Houghton Twins Transfer From NCAA D1 To MCLA D1
The MCLA has made some big strides over the past 10 years, and that gap that separates the NCAA and MCLA is steadily diminishing. One example: The Houghton twins just transferred to BYU from the University of Denver, passing up the opportunity to be coached by Bill Tierney.
Australia Lax Update
The boys from Victoria ran by Western Australia 18-7 in their first game, beat a tough South Australia team that rarely loses at home in Adelaide 10-9. WA and SA then played in the final round robin game…
Recap: CT Super Sophs Recruiting Event
The inaugural CT Super Sophs Lacrosse Showcase was held this past Saturday at New Canaan High School. The event featured 120 of the top Rising Juniors [HS grads in 2011] from the great lax state of CT in a full day round robin capped by an All Star game.
Summer Tournament Series: Lax Heaven In Jamaica
I don’t know anyone who has ever played in the Jamaica Lacrosse Tournament but after a quick look at the website I really want to go. The tournament really has two major draw points. The first is that it benefits a local school and I’m all for supporting education through lacrosse and having a good […]
Can Lacrosse Crossover To The Mainstream? A Look At Under Armour
For most of my 29 years, lacrosse has been regarded as a fringe sport played by East Coast prep schoolers and Native Americans. Recently, lacrosse has really boomed and is one of the fastest growing sports in all age brackets and across both genders but at times, there is still a lack of mainstream coverage and interest […]
Summer Tournament Series: Glastonbury (CT) Recap
In its 25th consecutive year of existence the Glastonbury Lacrosse Tournament did not disappoint. THIRTY mens’ teams came together for play in 3 different divisions and the action kept up ALL Day Saturday and for most of Sunday on the 25th and 26th of July. Wheniwasakid brought together a team comprised of primarily Wesleyan University […]
Amateur Indoor Lax=Amateur Fighting? NO WAY!
I get emailed tips from time to time and one of the most recent emails had to do with the rules surrounding fighting in an Amateur Indoor Lax League known as the MABLL. The Metro Area Box Lax League is probably the best amateur lax indoor league this side of our neighbors to the North. It […]
Coaching Moves – It’s Just That Time of Year
The summer is usually pretty slow and we manage to fill the time with tournaments, recruiting talk, movie news and funny videos or photos from the past year. One of the other major topics of discussion across the college lax would relates to the comings and going of head coaches. We have talked about Tierney […]
Gotham (NYC) Summer League Playoffs Continue
Last Thursday Southampton played in the first round of the playoffs in the Gotham Lacrosse League and dispatched the City Slickers who were seeded 5 slots higher than the boys in orange. Donny Morrison was easily the MVP of the game with 15 saves to keep Southampton and 3 of your main contributors winning.
Tongue Twister Time As College Coaching Carousel Continues
Jamie Munro left Denver, Bill Tierney left Princeton FOR Denver, Chris Bates then left Drexel for the recently opened Princeton job and now Brian Voelker (who was at UPenn) has moved on to Drexel. Is Munro going to head to UPenn to make the circle complete? Very doubtful.
Interview With Gotham Lacrosse League Founder Kyle Sweeney
The Gotham Lacrosse league in New York City is easily one of the top summer leagues in the world. With 14 teams all stacked with talent and depth playing on 3 fields at 7pm and 830pm, the competition and skills pretty much as good as it gets until you hit the MLL.
Summer Tournament Series: Vail Shoot-out Recap
Vail’s Summer Shootout has come to an end and the reigning champs were dethroned, some longtime teams dominated, some newcomers surprised and as usual, the level of play was top notch.