Only two teams will be facing off for the MILA Championship, and Southern Ohio Box Lacrosse was not one of them in season one. The expansion team, however, is happy with their first season on the turf. “The season has been a challenge, as I anticipated.” said Sean Murphy, the team owner.  “Getting players to commit to the travel involved is always challenging. With box lacrosse still being the lesser-known…
According to sources in the league, the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association will have a championship game after all. The undefeated Colorado Sabertooths will face the undefeated Grand Rapids Dragonfish on November 3rd. Playoffs had been scheduled for Milwaukee on October 6th with Colorado, Grand Rapids, Milwaukee and Chicago playing, but later it was found that Colorado would not be playing in it. Details emerged yesterday that Colorado had requested the…
Most of the players in the NLL draft come from the Canadian junior ranks. But some come from more places than others, and some have played in college, MSL, WLA, MILA and other leagues. Below is a chart of where the most players come from throughout North America. Top College Hartford University 3 Robert Morris University 3 Simon Fraser University 2 Duke University 2 Denver University 2 Limestone University 2…
After an initial report a few days ago regarding the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association playoffs, some new details have emerged. According to a source, the Colorado Sabertooths and Grand Rapids Dragonfish will likely be named co champions, as originally reported. However, some more details have come alive. According to this source, the Sabertooths and Dragonfish had agreed on a tentative basis to play a Championship game in Omaha. However, it was then moved…
The MILA Championship and playoffs are set to be hosted this weekend, but not exactly as it might have been expected. The Dragonfish were set to host the playoffs, but Colorado was not able to do that. The playoffs were then moved to Milwaukee as a better overall facility and to cheapen things for costs for the Sabertooths. In the end, the playoffs will be in Grand Rapids. The Dragonfish…
The only player from the MILA to play in the NLL is Cam Holding, who signed with the Colorado Mammoth last season, and he has re-signed back with Colorado for 2013. Holding played in every Mammoth game last season as a rookie. The transition player created eleven turnovers in the Mammoth’s favor. “Cam played a major role in our success this past season,†said Mammoth president & general manager Steve…
According to the team Facebook page, the Rhode Island Kingfish of the North American Lacrosse League have named Charlie Blanchard their head coach for the 2013 season. Steven O’Donnell was named the assistant head coach. Blanchard has been an assistant coach with the Bryant Bulldogs NCAA lacrosse team. He is a former assistant lacrosse coach with Ohio Wesleyan. Blanchard is also a former player in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (now…
The Pittsburgh Octane tweeted this week that they will not be able to participate in the MILA playoffs due to not getting enough player commitments and not having the financial resources to play. Meanwhile, the Grand Rapids Dragonfish and Colorado Sabertooths ended their seasons undefeated. This weekend will be MILA exhibition weekend with several exhibition lacrosse games. There is one more regular season game, with the Dragonfish playing Southern Ohio…
The Jacksonville Bullies foiled the Charlotte Copperheads home opener celebration Saturday night by beating Charlotte by a 12-9 score. The Bullies big guns stepped up to the plate, helping the team to their first ever franchise victory. Charlotte started off the games scoring a little over four minutes into the game thanks to Nick Cotter, but Jacksonville started to get on a roll afterwards. Elliot Bender kicked off a three…
Normally, expansion teams struggle in their first year in a league. Even in a smaller league like the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association, seeing a brad new team dominate is a little bit surprising. That’s why the Colorado Sabertooths season is a bit shocking. The only other team to go undefeated is the Grand Rapids Dragonfish, last season’s champion and they have some NLL players on that team. Colorado was going…