Author: Ira Huff

Ira Thorpe Huff is Seneca, Hawk Clan, and was raised on the Tonawanda Seneca Nation near Buffalo, New York. He is a writer of short fiction and poetry, and when he isn’t writing, he coaches lacrosse. Specifically, he coaches for Earth Lacrosse, a program founded on the ideal of bringing the game back to its Haudenosaunee roots through nature awareness, cultural awareness and cultural expression. He received his BA in English & Textual Studies from Syracuse University and his MFA in Creative Writing from the Institute of American Indian Arts. He resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Breaking Down: Mammoth Trade Keogh; Power-Play Unit Shines

Editor’s Note: In our new series ‘Breaking Down’ our Lacrosse All Stars contributors will be giving us insight and analysis into their assigned NLL teams. Today’s article features Ira Huff writing for the Colorado Mammoth. Mammoth Making Moves Sending eight-year veteran Stephen Keogh back to Rochester (the Mammoth acquired him from the Hawks in February […]

NLL Power Rankings: Week 9

This weekend saw no major changes at the top of the Lacrosse All Stars NLL Power Rankings, as the Swarm remained No. 1 in the standings as they took down East Division foes New England and Rochester in back-to-back games. Toronto continued to stake its claim for the second spot (although only a single point […]

NLL Power Rankings: Week 8

This week in the LaxAllStars‘ NLL Power Rankings the Swarm reclaimed the top spot in the NLL, moving up three spots — the same three spots they dropped last weekend — in decided fashion. They made a mockery of the Rush in the first half of their Sunday matchup and held on to seal the […]

Saskatchewan Rush 2nd Half Rally Too Little, Too Late

The Saskatchewan Rush (3-2) traveled down to Georgia this past weekend to take on the Swarm (5-2). This edition of the Battle of the Brothers – all four Thompson brothers dressed – saw the Swarm come out on top with a 13-10 decision that was never really close to begin with. The Swarm returned to […]

Colorado Mammoth Fall in OT to Warriors

The Colorado Mammoth (1-4) went into downtown Vancouver Saturday night riding high on their first victory against the Roughnecks in Week 6. However, they couldn’t recreate that success against Logan Schuss and the Vancouver Warriors (2-5), falling 11-10 in OT. Despite the Warriors’ record and the fact that they finally broke a five-game skid on […]

NLL Power Rankings: Week 6

This week, the Lacrosse All Stars contributors came together and established a comprehensive NLL Power Rankings list. The consensus number one was Georgia, which took all eight first place votes with Philadelphia coming in at the bottom. It was a tight race between the Bandits, Black Wolves and Rock, but Buffalo ultimately came out on […]

Breaking Down: Colorado Mammoth v. Toronto

Saturday night saw five games on the NLL docket but none was more crucial than the Mammoth’s home game against the Rock. Carrying an 0-2 record into the bout, Colorado looked to rebound from a slow start to their season, and for the most part they did. Although the eventual result, an 11-10 Rock victory, […]

Lacrosse All Stars’ NLL Power Rankings: Week 5

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the new Lacrosse All Stars’ NLL Power Rankings. Our aim is to help enhance the discussion on who the top teams in the National Lacrosse League are, and who needs to perform better. LAS contributor Ira Huff will be breaking down these weekly power rankings for us. Want to add to our […]

Breaking Down: San Diego Seals v. Saskatchewan Rush

The San Diego Seals headed into Saturday night’s matchup hoping to ruin the Rush’s banner raising ceremony, but it wasn’t meant to be. San Diego played a tight game and kept it close with the defending champs, but the offense slowed down in the later stages of the game; the Seals managed only two goals […]

Breaking Down: Colorado Mammoth v. Calgary Roughnecks

Where to begin? The Colorado Mammoth came into this past weekend looking to leave the problems of their season opening loss to the Seals behind them. And although there was significant improvement on the backend, the offense was once again anemic and lacking, and Colorado now finds itself in a 0-2 hole to start the […]

Seals v. Mammoth: Thoughts on the NLL Week 2 Matchup

First of all, what a night for the San Diego Seals! The first game in franchise history could not have gone better, as rookie – but let’s admit it, he sure didn’t play like one – Austin Staats had a night, putting up five goals and four assists against the Colorado Mammoth, and goaltender Frank […]

Rochester Knighthawks 2019 Season Preview

Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series, previewing each NLL team as the season approaches. Today, we preview the Rochester Knighthawks. The Knighthawks are coming off of NLL Finals appearance against the Saskatchewan Rush. See our other previews here: Calgary Roughnecks, New England Black Wolves, Colorado Mammoth, Buffalo Bandits, Toronto Rock, Saskatchewan Rush, Philadelphia Wings, San Diego Seals, Vancouver Warriors, Georgia Swarm. […]