SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Dominican University of California has announced that men’s lacrosse will no longer be an NCAA-sponsored sport. The program is also withdrawing from the Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (WILA) for the upcoming 2015 season. Instead, the program will look to join the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association. The MCLA is a national organization of non-NCAA college lacrosse programs. The association currently operates in the United States and Canada…
Stealth Extend Stevens and Hass
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie On Tuesday afternoon the Vancouver Stealth continued to make moves by signing two new players to contract extensions. Earlier in the month they had traded away defenseman Mike Grimes to Minnesota for transition player Tyler Hass and forward Dane Stevens. Today, they locked those players up. Stevens, who spent one season in Minnesota after playing in Edmonton, was a restricted free agent and signed to stay…
CUFLA Season Preview: Brock University Badgers
The most decorated program in Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association (CUFLA) history, the Brock Badgers are currently experiencing a Baggataway Cup drought. The Badgers have been crowned National Champions 18 times, but they have yet to bring the hardware home to St. Catharines, ON since 2009. Head Coach Justin Kennedy and his squad have high expectations after training camp just over the past two weeks. “Our expectations are to learn…
Chiefs Take Commanding Lead on Lakers
The Six Nations Chiefs took a three games to one lead over the Peterborough Lakers Monday night with a 9-7 Game Four win at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Hagersville. The Chiefs, the defending Mann Cup Champions, can clinch the series Tuesday night. As in their previous two games, the Chiefs jumped out to an early first period lead, up 5-1 after the opening frame. Jeff Shattler scored first for…
Outlaws First Championship Memorable for Organization
On Saturday August 23 in front of 8,149 lacrosse fans, the Denver Outlaws (10-4) would face the Rochester Rattlers (11-3) in Kennesaw, Georgia on the Kennesaw State University Campus. It was clear that the Outlaws had the most fans at the stadium by the number of people cheering them on. This game was much anticipated as all eyes were on the Outlaws to see if they could for the first…
NLL Free Agency Update: Stealth Make Moves
After a couple busy weeks of signings in the NLL. this past week was fairly quiet, with only a handful of free agent signings while the Toronto Rock and Minnesota Swarm swapped transition players. The Vancouver Stealth locked down Chris O’Dougherty, Tim Henderson and Brandan Smith, all with one-year contracts. O’Dougherty played in five games last season, picking up five assists and 33 loose balls along the way. Smith has…
Things Only Went Right in Groundbreaking MLL Championship
The 2014 Championship came down to the final minute of regulation. High intensity surged throughout the entire match and therefore, very little went wrong for either team. What went right for both the Rattlers and Outlaws was quite a bit. ENVIRONMENT Atlanta surpassed all expectations with a powerful crowd of over 8,000 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. Supporters all around came out to the event: followers of the teams in…
Outlaws Take Home First MLL Title
In an exhilarating game, the Denver Outlaws won their first Major League Lacrosse Championship, defeating the Rochester Rattlers 12-11in front of a crowd of over 8,000 screaming fans at Fifth Third Bank Stadium on the campus of Kennesaw State University. MLL veteran John Grant Jr., was named Championship MVP for the second year in a row, becoming the first player to do so. Head Coach B.J. O’Hara became the first…
Minto Cup: Arrows Take Lead on Adanacs
After opening the series with a pair of losses, the Six Nations Arrows have clawed their way back into the series and are just one win away from winning the franchises first Minto Cup since 2007. The Arrows head into Game 6 with major momentum and a convincing 3-2 series lead against BCJALL champions, Coquitlam Adanacs. It comes as no surprise that THE Arrows’ sharpshooter Johnny Powless leads the Canadian Jr.A…
Keys to the Game for Outlaws vs Rattlers
The Rochester Rattlers and Denver Outlaws face off tonight for the league championship. Denver is looking for their first title in their ninth post season appearance while Rochester is looking for their second title ever. What are the keys to victory for both teams? Denver 1. Shoot in Front of the Net- How do you beat John Galloway? Stop trying to shoot from twenty yards out. Try to break in on…