September 30th, 2012— Lacrosse is still a long way behind sports such as football in the line of American sports powerhouses, but there is no doubt advantages to lacrosse. Football plays only in the fall, making fans and youth players transition to other sports throughout the rest of the year. Youth players in lacrosse get to attend summer camps at high-profile colleges, travel in the fall, expose themselves to a…
Richmond Adds Lacrosse, Drops Soccer; Shows Growth of Lacrosse
In the 1990s, the fastest growing sport had been soccer. To this day, people might tell you it is soccer. Almost every kid plays soccer, and Major League Soccer is a league that people like to follow and some teams make profit. But this week, the Richmond Spiders added a lacrosse program. They already had a women’s team, so they had to get rid of another men’s program to add…
Mustangs Become Best in the West
The Brock Badgers suffered their first loss of the 2012 season in front of a rowdy homecoming crowd as the Western Mustangs upended the Badgers 11-10 to remain undefeated in 6 games. The Mustangs improve their record to 6-0 are the only remaining undefeated squad in the East. “It was a great game and it could have gone either way†said Sophomore Dylan Ham who scored two goals and recorded…
2013 and 14 America East Championships to Be Hosted at Stony Brook
It was announced today that for the first time ever, the American East Championships will be hosted by the Stony Brook Seawolves. They will be held there in both 2013 and 2014. All three games of the tournament will be held at the Long Island field Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium with the championship game to be televised live on ESPNU. “We are thrilled and honored to serve as the 2013 and…
2012 NLL Draft Full of Strong Defenders
While the top pick in the draft will be Mark Matthews, an elite scorer, the strength of this season’s 2012 NLL Draft will no doubt be defense. The projected second overall pick, Brock Sorensen, was an elite defender with Ohio State University and with the Peterborugh Lakers of Major Series Lacrosse. The Minnesota Swarm have had their eyes on him for a long time, and he would be a great…
Revisiting Trade Analysis: Hounds and Lizards
Back before the 2012 MLL Collegiate Draft, the Long Island Lizards and Charlotte Hounds pulled off a blockbuster trade. Charlotte would be getting the first overall pick in the draft, and they shipped it to Long Island along with Max Quinzani for two Lizards studs, Stephen Berger and Matt Danowski. Long Island made the playoffs before losing in the first round to Denver, while Charlotte finished with the third worst…
Mammoth Re-Sign Dragonfish Cam Holding
The only player from the MILA to play in the NLL is Cam Holding, who signed with the Colorado Mammoth last season, and he has re-signed back with Colorado for 2013. Holding played in every Mammoth game last season as a rookie. The transition player created eleven turnovers in the Mammoth’s favor. “Cam played a major role in our success this past season,†said Mammoth president & general manager Steve…
Rush Franchise Wilson, Ward
Edmonton Rush General Manager/Head Coach announced today that designated franchise forwards Ryan Ward and Aaron Wilson have signed one-year agreements for the 2013 Season. In addition, goalie Brodie MacDonald has signed a one-year agreement. Assistant Captain Ryan Ward in his fourth year with the Rush finished first overall in team scoring in the 2012 post season with 10 (G), 11(A) for a total of 21 points, in regular season for…
Buffalo Bandits Draft Preview
We are less than a week away from this year’s NLL draft, but the questions still loom. How will the night unfold, and what uniforms will we see the players of the future don by the end of the evening. Steve Deitrich and the Buffalo Bandits hope that the player they select is the one that can push this team to a fifth NLL Championship. The Bandits currently hold the…
Lizards Protected Roster Full Of Interesting Choices
Long Island has a long off season ahead of them after they blew a nine goal lead to lose in the playoffs. They were a team who was dubbed as “rebuilding” for parts of last season, but they still found a way to get into the playoffs. They lost long time Lizards Matt Danowski and Nicky Polanco and added in young guys like CJ Costabile and Matt Gibson. Gibson won…