We are nine days away from the PLL season, but things seem rather quiet. To some, a tad too quiet. None of the teams rosters have been announced yet. We assume that Charlotte and Jacksonville have groups together since they’ve had a great deal of time, but its a very different story for the league’s two newest franchises. New Jersey has managed to sign six players to their roster (one…
In a very weird week in the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association, three games were postponed and one team won via forfeit. The Cleveland Demons were set to take on the Detroit Coney Dogs, but the Demons ended up winning 1-0 due to Detroit forfeiting. Meanwhile, the game between Southern Ohio Box Lacrosse and the Grand Rapids Dragonfish was already postponed before the week began. However, two more games ended up being postponed…
The St. Regis Braves defeated the Saint Catharines Saints to win their second straight President’s Cup. The score of the Championship game from yesterday was Braves 13 to the Saints 9. In the Bronze Medal game, the Rockyview Knights defeated the Spruce Grove Slash nine to eight in Overtime. The teams who medaled will be the Braves, Saints and Knights. Jerome Thompson of the Braves was the most valuable player…
The Kentucky Stickhorses Indoor Professional Lacrosse team will play their second season at historic Freedom Hall. Team owner Tony Chase stated “Freedom Hall is a fantastic venue for the Stickhorses as it allows us to showcase the professional athletes, fast paced lacrosse action and the in-game entertainment in an exciting venue that our fans are familiar with and enjoy.†The Kentucky Stickhorses are the first professional lacrosse team in Kentucky…
With the Baltimore Bombers now a member of the North American Lacrosse League, we decided to take a look at the history of professional lacrosse in the Baltimore area. The Baltimore Thunder were an original NLL team in 1987. Other than the Philadelphia Wings, they are the only active original NLL franchise (now relocated to Colorado). Baltimore remained the Thunder and in the state of Maryland until 1999 when they…
It’s the last day of the President’s Cup before the Championship games yesterday, and it was all set up from an upset yesterday. The St. Catharine’s Saints of Ontario defeated the Spruce Grove Slash, 10-9 in overtime. Today the 0-4 Kahnawake Mohawks face the 4-1 Saints. Spruce Grove, now at 4-1, face the St, Regis Braves who are 5-0 in tournament play. Lastly, the Mohawks will once again play, this…
The Copperheads have been in training camp for the last two weeks. As a team we have been putting in a ton of sweat equity to be ready for our season which is quickly approaching. Coach is constantly reminding us how much work is still left to be done and not much time left to do it. I can see that mind set in my teammates as we come together…
The fifth week of the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association is upon us. There will be only three games this weekend instead of the planned four, with one game being cancelled. The Southern Ohio Box Lacrosse game against the Grand Rapids Dragonfish was cancelled due to Ohio not having enough players, according to their Facebook page. Meanwhile, the Chicago Outlaws will look to rebound from their bad loss to Colorado last…
The North American Lacrosse League’s Boston Rockhoppers are offering a free clinic for children ages 7-17. Held on October 13th in Marlborough Massachusetts, more information is online at www.bostonrockhoppers.com . On Friday, the team will be opening up their “Fantastic Fourteen Giveawayâ€. For every ticket you buy in the next couple of weeks you will be entered in the raffle of that day. The Prizes that they are giving away: Game Worn and…
This morning the North American Lacrosse League announced the Baltimore Bombers as their newest expansion team for the 2013 season. This is the second team announced in the past month that will join the league. From the league press release: For the second time within the past month, the North American Lacrosse League has announced another addition to its growing professional lacrosse league. “I am delighted to formally announce that…