The MILA will have its second weekend of the season, with many teams playing their first game. With four games on the schedule it should be an exciting and eye opening weekend in the league. We start with Chicago, who is coming off an exhibition victory over the US Development team. They start their season off against the Milwaukee Marauders. Milwaukee finished last season with the worst record in the…
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…
Southern Ohio Box Lacrosse hosted the Detroit Coney Dogs on Saturday in the inaugural MILA match for each team. Both teams were excited to be competing in the second season of the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association after being unable to compete in the league in 2011. A deeper bench and numerous strong offensive contributors spelled the big difference for Southern Ohio as they controlled the game en route to a…
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 Chicago Outlaws have signed Geoff Conn to coach them during their offseason pro exhibition season. †There are two crucial pieces that need to be in place for box lacrosse to be successful in the U.S. The first is Coaching and the second is goal tending.†said Brendan Gorman the captain of the Chicago Outlaws. Coach Conn seemed like an obvious choice after serving as assistant coach for Team…
Brendan Gorman is the owner of the Chicago Outlaws in the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association. He has played lacrosse for team Ireland, and now he is attempting to make an NLL squad at 38 years old. “When I first started playing men’s club ball or coaching youth and high school lacrosse, I would always get the question you know the infamous question that would always follow a 90+ mph shot…
One of the organizations in the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association is the Grand Rapids Dragonfish, today we take a look at them and their organization after talking to their owner Russell King. 1. What is the organizational goal? We want to go about treating this team in the most professional manner. We run tryouts then 4 weeks of practices then get into the season. Our goals are to spread, teach…
In our coverage of the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association, we will be introducing you to several MILA teams. Today, we talked to Colorado Sabertooths co owner Matt DiRocco. The Sabertooths are a MILA expansion team. Two of the Sabertooths home games will be live on The Lacrosse Radio Network when our MILA schedule will be announced. Background: Owners: Matt Ogden and Matt DiRocco (Former High School  and College teammates) Matt…
Last year was full of lacrosse growth, with new leagues popping up all over the place. The two that got the most press were CLax and the North American Lacrosse League, but one that might of been overlooked by many was the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association. The MILA may not be at the professional level that some of the other leagues are at, but they are bringing box lacrosse to…
Happy 4th of July everyone! In honor of the holiday today we thought we’d take a look at the state of box lacrosse in America, which is most certainly on the rise. Not only do we have a handful of American stars, but new leagues giving players a shot at developing their box lacrosse skills. Of course when you talk about lacrosse in America one of the first names that…