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Coverage of the Charlotte Hounds and colleges such as the North Carolina Tar Heels and Duke Blue Devils

MLL: Cannons, Hounds, Bayhawks – Who They’ll Be in May

January 29, 2014
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With MLL Draft over, teams are now in a dead period in the sport as they anticipate the beginning of training camps and await their newcomers from the recent collegiate draft. However, since the college season has officially begun and drafted players are now competing in preseason practice, they will not join their teams until some time during May. So how will each team look when their college draftees join…

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US Lacrosse National Convention Laxtacular

The USLacrosse National Convention kicked off fully on Friday. The day was packed with key speakers, sport education and certificate opportunities, and the Fan Fest that is always well-attended. Friday night was the MLL Collegiate Draft that brought together MLL coaches, teams, new players and media personnel. More exciting were the Saturday and Sunday events. The convention center was utilizing three main “halls”: Hall A, B and C. When one…

January 13, 2014
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Charlotte Hounds Trade Blye to Cannons

With an enormous amount of offensive power on the Charlotte bench, there can only be so many consistent guys. With the MLL Collegiate Draft to take place in less than 12 hours, the Hounds made the decision to trade Owen Blye to a hurting Boston Cannons team for a 2014 fourth round Collegiate Draft pick. Former Terrapin Blye saw limited time on the field in his rookie season with the…

January 10, 2014
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MLL Draft Preview: Charlotte Hounds

Youth helped out Charlotte last year as the rookies contributed immensely to the Hounds’ success in 2013. In only their second year of existence, Coach Mike Cerino and the front office put together a championship caliber team that downed the undefeated (14-0) Denver Outlaws in the first round of the playoffs. They met the Chesapeake Bayhawks in the MLL Championship game where the Hounds’ youth showed and Coach Cottle’s veterans…

January 8, 2014
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Lacrosse Stories of the Year #3: Duke Takes NCAA Title

Over the next nine days, we will be looking at the top nine stories of the year in lacrosse, based off of our most read and covered stories. Today is #3 with the Duke Blue Devils NCAA championship. Duke lacrosse won their second title in the last five years when they defeated the Syracuse Orange this year to win the 2013 NCAA lacrosse championship. Their road was not an easy…

December 30, 2013
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North Carolina-Ohio State Scrimmage Recap

October 12, 2013
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Calvert Hall High School was the host to two Top 15 teams earlier today as North Carolina and Ohio State scrimmaged each other as part of the MRB Thumbs Up Event. The event was used as a fundraising event in order to support the Michael R. Breschi Scholarship. The scholarship was set up at Ohio State as remembrance for the death of North Carolina head coach Joe Breschi’s 3-year-old son…

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Despite Championship, Duke Can Improve

October 9, 2013
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On May 27, 2013 the Duke University Blue Devils upset number one ranked Syracuse University Orange 10-16 to capture their first Division One Men’s Lacrosse National Championship since 2010. After beginning the season with a 2-4 record, the Blue Devils were able to bounce back and shock the nation in the NCAA Tournament. The team manned a high powered offense last season that saw numerous players such as Jordan Wolf…

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Taking the next step forward: UNC Men’s Lacrosse

October 5, 2013
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  Chapel Hill, NC—Fresh off an ACC title and and a #1 ranking in the coach’s poll, the Tarheels felt ready to reach that elusive NCAA title, something that they haven’t won since 1991. However, the Tarheels couldn’t stop Eric Law and the Denver Pioneers as their season fizzled out to a heartbreaking end in the second round of the NCAA tournamemt. It was a long ride home from Indianapolis…

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MLL Season Recap: Charlotte Hounds

September 9, 2013
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After a disappointing 5-9 season in 2012, the Charlotte Hounds were one game away from winning the MLL Championship.  Charlotte finished fourth in the regular season standings with a 7-7 record and advanced to the MLL Semi Finals where they defeated the previously undefeated Denver Outlaws (14-0) by a score of 17-14.  In the MLL Final, Charlotte lost a heartbreaking 10-9 game to the Chesapeake Bayhawks. Charlotte’s Matt Danowski was…

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