Mere days before the halfway point of the Major Series Lacrosse season, both the Six Nations Chiefs and the Kitchener/Waterloo Kodiaks are where many expected them to be in the standings. Kitchener has been in a number of games but has just two wins sitting them two points up on last place Ajax. Meanwhile, strong all year the Chiefs have but one loss on their record (6-5 to Brampton who…
OLA Junior B Eastern Playoffs Look In
The long treacherous road to the Founders Cup began as the 2012 OJBLL playoffs got underway this weekend. With the majority of the favorites to win the Founders this year being from Ontario; including the host Six Nations Rebels, the outcome of the OJBLL playoffs will be vital to see the set up for the Canadian Championship. First we will take a look at the East and what has happened…
Major League Lacrosse Power Rankings
Some teams are starting to pull away from the pack. The Bayhawks have made themselves clear as the top team, the Lizards are red hot and the Cannons continue to falter. Let’s take a look at the rankings for the week. 1. Chesapeake Bayhawks- If the Bayhawks had to prove themselves as an elite team, they did it this week with their win against the Boston Cannons. Their ability from…
Israel Upsets Wales, Moves to Quarterfinals
The Israel men’s national lacrosse team earned a berth into the quarterfinals of the European Lacrosse Championships with a 14-13 win over No. 11 Wales at Amsterdam Bos on Sunday. Israel (4-0) will meet either host No. 8 Netherlands or No. 13 Czech Republic on Wednesday at 2:30 PM. Striker Richard Cheifitz was dominant for the blue and white with seven goals in the win. “[Cheifitz] was without a doubt our MVP tonight,” said Israel head coach…
NLL Opts Out of Final Two Seasons of Current CBA
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) announced today via the @NLLCBA Twitter account that they will opt out of the final two seasons of the current collective bargaining agreement. “NLL opts out of the final two seasons of the current CBA. NLL intends to operate for 2013 under wages and conditions of 2012 CBA terms.” The NLL states above in a tweet saying that they will operate 2013 under the current wages and…
Major League Lacrosse Monday on LRN
Two great shows hit The Lacrosse Radio Network airwaves tonight starting at 7pm. On Channel 3 at 7, you can hear our Rochester Rattlers insider Tim Knab host the show Rattlers Roundup, where he will recap the Rochester win this week over the Hamilton Nationals. At 8pm the action continues when Phil Shore from In Lacrosse We Trust and New England Lacrosse Journal will host Lacrosse Lounge, with special guest…
WLA Weekend Recap
This past weekend there were two games on the WLA schedule the first was on Saturday as the Coquitlam Adanacs faced off against the Langley Thunder and the second was on Sunday as the Nanaimo Timbermen faced off against the Maple Ridge Burrards. The first matchup of the weekend matched  the Coquitlam Adanacs against the Langley Thunder. These two teams have met twice so far this season with each team…
Vincent Talbot Blog: Exhibition vs US Devo team
This past weekend the Vermont Voyageurs hosted the USA Developmental team. It was a good opportunity for some of our players to showcase what they can do in different situations. I think the team did good overall and we ended the weekend one and one. I was the backup for the weekend, letting the chance to two of our goalies to show what they can do in a senior game….
Beaches Lose Again, In a Must Win Situation
The Toronto Beaches Junior A lacrosse club has not hosted a playoff game in eight years. All season long players have been talking about the prospect of finally bursting that bubble. Sitting two points back of the final spot, and without the tie breaker, the Beaches found themselves in “must-win” mode Sunday night against the Kitchener/Waterloo Braves. Beaches forward Allister Warren said even though the final games are important, “It’s…
Part Two of Western NY High School Lacrosse Look In
Last week we looked at two top players from Western NY who dominated Section 6 lacrosse. This week we take a look at a few more ballers that will own the field in the 2013 season. Austin Goltz- Sr- A/M- Orchard Park- Committed to Providence Goltz is a average size attackman but also has the ability to play at midfield as well. Goltz is very athletic with dominate hands left…