National Indoor Field Lacrosse is pleased to announce the Buffalo Xtreme as the newest member of the league that will begin play in 2014-15. Buffalo becomes the first American franchise with the plans of expanding south of the border. “This is an exciting time for the NIFL as Buffalo becomes our first US franchise as we move forward into the inaugural season,” said Director of Business Operations Walter Gatt. “We have had an overwhelming response from players all…
CLax: Ohsweken, Barrie Record Big Wins
Week 5 of Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) action featured three games, as the unbeaten Oshweken Demons clinched first place in the standings while the Barrie Blizzard earned their first win of the season. Ohsweken – 13 Niagara – 8 The Ohsweken Demons (6-0) won their first of two Week 5 match-ups, defeating the Niagara Lock Monsters (4-2) 13-8 Friday night. A high scoring opening quarter saw Andrew Potter and Wayne…
Tuesday Division III Notebook: Dickinson’s Tough Week Can Be Overcome
When the polls came out and everyone looked at where the Dickinson Red Devils sat, I’m not sure anyone would have predicted that they would be 2-2 at this stage of the season. But after dropping games to Cabrini and Montclair State this week, that is exactly where Dave Webster’s team is at heading into March. Things started off as planned: a blowout win over Lycoming to get the engine…
Tony Seaman Optimistic About Outlaws, MLL 2014
With the Denver Outlaws coming off their best season in franchise history, and an impressive record of 14-0, the first ever regular season undefeated team in MLL history, setting 21 team records, and 10 MLL records during the 2013 season, GM Tony Seaman provided his thoughts on the LXM/MLL, the Outlaws, their fans, acquisitions, and upcoming season which is set to open on April 26, 2014 at Florida Atlantic University…
Crowley’s Call: Vancouver Stealth GM Doug Locker
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie There are always critics, but there is no doubt that the Vancouver Stealth has a gem in President/GM Doug Locker. Entering his 11th year with the Stealth Doug also entered his new role as President. This dual role with the Stealth would seem impossible for some, but Locker’s work ethic and expertise in lacrosse management gives him the edge to take on the task. Doug’s knowledge…
Speck Blog: Cyclops Tough Loss to Barrie
First off it’s best for me to give a little intro myself so you all know who I am. My name is Jamie Speck (known to most as simply “Speck”) and I play for the Southwest Cyclops in the Canadian Lacrosse League. My hometown is Toronto but I currently live in Mississauga and attend Humber College where I study Sport Management and will be graduating in April. As far as…
Simmons: Quality Wins From Penn, Loyola
Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List Last week the Tewaaraton Foundation posted its list of the top 50 players in NCAA men’s lacrosse. While a very early release, the committee left off a few notable names. Although Virginia had four players included on the list, one player was conspicuously left off: James Pannell. One would think after awarding the Trophy to James’ brother Rob, the Foundation would remember the Pannell name. All…
Division III USILA Poll Week 2: Four Teams Enter, Top 10 Gets Two New Teams
The first full week of Division III lacrosse is in the books and the warts of preseason polls are beginning to show themselves. Gone are teams like Western New England, Middlebury, Stevens and Roanoke—all good teams off to slow starts—while teams like Springfield College and Endicott have shot towards the top 10. The top end has stayed true, but the rest of the poll has proven to be an inexact…
Cornell Looks for an Easy ‘W’ Before Long Road Ahead
The 15th ranked Cornell Big Red (3-0) hosts #44 Canisius (2-1) tomorrow at Schoellkopf Field. The Golden Griffins lost at #5 Denver last weekend while Cornell squeaked by #39 Michigan in OT to move up in the standings from last week’s rank of 19th. This is Cornell’s last game against competition outside of the Top 25 before facing top 5 Virginia and top 20 Yale. That being said, this is a…
NCAA: Maryland, Virginia Come Up Big
NCAA Weekend Recap #1 Duke 6 #2 Maryland 10 This was a third quarter game changer as Maryland scored three in the third and held Duke to none. After that, the Blue Devils seemed to lose all momentum. Maryland totaled 44 shots, 32 ground balls, 17 saves and won eight of 19 face offs. On the other side, Duke totaled 36 shots, 26 ground balls, 15 saves and won…