This was another busy weekend in the WLA . Their were five games on the WLA schedule this weekend. On Friday the Nanaimo Timbermen took on the Burnaby Lakers, and Victoria took on Maple Ridge. On Saturday it was a rematch of the 2012 WLA final as the Langley Thunder took on the Coquitlam Adanacs. Finally on Sunday Coquitlam took on Nanaimo while Burnaby faced off against Maple Ridge. Nanaimo…
MLL Rookie Report: Law Perfect
Last week saw a number of players begin their MLL careers with others getting another taste of the professional level. Week 7 in the pros featured some notable debuts from guys like Hamilton National’s goalie Dillon Ward and Hounds midfielder Jake Tripucka. As for the rest of the rookies, let’s see how they fared after this past week of action. Charlotte Hounds Mike Sawyer A Loyola– Sawyer added a goal…
Lakers Win Third Straight
The Peterborough Lakers (6-3) captured their third win in a row Sunday, defeating the Brampton Excelsiors (2-6) by a score of 8-5. With the win, the Lakers move into first place in Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) standings. Brampton was able to establish an early lead in the first period off of goals from Dustin Carvallo and Shane Scott, chasing Lakers goalie Tyler Carlson from the net just over six…
Bayhawks Slump Continues
Revenge was served Saturday night as the Denver Outlaws defeated the Chesapeake Bayhawks 13-9. This was the first meeting between the two squads since the MLL Championship game last summer which the Bayhawks won. The win improves the Outlaws to 7-0 and gives them a two game lead in the MLL standings. In fact, they have not lost a game in 358 days. Eric Law had five goals for the…
Outlaws Improve to 7-0
For the second consecutive week, the Denver Outlaws (7-0) established themselves as the top team in Major League Lacrosse with a 13-9 road victory over the defending champions Chesapeake Bayhawks (4-3). “Last time we played them they completely took us apart,” Stagnitta said about the 2012 MLL Championship game Denver lost to Chesapeake. “Some of the things we’ve tried to do while building a team were to try to…
Machine Get First While Rattlers Fall
The Ohio Machine won their first game of the season with a 13-11 over the visiting Rochester Rattlers. This win ends the Machine’s 0-6 start to the season as they advance to 1-6 as the Rattlers fall to 3-4 after being tied for the fourth and final playoff position last week. Joe Cummings emerged as the dominate power in this match-up for the Machine as he doubled his season’s total…
Seven Questions with Curtis Dickson
Yesterday I spoke with WLA leading scorer and Calgary Roughnecks star Curtis Dickson about his season with the Maple Ridge Burrards. Read on for our question and answer.
Cannons Get Second Win, Top Hounds
The Boston Cannons picked up a much needed win last night with a 15-13 victory over the Charlotte Hounds. Mike Stone paved the way with four goals to move their record to 2-5.
BCJALL to Leave CLA?
The Canadian Lacrosse Association has made some questionable decisions in the past year, and the British Columbia Junior A Lacrosse League is sick of it.
Hounds Host Slumping Cannons
On Saturday night, the hometown Charlotte Hounds will play host to Paul Rabil and the (1-5) Boston Cannons. The Cannons have vastly underperformed so far this season after making a trip to Championship Weekend last year. The Hounds (3-3) are currently tied for fourth place in the league, and are ahead of pace from last year, their inaugural season. During the off-weak Boston fired their head coach Steve Duffy and…