Archers 14 Atlas 13 OT Archers LC (6-1) took aim against Atlas (2-5), coming up victorious 14-13 in overtime in Saturday’s first game at Homewood Field. Tom Schreiber scored the game winning goal 3:48 into the extra frame. Schreiber, who was touted as the midfielder of the world by the announcers, ended the game with two goals and two assists to lead Archers. Atlas was led by Chris Gray’s five…
PLL: Chaos, Cannons victorious on Sunday at Homewood Field
Chaos 14 Redwoods 12 Lacrosse is a game of runs. That was certainly true of the Chaos-Redwoods match up on Sunday. In the end, Chaos (4-3) reigned as they chopped down the Redwoods (3-4) with a 14-12 victory that was pretty much decided on 2-point goals. Those blistering 2-point goals came from in the third and fourth quarters. They were, arguably, the difference makers in the game. Ian MacKay snuck…
OJLL: Four teams left in the hunt for a Minto Cup berth
There was just one ‘upset’ in the first round of the OJLL playoffs – the fifth seeded Toronto Beaches knocking off the fourth seeded Oakville Buzz in four games. Even then, can you call the advancement of a team that made the Minto Cup last season an ‘upset’? The other three teams, all higher seeds, advanced via sweep. And so sets up the best-of-seven series between the Burlington Blaze and…
RMLL Junior Female Roundup 2023
The Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League is Alberta’s amateur league for post-midget players, both male and female. There are seven male divisions, from Junior B to Senior B and two female divisions—Junior and Senior. I have a cousin playing for the Red Deer Riot in the Junior Female Division. Checking the schedule, I saw that the closest her team would be to my hometown of Lethbridge this year was their June…
World Lax: USA brings home gold for second consecutive tournament
Hey Alexa, play the Star Spangled Banner. The United States of America are your 2023 World Lacrosse Championship gold medalists for the second consecutive tournament. The USA downed their neighbors to the north, a very stout Canada team, 10-7 in Saturday night’s final game in San Diego, California. These two clubs are world lacrosse juggernauts and it was very evident all game long. Let’s get to the action. Spoiler alert…
World Lacrosse: Haudenosaunee claim bronze over Australia
This writer swore up and down that the Haudenosaunee would take the gold medal at this year’s World Men’s Lacrosse Championships. They were stacked. They had the energy. They had the crowd on their side. And they had Austin Staats. Well, that didn’t happen, but the Haudenosaunee did win their last game of the tournament, taking the bronze medal over Australia 11-6 at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium. “We knew we…
World Lacrosse: Canada, USA prevail in semis to meet for gold
The 2023 World Lacrosse Championship has been one for the ages. Teams from various different countries have gone to battle for the ultimate bragging rights and that coveted gold medal. Some teams have emerged and put the lacrosse world on notice such as Japan, Jamaica, Australia and many others, but one fact has remained the same. Canada and the United States stand in a class of their own. Going into…
NLL: Buffalo finally captures elusive fifth championship in franchise history
Going into game three of the NLL Finals on Saturday night, it had been approximately 5,475 days since the Buffalo Bandits had lifted the NLL Cup. I am honored to sit here and tell you that the drought is over, Buffalo. The Buffalo Bandits are your 2023 NLL Champions. Earlier in the day, Josh Byrne was activated from IR, which to be frank, was no surprise to anyone. Byrnzy and…
NLL: Mammoth win game two in convincing fashion, force decisive game three
We’ll reiterate, you aren’t having deja vu. Last year, Buffalo won game one of the NLL Finals and proceeded to lose games two and three to the Colorado Mammoth. This year, Buffalo won game one this past Saturday, and walked into Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado with a chance to lock up their fifth NLL Championship in franchise history. Well, the Mammoth had something to say about it. A raucous…
NLL: No Byrne, no problem as Smith, Bandits take game one of NLL Finals
The stage was set. The rematch was on. Whatever terminology you’d like to use. For the second year in a row, the Colorado Mammoth and the Buffalo Bandits faced off in the NLL Finals with game one taking place in Buffalo. Hold your breath Bandits faithful, we all know how last year went and just hours before the game, Buffalo received some not-so-good news as Josh Byrne was placed on…