Lacrosse for me has been a refuge for me to get through obstacles off of the field. I can’t speak for other players in the MLL, or in college, but when I’m playing I tend to feel like the things around me don’t matter. I emphasize playing with my heart and more importantly with the joy within it. Too many times over the course of life, I believe we lose…
It was announced yesterday that a few new colleges could be added to the NCAA in the next couple of years. One of the teams that was mentioned has a recent history of lacrosse, but is a school many wouldn’t of considered at all. The school is Simon Fraser, who is currently a member of the MCLA. Simon Fraser has won the PNCLL five years in a row. It is…
Today Georgetown lacrosse head coach Dave Urick announced his retirement from the university via a letter to the college’s alumni. Urick went 223-99 in his career with the Hoyas. Below is the press release he sent as per Inside Lacrosse: Dear member of the Georgetown Lacrosse family: Twenty-three years ago, I arrived at Georgetown, excited about the opportunity to serve at such an outstanding institution of higher learning. Â I have…
Boston Lax is proud to announce the release of its inaugural All-Star teams for the 2012 Massachusetts high school season. Players were honored across all three divisions in Eastern Mass., a combined Central and Western Mass. team, and the Independent Prep School League (ISL). The Boston Lax staff selected the squads based on overall performance and character. Boston Lax is a website devoted to covering high school and club lacrosse…
In the final day of the 40th Annual Vail Lacrosse Shootout three champions were crowned. In the U-19 Dr. Tom Watts Memorial High School Boys Showcase, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Lacrosse team earned their first Vail title. In the U-19 Girls High School Showcase Team HLA defended their 2011 title and defeated Heros 2013 winning their second Vail Lacrosse championship. The Supermasters championship was played between familiar foes as the…
  The second day of heavy rain in the Vail Valley wreaked havoc on the Shootout. The U-19 Girls Gold bracket semi-finals were moved to Sunday morning. The youth Chumash tournament canceled its afternoon games and the U-19 boys 3:00pm games finished well after 6:00pm. In the Grandmasters (50 and over) championship game the Eldest Statesmen were victorious for the fourth year in a row. The men from Hobart are now…
Thursday marked the beginning the second half of the tournament. In what was by far the busiest day of the 40thannual Vail Lacrosse Shootout, 55 teams competed in 59 games, on 12 fields, in four divisions across the Vail valley. The Dr. Tom Watts Memorial U-19 High School Boys Showcase kicked off in Avon and Eagle Vail. In the HS Boys division FCA, Brady’s Bunch, NE 3D Select and Team…
BOSTON – Ryan Polley, an 11-year coaching veteran in New England and the defensive coordinator for this year’s Ivy League tournament champion, has been named the inaugural head men’s lacrosse coach at Boston University, it was announced today by Assistant Vice President and Director of Athletics Mike Lynch. Polley (POLE-ee) has spent the last six seasons as an assistant coach at Yale University, heading up the defense for the past…
It has been heard that Yale Bulldogs defensive coordinator Ryan Polley will be named the head coach of the Boston University Terriers men’s lacrosse team. It was announced a few days ago that the Terriers would be moving from the America East conference to the Patriot League, so it has been a busy wee in BU lacrosse. Polley was named the Yale defensive coordinator in 2010 and has been with…