Colorado @ Toronto. A huge game for both teams. The Rock still have the best record in the NLL at 6-3, but they have seen there lead dwindle to a half game over the Philadelphia Wings who they face next week. Coming off a hard 15-13 defeat to the Bandits, look for Colin Doyle, Stephan LeBlanc, Garrett Billings and company to take advantage of a struggling Mammoth team. For the…
Clax Power Rankings Week 8
With week 8 of the CLAX season in the books here are this weeks power rankings. 1.Toronto Shooting Stars (7-2)- No team has been hotter than the Shooting Stars as they are on a four game winning streak after winning 3 games in four days this past weekend. The Stars have been on fire thanks to the strong play of Angus Dinely who has an impressive 6-1 record on the…
Garden City Faces Tough Schedule
The Garden City (N.Y.) boys’ lacrosse team finished 2012 as the consensus national champion after finishing undefeated (22-0) as the Class B state champion. So it’s little wonder that the Trojans are playing on the big stage often in 2013. Garden City, ranked No. 2, is playing a ramped-up national schedule this year, including two games against national-ranked teams at professional stadiums. The Trojans will face Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association…
NCAA: Terps Face UMBC
Today at 5 p.m. the No. 1 Maryland Terrapins (4-0) will come home after a three game road trip to take on the struggling UMBC Retriever (1-3). The game is scheduled for 5 p.m. but do to a schedule of heavy rain in the forecast the game may be rescheduled. The Terps are coming off their first conference shellacking of the Duke Blue Devils 16-7. Senior Midfielder Mike Chanenchuk is…
NALL Power Rankings: Kentucky Falls
This week we have some movement and it might be a bit surprising. How could a winless team rank higher than a team with two wins? Easy. The winless team has lost three and the two win team has lost four, and will be in the playoffs. 1. Boston Rockhoppers 6-1 Alright, this won’t be changing anytime soon. Boston is destroying teams in this league because their transition can’t be…
Pat Campbell Named Saints Coach
The St. Catharines Saints are very pleased and excited to announce that President/GM Dave Colbourne has named Pat Campbell as the new Head Coach. Campbell, the highly accomplished former goaltender brings a wealth of lacrosse knowledge and playing experience to the bench, following an exceptional 14 year tenure in the National Lacrosse League where he gained acclaim as one of the top goalies and teammates in the league winning 4…
Billings, Matthews Players of Month
The National Lacrosse League has announced Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month award winners for February of the 2013 NLL regular season. Toronto Rock forward Garrett Billings, who ranks second in the league in both points (59) and assists (40), won the Player of the Month award. Edmonton Rush forward Mark Matthews, who leads the NLL in goals (28) and is tied for seventh in points (46),…
Lehigh Dominates in Patriot League Action, Navy Struggles
Saturday, dominance, rather than parity was on display. In the first conference game of the season, Bucknell broke open the game scoring the last 10 goals of the game and held Navy scoreless for the last 51 minutes of the contest by a final of 11-2. The Bison outshot the Midshipmen 56-14, constantly peppering Navy keeper Nolan Harris who recorded 18 saves to keep the margin of victory from being…
Video: One on One with Shane Scott
Scott Arnold was at the Durham TurfDogs defeat to Niagara this weekend and spoke with the TurfDogs forward Shane Scott.
One on One With: Mike Cerino
Last season the Charlotte Hounds were one of the expansion teams into Major League Lacrosse. They struggled at points in year one, but they shook things up for 2013. I spoke with their head coach Mike Cerino about the upcoming season. MI: How Tough is it losing Stephen Berger? MC: Losing Berger is going to be tough on the field and around the locker room. You don’t replace his production…