2022 Naptown Challenge Recap: Quint Kessenich
Paul Carcaterra and I called the four Naptown National Challenge Championship games from Annapolis on Wednesday for ESPNU and ESPN+. The games were all tight and highly entertaining. The play on the field was intense and super skilled. There were over 240 college coaches in attendance during the week, scrutinizing and evaluating potential recruits. This premiere […]
PLL Week 4 Baltimore Recap
The PLL action stormed into Baltimore on Friday and Saturday night at Homewood Field. Enthusiastic fans cheered during a pair of double-headers in steamy Baltimore. Whenever the PLL is in Baltimore you know you are in for a treat. Whipsnakes (12) – Redwoods (11) The Whipsnakes defeated the Redwoods 12-11 on ESPN2 to solidify their […]
Will Manny Is on Pace for an MVP Title
Will Manny has had an illustrious career in professional lacrosse. He’s always been one of the better scorers in the league, but he’s never consistently been considered for league MVP. With his blazing hot start to the 2022 season while leading an Archers LC team without their offensive juggernaut Grant Ament, Will Manny is certainly […]
Ranking the 2022 NCAA D1 Lacrosse Tournament Helmets
With the 2022 NCAA Lacrosse Tournament now a month in the past, let’s go through my ranking of the best and worst of the 18 teams’ helmet designs from this year’s tournament. WARNING: This list is strictly one writer’s opinion on which helmets were their favorite. However, I strongly encourage debate in the comments sections about […]
Why You SHOULD Be Watching the PLL: Quint Kessenich
The Premier Lacrosse League swings into Charm City on Friday and Saturday night. Week 4 is at Homewood Field. Tickets are available at PLLtickets.com and all of the games this summer are available on ESPN+, with three on ABC, three on ESPN and six on ESPN2. Last week 452,000 fans watched the PLL on ABC, a strong […]
NLL 2021-22 Season Takeaways
The 2021-22 NLL season is in the books! This was certainly an exciting year for professional box lacrosse as it is very apparent that the league is growing every season. There many lessons to be learned this year, what are the biggest takeaways coming out of this NLL season? What do we have to look […]
Division 1 Lacrosse Coaching Carousel: 2022-23
Six Division 1 lacrosse programs will have new head coaches heading into the 2023 season. With five of the six positions filled, we thought it would be a good time to take a look at the new faces that will lead these programs. None of the power three conferences (Ivy League, Big Ten, or ACC) […]
PLL Week 1+2 Rookie Comparison
This week the PLL heads to the land of Vincent’s Clam Bar and Hofstra University on Long Island. Week 3 of the PLL should be a great weekend for fan attendance and rookie performances. PLL CEO Michael Rabil had some fun promoting this weekend’s games. Long Island and Baltimore are two lacrosse hotbeds. Rabil spoke […]
22 Takeaways from the 2022 College Lacrosse Season
The 2022 college lacrosse season has officially come to an end. After a shortened 2020 season and a peculiar COVID cautious 2021 season, it was nice to finally have full schedules and fans in the stands. Depending on where your college lacrosse allegiance lies, 2022 was either a great or awful year for you. Preseason […]
Lacrosse Headlines You Won’t See in the Summer of 2022
For this week’s article, Quint decided to take a look at some of the more unlikely headlines to appear on your Lacrosse All Stars news feed this summer. While most of these headlines would be awesome if they were true, the likelihood of seeing many of these come to fruition is very slim, but it’s […]
PLL Player Royale: Week 2 Picks
We saw phenomenal play from the Atlas’ family style offense in Week 1, netting both Jeff Teat and Eric Law 31 and 29 fantasy points in the PLL Player Royale respectively. At the faceoff X, Trevor Baptiste went off as well with 26.6 points, which included a 2-pointer (10 points). Lyle Thompson and Nick Morocco scored […]
Coast to Coast: Lacrosse Recruiting Growth Over the Past 20 Years
The college lacrosse recruiting process has evolved extensively over the past two decades. While traditional hotbeds still reign supreme, we can see that colleges are starting to recruit in new regions. This newfound expansion is paving the way for lacrosse to break out of the East Coast stereotype that it holds today. Bubba Fairman is […]