Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome The Rochester Knighthawks (2-4) took on the Saskatchewan Rush (4-2) this week in NLL action at the Blue Cross Arena in front of a crowd of 7,194. Rochester was looking to bounce back from previous week’s overtime loss to the New England Black Wolves. Although the first half wouldn’t disappoint as it was back and forth for both teams, it would…
Georgia Wins Shootout in Atlanta 2/11/17
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome There was a shootout last night in Georgia and the New England Black Wolves (2-4) lost to the Georgia Swarm (5-1). Unlike the first meeting, the Black Wolves were leading for most of the game, but they could not hold back the high-powered Swarm offense to get the win. Fast paced offense dominated the game that saw a total…
Can the Black Wolves Win on the Road 2/9/17?
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome The New England Black Wolves (2-3) visit the Georgia Swarm (4-1) this Friday, February 11 for an East Division showdown. It will be their second matchup of their four-game series this season. The Swarm won the previous matchup 14-9.
Rush Cap Roughnecks Three Game Streak 2/4/17
JJ Seaward, Beat Writer Saskatchewan Rush Lacrosse is Awesome The Saskatchewan Rush (3-2) would continue playing off of momentum as they would travel to the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, and defeat the Roughnecks (3-2) with a final score of 15-11, silencing the 13,558 screaming Roughneck fans at the Scotiabank Saddledome. A handful
Mammoth Contain the Swarm 2/4/17
Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome Saturday Night February 4, 2017 the Colorado Mammoth (3-3) would host the undefeated Eastern Division leaders the Georgia Swarm (4-1). Colorado was desperate to get back to 500 and be the first team this season to defeat the undefeated. All 15,254 Mammoth fans would not be
Thriller in OT New England Tops Rochester 2/3/17
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome Bonus time was needed to declare a winner Friday night in Connecticut, and for the second week in a row, the New England Black Wolves (2-3) would come through late in the game. The visiting Rochester Knighthawks (2-3) furious rally came up short, but they proved they are not a team to be overlooked in the East Division. The…
Bandits Woes Continue 2/3/17
Chris Vale, Beat Writer Buffalo Bandits Lacrosse is Awesome The Buffalo Bandits (1-4) went north to Air Canada Centre to face their Eastern Division Rivals the Toronto Rock (3-1). Unfortunately for Buffalo their problems are still ongoing with poor showings from their starting net-minder Anthony Cosmo and little productivity from some of their scoring leaders. The entire game was controlled by Toronto
Six Nations Snipers Two Week Recap 1/21/17 & 1/28/17
Chris Vale, Beat Writer Six Nations Lacrosse Lacrosse is Awesome Six Nations Snipers Week Three 1/21/17 The Six Nations Snipers played their second game at home Saturday January 24, 2017 and earned their second win of the season in perhaps one of the best Arena Lacrosse League games so far this season. Throughout the game Six Nations and the Toronto Monarchs traded off goals and each went on runs of…
New England Looks to Keep the Streak Alive
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome This Friday, February 3, the New England Black Wolves will host the Rochester Knighthawks in their fifth game of the season. This will be the second time these two teams see each other this year. The first meeting was in Rochester on Saturday, January 7 and the Knighthawks blew New England away in the second half for a 15-8…
2017 Kaitlyn Cup a Success
Chris Vale, Kaitlyn Cup Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome Last November 2016, I reported on a spectacular event that a young lacrosse player, Kaitlyn Cooke was undertaking. She, with the help of friends, family and the teaching staff at the high school she attends put together a tournament of professional players to help fund the program in the hopes of seeing lacrosse at her high school, Monsignor Percy Johnson. The tournament…
Roughnecks Put the Mammoth Back on Ice 1/28/17
Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome There was a disturbance in the force on Saturday January 28, 2017. It was Star Wars theme night in Calgary as the visiting Colorado Mammoth came to face the Calgary Roughnecks in a rematch, last weekend the Mammoth lost to the Roughnecks 14-11 in regulation time in their home arena. With this victory, Calgary wins the best of three game…
Black Wolves Deny Bandits 1/28/17
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome The New England Black Wolves (1-3) notched their first win of the season in their home opener against the Buffalo Bandits (1-3). It was the first meeting of the two teams since Buffalo swept New England in the division finals last year. Fans came out to see this tilt and it was announced in the third quarter that this…