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NCAA: #1 Tampa goes down, stunned by Frostburg State

March 9, 2023

“This was their game, not my game and they just wanted to take this win,” Frostburg State head coach Steve Gartelman said after the Bobcats knocked off defending the Division II National Champion University of Tampa Saturday 14-12. Gartelman stood in between the pipes at Limestone (then College, now University) as the starting goalie for JB Clarke in Clarke’s first two years as head coach at Limestone, where he won…

NCAA: UVA beats Ohio State in Southwest Florida Shootout

March 1, 2023

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The Ohio State Buckeyes had no answer for Payton Cormier, who scored a career-high seven goals on 12 shots as the University of Virginia Cavaliers men’s lacrosse team improved their record to 3-0 Saturday night in the finale of the 2023 Southwest Florida Shootout. They beat Ohio State 17-6. The Cavaliers never trailed in their first appearance of the SWFL classic, which debuted last year with Ohio State beating Harvard….

NCAA: College lacrosse invades Southwest Florida this weekend

February 24, 2023

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“The Southwest Florida Shootout is back and will be bigger and better than last February’s Shootout,” said event director Tom Rotanz. “The lacrosse fans of Southwest Florida are in for a real treat seeing the best lacrosse players in the country playing in Naples.” Four powerhouse programs will travel to the beautiful Paradise Coast Sports Complex in Naples, Florida and compete in the second annual Southwest Florida Lacrosse Shootout on…

ILWT Feature: In conversation with Tom Mariano

February 18, 2021

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One of the joys of working in lacrosse is making the acquaintance of some great people. I have greatly looked forward to the next guest in our Florida Lacrosse series since he took over as the head coach of the Florida Launch. Tom Mariano has worn many hats since his playing days at Nazareth, when he was on the 1992 Division III National Championship team. He is currently the Assistant…

ILWT Feature: Signature Lacrosse becoming one of lacrosse’s most recognizable brands

November 5, 2020

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Lacrosse continues to grow and that growth births new companies all looking to supply the booming industry with the newest equipment created with the latest advancements. When I started playing, there were two main equipment suppliers: Brine and STX, and you picked between the two. It wasn’t until David Marrow founded Warrior Lacrosse that there was another viable option in lacrosse equipment. Warrior made their name selling titanium shafts that proved stronger than…

ILWT Feature: Burdick ready to lead Webber University lacrosse program

September 9, 2020

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Lacrosse continues to grow across the Sunshine State as Florida’s Webber University announced the addition of men and woman’s lacrosse for the 2021 season. Located in Babson Park on the shores of Crooked Lake, the Warriors look to take the field for their inaugural season playing in the NAIA Division I Sun Conference. ILWT correspondent Andrew Baker caught up with Chris Burdick, the Director of Lacrosse and men’s team Head…

MLL: Major league chaos as three teams shuttered

April 2, 2019

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Major League Lacrosse dropped a shocking bombshell on April 1st and it will have lasting impacts – and it is NOT an April Fool’s joke. With seemingly no public warning, the league announced it was reducing its team roster to six with one team per owner, effective immediately. A statement on www.majorleaguelacrosse.com read: “MLL ownership unanimously agreed on a strategy which limits one team per owner.” Atlanta, Boston, Chesapeake, Dallas,…

MLL Draft Recap: Alex Woodall goes first to Ohio Machine

March 13, 2019

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The 2019 Major League Draft happened Saturday night with some big moves shaking things up. The Towson University Tigers led the way with three of the top 20 picks including faceoff specialist Alex Woodall who was selected by the Ohio Machine. Zach Goodrich went third overall to the Boston Cannons and Brendan Sunday went 13th to the Atlanta Blaze. The University of Maryland and Penn State followed close behind with…

MLL Week 14: Two-win weekend for Atlanta

August 4, 2018

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Chesapeake 11 Atlanta 12 Chesapeake failed in their attempt to secure the second playoff spot as they lost a close game to Atlanta. Atlanta roared out to a 7-4 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Even with a one-goal output by the Blaze offense in the second quarter, they continued to lead 8-6 at halftime. The Bayhawks’ offense went dormant in the third quarter as the Blaze…

MLL Week 12: Dallas first to clinch playoff spot

July 12, 2018

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Boston 11 @ Denver 25 Last week’s action kicked off with Denver’s Fourth of July game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium. The Outlaws wasted no time as they established a 6-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. Denver increased the lead to 11-4 in the second as Boston’s offense sputtered and only tallied one goal. The onslaught continued after the half as the Outlaws extended…

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