Rochester Knighthawks fans can celebrate the 2012 National Lacrosse League Championship Saturday night at Sahlen’s Stadium. Members of the World Championship Knighthawks will be on hand with the Champion’s Cup, as the Rochester Rattlers host the Hamilton Nationals in Major League Lacrosse action. In recognition of the Knighthawks’ championship season, the Rattlers are offering lacrosse fans discounted tickets to the 7:00 p.m. contest on Saturday, June 23rd. Tickets are only…
Patrick Crosby Blog: Greywolves Split the Weekend
Hello again everyone. Sorry it’s been a few weeks; clearly a lot has gone on since my last blog as evidently we are now on a new/sexier In Lacrosse We Trust platform. As In Lacrosse We Trust has been apparently coding, I have been steadily racking up the mileage on my weekly journeys to Western, NY. (Thank you Hertz Gold Club – now please waive that $200 cleaning fee from…
Analyzing the Chris Attwood Trade
In the Ontario Junior A ranks, eight teams will make the post-season. Of those eight teams, two will travel to Whitby to play for the Minto Cup. One will be the Whitby Warriors, who will play host to the 2012 edition of the championship. That clearly hasn’t stopped them from wanting to win it all. Take, for example, their 13-2 record so far this season. Or their 7-1 record at…
WLA Preview: The Langley Thunder Vs. The Maple Ridge Burrards
On Wednesday night the WLA action picks up once again as the 5-3 Langley Thunder take on the 1-7-1 Maple Ridge Burrards. Maple Ridge is coming off their first win of the season as they defeated the Burnaby Lakers 9-5 on Sunday night. While the Thunder had their 5 game winning streak broken by the Coqutilam Adanacs as they lost 7-6. Langley will want to win this game as a…
MLL’s 3 Stars of the Week
Each week Major League Lacrosse gives out awards to the best players from the past week. This week we have three awards, one for Offensive Player of the Week, one for Defensive Player of the Week, and lastly Rookie of the Week. Lets go one, by one, and spotlight the recipient of each award and some of what they have done to deserve the award. Lets start with he MLL…
One on One with Jeremy Boltus
Yesterday I spoke with Jeremy Boltus of the Charlotte Hounds. Here is what he had to say. What has this season been like? : This season has been quite a roller coaster for myself. Â It all started in doubt of whether I could actually play this season or not, and I ended up finding out about a few weeks before our first game when I arrived in Oklahoma. Â As everyone…
Southern High School Lacrosse Championships
This year Alabama’s high school state champions are the Spain Park Jaguars. The Jaguars won a decisive 16-5 victory over the Virgil Grissom Tigers. In Florida, the Saint Andrews Scots won their state title with a 16-10 win over the Lakeland Prep Highlanders. Fun fact, the St. Andrews Scots are coached by lacrosse legend Casey Powell. Georgia’s high school lacrosse is divided into class AAAA and class AAAAA. In the…
Casey Powell Suspended One Game by MLL
Hamilton Nationals attackman Casey Powell will be suspended one game by Major League Lacrosse for a hit he had on the Chesapeake Bayhawks last week. That means he will be unavailable to the Nationals this weekend when they take on the Rochester Rattlers. This season, Powell has three games, where he has four goals and two assists to add up to six points. Powell skipped NLL season with the Rochester…
Lakers Take on Brooklin Redmen
The Peterborough Lakers head into Iroquois Park Arena tonight to avenge Brooklin after they fell to the Redmen 14-12 in overtime last Thursday. John Grant Jr tallied an impressive 7 goals and 2 assists in his season debut for the Lakers but it was out shined by Shawn Williams double digit point night with 2 goals and 8 assists for an incredible 10 points. In the previous match, the Redmen…
MSL Recap: Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks Vs.The Six Nations Chiefs.
On Tuesday night the Kitchener- Waterloo Kodiaks faced off against the Six Nations Chiefs after losing to them 10-8 in their last meeting on July 16. The Kodiaks came into this game wanting to avoid their third straight loss while the Chiefs wanted to continue their winning ways. The Kodiaks got off to quick start as they scored two consecutive goals to open up the scoring and take a quick…