season. With players and owners finally reaching a deal, the teams were able to attend training camps as well as seeing a lot movement on the rosters. To start, the Buffalo Bandits picked up Matt Vinc from Rochester. Other Knighthawks showing up to other…

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Knighthawks Force Game Three 6/2/18

June 3, 2018

Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome In this week’s only NLL action we saw the Rochester Knighthawks play host to the Saskatchewan Rush in must win game two in a best of three series for the NLL Championship. In game one at the Sasktel Center, the Rush took a commanding win over Rochester. However, in front of 9,174 fans at the Blue Cross Arena, the Knighthawks had…

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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Lax Year 5/28/18

May 28, 2018

Tom Coyne, Lacrosse Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome Lacrosse is awesome, especially this time of the year. The NCAA lacrosse Final Four occurs on Memorial Day weekend, and if you have cable TV you were able to watch some of the greatest lacrosse of the year.  Right from your favorite couch everyone was able to tune in on this great holiday to watch the 2018 NCAA Championship game between Yale and…

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Win and Play On: Final Weekend East Rivalry 4/28/18

April 29, 2018

Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome Saturday night’s games in the NLL were must watch TV for the fans, and a must win for the teams.  The Rochester Knighthawks (10-8) hosted the Buffalo Bandits (8-10) in a game where the winner would have a chance at the post season, and the loser would have to wait until next year to take the turf again.  The rivalry between…

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New England Grabs Second Place in the East 4/27/18

April 26, 2018

Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome With the NLL regular season winding down and post season dreams still yet to be decided in the Eastern Division, the Rochester Knighthawks (9-8)  played host to the New England Black Wolves (9-8) at the Blue Cross in a must win to punch their ticket to the post season.  Unfortunately, the Knighthawks would come up short as New England would take…

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Rochester Rallies for Crucial Win 3/31/18

April 4, 2018

Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday, March 31 the Rochester Knighthawks (8-7) hosted the Colorado Mammoth (10-5) at the Blue Cross Arena in front of 6,228 fans on Cradle for the Cure night.  Colorado, currently second in the West Division, have already locked in a spot in the playoffs, but have a chance to overtake the Rush for first place.  The East is still very…

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Knighthawks Sweep Season Series with Rush 3/24/18

March 26, 2018

Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday, March 24 the Rochester Knighthawks (7-7) traveled to the Sasktel Centre to take on the Saskatchewan Rush (11-3) in front of 14,811 fans.  The Rush have already punched their ticket to the play offs but were looking to avoid losing to the Knighthawks for the second time this season.  On February 17 the Knighthawks beat the Rush in Rochester…

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Rochester Wins Fourth Straight in OT Thriller

March 12, 2018

Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome On March 10, the Rochester Knighthawks (6-6) hosted the Georgia Swarm (5-7) at the Blue Cross Arena for Irish Night.  In such a tight East Division, where the first and last place teams are separated by two games both teams were looking to build on win streaks.  Rochester won the previous three, and Georgia was hoping to make it two in…

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Bandits Fall Flat on Alumni Night 2/24/18

February 25, 2018

Chris Vale, Beat Writer Buffalo Bandits Lacrosse is Awesome Saturday, February 24 was Alumni Night at the Key Bank Center in Buffalo.  Over two dozen past players and staff were honored prior to the game and the current Bandits payed homage by sporting the flashy throwback jerseys.  The coaching staff probably wished they could’ve dressed some of those former players, as the Rochester Knighthawks (5-6) handily beat the Buffalo Bandits…

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Rochester Beats the Best in the West 2/17/18

February 19, 2018

  Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome   On Saturday, February 17, the Rochester Knighthawks (4-6) played host to the Saskatchewan Rush (8-2) at the Blue Cross Arena on Native American Heritage night.  The Knighthawks were looking to build on last week’s win over the Swarm but faced a tall task against the team with the best record in the NLL.  In the end, they proved they…

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Toronto Gets Back to Winning Ways in Rochester 2/10/18

February 13, 2018

Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday, February 10, at the Blue Cross Arena, The Rochester Knighthawks (2-6) played host to the Toronto Rock (5-3) in their first game of a double header weekend.  Rochester started the season with two straight wins but haven’t won since.  Toronto would not let them have it, as they won a close game on the road.  Final Score:  Toronto-12, Rochester-9

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Buffalo Edges Rochester on Military Appreciation Night 2/3/18

February 8, 2018

Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday February 3, 2018, the Rochester Knighthawks (2-5) hosted their I-90 rival Buffalo Bandits (4-3) in front of a crowd of 9,425 fans on Military Appreciation Night at the Blue Cross Arena.  This rivalry game was certainly high energy for the large crowd.  Unfortunately for those fans, the Knighthawks would come up short in the closing minutes, and the Buffalo…

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