Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome On Sunday May 13, 2018, the Saskatchewan Rush defeated the Calgary Roughnecks 15-13 in the Western Division Semi-Finals at the Sasktel Centre in Saskatoon. There were 11,568 fans in the arena in support of their 10-4 Rush. Calgary has not defeated the Rush in their eleven meetings since the team moved to Saskatchewan, and the streak
Dallas Handles Boston from Start to Finish 5/5/2018
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer Boston Cannons Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday, May 5 the Dallas Rattlers (3-1) visited Harvard Stadium to take on the Boston Cannons (0-3). 4,102 fans came out hoping to see Boston win in their first home game of the 2018 season. The Cannons opened the season with two straight road losses and haven’t found their stride yet. Dallas has started off extremely well, especially for a…
Calgary Can’t Beat the Rush 4/28/18
Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome The Calgary Roughnecks (8-10) finished off the season dropping a tight game on the road to the Saskatchewan Rush (14-4). Final Score: Rush 11—Roughnecks 10. As expected from these two teams it has been the action has been back and forth. The game’s first goal to (90) Ben McIntosh catching Calgary’s (35) Christian Del Bianco off balance for the over…
Rattlers Moving; Shaking; and Scoring 5/5/18
Tom Coyne, Beat Writer Dallas Rattlers Lacrosse is Awesome The MLL’s newest franchise, the Dallas Rattlers (2-1), have had a busy week, and will be back at it again tonight, when they travel to Boston to face the Cannons (0-2) at Harvard Stadium. On Friday April 27, they were in Charlotte to play the Hounds, the team that dismantled the Cannons 25-7 in their season opener. Dallas managed to score 12…
Atlanta Flexes Their Offense Against Boston 4/28/2018
John Zumbado, Beat Writer Atlanta Blaze Lacrosse is Awesome The Atlanta Blaze (1-1) won their first game of the 2018 season with a 19-12 win over the Boston Cannons (0-2) at Fifth Third Bank Stadium on Saturday, April 28, 2018, in front of an energetic hometown crowd. The win was a first for both Head Coach Liam Banks and goaltender Chris Madalon who made his first start. The Blaze hit…
The Battle for First in The East 4/29/18
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer, New England Black Wolves Lacrosse Is Awesome The final week of the NLL season has never been quite like this. Until this week’s action, no team had clinched a playoff berth in the East Division. Saturday night’s games determined the players – but seeding wouldn’t be finalized until the completion. Rochester secured the two seed by beating Buffalo, and Toronto was eliminated with the loss against…
Win and Play On: Final Weekend East Rivalry 4/28/18
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…
Mammoth End Rock Playoff Hopes 4/28/18
Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome The Colorado Mammoth (11-7) hosted the Toronto Rock (8-10) at the Loud House on Saturday night. There were 15,767 Mammoth fans in attendance stoked to see their team break out of the three game slide and the worst streak Colorado has had. They got their wish while the Rock saw their season end. Final: Mammoth 19—Rock 15.
Dallas has a New Pro Sports Franchise in Town
Tom Coyne, Beat Writer Dallas Rattlers Lacrosse is Awesome The Major League Lacrosse Dallas Rattlers, formerly the Rochester Rattlers have moved to Dallas. The Ford Center at The Star, in Frisco will be the Rattlers new home. In case you hadn’t heard this is where the Dallas Cowboys new practice facility is located.
New England Grabs Second Place in the East 4/27/18
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…
Damp Weather Douses the Blaze in Home-Opener 4/22/18
John Zumbado, Beat Writer Atlanta Blaze Lacrosse is Awesome The Atlanta Blaze (0-1) kicked off the 2018 MLL season hosting the Florida Launch (1-0). It was a rain soaked and windy day at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw; and although the weather played a part in the sparse crowd, others were prepped and ready to brave the damp weather to see their team open the season. Final Score: Florida…
Calgary Ends Vancouver’s Hopes for a Home Finale’ Win 4/21/18
Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome It was a rough 2017-2018 season for the Vancouver Stealth (2-15) as they dropped their third in a row at home in another high scoring game, losing 26-11 to the Calgary Roughnecks (8-9) at the Langley Events Centre. Vancouver’s first shift wasted no time in scoring 34 seconds in off Rhys Duch’s (1G, 2A) point shot low glove side on