Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Di Miller The Philadelphia Wings (3-1) hosted the Vancouver Warriors (1-4) at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA. The arena was packed with LaxCon in town and the 9,676 fans would not be disappointed. The Wings would come away with the win, their third consecutive victory; the first time in franchise history they have won back-to-back-to-back contests. Vancouver would…
Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 7 -1/10/2019
Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Shawn Palmer 15-7 Justin Ivey 14-8 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 14-8 Chris Vale 12-10 Week 6 only had two games, but they were exciting! The Colorado Mammoth completed an outstanding come from behind victory over the Vancouver Warriors on the back of their gritty defense. The New York Riptide had a similar scenario to get their first win of the season against the Philadelphia…
LATRELL HARRIS PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE 1/10/2020
[MEDIA RELEASE] Toronto Defender Out With Upper Body Injury Oakville, ON – Toronto Rock Owner, President and GM Jamie Dawick announced a pair of roster moves today. Defender Latrell Harris has been placed on the Injured Reserve list, while defender Mitchell Gustavsen has been shifted to the Active Roster from the Practice Roster. Harris sustained an upper body injury during the Rock’s Dec. 10 practice and has not appeared in…
GEICO Extends Partnership With National Lacrosse League For Full 2019-20 Season 1/9/2020
[MEDIA RELEASE] Renewal of League’s Major Partnership Another Big Step Forward For NLL And The Sport of Lacrosse Philadelphia, January 9, 2020 – The National Lacrosse League (@NLL) has announced an extension of its groundbreaking partnership with GEICO, one of the largest insurance providers in the United States. GEICO will be the official insurance provider of the NLL for the full season after becoming a partner in March of 2019….
GF SPORTS NAMES RICH LISK AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 1/7/20
[MEDIA RELEASE] NEW YORK, January 7, 2020 – GF Sports, a live events and sports media entertainment company, announced today the hiring of Rich Lisk as Executive Vice President. Lisk brings more than 25 years of experience in the sports marketing industry to GF Sports, including leadership positions with professional sports teams in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and Arena Football League (AFL). “Rich brings a wealth of experience on…
New England Black Wolves Clark named General Manager, D’Orazio adds Assistant General Manager Tag 1/7/2020
[MEDIA RELEASE] Lisk departs to become Executive Vice President of GF Sports UNCASVILLE, CT. (January 7, 2020) – The New England Black Wolves announced today that General Manager Rich Lisk will depart the organization on Jan. 31, 2020. Head Coach Glenn Clark will take on a dual role, adding General Manager duties and Assistant Coach Clem D’Orzaio will also become Assistant General Manager. Clark enters his fifth season as head…
Mammoth Defense Sparks Comeback 1/5/20
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….
Riptide Comeback Effort Comes Up Short 1/5/2020
Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: New York Riptide The New York Riptide (0-5) hosted the Philadelphia Wings (2-1) in front of just over 5,000 people on Saturday night at the NYCB Live Arena. New York took their first home lead as a franchise in the first quarter, but a six-goal Philadelphia run in the middle of the first half had them playing catch up…
Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 6 -1/3/2019
Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Shawn Palmer 13-7 Justin Ivey 12-8 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 12-8 Chris Vale 11-9 Week 5 was full of surprises. Stephonya went an amazing 4-2 in a week full of “upsets”. I put the upsets in quotes because well, the season is young. Chemistry is a big part of the NLL and that will grow throughout the season. Colorado willed their way to an…
Lacrosse is Awesome would like to welcome Ron Schell, the newest member of our team!!
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
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
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…