Author: Marisa Ingemi

Israel Eliminated from European Championships

June 28, 2012
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The debut of Israel’s men’s national lacrosse team in the European Lacrosse Championships came to an end, as No. 8 Netherlands rolled to an 18-3 quarterfinal win at Amsterdam Bos on Wednesday. Netherlands grabbed an early 2-0 lead, but Elan Daisudov and Ben Bretter answered back for Israel to tie the game at 2-2. Goaltender Hank Altschuler made several impressive saves to preserve the tie after one quarter of play. However, the Dutch scored seven straight…

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Sean Murphy Blog: Ireland at the European Lacrosse Championships

Coaching overnight lacrosse camps can be exhausting.  So I was not very happy when my phone rang at 4:30 in the morning last Wednesday while I was getting precious sleep at a Trilogy Lacrosse camp in Georgia.  But you can imagine my surprise when the call turned out to be from the Director of the National Lacrosse Team of Ireland telling me I had been moved from an alternate to…

June 28, 2012
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RIP Chris Sanderson

This morning at 2:00am Canadian lacrosse goalie Chris Sanderson passed away from his battle with brain cancer. Sanderson took a turn for the worse this Thursday after battling the disease for four years. Most people diagnosed with this are given a life expectancy of a year at the most. Sanderson played in the 2010 world games through the disease, and since has undergone several surgeries and this past March he experienced a…

June 28, 2012
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Toronto Goalie Pat Campbell Retires

Goaltender Pat Campbell has officially announced his retirement from the National Lacrosse League after 14 seasons and 4 NLL Championships.  While Campbell played with several NLL teams throughout his career, he retires today as a member of the Toronto Rock. The 35-year old Campbell started his career with the Ontario Raiders in 1998 and moved along with the franchise to Toronto where he captured his first two NLL titles in…

June 27, 2012
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Kevin Iwanusa Blog: USIL Devo Team vs the Voyageurs

As I write this its 4am Monday morning and I’m waiting for my flight back to Charlotte, a little early to say the least, but I have to work this morning and it’s not too strange of an occurrence for lacrosse players trying to maximize their chance to play at every opportunity. Especially indoor players, a high level box lacrosse game summertime in Charlotte doesn’t just find you. So myself…

June 27, 2012
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Major League Lacrosse 6/26 Transactions

June 26, 2012
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There have been four transactions in Major League Lacrosse today thus far. The first move we saw this morning was the Denver Outlaws signing free agent face off man Nolan Godfrey. Godfrey was drafted in the MLL supplemental draft from the Ohio Machine before being released before the season. Meanwhile, the Charlotte Hounds made three moves today. First, they activated injured defenseman Brett Schmidt from the physically unable to perform…

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2012 NLL Draft Prospects: Mark Matthews

Mark Matthews is one of the most highly touted NLL prospects in the 2012 draft. A native of Oshawa, Ontario, Matthews played his college balls with the Denver Pioneers, who emerged as one of the most competitive programs in the country.  The 6’4 210 attackman will be looking to be a high NLL draft pick. Matthews was a second team All American in 2012 for the Pioneers, where he had…

June 26, 2012
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Major League Lacrosse Power Rankings

June 26, 2012
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Some teams are starting to pull away from the pack. The Bayhawks have made themselves clear as the top team, the Lizards are red hot and the Cannons continue to falter. Let’s take a look at the rankings for the week. 1. Chesapeake Bayhawks- If the Bayhawks had to prove themselves as an elite team, they did it this week with their win against the Boston Cannons. Their ability from…

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Israel Upsets Wales, Moves to Quarterfinals

June 26, 2012
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The Israel men’s national lacrosse team earned a berth into the quarterfinals of the European Lacrosse Championships with a 14-13 win over No. 11 Wales at Amsterdam Bos on Sunday. Israel (4-0) will meet either host No. 8 Netherlands or No. 13 Czech Republic on Wednesday at 2:30 PM. Striker Richard Cheifitz was dominant for the blue and white with seven goals in the win. “[Cheifitz] was without a doubt our MVP tonight,” said Israel head coach…

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NLL Opts Out of Final Two Seasons of Current CBA

The National Lacrosse League (NLL) announced today via the @NLLCBA Twitter account that they will opt out of the final two seasons of the current collective bargaining agreement. “NLL opts out of the final two seasons of the current CBA. NLL intends to operate for 2013 under wages and conditions of 2012 CBA terms.” The NLL states above in a tweet saying that they will operate 2013 under the current wages and…

June 25, 2012
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