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Higgins Stands On His Head In An 11-10 Wings Victory Over the Rock 3/6/23

March 7, 2023

Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Photo Credit: Eric Shewell The Toronto Rock (9-3) came into Philadelphia on an eight game winning streak with the hopes of moving into first place in the Eastern division with another win while the Philadelphia Wings (5-5) were coming off a hard fought victory over New York in their last game and the hopes of getting closer to the final playoff spot…

Rock Defeats the Knighthawks in Epic Eastern Division Battle 3/4/23

March 5, 2023

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Christian Bender The Toronto Rock (9-2) hosted the Rochester Knighthawks (8-3) on Saturday night in front of their largest crowd since moving to Hamilton and the 10,229 fans were treated to an epic contest. The Rock didn’t have the lead until halfway through the fourth quarter in this close game which had great defense, goaltending, highlight goals and…

Albany Falls to Georgia in OT Thriller – 3/4/2023

March 5, 2023

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor and NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© The Georgia Swarm (2-7) visited the Albany Firewolves (2-8) for the team’s second meeting in as many weeks Saturday night. Last week, the Swarm really gave it to the Firewolves, defeating them 20-4 at home. Albany returned veteran defensemen Greg Downing and Brett Manney to the lineup. Both did not play in the loss last week in Georgia and the defense…

2nd Longest Game in NLL History & Breakaway by Gillies Gives Knighthawks “W” in Overtime Thriller Against Riptide 2/25/23

February 26, 2023

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Christopher Crane, Rochester Knighthawks Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: S. Cordaro In an Eastern Division matchup on Saturday February 25, 2023, the Rochester Knighthawks (8-2) played host to the New York Riptide (2-8) at the Blue Cross Arena. The last time these two teams met was back on January 15th with the Knighthawks winning that game 11-8. This second match up would be a little different as…

Kells Closes the Door on the Roughnecks Giving Vegas Win No. Four 2/23/23

February 25, 2023

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Shawn Palmer, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: S. Rosenthal The Calgary Roughnecks (7-4) visited the Vegas Desert Dogs (4-5) on Friday night February 23, 2023 for their first ever matchup. Vegas comes in winning two games in a row while Calgary has won four in a row. Vegas jumped out to a 6 -1 lead in the first quarter only to see if disappear in the…

Desert Dogs Extinguish Firewolves in Albany 2/18/2023

February 19, 2023

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor and NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© The Albany Firewolves (2-6) came into Saturday night’s game against the Las Vegas Desert Dogs (3-5) having lost three straight games and hoped to turn the fortunes around at home. The defense hasn’t necessarily been the weak cog, as Doug Jamieson (33SV) continues to play at a stellar level. Rather, the offense has been struggling to find consistency and Las Vegas…

Despite Injuries, Bandits Win in Spectacular OT Fashion Over Wings 2/18/23

February 19, 2023

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Christopher Crane, Buffalo Bills Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Photo Credit: David Stewart The Buffalo Bandits (8-2) played host to Philadelphia Wings (3-5) at the Keybank Center on Saturday February 18, 2023 in a crucial matchup between the two Eastern Conference opponent’s. As the NLL hits the halfway mark of the season every win for each team counts even more. At this point in the season, the Buffalo Bandits are sitting…

Lucky No. 7 for Toronto Defeating Georgia 16-7 on 2/18/23

February 18, 2023

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Photo Credit: Georgia Swarm On Saturday night February 18, 2023, the Toronto Rock (8-2) hosted the Georgia Swarm (0-7) as the Rock were trying to sweep the season series after their win in Georgia last week and the Swarm were trying to win their first game of the year. Both teams were missing key members. Toronto didn’t dress Dan Dawson or Mitch…

Panther City Takes it to the Mammoth Who Drop Fourth in a Row 2/18/23

February 18, 2023

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Di Miller, Colorado Mammoth Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Photo Credit: M. Bowen On Saturday February 18, 2023 the Colorado Mammoth (4-5) headed to Dickie’s Arena in Ft. Worth, TX to face the Panther City Lacrosse Club (6-4) for the second meeting of the teams this year. Colorado has dropped three in a row and heading into the game were 1-3 on the road. They needed a “W” to get back…

Rochester Downs Halifax to Even the Series at 1-1 2/11/23

February 12, 2023

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Christopher Crane, Rochester Knighthawks Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Micheline Veluvolu The Rochester Knighthawks (7-2) played host to the Halifax Thunderbirds (4-5) at the Blue Cross Arena on Saturday February 11, 2023. This was the second matchup for the two teams this season with Halifax taking the first. However, Rochester had other plans for this second matchup only allowing Halifax to have the lead once during the…

Mammoth Can’t Overcome Roughnecks First Half Blitz 2/11/23

February 11, 2023

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Di Miller, Colorado Mammoth Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Jenn Pierce On Saturday February 11, 2023 the Colorado Mammoth (4-4) headed to the Scotiabank Saddledome to face their Western Division Rivals the Calgary Roughnecks (6-3) for the second meeting of the two teams. Calgary had just come off a decisive victory the night before against another Western Division opponent, the Saskatchewan Rush 13-6 so they were pumped…

Schreiber Paces the Rock with 14 Points in a 22 – 14 Rout of the Riptide 2/4/23

February 5, 2023

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Christian Bender The New York Riptide (1-6) visited the Toronto Rock (6-2) on Saturday night February 4, 2023 in a game where 36 goals were scored between the teams. The crowd of 9,419 left happy as the Toronto Rock defeated the Riptide 22 – 14 on the back of Tom Schreiber’s 14 point game. This extended their win…

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