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Black Wolves Run Through Knighthawks 2/23/2020

February 23, 2020

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…

Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 13 – 2/20/2020

February 20, 2020

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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Shawn Palmer 37-19 Justin Ivey 35-21 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 34-22 Not a bad week for the panel! Everyone is still above 50% and darn are we proud of that. What a weekend it was! The undisputed highlight was the Philadelphia Wings going 2-0 by winning in Buffalo Saturday, and in New England Sunday to take first place in the East Division. Also noteworthy…

Wings Fly in New England, Cap Perfect Weekend – 2/16/2020

February 16, 2020

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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© On Sunday night, the Philadelphia Wings (7-3) visited the New England Black Wolves (4-3) for their second game in as many nights. Just like their first meeting of the season, the winner of the game would claim first place in the East Division. Unlike the first meeting of the season, the Wings left victorious, but it wasn’t easy. After taking a commanding lead…

Swarm Hold Off Riptide, Avenge Loss – 2/16/2020

February 16, 2020

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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© On Saturday night, the Georgia Swarm (5-3) hosted the New York Riptide (1-9) in front of nearly nine thousand fans at Infinite Energy Arena. The lone win for the Riptide in their inaugural season came on January 18 when they hosted the Swarm. In that game they were behind as many as five goals before mounting a comeback that ended with an overtime…

Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 12 – 2/14/2020

February 14, 2020

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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Justin Ivey 32-18 Shawn Palmer 34-16 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 30-20 Chris Vale 28-22 I got brought to school last week. Shawn has taken the group lead and along with him, Stephonya and Chris all went 5-0. My 2-3 needs some work. This week is the week for retribution. With six games on the schedule, including two Alterna Cup games, it is gearing up…

KNIGHTHAWKS AND VETERANS OUTREACH CENTER PARTNER TO HOST MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT 2/14/2020

February 14, 2020

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Team to wear Military-themed jerseys for Feb. 29 home game against New York that will be auctioned off to benefit Veterans Outreach Center (Rochester, NY) – The Rochester Knighthawks and Veterans Outreach Center are teaming up to host Military Appreciation Night on Saturday, Feb. 29 when the Knighthawks face the New York Riptide at 7:00 p.m. at Segar & Sciortino Field at The Blue Cross Arena. “It’s incredible to…

Knighthawks Drop Another Heartbreaker in OT 2/9/2020

February 9, 2020

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Christopher Crane, Correspondent Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Micheline Veluvolu The Rochester Knighthawks (1-7) played host to the Vancouver Warriors (4-5) at the Blue Cross Arena on Kids Day in front of a crowd of 4,063. Rochester would battle hard all game long holding a lead late until the fourth period, unfortunately Vancouver would sneak out the victory in overtime as the Warriors Mitch Jones would…

Knighthawks Lose Close Battle to Warriors in OT 2/9/2020

February 9, 2020

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Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Micheline Veluvolu The Rochester Knighthawks (1-7) hosted the Vancouver Warriors (4-5) for a Sunday matinee on February 9. Rochesther’s faithful 4,063 fans in attendance got to see their team play another hard fought battle. The Knighthawks were looking for their second victory of this long season and it was looking good for them for most of the contest having…

Bandits Offense Steamrolls Warriors 2/8/2020

February 8, 2020

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Ron Schell, Correspondent Vancouver Warriors Lacrosse Is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Di Miller On Friday February 7, the Vancouver Warriors hosted the Buffalo Bandits at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia in front of 7,215 Warrior fans. The game long unrelenting barrage of shots, physical bone-rattling picks and tenacious battles for loose balls by the Bandits offence physically ground down the Warriors defence. Vancouver’s three game winning streak was…

Philadelphia Wings Lacrosse Team and Crayola Experience Mascots Inspire Kids to be Creative Today 2/7/2020

February 7, 2020

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[COURTESY OF THE PHILADELPHIA WINGS] Philadelphia Wings mascot “Wingston” joined Crayola’s crayon mascot Cerulean at Crayola Experience Easton today to inspire kids to create colorful dasher board designs to submit for the Color Your Wings dasher contest. Photo details: 1. Bill Dunkin proves that you can be a kid at any age. He was visiting from Maryland with his daughter. 2. Wingston joins 2-year-old John Mohler and his brother 4-year-old…

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