I like playing at the Du Burns arena in Baltimore. Even though it has a lot of weird little annoying things like the blinding windows and the awful locker room layout, it also has a lot going for it. The turf is one of the best in the league, the fans show up to games and seem to know about lacrosse and, most importantly, we are 2-0 in the building…
Lock Monsters Scare Off Demons
Niagara came out of the gate flying and never looked back. The Lock Monsters scored 44 seconds into the game and then hammered in 19 more for the 20-11 victory over the visiting Ohsweken Demons. Niagara led 4-1 after 1 quarter and were up 14-3 by halftime. The teams traded goals in the 3rd quarter scoring 3 apiece making it 17-6 going into the final frame. There was a bit…
Albany Upsets Syracuse in Double OT
For the Albany Great Danes, their season couldn’t have started any better; beating Syracuse. The Danes went into the game as underdogs against a historically great Syracuse team. From the beginning of the game, Albany set a serious tone, going up 4-0 to start. Perhaps the biggest reason for the Danes’ win; the Thompsons. The three Thompsons combined for 10 of Albany’s 16 goals and accounted for a total 18…
CLax: Demons Look to Stay in First
The Ohsweken Demons will look to take soul possession of first place in the Canadian Lacrosse League as they take on the Niagara Lock Monsters on Family Day. The last time these two clubs met, the Demons walked away with a convincing 18-11 victory on February 1st. The offensive trio of Delby Powless, Wayne Van Every and Roger Vyse combined for 22 points in the win. Leading the way for…
Ohio State Pulls Out Second Win, Defeat Dolphins
Ohio State traveled to Jacksonville to face the Dolphins in the second game of the Moe’s Southwest Grill Lacrosse Classic. The Buckeyes had just seen their BIG10 counterpart, Penn State, take down the might Pioneers from Denver. Needless to say, OSU couldn’t let the Nittany Lions take all the glory, bringing home a 9-6 victory over Jax. Throughout the game, Jacksonville kept it competitive and held their own making the…
NLL Power Rankings: Rock Back On Top
Another exciting week and a new #1 … The Toronto Rock reclaim the top spot once again after this weekend…. To say the 2013 season is less then exciting would be a complete understatement Toronto Rock. In the battle of Canada between the Rock & Roughnecks, the Toronto Rock reclaim #1 and continue to lead the east after defeating the Roughnecks 17-12 thus sweeping there season series match-up and ending…
Stars shine in win over Barrie
On Sunday afternoon the Barrie Blizzard hosted their first home game of their inaugural season. The Blizzard took on the Toronto Shooting Stars. The Blizzard would have their work cut out for them as the faced off against Angus Dinely who has been one of the hottest goalies in the league this year. Neil Mayerhofer kicked the action off as he scored for the Blizzard to give them a 1-0…
Noble Brothers Ready for Kodiaks
Earlier last week Major Series Lacrosse held its draft where the Ajax Rock held the top pick. They traded that pick to the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks, who then held the first and second overall selections. They used those picks to draft a pair of brothers. “I am very excited about being drafted to the same team as my brother.” said Jeremy Noble “I have played with him my whole life and…
Rockhoppers Dominant Again With 18-9 Win
The Baltimore Bombers are currently a .500 team now at 3-3 on the season and two games back of the now 5-1 Boston Rockhoppers, who defeated Baltimore 18-9 on Sunday afternoon. Boston was led by a seven goal performance from Mike Stone and another performance in net from Vincent Talbot that held an opponent under ten goals. Baltimore meanwhile struggled in every area of the game in what looked like…
Major Series Lacrosse Back to 20 Game Schedule
In 2011, Major Series Lacrosse played a 20 game schedule, and reports indicate they will be back to that for the 2013 season. Each team will play each other four times, twice on the road and twice at home. The league is also changing the playoff format with just four of the six teams making the playoffs, unlike all six like in 2012. The semi finals will be between the…