CLAX Power Rankings—Week 10 The final weekend of the Canadian Lacrosse League season was an extremely important one. The only club not in action this past week was the already-eliminated-from-playoff-contention Niagara Lockmonsters, while the likes of Durham and Southwest did battle for the third seed, and Barrie and Ohsweken battled for the top seed and home floor throughout the 2015 playoffs. The Barrie Blizzard where able to secure the top…
NJCAA Report: Genesee Stays Hot
Genesee beat Delhi 17-5 in a game that was big for Region III standings. Last year Delhi won and that win helped get them into the national tournament this year GCC showed they are a top team in the league. Freshman Jake Bomberry had six goals and one assist. Nassau took on Genesee in a down pour of rain Saturday at Mitchell field. After a close first Nassau poured it…
Tewaaraton Watch: Molloy Steps Up
We’re about a month and a half into the season, and there’s already some talk about who will win this year’s Tewaaraton Award as the best player in lacrosse. Here’s a short update on ten guys, in no particular order, that have a very good chance at winning the award: Jimmy Bitter (A), UNC Bitter has 40 points (18 G, 22 A) on the year so far, good…
Albany Scorches Canisius With 26 Goals
Avenging last year’s upset at home, the UAlbany men’s lacrosse team dominated Canisius in Buffalo 26-6, setting a new program record for goals in a game. Up 2-1 in the first, UAlbany (4-1) rolls off 12-straight goals against Canisius (1-6) and never looked back. The Great Danes scored 17 goals in the second half. “It feels good to put together a full game, I thought we dominated all phases of…
The Noble Effect in Denver
A few years ago the University of Denver trademarked the phrase “Lacrosse Capital of the West.” Was this a prescient move or a hopeful strategy that happened to pan out? What may have started as wishful thinking has turned into a reality. Is there another city west of the Mississippi that can boast as much high level lacrosse as Denver? With DU, the Colorado Mammoth, the Denver Outlaws, and in…
Rattlers Announce New Home Stadium for 2015
BROCKPORT, NY (March 17, 2015) The Rochester Rattlers of Major League Lacrosse have come to terms with The College at Brockport to announce Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium as the host site of their 2015 season. The stadium is located on the campus of the SUNY institution in the heart of downtown Brockport NY and also plays host to several major events in addition to their own collegiate schedule, including the…
Bucknell Upsets Brown in OT led by Flibotte
Thomas Flibotte scored 2:45 into sudden-death overtime and the Bucknell men’s lacrosse team stunned 12th-ranked and previously unbeaten Brown 10-9 on Tuesday afternoon. In a game of wild momentum swings, the Bison held the nation’s highest scoring team scoreless for the final 19:56 of the contest. Bucknell, ranked just outside the top 20 in the USILA Coaches’ Poll this week, won its fourth straight game to improve to 6-2 on the…
NLL Three Stars: Week Eleven
Picking three stars is a lot easier when there are fewer games and when teams only play once ina weekend that’s for sure. But when you have teams playing multiple games, rivalries, etc…it gets tough, but a lot of fun. Veterans are stepping up in a big way and the rookies are playing like veterans. What will next week hold??? Stay tuned. Week 11 Three Stars 1—Ryan Benesch…
CLax Three Stars: Blizzard Come Through
We are headed to the Canadian Lacrosse League playoffs, and as we do, we have some players who have stepped up their game when needed. Third Star—Dustin Caravello—Barrie Blizzard Dustin Caravello dished out six assists in Barrie’s 17-11 win over Ohsweken on Sunday afternoon. The Orangeville product also chipped in with a goal. Second Star—Thomas Hoggarth—Durham Turfdogs Rookie Thomas Hoggarth netted four goals and an assist to help the Durham…
Baker: Journey Towards MLL
This is my first column about the MLL and since every journey starts with a single step it seems fitting to start at the beginning of the league. The league was founded by Jake Steinfeld, Dave Morrow, and Tim Robertson seemingly out of thin air and will power. These gentlemen pulled together and even though it took three years before the first official season they never gave up and the…