NLL: Roughnecks get convincing win by committee over Panther City

April 13, 2023

From the very beginning of the season, Calgary head coach Curt Malawsky said for this team to be successful they would truly need a “scoring by committee” approach. Saturday night at WestJet Field in Calgary, that’s exactly what the Roughnecks received and it resulted in a convincing 12-5 win over the visiting Panther City Lacrosse Club. The stat sheet echoed their coach’s prediction with every forward contributing at least two…

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NLL: Dickson joins 500 club, Seals lock up home quarterfinal game  

April 12, 2023

The late game of the Week 19 slate came to you from Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday night. The Desert Dogs hosted the first place San Diego Seals, and hoped to cause some chaos in the Western Conference. Las Vegas needed to win out and had to get some losses from the teams ahead of them. San Diego could clinch home field throughout with a win and few other losses, or…

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NLL: Kelly, FireWolves upset struggling Knighthawks  

April 10, 2023

It was a battle of New York State Saturday night in Rochester, New York. The Rochester Knighthawks played host to an Albany FireWolves team who have had a lackluster season, to say it nicely. Rochester, who also have been struggling as of late, looked to boost their playoff chances and build momentum going into the final weeks of the regular season. Shockingly to some, Albany came out red hot and…

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NLL: Swarm Win Fifth Straight, Take Down Rush 13-9

April 9, 2023

The Georgia Swarm scored early and often en route to a 13-9 win over the visiting Saskatchewan Rush on Saturday night. The win, in front of a season-best crowd of 9,332 fans, was Georgia’s fifth in a row, moving them up to a fourth-place tie with the Halifax Thunderbirds in the East Conference at 7-8. The loss for Saskatchewan drops their record to 6-9, keeping them in fifth place in…

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NLL: Wings pull off another OT win over Knighthawks

April 6, 2023

The game was summed up succinctly in a post-game interview with Mitch Jones. “We’re in a dog fight. We’re in a fight for our playoff lives.” Fortunately for the Philadelphia Wings, their 14-13 OT victory over the Rochester Knighthawks keeps them in playoff contention. Not only did they prevent Rochester from clinching a playoff spot, they kept themselves alive. On fan appreciation night, it was also a night of family…

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ALL West: Shooting Eagles capture championship in three games

April 4, 2023

Flush it and forget it. That was the mentality of the Shooting Eagles following a disastrous Game 1 performance in the Arena Lacrosse League West Championship Finals series. The Shooting Eagles fell 23-11 to the Sea Spray on Saturday in the opening game of the best-of-three series with the Sea Spray scoring 10 goals to the Shooting Eagles’ nine shots in the first 15 minutes. “That is obviously not the…

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NLL: Thunderbirds suffer worst loss since moving to Halifax

April 4, 2023

The Halifax Thunderbirds suffered their worst loss since moving to Halifax three years ago on Sunday afternoon, falling 17-7 to the Georgia Swarm at Scotiabank Centre. “It was an embarrassing effort,” said Thunderbirds captain Cody Jamieson. “I said it on the bench in between the quarters that it was an embarrassing effort. The effort wasn’t there tonight right from the get-go. Excuses are for cowards, I told them. (Georgia) was…

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NLL: Seals and Roughnecks clinch playoff berths, Seals remain atop the West

April 2, 2023

The San Diego Seals were back on their home floor at Pechanga Arena Friday night preparing for a crucial West Conference matchup. San Diego sat in first place and they welcomed the second place Calgary Roughnecks to town. This game had massive implications for standings and also for clinching playoff berths. The Seals wasted little time getting out in front. Curtis Dickson, Dane Dobbie and Frank Scigliano all had huge…

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NLL: Williams, Mammoth keep repeat hopes alive

April 2, 2023

The Loud House was extra loud Friday night. The playoff vibes were flying as the Colorado Mammoth were back on their home floor and were making a serious push for the playoffs and even a possible repeat. Las Vegas came to Denver for the first time in team history, also looking to boost their playoff chances. Does anyone know SportsCenter’s phone number? Seriously, someone call them and keep them on…

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Cole gets hot, Swarm stay hot to beat Riptide twice in a week 

April 2, 2023

Week 18 action started off from Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia as the Swarm welcomed the New York Riptide to town for game two of their home-and-home. Georgia has sneakily been playing their best lacrosse of the season and continues to climb in the standings. New York still has arguably the MVP front-runner in Jeff Teat, so anything can happen. Last week I spoke for most and said a…

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