International

US Lacrosse Names 2015 Men’s Indoor Team

August 26, 2015
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Following a three-day training camp at the Westminster School in Simsbury, Conn., US Lacrosse has announced the final 23-man roster for the 2015 U.S. Men’s Indoor National Team. Team USA will compete in the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Indoor Championship, Sept. 18-27 in Onondaga Nation and Syracuse, N.Y. The U.S. men’s indoor national team is led by head coach Tony Resch and assistant coaches Adam Mueller and Chris Schiller….

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WILC: USA Indoor Team Has Questions and Strengths

August 20, 2015
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People were wondering when the USA indoor team was going to come out with a roster, being so close to the world games next month and not hearing of anything since the tryouts way back in November. Well, we have life and USA Lacrosse put out a 31 man roster, which looks much different than the names of the tryout applicants who were first listed way back in the fall….

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WILC Indoor Preview: Iroquis Nationals

August 10, 2015
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The Iroquois Nationals will be the host team at this year’s World Indoor Lacrosse Championship that will be held on the Onondaga reservation in central New York. Coming off a third place finish at the field games in Denver last summer—it was the highest they have ever finished in field—Onondaga expects a higher finish with the box lacrosse games where they normally take second as Canada has never lost gold in…

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Ladner Pioneers Win Ales Hrebsky Championship

April 25, 2015
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A champion was crowned this afternoon when the Ladner Pioneers defeated the Green Gaels 9-6 to take home the 2015 Ales Hrebsky championship. Jason Jones led the way with three goals as the leading scorer for the winning team. Both teams were undefeated going in, but only the Pioneers remain without a scratch. Other goal scorers for the Pioneers included Ryan Kieth (2), Joel Vander Wilp, Travis St. Germain (2),…

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Green Gaels Face Pioneers in Ales Hrebsky Final

April 25, 2015
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The final game of the Ales Hrebsky tournament will take place this afternoon at 2pm as the Green Gaels face the Ladner Pioneers for the championship. The Pioneers defeated the Boston Megamen in the semi finals to advance. It could be considered an upset, for the Megamen were one of the favorites in the tournament. Their 5-1 win led them to the finals. The Green gaels defeated the Radotin Custodes…

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Ales Hrebsky Previews: Group C

April 17, 2015
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The third group at the Ales Hrebsky tournament bring together a European flavor with teams from England, Germany, and the Czech Republic. We’ve already seen Czech and German teams but this is our first look at England. London Knights Historically England has been a decent lacrosse country, yet the Knights haven’t exploded to become a top team. They finished in just 12th place last season. They will only have a…

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Team Ireland Announces Keogh, McBride to Roster

April 16, 2015
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A pair of NLL veterans — Syracuse University grad Steven Keogh and 13-year pro Andrew McBride — headline Ireland’s roster as new additions to jolt the seventh-ranked world indoor team heading into the 2015 Championships in Syracuse. Ireland will once again be coached by Jeff Dowling, who also serves as Exec. VP and Director of Lacrosse Operations of C-Lax.  Dowling will be assisted by Tom Howe and Geoff (Abe) Conn….

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Ales Hrebsky Previews: Group B

April 16, 2015
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Group B is one of the more foreign groups in the tournament. Their teams derive from Austria, the Czech Republic, and Germany. All of these teams are rather young an inexperienced, but they have some talent that the tournament hasn’t seen before. Vienna Monarchs The Monarchs were a surprise club at last year’s tournament when they finished in third out of the last 16 teams and they were rewarded this…

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World Indoor Lacrosse Championships Venues Announced

April 16, 2015
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On April 6, the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) and Onondaga Nation officially announced the dates and venues for the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships (WILC) later this fall.  While it has been known for about two and a half years that the Onondagas were hosting, there was some turmoil regarding where to play the final games.  Originally, all the games were going to be played at the Onondaga Nation Arena,…

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Ales Hrebsky Previews: Group A

April 7, 2015
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The Ales Hrebsky memorial tournament in the Czech Republic takes place this year on April 23. To get you ready, we are previewing each group. Group A Group A has foreign feel with three fascinating teams; the Turku Titans of Finland, Goldstar Tel Aviv from Israel, and Bundeswer Lacrosse from Germany. Turku Titans The Finnish team is entering their seventh year of the tournament. They were in the top eight…

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