My opinion of the Division III lacrosse landscape went through many machinations this year, but the one thing that I always came back to was this: nobody, at least up north, was going to beat RIT. Well, as we stand just days away from the national championship game, the Tigers are nowhere in sight. In their place is Tufts, having earned the right to face Salisbury, the top seed in…
Google “definition of sports” and here’s the first thing that comes up: An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. There are many different kinds of sports, each which require their own unique mix of physical exertion and skill. Sports have a way of bringing together a group of people. It goes far beyond the players on the…
The MLL goes into the Memorial Weekend bye week with teams either making their mark or falling behind. There are a few surprises out there, like Chesapeake and Florida, and some gold standards set, the Denver Outlaws. Here is this week’s Major League Lacrosse Power Rankings heading into Week Five of the season. 1) Denver Outlaws – The last the Outlaws lost a regular season game is going on two…
The Edmonton Rush had a historic 16-2 season, going undefeated until April 11, 2014. They won their first 14 games. The Colorado Mammoth handed them their first defeat which was a 10-8 loss. They would lose their second game of the season eight days later in overtime against the Calgary Roughnecks (13-14). They would go on to face Calgary in the playoffs for the Champion’s Cup. The Rush started their…
The National Lacrosse League’s (NLL) newly adapted playoff format was on full display recently as both Division Finals stretched the mini-game to sudden death to decide the winner. With the Champion’s Cup on the horizon, a minimal amount of rookies remain in the NLL playoff picture. In the second game of the West Division Finals, Riley Loewen helped the Rush even the series with a three point effort (1g,…
I grew up playing lacrosse. Yes, it was boy’s lacrosse, but it was still lacrosse. Since my playing days, I have worked in the sport on multiple levels, and have recently gotten exposed to the girl’s game over the past few years. I am a lacrosse analyst for a local New York sports station, where I do play-by-play and color commentary for high school and collegiate teams in the area….
BROOKLYN, NY – Trilogy Lacrosse, The Leader in Lacrosse Education, launched its inaugural Veterans Day Tournament to Benefit Wounded Warrior Project®. The one-day event is at the Drum Point Sports Complex in Brick, NJ on November 9, 2014 and will feature three games plus a championship at the High School, U15, U13, and U11 divisions. Ten percent of tournament registration fees will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project®(WWP). …
Major League Lacrosse has now been through four weeks and we are starting to get a feel about where each team stands. Players are also starting to hit their stride and we honor the best three of the week. Number Three—Paul Rabil, Boston Cannons Rabil continues his strong season with the Cannons by putting up six more points. His three goals and three assists helped lead the Cannons get their…
Look at the Major League Lacrosse schedule and you see a gap, a two-week gap between games. The reason is NCAA Championship Weekend. This coming weekend in Baltimore isn’t just a celebration of college lacrosse, but also a celebration of the sport. Credit the MLL for realizing this. I’m sure several players want to attend the event, some to watch their alma maters battle for a National Championship. It’s not…
The NCAA Tournament is now down to the Final Four with Denver, Maryland, Notre Dame and Duke having the chance to play for the 2014 National Championship. Meanwhile, Johns Hopkins, Albany, Drexel and Bryant all were sent home. How did the future MLL prospects do in their respective quarterfinal matchups this past weekend in Delaware and Hofstra? Here is a look at how every senior performed. Bryant/Maryland: Colin Dunster, A,…