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The Swarm Overtakes the Warriors 2/29/2020

March 1, 2020

Ron Schell, Correspondent Vancouver Warriors Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Devin Manky A well-oiled machine steamrolled into Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday February 29 and when the smoke cleared, the Georgia Swarm emerged victorious over a flattened Vancouver Warriors squad. Georgia’s record improved to 6-4 while the Warriors sank to 4-8. Final Score: Georgia 14—Vancouver 7. The Swarm are a ”team” in the true sense. Their highly…

Bandits Offense Steamrolls Warriors 2/8/2020

February 8, 2020

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Ron Schell, Correspondent Vancouver Warriors Lacrosse Is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Di Miller On Friday February 7, the Vancouver Warriors hosted the Buffalo Bandits at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia in front of 7,215 Warrior fans. The game long unrelenting barrage of shots, physical bone-rattling picks and tenacious battles for loose balls by the Bandits offence physically ground down the Warriors defence. Vancouver’s three game winning streak was…

Wings Last Minute Heroics Not Enough to Overcome Georgia Sting 1/31/2020

February 1, 2020

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Ron Schell, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse Is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Philadelphia Wings It was the second and final meeting between the Georgia Swarm (4-3) and Philadelphia Wings (5-3). When the smoke cleared and someone told you that Philadelphia Wing’s Trevor Baptiste, the Face-off Phenom dominated the face-off circle winning 24 of 28, you would automatically think that the Wings won the battle. They won the face-off battle on Friday…

Seals Shred “Tired” Riptide 1/25/2020

January 26, 2020

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Ron Schell, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Devin Manky The 2019 Expansion team, New York Riptide (1-7) took on the 2018 Expansion team San Diego Seals (2-5) on Saturday night at home on Long Island. The night before, the Seals had the luxury of sitting back watching the Riptide play the Philadelphia Wings while they rested in wait in their hotel rooms. They watched the Riptide…

Warriors Band Together, Earn Rematch Win Over Mammoth 1/17/2020

January 18, 2020

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Ron Schell, Correspondent Vancouver Warriors Lacrosse Is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Di Miller The last time Colorado played Vancouver (1/4/2020), the Warriors (2-4) offence shot out to a 4-0 lead before the Mammoth (3-3) even knew they were in a game. The right side and left side of the Warrior’s offence were synchronized early. Eventually, Coach Pat Coyle called a time-out and then pulled Dillon Ward to get the…

Mammoth Defense Sparks Comeback 1/5/20

January 5, 2020

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Ron Schell, Correspondent Vancouver Warriors Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Di Miller When the Vancouver Warriors (1-3) arrived at the Pepsi Center on Saturday night January 4, 2020 to meet the (3-1) Mammoth, they had in hand a well-developed game plan. The Warriors were familiar with their West Division rival. Last year, it was the Mammoth who destroyed any chance that the Warriors had at making the playoﬀs….

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

January 1, 2020

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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…