Regional coverage of the Baltimore Bombers, Chesapeake Bayhawks, Baltimore Indoor Lacrosse League, and college teams like the Maryland Terrapins, UMBC Retrievers. Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, and Towson Tigers.
As fall ball ends, teams across the nation got their first look at their respective players. They saw how returning players improved upon their games from previous years and how their incoming freshmen can make an impact on the squad. Most teams also look for players who will replace departed seniors who filled big roles on the team. None of those shoes will be bigger to fill than those left…
Since legendary coach Rich Meade decided to step down and lead a program that he has built into one of the better college lacrosse programs in the nation, things haven’t been the same in Annapolis. Last season the Midshipman were a lowly 3-10 last season which featured up and down performances across the board all season long. With the 2013 Fall Ball season drawing to a close the Midshipmen will…
We were on scene at Johns Hopkins yesterday and caught up with the head coaches of Hopkins, Massachusetts and Rutgers.
Johns Hopkins and Homewood Field was the home for a fall ball tournament that featured four teams with a wide range of ability and name recognition. On a dreary day Johns Hopkins, Fairfield, Rutgers and UMass took part in the day’s scrimmages, as players finally got to take on someone other than their own teammates. Hopkins-Umass The first scrimmage of the day featured Johns Hopkins versus UMass. Rain fell…
Hopkins fans expected more last year, and were terribly let down. The Blue Jays missed the post season for the first time ever since the NCAA tournament was set up in 1971. Not only in the stands and couches at home but, also in the locker room, and coach’s offices there was a level of frustration that JHU has not dealt with before. With some big losses to Princeton, Albany,…
Jeremy Sieverts Position Midfield Height 6′ 3″ Weight 205 lbs. College: Maryland When I began writing the story of Mike Simon (Stevenson/Bayhawks) that reminded me that he might not be the only one who has a similar story. Then it came to me that Jeremy Sieverts, even though much more known to the lacrosse world than Simon in the beginning, has traveled the road less traveled to get his…
After a cinderella run in 2012, winning the NCAA Division 1 Men’s National Championship, the Loyola Greyhounds were set on making another run to protect their title. Lowing top scorer Eric Lusby made things seem a little gloomy at the start, but the Greyhounds came out to start 2-0 with wins over Delaware and Towson. Next, the Greyhounds schedule had them hosting Maryland in a rematch of the 2012 national…
NCAA Tournament Expands to 18 teams – The addition of two teams for the NCAA tournament will include two play in games for the four teams that received the lowest AQ seeds. Expanding the tournament is to keep a balance between AQ and at-large bid teams. There will be 10 AQ teams, with eight at-large squads, which the AQ squads will be knocked down to eight after the two play-in…
Attackman Brendan Mundorf has been acquired by the Bayhawks from the Denver Outlaws in exchange for attackman John Grant, Jr. and defenseman Michael Simon and the 16th pick in the 2014 Collegiate Draft. “We have been trying to get Brendan for the last four years and are excited to finally be able to keep him here locally,” said Chesapeake head coach Dave Cottle. “He plays with great competitive toughness and…
First year defenseman Brian Megill has been acquired by the Bayhawks in another trade with the Denver Outlaws according to head coach Dave Cottle. In exchange for Megill, Denver will receive midfielder Dom Sebastiani and the 8th pick in the 2014 Collegiate Draft. “This trade was one that was built on two teams having great depth in two different positions,” Cottle said. “Denver had great numbers and strength at defense…