Author: Nick Pietras

Nick Pietras has been coaching lacrosse in the city of Detroit since 2019. He currently serves as the assistant creative director creating content and helping manage the image of Detroit United. He is currently attending Lourdes University pursuing a double major in marketing and business administration. Over the course of his senior year, Nick would tear both of his ACL’s leaving him to miss his senior season. He would play for the Lourdes University Gray Wolves for one year before his lingering knee injuries would abruptly end his college career. This is where his coaching career officially began as he became the offensive coordinator for his alma mater, Cousino High School. He would be one of the main influencers in the creation of Warren Consolidated Schools joint high school program and would oversee fundraising, marketing, and design endeavors. Six months later, Nick would be brought to Detroit to join the Cass Tech High School men’s lacrosse coaching staff as the defensive coordinator.

NLL Week 8 Recap: Double Header Mayhem

Week 8 of the NLL only featured three games with two of them being double headers. It is not ideal for a professional sports team to have teams play in back to back nights, however with the way the world is with COVID-19 these games had to be made up at some point. While I’m […]

Ranking Every NLL Teams’ Best Jersey

NLL jerseys have taken some massive strides since the league was originally founded back in 1986. The most important aspect when designing a jersey is having a strong brand identity. Some franchises have phenomenal logos and color pallets at their disposal which makes the designing process a lot easier. Funny enough, there are teams in […]

NLL Week 7 Recap: Return to Glory

Week 7 of the NLL season delivered on every level. It was the first time all season where it truly felt like the NLL was officially back. Every game this week was competitive from start to finish and was a good indication of what teams are truly contending for a title this year. Here is […]

Kevin Unterstein retires from professional lacrosse

Kevin Unterstein announced today that the 2021 PLL season was his last season as a player. Unterstein has been a professional lacrosse player since 2008. Unterstein was high school All-America at Shoreham-Wading River High where he would bring home four Suffolk County championships along with a state title. Unterstein committed to Hofstra where he redshirted […]

Virginia Goalie Bobby Gavin Transfers to Syracuse

Virginia goalie Bobby Gavin has officially transferred to Syracuse following his freshman season with the Cavaliers. Gavin has three years of eligibility remaining. Gavin was only in the transfer portal for five days before committing to Syracuse. The Syracuse program was certainly in the spotlight this offseason, gaining Gary Gait and Dave Pietramala to its […]

Goalie Fight Features in NLL Week 3

A goalie fight during Saturday’s NLL matchup between the Albany FireWolves and Rochester Knighthawks broke the internet this past weekend. Fighting in box lacrosse is nothing new, but a goalie fight tends to only happen once in a blue moon. Rochester didn’t even give the FireWolves a chance during the team’s inaugural home opener in […]

Best Lacrosse Games of 2021

There was some fantastic lacrosse in 2021, the year that essentially marked the return of the sport after the pandemic upended so much in 2020. Classic national championship contests, dramatic PLL contests, and more made up some of the best lacrosse games of 2021. Let this collection of some of the best lacrosse contests from […]

22 Lacrosse Predictions for 2022

We’re coming up to the end of 2021, and we’ll soon have a fresh year of lax in front of us. But you can’t wait to watch what will happen, you need to know now. So, we have some 2022 lacrosse predictions for you – 22 to be exact. New NCAA champions, the first full […]

NLL Week 1 Brings Box Back

It’s been a long, long time coming, but the NLL finally got back to action for the first time in years with Week 1 of its 2021-22 campaign season. Box is back, and this is how it all went down after quite the hiatus. NLL Week 1 Brings Box Back Vancouver (8) vs San Diego […]

Top Selling PLL Jerseys from the 2021 Season

The PLL released its top-selling jerseys from the 2021 season, and the list currently says a lot about the current state of the league. There are many familiar names on this list with some up-and-comers, too. This list is a good indication of who the most popular players in the league are and shows which […]

Paul Rabil Announced as PLL President

The PLL has announced that league co-founder, Paul Rabil, will assume the role of President effective immediately. Rabil previously served as the PLL’s Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Strategy Officer before the promotion to President. His tasks will still include overseeing the company’s media strategy and creative execution, and Rabil will still play a pinnacle […]

Motor City Rumble & the Growth of Midwest Box Lacrosse

The Motor City Rumble originated from the formation of the Michigan Box Lacrosse League, which was founded back in 2018. This league was put together in order to provide a more authentic box lacrosse experience for players in the Midwest, as many programs were still trying to figure out how to introduce box lacrosse properly. […]