The Whitby Warriors picked up their first win of the 2018 Ontario Jr. A Lacrosse League season on Monday night with a 12-5 win over the Peterborough Lakers at the Memorial Centre. It was Peterborough’s first game of the season, while Whitby was coming off an 8-4 weekend loss to the Mimico Mountaineers. A couple of things sparked Whitby’s dominance in the game – first, the traditional Peterborough/Durham Region rivalry…
MLL: Seibald fires the boom for Boston
The Boston Cannons soundly defeated the Florida Launch 15-9 on a balmy Thursday night at FAU Stadium to pick up their first win of the season. Highlights for the Cannons included two 2-point goals by Max Seibald. He also scored two more goals. Brodie Merrill, who recently finished his NLL season, seemed to have a tough few minutes transitioning back to the outdoor game, but he was back to playing…
MLL: Outlaws lose 24-22 to Bayhawks
DENVER — The Denver Outlaws fell 24-22 in a back-and-forth, high-scoring game to the Chesapeake Bayhawks on Sunday at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Despite scoring a season-high 22 goals and rallying from a five-score fourth-quarter deficit, Denver was never able to overcome a Chesapeake 13-point third quarter and four two-goal tallies. Midfielder Drew Snider led all scorers with a career-high six goals—representing only the 20th six-goal game in…
Swarm aims for second-straight trip to NLL Cup
(DULUTH, Ga.) – The Georgia Swarm (11-7) can make its second-straight bid for the NLL Finals if it wins against the Rochester Knighthawks (11-8) on Saturday, May 12. The Swarm is hosting the East Division Finals at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Field at Infinite Energy Arena. Faceoff is set for 7:05 p.m. ET, and the game is presented by Axiom Corporation. Country music band Thompson Square will host a 12-minute halftime…
MLL Week 3: Release the Hounds
The third week of Major League Lacrosse action saw the Charlotte Hounds take first place in the league. Chesapeake 13 @ Charlotte 14 The Charlotte Hounds continued proving to all of us that they are a team to beat this year as they downed the Chesapeake Bayhawks in a Thursday night battle on May 3rd. The Bayhawks came ready to play as they went on a three-goal run in…
Press Release: Outlaws acquire Bellistri
DENVER — The Denver Outlaws on Wednesday acquired third-year attackman Kylor Bellistri from the Boston Cannons in exchange for long-stick midfielder Larken Kemp and a third-round selection in the 2019 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft, it was announced. A native of Newport News, Va., Bellistri (6-2, 200) tallied 56 points (33 goals, 23 assists), 42 ground balls and eight caused turnovers in 21 career games (2016-18) with the Cannons. Through…
PHOTOS: Robert Morris Colonials vs. St. Joseph’s Hawks
The Robert Morris Colonials defeated the St. Joseph’s Hawks 9-8 in overtime on Saturday, May 5th. RMU was up 8-6 heading into the final quarter, but the Hawks’ Kyle Cain scored twice to tie the game. Tyson Gibson won it for RMU with 10 seconds left in overtime. Matt Schmidt led the Colonials with three goals and two assists. Gibson scored twice and added one assist. Alex Heger picked p…
PHOTOS: Denver Pioneers vs. Georgetown Hoyas
The Georgetown Hoyas defeated the Denver Pioneers 8-3 on May 5th for the 2018 Big East championship. Jake Carraway and Lucas Wittenberg each had three goals for the Hoyas, while Nick Marrocco made 14 saves in the win. Colin Rutan scored all three goals for Denver and Trevor Baptiste went 11-15 at the X. Both schools will participate in the annual NCAA lacrosse championship, with the Hoyas facing the fifth…
NLL Playoffs: Roughnecks eliminate Mammoth
With over a decade of playoff heartbreak at the hands of the Calgary Roughnecks, the Colorado Mammoth seemed on the verge of finally defeating their long-time rival on Saturday night during the NLL’s 2018 west division semi-final. The Loud House crowd of 13,884 was rocking as the Mammoth dominated the first half of play. Unfortunately for the Mammoth, that dominating first half was erased and the Roughnecks emerged with a…
NLL Playoffs: Knighthawks defeat Black Wolves 15-11
Austin Shanks, Brad Gillies lead Knighthawks attack; will face Georgia in eastern division finals. Friday night the Rochester Knighthawks defeated the New England Black Wolves 15-11 in the NLL’s east division semi-final. With the win, the Knighthawks advance to face the Georgia Swarm next Saturday night in Georgia at 7:05 p.m. The winner will advance to the NLL Cup (best of 3 series). During the regular season the Knighthawks lost…