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Calgary Flies into Toronto and Leaves with a Big 13 – 10 Win 3/9/2020

March 9, 2020

Shawn Palmer, Correspondent Toronto Rock Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Ryan McCullough On Sunday March 9, the Calgary Roughnecks (5-5) visited the Toronto Rock (7-4) for the only meeting of the two teams this season. Toronto hadn’t played at home since February 15, and the Scotiabank Arena was filled with 7,826 Rock fans for ‘Kidz Day’ in Rock City in anticipation of another home win. The Rock had…

Black Wolves Win Physical Game to Take Series From Philadelphia 3/8/2020

March 8, 2020

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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© The New England Black Wolves (8-3) and the Philadelphia Wings (7-6) don’t like each other. It was apparent on Saturday afternoon as the teams battled from start to finish in the tiebreaker match for the season series. Just 26 seconds into the game, Black Wolves defender Nick Chaykowsky (2A) and Wings defender Steph Charbonneau got tangled and wrestled to the ground after a…

‘Hawks Fall to Seals in First of Two West Division Match Ups 3/7/2020

March 8, 2020

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Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Mike McGinnis The Rochester Knighthawks (2-9) were in San Diego on Saturday March 7 to face the first of two West Division teams in this double-header weekend. They started it off against the Seals (6-6) at Pechanga Arena on “Wookie of the Year” Night in front of 6,292 San Diego fans. It was another tough night for the expansion…

Swarm Over the ‘Tide for the Series 3/7/2020

March 8, 2020

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Di Miller, Correspondent New York Riptide Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: A. McIntyre The Georgia Swarm (7-4) made the trip to Long Island to face their East Division rivals the New York Riptide (1-12) for the third game of their series which was tied at one game apiece. The Riptide had their one and only victory against the Swarm on January 18 and were hoping to get Win…

Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 15– 3/7/2020

March 7, 2020

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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Shawn Palmer 45-24 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 43-26 Justin Ivey 42-27 I made a HUGE mistake. Shawn DID NOT go 5-0 in Week 13, Stephonya did. Lucky for Shawn, he is still in first place. Standings have been updated and there were no changes after Week 14, although as a group none of us did so hot. I had the best predictions and went…

New England Caps Perfect Weekend with Win Over Halifax 3/1/2020

March 1, 2020

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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© The New England Black Wolves (7-3), fresh off a win over New York Friday night, defeated the Halifax Thunderbirds (7-4) on Sunday. “Getting double wins over the weekend is difficult…you almost breath a sigh of relief at the end when you come out because you feel good, you have accomplished what you wanted to do,” said Black Wolves Head Coach Glenn Clark. The…

The Swarm Overtakes the Warriors 2/29/2020

March 1, 2020

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Ron Schell, Correspondent Vancouver Warriors Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Devin Manky A well-oiled machine steamrolled into Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday February 29 and when the smoke cleared, the Georgia Swarm emerged victorious over a flattened Vancouver Warriors squad. Georgia’s record improved to 6-4 while the Warriors sank to 4-8. Final Score: Georgia 14—Vancouver 7. The Swarm are a ”team” in the true sense. Their highly…

Black Wolves Remain Unbeaten on Road 2/29/2020

February 29, 2020

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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© The New England Black Wolves (6-3) visited the New York Riptide (1-10) on Friday night for the second meeting of three between the two East Division rivals. This game was nothing like the first meeting where the Black Wolves won easily. Plagued by slow starts, New England again found themselves behind early. A six-goal run between the second and third quarters, as well…

Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 14– 2/28/2020

February 28, 2020

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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Shawn Palmer 42-19 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 38-23 Justin Ivey 37-24 Shawn went 5-0 last week – please everyone pay attention to this man’s picks. I fell to last but somehow still am tasked with doing the write ups! Stephonya only called one game wrong. If it wasn’t for the will of Dane Dobbie, I might be a bit better. This week has all…

Black Wolves Run Through Knighthawks 2/23/2020

February 23, 2020

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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© On Saturday night, the New England Black Wolves (5-3) hosted the Rochester Knighthawks (1-8), for the first meeting between the two teams. The Knighthawks of last year are in Halifax, and this new Rochester expansion franchise is not as bad as their record leads you to believe. Up until this game, five of their seven losses have been by three goals or fewer. …

Rush Remain Undefeated on Road with Defeat of Wings 2/23/2020

February 23, 2020

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Shawn Palmer, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© The Saskatchewan Rush (6-2) made their way to the Wells Fargo Arena in front of 9,683 fans to face the Philadelphia Wings (7-4) in a matchup of first place teams in the West and East divisions respectively. Both teams were coming off winning weekends, and they both hoped to increase their division leads on Saturday night. The Rush were able to grab a…

Thunderbirds Hold Off Late Charge by the Rock 2-21-2020

February 22, 2020

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Shawn Palmer, Correspondent Toronto Rock Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Credit Trevor MacMillan/Halifax Thunderbirds The Toronto Rock (6-3) headed east for their first visit to Halifax to take on the Halifax Thunderbirds (7-2) in a battle for first place in the North Division as well as first place in the NLL. After the Rock defeated the Thunderbirds three weeks ago in Toronto 12 – 9, Halifax was looking to even…

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