Tonight the Kentucky Stickhorses return home to play the Baltimore Bombers, and they look to come out with a vengeance. They are 1-2 on the season and have fallen to the Boston Rockhoppers twice, who defeated the Bombers 20-9 last week. Baltimore hits the road for their first road game of the season and their first in Kentucky. They are without some key players including Shawn Nadeln, Damien Davis and…
Lacrosse is a sport where you see a lot of players come from the same places; at the professional level, mostly Canada or Ontario area. In the North American Lacrosse League, the talk has always been about mostly American players. While some Native players and Canadians have found their way in, there is also a player from an area that was never expected; Australia. That player is Jeff Joy, who…
The Kentucky Stickhorses return home after an off week to face the 2-1 Baltimore Bombers. They practiced over the weekend in Columbus, and learned they will be adding Canadian scorer Jesse Guerin to their offense. The Stickhorses have struggled on offense, being held under ten goals against the Boston Rockhoppers twice. They face a tough test in Baltimore this week, and Devin Clifford says they just need to learn to…
It’s always great to win big away games. Usually, the game plan is to keep it simple, hoping the other team tries to do too much in an effort to please their fans. As a goalie, my job is, obviously, to keep the score as low as possible but also to give some confidence to my teammates. Our last two games have been pretty similar in structure and in results,…
The Vermont Voyageurs were one win away from a Quebec Senior Lacrosse League title last season, and now several of those players are having big years in the North American Lacrosse League. Voyageurs head coach Chad Fairfoull is happy with what he sees. “I was just reviewing video of the Rockhoppers vs Bombers this morning. I think it is great that they get the opportunity to play in the winter….
The Boston Rockhoppers are now 3-1 on the season and are in first place in the North American Lacrosse League after defeating the Baltimore Bombers 20-9. They scored nine straight times in the third quarter to pull away from the Bombers as they would dominate the previously undefeated team. The game was tied at seven at the half, but the Rockhoppers forced five over and backs from the Bombers in…
Week four of the North American Lacrosse League season is here, and though we have just one game, it might be the biggest game of the season thus far. Baltimore faces Boston, and there are all sorts of storylines. Playing for First This will be the first ever battle for first place in the North American Lacrosse League. The top seed in this league is key to get a bye…
The Baltimore Bombers and Boston Rockhoppers play in the North American Lacrosse League this Sunday, but both teams will be without some good players. Both Cameron and Ramon Lao-Gosney will be out for the Rockhoppers as they are on the attack unit for Team USA in the Champion Challenge against Loyola on the same day. For the Bombers, they will be without defender Mike Simon who will also be playing…
The Boston Rockhoppers face the Baltimore Bombers in a rematch of the Bombers season opener this Sunday at 3pm. Both teams are coming off of week three wins, and a loss for Baltimore would send them behind Boston in the standings. Last weekend Boston picked up their second win of the year over Kentucky, led by six goals from Ryan Hotaling and a big game from Vincent Talbot in net….
Things are starting to come together for the Rockhoppers, and there are exciting times ahead. We entered the season knowing that we have a team that can excel against any team in the NALL athletically, but we lack indoor lacrosse experience and knew there was a lot to learn. It is amazing to me how different the indoor and outdoor games are in terms of positions, strategy, movements, and skills….