Brad Ross has been named an assistant coach for the Ohio State men’s lacrosse team, Nick Myers, Buckeye head coach, announced Friday. Ross, who will serve as the Buckeyes’ offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator, spent the last four years as the associate head coach at Bryant. A three-time All-American and two-time team captain at Duke, Ross began his coaching career at Brown University in 2009. “We are thrilled to have Brad…
Axemen Hand Mohawks Second Loss
The Ottawa Axemen and Kahnawake Mohawks battled last night in what was the top Quebec Senior Lacrosse League game of the year thus far. Both teams went into the contest at 8-1 and tied for first place in the league. Kahnawake led 3-1 after the first period but the Axemen exploded to score five in the second and led 6-5. The Axemen continued with a strong third period as they…
Podcast: Steven Brooks on the Bayhawks Season
This week’s Increasingly Lax podcast goes one on one with Steven Brooks from the Chesapeake Bayhawks to discuss their season and upcoming game against the Florida Launch. Check out the audio below as Todd McElwee speaks with Brooks.
NLL Announces Hall of Fame Nominees
The National Lacrosse League has announced five finalists for the NLL Hall of Fame Class of 2014 ballot. The nominees this year are Jake Bergey, Pat Coyle, Chris Hall, Pat McCready and Kaleb Toth. Brief summaries of each candidate’s accomplishments are listed below. Ballots are cast by the teams, current members of the NLL Hall of Fame and senior members of the league’s covering media.Nominees for NLL Hall of Fame…
WLA Weekend Preview: Bellies Need to Rebound
Friday, June 27 Burnaby Vs New Westminster After two tough losses last week for the ‘Bellies,’ Burnaby looks to come into Queens Park and get their weekend rolling and keep up with the standings vs a New West team licking their wounds from last weekend. Currently sitting in a tie for third with Maple Ridge a win on Friday will definitely keep the heat on the Burrards as the Lakers start looking in…
Launch Battle Bayhawks, Look to Stay in Playoff Race
The Florida Launch (4-4) host the Chesapeake Bayhawks Saturday night in a must win game for Stan Ross’ club. Florida has struggled lately and will need a big victory at home to help get them some sort of momentum going into the final stretch of the season that has them on the road for four of their last six games. Chesapeake hasn’t met their expectations for the season, sitting at…
Chicago Outlaws Player Zack Dorn Wins Hardest Shot Contest
Never heard of the Continental Indoor Lacrosse League? They earned their 15 minutes of fame last night when Chicago Outlaws player Zack Dorn won the MLL hardest shot contest as a fan participant. Last season with the Outlaws, Dorn had eight goals and five assists for 13 points on the season and nine ground balls. The Outlaws open their season on August 2 against their rival Grand Rapids Dragonfish. Below, we…
Team USA Edges Past MLL All Stars 10-9
It may have been low scoring, but the 2014 MLL All Star game lived up to the hype. Team USA was sloppy for most of the game but they still took home a 10-9 victory over Team MLL thanks to a goal from Rob Pannell with six seconds left in the game. The first quarter ended at 2-2 with Kevin Leveille of the Rochester Rattlers scoring both goals for USA. The…
Tomahawks Moving to Mimico in 2015
The Mississauga Tomahawks of the Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) Junior “A” League will have a new home next summer. The Tomahawks of the OLA Junior “A” League will relocate to Mimico beginning in the 2015 season. The franchise amalgamation of the Mississauga Junior “A” and Mimico Junior “B” entries will be operated by a joint management board from the existing clubs. Mississauga will continue to operate a team in the…
Launch Notebook: Durkin and Thul with USA
With six weekends left on the regular season in Major League Lacrosse the Florida Launch will have to get it together to make a run into the playoffs. Losing three of their last four was not exactly what they’d hoped for returning from Memorial Day weekend. The Launch will hit the road for four of their next six games which makes things a little tougher on the first year franchise….