Growing up through the St. Louis lacrosse world, there was an abundance of club teams to play for in the summer. Other than maybe a couple years, each team was pretty even talent-wise. All the best players were separated. Then MO22 came along and immediately became the showcase for the entire state. They became, and still are, the team to play for in Missouri. Head Coach Mark Seyer is aware…
The Georgia Swarm announced on August 4th the signing of Scott Ratliff to a two year deal. Ratliff, a Marietta, Georgia native, plays long stick midfielder for the Atlanta Blaze. This will be the first National League Lacrosse experience for the 25 year old Loyola graduate. Ratliff has been in the MLL for four years now and made the All-Star game this season, Scotty has racked up 66 ground balls,…
You all know who they are. These kings, nay, legends of lacrosse social media put the parts of the MCLA, the SELC and Georgia lacrosse on the map. They were the first ones to get club lacrosse Twitter right and are now the template for other aspiring teams. I had the honor of interviewing the men behind this iconic twitter account. We are fortunate enough to get two sets of…
After a thrilling weekend of Under Armour All-America lacrosse, Baltimore takes the Command Division Title. Baltimore never lost a game this weekend and came out on top over Philadelphia 6-5. It was not an easy road for the crab state boys. In the first round of the playoff tournament, they faced New Jersey and handled them pretty easily, 10-5. Their semifinal matchup was against inner state rival Washington DC. DC…
This Fourth of July weekend is host to one of the biggest recruiting events of the summer, the Under Armour All America Tournaments, hosted by Corrigan Sports. The entire event takes place June 30-July 3 and has tournaments for underclass, uncommitted and of course the senior allstar game; for both boys and girls. All games take place at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland. Yesterday the underclass Command Boys division entered their…
It’s midweek again, which calls for the three best ‘keepers to be recognized for their performances in week 10 of MLL regular season play. This week the league saw offenses tearing up long poles and keepers, yet these three were able to hold their own and get their squads big wins. First Star: John Galloway For the second week in a row John Galloway earns the Crease Coach MLL goalies…
With nine teams in the MLL, that means there are only nine starting spots for goalies. We truly get to see the best goalies in the world play each week. But it’s Wednesday, which means we have to narrow that nine down to three for the keepers of the week. The best of the best: First Star—John Galloway If you saw the Rattlers demolish the Outlaws Saturday night this one comes at…
Newcomers to the MLL, the Atlanta Blaze, head to the Midwest to take on the Ohio Machine this weekend. This meeting between these teams will prove to be historic, as it is the first time in history they will meet on the field. The Machine have been rolling on a two game win streak after a close loss to Rochester a couple weeks back. Atlanta is searching for a win…