August 11, 2012— 6,034 fans packed into American Legion Memorial Stadium last night to see if Charlotte could end the final 7 games of the season above .500, as well as ruin the playoff chances of the Rochester Rattlers who had previously beat Charlotte 14-5 at home. Rochester seemed to be in to give Charlotte a similar fate after starting out with a 3-0 lead before Eric Lusby scored after…
The number one ranked Brooklin Redmen find themselves in a hole down 3-0 against the Peterborough Lakers in the MSL semi finals. Throughout the season the Redmen had the Lakers number by winning all but one game during the regular season but the post season has been another story as the Lakers have been dominate in all three games in the series. Peterborough headed into a packed 1,400 fan filled…
US Indoor Lacrosse and the Chicago Outlaws put on an exhibition this weekend in Chicago pitting The USA developmental sqaud against The Chicago Outlaws Saturday night and versus the MILA All Stars Sunday afternoon. I have been fortunate enough to play on the developmental squad this summer and got to play in both games. The event was a top quality production put on by the Outlaws organization at the Sears…
The MLL has tried venturing into California before, but the outcome was not so successful. The San Francisco Dragons and Los Angeles Riptide joined the league in 2006, but only lasted two seasons. That has many wondering if the league will ever return to the Golden State, especially as a part of their expansion plans in the coming years. Only four MLL franchises have ever straight up folded, and they…
The Southern Ohio Box Lacrosse picked up a big win over Detroit this week, and I talked with coach/player/owner Sean Murphy about the team, and his vision for it. 1. Who are some key players on the roster this season? Our roster features a wide range of box lacrosse experience. Â Most players are converts from field lacrosse. Â These guys are excellent LACROSSE players, but are still learning the finer points…
The first time these two met, was the first game in 2012 for both of them. That was when Chesapeake stated they were strong and when Long Island seemed to have some trouble, even though the Lizards only lost 13-11. Now, Chesapeake is still strong and Long Island has improved tremendously. Long Island’s offense has really clicked together and plays as a team. Matt Gibson came out of nowhere and…
Yesterday news came out that the Bandits goaltender Michael Thompson would be retiring from the league after a solid seven season career in the NLL. Last season Thompson lost the starting job to acquisition Anthony Cosmo, who was franchised two days ago by the team. The team had a goaltender controversy that is made much easier by the retirement of Thompson, who played six seasons in Buffalo. Recently fans may…
On paper, Denver has the upper hand. Then again, there have been a few whacky losses this season. In their first meeting, the Outlaws took home the win 16-12. Since then, both teams have matured, gelled and will play hard to win. Denver’s attack is led by Brendan Mundorf who has been hot and not at different times this season. He’s either rattled the cage or let others do the…
There hasn’t been much transaction in the MLL this week, unless you play for the Charlotte Hounds, who were busy yesterday. Scott Larue was assigned to the practice squad last Thursday. Yesterday, Scott was claimed from the practice squad. He has seen action in five games and scooped up five ground balls as a Hound. Nick Desper was activated from the Physically Unable to Perform list yesterday, and in the…
Boston got a huge win against Chesapeake and Ohio unfortunately lost to Rochester last weekend. However, that doesn’t mean the Machine will lose to the Cannons. Ohio has the capability to come back late in games and win. They showed that they are a second half team in their game against the Rattlers last weekend. They were down 7-3 at the end of the first half and came back to…