This past week of Canadian Lacrosse League action really showed the parity within the league. With the Barrie Blizzard upsetting the Ohsweken Demons and the Southwest Cyclops narrowly edging the Durham Turfdogs just 2 points separate 1st place from 4th. The Cyclops win, coupled with the Demons loss pushed the Cyclops into first place, while the Blizzard win coupled with the Turfdogs loss forced a tie between the two teams for third place….
Week Five CLax Rookie Report
Our very own Pat Gregoire checks in on the Canadian Lacrosse League‘s top rookie performers of Week 5. Dan Keane continued his impressive rookie season this past weekend, netting a hat trick and two assists. For the third time this year in the Elora,ON native was named Rookie of the Week. Keane has found the back of the net 11 times, good enough for first in the league. Fellow Southwest…
Navy and Maryland Face Off
On Saturday February 14th at 12:00pm the Terps will take the short bus trip to Annapolis and open up their season with the Navy MidShipmen. While UMD looks to start off their season in the win column, the Naval Academy looks to get win number 2. With face off man Charlie Raffa back and feeling healthy I would pick the Terps to once again dominate at the X. Last week…
NLL Over- and Underachievers of 2015
As the NLL season approaches the one third point, it’s time to have a look at who is off to a great start and who is off to a not-so-good start. Underachievers 1. The Calgary Roughnecks—Who would have imagined that the Roughnecks, who came within minutes of winning the Champion’s Cup last year, would be in dead last after five games, with an 0-5 record. Granted, three of their losses have…
WLA Draft: Who Goes After Berg?
The Western Lacrosse Association holds their draft in a few hours, and one thing is for certain; the Coquitlam Adanacs will take University of Denver and Jr Adanac Wes Berg. After that? The draft is as wide open as it’s ever been. The Nanaimo Timbermen have picks at numbers 2, 7, 8, and 9, so that’s the other storyline of the draft. Of course, there are other teams too, and…
Knighthawks to Send Casey Zaph to Team Hall of Fame
Ten years after playing his final game for the Rochester Knighthawks, Casey Zaph will return to Connors & Ferris Field at The Blue Cross Arena. On Saturday, February 28th, the Knighthawks will honor “Zapher” by enshrining him into the team’s Hall of Fame. “I wasn’t sure it would ever happen because it has been 10 years,” said Zaph, who will become the Hall of Fame’s 13th member. “I really appreciate…
Shamrocks Upgrade With Trades
The Victoria Shamrocks have been a top-notch club in the WLA for many years. The end of the 2014 season was a testament to the fact that they can compete with the best of the best, as they made it to their second straight Mann Cup finals, where they were once again beat out by an unbelievable Six Nations team. One evident difference in both years was the Shamrocks lack…
Towson Upsets Hopkins 7-5
On Tuesday the JHU Blue Jays visited one of their local rivalries the Towson Tigers. By the end of the game Towson had shocked the No. 5 Blue Jays to win the game 7-5. This is the Tigers first time beating the Blue Jays since 1996 and first time doing it at home since 1989. Towson started off the scoring making it 1-0. Then the Blue Jays went on a…
MCLA Wrap Up: Tight Games in the South
LSU 9, Florida University 8- Down in Baton Rouge Louisiana the Tigers came out on top vs. The Gators while being led on offense by Thomas Brown five points (2G,3A) and Josh Henderson four goals and one assist. D.C native Rick Battista made fifthteen saves for LSU to get the win.Brett Buch (2G,3A) Henry Champage added three goals on the day while Junior goalie Alex Triary made sixteen saves. Florida Sate 13, Texas A&m 10-…
Penn State Takes First Big Ten Win
The energy was high at one of the first games of Big Ten Play over the weekend, as The Penn State Nittany Lions beat the Vermont Catamounts in an exciting opening match 15-8. PSU started out strong, leading the Catamounts 5-0 until the end of the first period. Redshirt Sophomore Connor Darcey had his first win with the Nittany Lions, and it was well deserved as he stopped 15 shots…