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No. 8 Thunderbirds Finish the Job, Advance to Finals – 5/10/26

May 10, 2026

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…

Swarm Explode for 21 Goals, Force Decisive Game 3 – 5/9/26

May 9, 2026

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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…

Lower Seed, Bigger Statement: Halifax Takes Game 1 – 5/2/2026

May 2, 2026

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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,…

Thompson Nets Five, But Ottawa Prevails in Snowy Georgia – 1/10/25

January 11, 2025

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Ottawa Black Bears (3-2) visited Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia to play the Georgia Swarm (4-2) Friday night. With a winter storm swirling ice and snow outside, there was plenty of heat generated inside the building. Home crowd favorite Lyle Thompson (5G, 3A) scorched the Ottawa defense for eight points, but Black Bears’ forward Jeff Teat (3G, 5A) matched the veteran star…