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Justin’s Picks – PLL Week 4

June 5, 2026

Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Location: Ridley American Legion Memorial Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina Week 3 was better, but it wasn’t great. Justin’s Picks correctly predicted two of the four PLL games, and struck out on the second WLL matchup. The debut of Joey Spallina sparked the Whipsnakes to two weekend wins, no adjustment time needed. Other rookies playing their first game in the PLL sparked big plays and…

Justin’s Picks – PLL Week 3

May 29, 2026

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Location: Ridley Athletic Complex, Baltimore, Maryland Week 2 was a disaster of epic proportions. After opening Justin’s Picks with a respectable 2-2 record, I somehow managed to go winless in Week 2, proving that predicting professional lacrosse is significantly harder than it looks from the couch. The good news? Every team has now shown strengths, weaknesses, and a few surprises, giving us a much…

Justin’s Picks – PLL Week 2

May 15, 2026

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Location: Centreville Bank Stadium, Rhode Island Week 1 of Justin’s Picks started hot and ended with a little bit of humble pie. The Redwoods and Atlas came through with impressive opening weekend wins, and both picks felt strong from the opening whistle as California shut down Utah and New York proved it could win even while missing major stars. Unfortunately, the back half of the…

Justin’s Picks – PLL Week 1

May 7, 2026

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Location: Zions Bank Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT Welcome to the very first edition of Justin’s Picks for the PLL and WLL season. Every week, I’ll be breaking down matchups, giving my picks, and taking a look at the storylines shaping the lacrosse world as the season unfolds. This offseason brought massive roster movement across the league, with contenders reloading through free agency, blockbuster…

Lacrosse is Awesome© would like to welcome Kristen Battista, the newest member of our team!!

June 4, 2025

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Kristen Battista, NCAA, PLL & NLL Photographer Kristen’s journey into sports photography began with a love for the game of lacrosse and the art of visual storytelling. Through her lens, Kristen transforms each moment into a memorable visual experience. When she’s not on the sidelines, Kristen is studying for her Doctoral Degree in Audiology at Drexel University. Kristen will be photographing for Lacrosse is Awesome© several men’s lacrosse teams in…

Joe Spallina Q&A: New GM lays out plan for Redwoods roster, coach 3/18/25

March 19, 2025

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By Phil Shore | Mar 18, 2025 The Premier Lacrosse League hired Joe Spallina to be the new general manager of the California Redwoods. The current head coach of the Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team, Spallina’s previous professional lacrosse experience included being the head coach and general manager of the New York Lizards in Major League Lacrosse from 2012 to 2018; the team won a championship in 2015.

Rob Pannell signs with Maryland Whipsnakes 3/7/25

March 7, 2025

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ARTICLE COURTESY OF THE PLL By Miles Jordan | Mar 7, 2025 After evaluating his options during the Premier Lacrosse League’s player movement period, legendary attackman Rob Pannell officially signed with the Maryland Whipsnakes through the 2026 season in hopes of capturing a PLL Championship. At 35 years old, Pannell brings an impressive resume to Maryland as an 11-time All-Star and two-time All-Pro. The 2013 Tewaaraton Award winner from Cornell…

Why Redwoods added ‘extremely selfless’ Jackson Morrill to new-look offense 3/5/25

March 6, 2025

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ARTICLE COURTESY OF THE PLL By Phil Shore | Mar 5, 2025 The first piece to a new-look California Redwoods offense is locked in as the team signed attackman Jackson Morrill through the 2026 season. California head coach and general manager Nat St. Laurent said he was fond of Morrill coming out of the 2021 College Draft but didn’t have much room at the attack position at the time. Since…

PLL Week 10 Rosters, Injury Report, Schedule & Standings 8/15/24

August 15, 2024

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Di Miller, PLL Correspondent & Photographer Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Di Miller Other Photos Courtesy of PLL The league will be in Utah for Week 10 with the Utah Archers hosting the games at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, UT. In the first game on Friday night August 16, 2024m, fans get to see their home team the Archers (4-4) take on the California Redwoods (3-6) at…

PLL Week 9, Schedule, Rosters, Injury Report, Standings & Predictions 8/9/24

August 8, 2024

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Di Miller, PLL Correspondent & Photographer Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: David Stewart, Lacrosse is Awesome© Other Photos Courtesy of the PLL We’re at Week 9 in the Premier Lacrosse League 2024 Season and the Denver Outlaws (4-3) will play host to the league this weekend. It’s the first time since the MLL ceased to exist that the Denver Outlaws will be back here in Colorado and former…

PLL Week 8 Schedule, Rosters, Injury Report, Standings & Playoff Predictions 8/2/24

August 2, 2024

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Di Miller, PLL Correspondent & Photographer Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: David Stewart, Lacrosse is Awesome© Photos Courtesy of the PLL We’re getting down to the wire in the 2024 PLL Season and this weekend, the Maryland Whipsnakes (3-4) will host the league at Homewood Field in Baltimore, MD Saturday August 3, 2024, and Sunday August 4, 2024. There’ll be a lot going on this weekend as well,…

Redwoods Start of Homecoming Weekend with a Bang Defeating Chaos in Low Scoring Contest 7/27/24

July 27, 2024

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Di Miller, PLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Photos Courtesy of California Redwoods & Carolina Chaos The California Redwoods (2-4) started off their Homecoming Weekend at Torero Stadium in San Diego California by defeating the Carolina Chaos (3-4). Carolina would be without Ian MacKay who was serving a suspension for the blind-sided punch to the side of the head of Brendan Krebs during their game against the Maryland Whipsnakes last weekend…

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