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2020 - 1812 Shootout Tournament - CANCELLED
July 11 - 12 / Sackets Harbor NY
July 11 - Boys, Grades 5-6, 7-8, Varsity
July 12 - Boys, Grades 1-2, 3-4, and JV
(SKANEATELES, N.Y. ) – For former Skaneateles lacrosse star Hannah Powers, there is nothing like being on the field.
“Oh my God I miss it so much, everyday,” said Powers.
Two former Canisius men's lacrosse players, Tim Edwards and Holden Garlent, and assistant coach Kris Alleyne, have been named to Major League Lacrosse (MLL) rosters for the 2020 season, the league announced earlier this week.
One of the Sankofa Clinic Grants was recently awarded to Valley Lacrosse located here in Central New York. The Sankofa Clinics are targeted at boys and girls in underrepresented communities.
Ten former Orange stars will suit up for Major League Lacrosse teams this summer. The league, which recently announced plans to play as a nine-day tournament format in Annapolis in light of COVID-19.
The Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series will feature four games on NBC in two weeks, starting with a rematch of last year’s title and culminating with the crowning of the 2020 champion.
Connor Buczek, 27, was named head coach of the Cornell men's lacrosse team April 28 after two seasons as a volunteer assistant for the Big Red and three as the team's assistant coach. He took over for Peter Milliman, who left to become head coach at Johns Hopkins. Buczek and Jordan Stevens, now Cornell's associate coach, were part of a staff that helped lead the Big Red to a 5-0 start and No. 2 national ranking earlier this year before the season was cut short because of the coronavirus pandemic.
In this installment of a series looking at how Orange student-athletes, coaches and alumni are doing in these challenging times, we chat with former men's lacrosse standout Jovan Miller, a 2x NCAA Champion for the Orange.
LOS ANGELES, CA. (July 2, 2020) - The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) announced . . . the final 22-man travel rosters for the upcoming PLL Championship Series in Salt Lake City, Utah.
This season, beginning July 18, will be played entirely in the city of Annapolis, Md. The season will be one week long and will host all six MLL teams. The week will conclude with a final-four playoff, crowning the 2020 MLL champion the weekend of July 25-26. The Major League Lacrosse season will air on the ESPN Networks and ESPN+.
Deciding when to use a sports drink, electrolyte-infused water, or plain water is important to your athlete’s performance, but it can also be confusing. Luckily, TrueSport Expert Kristen Ziesmer, a registered dietitian and board-certified specialist in sports dietetics, has six simple tips about when and how to help your child incorporate electrolytes.
"I am excited for this opportunity and can't wait to get started," Thorpe said. "The moment I first spoke with Coach Emily, I knew Pitt was the place I wanted to be. The athletic department's passion for and commitment to women's lacrosse was evident in speaking with them. I would like to thank Coach Emily, Heather Lyke, and Dustin Gray for their confidence in me. My family and I are excited and energized to be joining the Pitt family."
Growing up, I never really cared about who I was or what people thought about me. Call it thick skin that my mom taught me, or just being a “punk” like coaches called me; but in high school, nothing really seemed to get in my way other than a little yellow lacrosse ball from time to time. That changed in college. As I found out, part of my “not caring” was really just not knowing who “me” was.
? It’s official. Upstate ‘21, Yavin Stefano (Midfield | @IHSBOYSLAX) has committed to @VassarMLax. An academic juggernaut, Yavin is a beast between the lines & will immediately raise the bar for the Brewers. Congrats Yavin, your going to kill it at the next level. @JustLacrossepic.twitter.com/CsUmbQ584V
Most Valuable Player: Shayne Jackson (OCC), Georgia
Goaltender of the Year: Doug Jamieson (OCC), New England
Sportsmanship Award: Lyle Thompson (LaFayette), Georgia
Tom Borrelli Award Media Member of the Year: Craig Rybczynski, Rochester
We won’t see a change in the world unless we change ourselves and what message we spread to our community first. A slew of athletes have made their voice and presence known to address racism in our world today. One of those is Buffalo Bandit superstar Dhane Smith who recently used his platform in a powerful way.
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - What Jim Berkman has accomplished in his 32 seasons coaching the men’s lacrosse program at Division 3 Salisbury is incredible.
The Watertown native and St. Lawrence graduate is the winningest coach in NCAA Men’s Lacrosse history with 553 victories and his teams have won 12 national titles.
#MonsterProud Kendra Hall (Liverpool 2021) has committed to study and play her collegiate lacrosse at Wagner College with Head Coach Michelle Tumolo Congratulations Kendra ! pic.twitter.com/MabnYsqSbv
— MonsterLaxSyracuse (@MonsterSyracuse) June 28, 2020
School board members approved a sports merger request from Brasher Falls Central for girls’ varsity hockey and lacrosse, as well as modified and varsity boys and girls spring track.
HORSEHEADS - Big Horn Lacrosse Club, based in Chemung County, is slated to begin July 1 after months of uncertainty. Due to the ever-changing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and state restrictions surrounding it, planning for the program has been frenetic for the club, which is in only its second year.
It is with extreme disappointment and sadness that we inform you that we are not permitted to host Session 1 (August 3-9) and Session 2 (August 10-16) Lake Placid Summit Classic in August. After an exhaustive effort of anticipating, planning, and turning over every possible stone, we have received the call we dreaded.
This story initially appeared on Behind the Whistle, the official blog of the IWLCA, and is being republished with permission from the organization. Michelle Tumolo is the head coach of the Wagner women's lacrosse team. She is also a member of the U.S. national team.
Besides watching a lot of game film, Tim Soudan has devoted some of his free time during quarantine to woodworking. The Fairport, N.Y., native built pallet and flower boxes for his wife and daughter. He also nearly cut off his left index finger with a router.
Just because your normal lacrosse competition isn’t what you’re used to, it doesn’t mean you can’t keep improving your game and have fun while you’re doing it. That’s why we created the Pickup Lacrosse game-builder.
SHRUB OAK, N.Y. – Lakeland’s Matt Makar, a standout in both lacrosse and football for the Rebels and Hornets, will continue his lacrosse career this fall at SUNY Cortland.
“I’m looking to become a better lacrosse player,” Makar said. “I would also like to win a championship while I’m playing at SUNY Cortland.”
This isn’t an all-star team, so to speak. The coronavirus pandemic led to the cancellation of spring high school sports this year, so the All-Central New York teams we usually pick couldn’t happen.
Instead, we chose some seniors who earned All-CNY status last year to share some of their feelings about their sport — and what they’ve missed most about what would have been their final high school season.
Coach Bulken was a phenomenal player for the Bees, and he knows his stuff when it comes to faceoffs. This is definitely worth listening to!!! https://t.co/8xYR0EMLHI
Hun School (N.J.) will hire Whipsnakes LC head coach Jim Stagnitta (East Syracuse-Minoa) to lead the Raiders' lacrosse program, the school announced in a press release on Monday evening.
Don coached the men's lacrosse team from 1970-1997. His teams won 253 games in 28 seasons. A 2004 inductee into our own Athletics Hall of Fame, Don was named the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Man of the Year in 1997, and earned NCAA Division III Coach of the Year honors in 1979. He took his teams to eight NCAA Tournaments, with the 1979 team advancing to the NCAA Division II-III semifinals.
Hi Lacrosse, We @powelllacrosse are putting together a tribute week for Coach Roy Simmons Jr. If you have pictures or video stories please forward to casey@powelllacrosse.com We are very excited to celebrate this living legend and both appreciate and encourage your interaction.
Dear Lacrosse,
You have changed my life. I cannot begin to express my gratitude that I have for you. You have brought so many amazing people into my life and have put me on the path that I walk today.
Charlotte, NC - As the 2020-21 academic and athletic year approaches, the NJCAA has released a plan of action for the fall and winter sports season in response to COVID-19. The NJCAA National Office, along with the NJCAA Health and Safety Council, has also issued a list of safety protocol recommendations for member colleges during regular season competition and championship events.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration published guidance in recent days expanding on his Sunday announcement that “low-risk” youth sports leagues can resume play early next month, easing COVID-19 restrictions that have been in place since March.
"I'm so tired of good people needing to find a safe space. The people who are triggered, the people who are closed-minded, you go find a safe space."@MTumolo35 and @GregBeast32 discussed the importance of LGBTQ+ inclusion earlier this week.
Truth, justice, equality. Our nation’s founders and charter documents clearly state the values the United States of America, and its citizens, will pursue and realize. Starting with the Declaration of Independence and continuing through modern times, we have such poetic, theoretical purity of opportunity-for-all and democracy found in the words from our government.
But why do such past and current values not reflect the reality for so many Americans?
1988: @CuseMLAX Freshman #29 Pat McCabe (@PatMcCabe29) nails a Double Corkscrew Over The Head McTwist.
“When you started to see the protests, everything that happened with George Floyd and so many other killings, it rips you apart because I love our country so much,” Maryland coach John Tillman said last week amid a growing national conversation about racism and protests coast to coast. “I appreciate the freedoms we have and take a lot of pride in the fact that we can do things in our country that others can’t. I don’t take that for granted. There’s a lot of people who make sacrifices so that can happen.
BOSTON - Major League Lacrosse (MLL) announced today a partnership with Powell Lacrosse to become an Official Equipment and Apparel Partner of the league.
“We are very pleased to announce this partnership with Powell Lacrosse for the upcoming season,” said MLL Director of Sponsorship, John O’Leary. “The Powell brothers were instrumental on the field in bringing this league to what it is today. To be able to carry that rich tradition by delivering their innovative products to our league and fans is something that we are very proud of.”
SUNY Cortland Athletics has announced that its 52nd annual C-Club Hall of Fame induction ceremony, scheduled for Sept. 12, 2020, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will be moved to the fall of 2021 on a date to be determined . . . posthumous inductee James Burke '78 (men's lacrosse).
One of the teams vying for the title is the Chrome. Last season, the War Boys didn’t exactly make it to Valhalla all shiny and, well, Chrome. They won two games, but they weren’t absolutely blown out in their losses. Still, the league brought in longtime pro coach Tim Soudan to galvanize the team in the offseason. He’s made sweeping changes to the defense and brings an organized, but fun, team philosophy to the organization as the ultimate player’s coach.
To kick off Pride Month, Michelle Tumolo—one of Team USA’s biggest stars and an openly-gay advocate for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the sport of lacrosse—launched her namesake brand, MT35.
The Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series begins July 25, and the 16-day, 20-game tournament will begin with a 14-game group play session ending August 2.
Alibrandi Stadium has seen so many tremendous athletes. Greg Paulus to Bruce Williams to Stevie Scott -- and so many more in between -- but perhaps the most unique was Jovan Miller.
A stud football and lacrosse player at Christian Brothers Academy, choosing to ultimately play the latter, and what a decision that turned out to be.
The ULA announced on June 8th in a Zoom meeting with our member Organizations
that the 2020 Season is cancelled. This very difficult decision was made after long and thoughtful consideration using
guidance from local Health experts, US Lacrosse, County, State and the Federal
Governments.
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell University Department of Athletics and Physical Education has announced that it will cancel all mandatory athletics activities on Election Day – Tuesday, Nov. 3 – in an effort to encourage student-athletes, coaches and staff members to exercise their constitutional right to vote.
US Lacrosse Magazine has confirmed a report from Chris Jastrzembski stating that Jeff Teat plans to return to Cornell for the 2021 season. Plans are still being finalized, the source said.
Sometimes you gotta be comfortable being uncomfortable so here I am telling a bit of my story...Growing up BLACK is amazing but has NOT been easy. ??? 1/9#BlackLivesMatterpic.twitter.com/qGmLOMgVG6
LOS ANGELES, CA. (June 11, 2020) - The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) announced today that Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah will host the upcoming PLL Championship Series Powered by Ticketmaster. The three-week quarantined and fanless tournament is scheduled to run from July 25th through August 9th, with players arriving a week in advance, and all 20 games presented live across NBC, NBCSN, and NBC Sports Gold. The PLL was the first professional team sports league in the US to announce a return to play, unveiling its plan for the Championship Series on the TODAY Show in early May.
Nat St. Laurent knows what it's like to be a black man in America, and he's ready to speak out and inspire change. The son of a black father and white mother, St. Laurent's youth teammates' comments about his race almost caused him to leave the sport entirely.
I started my @OfficialLaxGirl Twitter account eight years ago, when I was 15. It was my second year of playing lacrosse, and I had decided to make an account dedicated solely to the game, so I could post however many times I wanted and connect with others who were deeply passionate about lacrosse. Having grown up in Montgomery County, Md., after my family immigrated from Zimbabwe in 2004, I was used to seeing diversity in my everyday life.
Six years later, the exact steps that led me to participating in my first protest in 2014 during the fall of my sophomore year at Le Moyne College remain cloudy in my mind, but the reasons are everclear.
“It’s really easy for white people to say, ‘Oh yes, black people are disadvantaged,’ but what’s really hard is to admit that you are the one receiving those benefits,” Treanor, who majored in Cultural Foundations in Education at Syracuse, explained. “So you might not be partaking in racism verbally, but by benefiting from the systems in place, you are partaking in it. And that’s a really hard think for people to come to terms with.”
Kayla Treanor is a member of the U.S. women’s national team and an assistant coach on the Boston College women’s lacrosse team. The former Syracuse standout was a four-time first-team All-American, a three-time Tewaaraton finalist and a three-time IWLCA Attacker of the Year.
The current national conversation surrounding racial injustice has inspired Treanor to speak up on the subject, both with her Boston College players and national team teammates. Treanor shared a message from the national team on her Twitter account on Sunday.
Syracuse, N.Y. -- The coronavirus crash of the 2020 college lacrosse season landed particularly hard on players like Brett Tenaglia and Cole Horan. They not only lost a large chunk of their games with Furman, but, eventually, their entire program as well.
Hampton Bays 2021 midfield/attack Cassidy Moore of the Brookhaven Bandits has made a commitment to play Division III lacrosse at SUNY College at Oneonta.
The recent killings of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and other Black Americans have left us feeling outrage, sadness, and pain. These senseless deaths are a predictable result of centuries of racism and hatred in this country that have led us to this point. Many White Americans like to think—and raise their children to believe—that America is a meritocracy. It’s not.
Adrenaline is proud to announce a streaming deal with ESPN, for the 2020 Adrenaline All American Games. In a high school senior send-off game more meaningful than ever, the Adrenaline All American Games will bring together the top boys and girls players from across the western U.S. for the annual Best in the West lacrosse event.
Check out this man kneeling — and the people helping him do so.
Mallette, who has competed in lacrosse for the Cyclones for four years, was announced as the first winner of the award, named in honor of longtime former Watertown lacrosse coach Branski, who died in January.
I’m not quite sure how this conversation begins. So I’m just going to let the words come and write unplugged.
I’m angered that some of you still don’t care to understand why so many black Americans and people of color feel the way they do, I’m frustrated that the looting and rioting has taken away from the real message, and I’m not surprised that some are using the looting and rioting to pivot away from the original intent of the protest.
IL's Editor's Note: During a week in which the national discourse has once again turned toward the systemic issues of racial injustice, black lacrosse players have voiced their thoughts and concerns on social media. Perhaps none of the messages have been more nuanced and compelling than Jules Heningburg's. A Rutgers alum and attackman for the PLL's Redwoods, Heningburg gave permission to IL to reprint his essay in full below. Quite simply, it is a must-read.
SPARKS, Md. — Gait Lacrosse has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with US Lacrosse that will make it an official partner/equipment supplier of the U.S. Women’s National Team, an official partner for the US Lacrosse National Convention for the next four years and an official sponsor of the 2021 World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship, which will be hosted by US Lacrosse from July 7-17, 2021 at Towson University.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, USA – World Lacrosse announced today that its senior-level Men’s World Championship, originally scheduled for 2022, is being moved back one year to 2023 in response to other changes in the international sport calendar, to better accommodate athlete availability and to ease financial burden on its member National Governing Bodies.
For that senior group, their state championship dreams died with the cancellation of their final high school season, but a pair of Eagles won’t stop calling each other teammates. Lindsay Ayres and Caroline Wise are both headed to UMass next year, and they agree it softens the blow a bit.
Once again, we are saddened and angered by the stark and tragic reminders of racial inequity that persist in our society. Lacrosse has been associated with this cultural divide throughout its modern history, from the systematic exclusion of Native American players in the late 19th century to the lingering perceptions and supporting examples that our sport remains exclusive to a community of privilege today.
The NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Rules Committee has proposed eliminating the motorcycle grip and having both players start faceoffs with only their feet, gloves and sticks touching the ground beginning in the 2020-21 academic year.
The committee recommended making the goal-mouth area restricted for offensive players.
.@CuseMLAX gets another former @FURMANMLAX player. This time it's attackman Brett Tenaglia, who announced the decision on his Instagram.
The New Fairfield, CT native finished his 1st season with 11 Gs and 9 As, starting the final 5 games. Tenaglia joins Cole Horan to Cuse.
Influential faceoff specialists Greg Gurenlian, Joe Nardella and TD Ierlan ‘s comments on social media suggest that the NCAA Rules Committee, which concluded the last of four virtual meetings Friday afternoon, has voted in favor of proposing these changes to the faceoff:
The ‘band of brothers’ is all heading to the University of Albany together in the fall to play Division I lacrosse. Endres was the first to commit to play for the Great Danes, and helped convince Hay and Pezzimenti to also come after they de-committed from Syracuse and Ohio State respectively. Tanner Hay, Camden’s older brother, also attends Albany and was another huge influence on the boys.
The reunion was more than a year away, but Gavin MacLachlan, Jim Morrissey and a group of their 1995 Syracuse teammates started planning the celebration during a high school lacrosse game last May.
Happy silver anniversary!
On this date 25 years ago, the 1995 squad claimed the Orange's sixth NCAA Championship! pic.twitter.com/MeyNpDT0Uh
Cobie Cree (Mohawk Nation, Akwesasne Territory) and Yanenowi Logan (Deer Clan, Seneca Nation) were elected by the Tewaaraton Foundation as the 2020 recipients of the Tewaaraton Native American Scholarships, presented by US Lacrosse. These recipients will be recognized along with the next year’s recipients at the 2021 Tewaaraton Award annual ceremony as this year’s event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SPARKS, Md. — US Lacrosse has announced a set of return to play recommendations to assist the lacrosse community in following the appropriate steps to mitigate the risk for all participants in the COVID-19 environment. Highlights of the recommendations and a link to the full white paper developed by the committee are available on the Return to Play webpage.
While in the service, he was a member of the Air Force swim team, and after was on the Syracuse University lacrosse team and boxing team . . .
Don had a second and concurrent career as a college, semi-professional and professional hockey referee. He also had an extended concurrent career as head college lacrosse referee and later a men’s high school referee. He concluded his refereeing career as a women’s high school and youth referee well into his 70’s.
New Commitments from Inside Lacrosse
Josh Newman D 2020 Kenmore West Senior High School Medaille
Wyatt Knust G 2021 Henry B. Plant High School (FL) Cornell
Evan Beland G 2021 Granite Bay High School (CA) Siena
Griffin Chernoff A 2021 Kellenberg Memorial School Binghamton
Where are they now?: Hannah Powers
Three Members of the Men’s Lacrosse Program Named to MLL Rosters
Syracuse lacrosse organization to host free camp for underrepresented children
MLL ROSTERS ANNOUNCED FOR JULY 18 START
NBC Will Air Four PLL Championship Series Games Starting With Title Rematch
Cornell's Connor Buczek talks about transition to head coach, PLL Championship Series
MLL TO HOLD WEEK-LONG 2020 SEASON IN ANNAPOLIS JULY 18-26
2020 Awards
REGY THORPE NAMED LACROSSE ASSISTANT COACH
NLL ANNOUNCES 2019-20 NLL AWARD WINNERS
Buffalo Bandit star Dhane Smith speaks out on racism
Potsdam Central approves sports merger requests from three local schools
USILA Announces 2020 USILA / Warrior and New Balance Division III Scholar All-Americans
Planning during a pandemic
22 Questions with Randy Staats
2020 LPSC Session 1 & Session 2 Cancellation Notice
Lakeland/Panas' Makar to Take Lax Talents to Cortland
In Memory: Don Leet
Dear Lacrosse | Aubrey DeVeau
Granite Bay (CA) 2021 goalie Commits to Siena
NJCAA COVID-19 update - The Path for 2020-21 Sports
New York releases new list of sports that can resume play July 6
Maryland Coach John Tillman Emerges as a Clear Voice Against Racial Injustice
Powell Partners with Major League Lacrosse
WNY Foundation bringing lacrosse to the backyard
The ULA makes the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 ULA season
Grad Transfers: Colgate's Nicky Petkevich to Join Georgetown as a Fifth-Year in 2021
Fantasy Lacrosse is Back, Meet the High School Duo Behind It
NAT ST. LAURENT TALKS INCLUSIVITY IN LACROSSE ON 'OVERTIME' S3, EP. 17
Kandemiri: 'Representation'
Pollard: 'I Haven't Breathed in Years'
Treanor discusses lack of diversity in lacrosse
Hampton Bays 2021 MF/ATT Commits to SUNY-Oneonta
A MESSAGE FROM HARLEM LACROSSE’S EXECUTIVE BOARD
ADRENALINE LANDS STREAMING DEAL WITH ESPN FOR 2020 ADRLN ALL AMERICAN GAMES
Jules Heningburg: Standing At The Crossroads
MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP PUSHED TO 2023, WILL BE IN L.A.
CREE, LOGAN NAMED US LACROSSE TEWAARATON NATIVE AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
