Author: Marisa Ingemi

Outlaws, Dragonfish, Marauders In Playoffs; Grand Rapids and Colorado Co Champions?

October 1, 2012
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The MILA Championship and playoffs are set to be hosted this weekend, but not exactly as it might have been expected. The Dragonfish were set to host the playoffs, but Colorado was not able to do that. The playoffs were then moved to Milwaukee as a better overall facility and to cheapen things for costs for the Sabertooths. In the end, the playoffs will be in Grand Rapids. The Dragonfish…

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Top Ten Fall Ball Games of 2012

October 1, 2012
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Fall Ball season is here with Michigan State playing Albion yesterday, and there are some really good games in this year’s edition of college lacrosse in the fall. What are some of the top games? Fall ball sees some great teams, some club teams and honestly, sometimes teams you never heard of. Which exhibition games are the best? Read on. Princeton vs Virginia- Virginia- October 6th As a part of…

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Final National Lacrosse League Mock Draft

October 1, 2012
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The National Lacrosse League 2012 Entry Draft is tonight in Toronto, Ontario. Who is going where in rounds one through three? Nobody really knows, but we have some good guesses for you. 1. Edmonton Rush- Mark Matthews F Denver Outlaws/Whitby Warriors/University of Denver Rush GM Derek Keenan has already said that they will select Mark Matthews with their top pick in the draft. A no brainer, Matthews has dominated at…

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Richmond Adds Lacrosse, Drops Soccer; Shows Growth of Lacrosse

September 30, 2012
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In the 1990s, the fastest growing sport had been soccer. To this day, people might tell you it is soccer. Almost every kid plays soccer, and Major League Soccer is a league that people like to follow and some teams make profit. But this week, the Richmond Spiders added a lacrosse program. They already had a women’s team, so they had to get rid of another men’s program to add…

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2012 NLL Draft Full of Strong Defenders

September 29, 2012
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While the top pick in the draft will be Mark Matthews, an elite scorer, the strength of this season’s 2012 NLL Draft will no doubt be defense. The projected second overall pick, Brock Sorensen, was an elite defender with Ohio State University and with the Peterborugh Lakers of Major Series Lacrosse. The Minnesota Swarm have had their eyes on him for a long time, and he would be a great…

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Revisiting Trade Analysis: Hounds and Lizards

September 29, 2012
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Back before the 2012 MLL Collegiate Draft, the Long Island Lizards and Charlotte Hounds pulled off a blockbuster trade. Charlotte would be getting the first overall pick in the draft, and they shipped it to Long Island along with Max Quinzani for two Lizards studs, Stephen Berger and Matt Danowski. Long Island made the playoffs before losing in the first round to Denver, while Charlotte finished with the third worst…

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Mammoth Re-Sign Dragonfish Cam Holding

September 28, 2012
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The only player from the MILA to play in the NLL is Cam Holding, who signed with the Colorado Mammoth last season, and he has re-signed back with Colorado for 2013. Holding played in every Mammoth game last season as a rookie. The transition player created eleven turnovers in the Mammoth’s favor. “Cam played a major role in our success this past season,” said Mammoth president & general manager Steve…

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Lizards Protected Roster Full Of Interesting Choices

September 28, 2012
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Long Island has a long off season ahead of them after they blew a nine goal lead to lose in the playoffs. They were a team who was dubbed as “rebuilding” for parts of last season, but they still found a way to get into the playoffs. They lost long time Lizards Matt Danowski and Nicky Polanco and added in young guys like CJ Costabile and Matt Gibson. Gibson won…

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Rhode Island Kingfish Name Charlie Blanchard Head Coach

September 28, 2012
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According to the team Facebook page, the Rhode Island Kingfish of the North American Lacrosse League have named Charlie Blanchard their head coach for the 2013 season. Steven O’Donnell was named the assistant head coach. Blanchard has been an assistant coach with the Bryant Bulldogs NCAA lacrosse team. He is a former assistant lacrosse coach with Ohio Wesleyan. Blanchard is also a former player in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (now…

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NLL 2012 Draft: Sleeper Prospects

September 27, 2012
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Everyone knows the big names of the 2012 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft. Dhane Smith, Mark Matthews, Brock Sorensen, Shayne Jackson, among others. But there are some other good prospects in there too, who are going unnoticed. Most of them won’t be first round picks, but who are some sleeper prospects that could have an impact? Joel Matthews Matthews looked like one of the top young lacrosse players in Canada…

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