Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Location: Centreville Bank Stadium, Rhode Island Week 1 of Justin’s Picks started hot and ended with a little bit of humble pie. The Redwoods and Atlas came through with impressive opening weekend wins, and both picks felt strong from the opening whistle as California shut down Utah and New York proved it could win even while missing major stars. Unfortunately, the back half of the…
No. 8 Thunderbirds Finish the Job, Advance to Finals – 5/10/26
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The #4 Georgia Swarm played in their home uniforms in Game 3 against the #8 Halifax Thunderbirds at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax Sunday night. Due to a scheduling conflict, Gas South Arena was unavailable to host the winner-take-all matchup, and on short notice the teams settled on staying in Halifax. After pouring on 21 goals to force the decisive game, the Swarm hoped to…
Rock City Rising: Toronto Overpowers Seals to Reach 2026 NLL Final for the First Time in 11 Years 5/9/26
Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Christian Bender The No.6 Toronto Rock (2-1) hosted the No. 7 San Diego Seals (1-2) in the deciding game three of the semifinals on Saturday night May 9, 2026. Both teams had won on their home floor, and the Rock were hoping the trend continued so they could return to the NLL finals for the first time since…
Swarm Explode for 21 Goals, Force Decisive Game 3 – 5/9/26
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The #8 Halifax Thunderbirds hosted the #4 Georgia Swarm on Saturday night at Scotiabank Centre for Game 2 of their semifinal series. Halifax had stolen Game 1 in Georgia and could clinch a spot in the NLL Finals with another win. Georgia, meanwhile, needed a bounce-back performance after being held to just seven goals in the opener to force a winner-take-all Game 3 on…
Justin’s Picks – PLL Week 1
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Location: Zions Bank Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT Welcome to the very first edition of Justin’s Picks for the PLL and WLL season. Every week, I’ll be breaking down matchups, giving my picks, and taking a look at the storylines shaping the lacrosse world as the season unfolds. This offseason brought massive roster movement across the league, with contenders reloading through free agency, blockbuster…
Backs Against the Wall, Seals Defeat Rock in Game Two Showdown & Force Game Three 5/3/26
Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Alexis Goeller The No. 6 Seed Toronto Rock and the No. 7 Seed San Diego Seals faced off in the second of their three-game semifinal series on the West Coast Sunday night. Toronto was hoping for the win which would send them to their first NLL Championship Finals since 2015. During Game 1 on Friday night in Toronto,…
Lower Seed, Bigger Statement: Halifax Takes Game 1 – 5/2/2026
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The #4 Georgia Swarm hosted the #8 Halifax Thunderbirds for Game 1 of the NLL Semi-Finals Saturday night at Gas South Arena. After an impressive six-goal, four-assist performance in the first round, Lyle Thompson (1G, 2A) could not repeat the magic in back-to-back games. There was only one multi-goal scorer for the Swarm, Richie Connell (2G), as the entire offense struggled. Jason Knox (4G,…
Rock Solid – Toronto Silences the Seals 14-12 in Semifinal Opener 5/1/26
Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Ryan McCullough / Toronto Rock The No. 6 Seed Toronto Rock (2-0) hosted Game One of the NLL Semifinals against the No. 7 Seed San Diego Seals (1-1) on Friday night May 1,2026. The Rock had beaten the Seals twice already this season even though San Diego has dominated the face off dot with Trevor Baptiste winning all…
Georgia Powers Past Buffalo, Ends Bandits’ Title Run – 4/25/26
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Georgia Swarm finished the season as the #4 seed this year, and as a reward they welcomed the three-time defending champion Buffalo Bandits, the #5 seed, in the opening round. The Saturday night game was the first home playoff game for the Swarm since 2019. Buffalo had been playing playoff-style lacrosse for weeks after an early-season slump forced them to play catch-up. Georgia…
Rock Shock the Prairies: No. 6 Toronto Upsets the No. 3 Seed Rush in Playoff Thriller 4/25/26
Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Steve Hiscock The No. 6 Seed Toronto Rock (1-0) traveled to Saskatoon to face the No. 3 Seed Saskatchewan Rush (0-1) in one of four 2025-26 Quarterfinal games this weekend. The victor would face the winner of the No. 7 Seed San Diego Seals versus No 2. Seed Colorado Mammoth game. Oddly enough, Toronto and Saskatchewan have not…
Top Seed, Gone: Thunderbirds Shock Warriors in Vancouver – 4/24/26
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The NLL Playoffs started Friday night as the #1 seed Vancouver Warriors hosted the #8 seed Halifax Thunderbirds at Rogers Arena. Just two weeks ago, these two teams battled in the same arena. Halifax escaped that regular season matchup with a one-goal victory, 8-7. With the top overall seed and the home crowd in a frenzy, the Warriors jumped out to a commanding lead…
Rush Clinch Home Playoff Game with 10–9 OT Win
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Last night at the SaskTel Centre, the Saskatchewan Rush (12-6) hosted the Toronto Rock (11-7) in a game that mattered to both teams in the final weekend of the regular season. With a win, the Rush would clinch a first-round home playoff game. With Buffalo’s loss earlier in the evening, Toronto would also clinch a first-round home playoff game with a win. The two…