Entries from August 2008
August 30, 2008
Major League Lacrosse Recap
FROM “INSIDELACROSSE.COM”….
Oh what a summer it was in the MLL.
We saw the emergence of a new generation of rookie superstars, a road-hogging ‘Garbage’ crew nearly make it three straight and the continued explosion of top-tier Canadians in the field game.
Of course, the Rochester Rattlers are your 2008 MLL Champions, but our man Quint Kessenich was [...]
August 28, 2008
St. Ignatius Prep’s Roy Lang Welcomed To Cornell Lacrosse
A two-time high school All-American at St. Ignatius Prep, Lang was also selected to participate in the 2008 Under Armour All-America game. He was a three-year varsity letter winner, earning his team’s MVP award as a senior captain. Lang led St. Ignatius Prep to back-to-back 19-1 seasons. As a senior, he scored 74 goals and [...]
August 28, 2008
UCSB Lacrosse To Play In Hawaii Invitational Lacrosse Tournament In October
Aug. 22, 2008
Santa Barbara, CA – UCSB will travel to Oahu October 23rd – 26th to play in the Hawaii Lacrosse Tournament. It is the second year the Gauchos are going to play lacrosse in Hawaii as part of Fall Ball training. The tournament is played at Kapiolani Park at the [...]
August 27, 2008
Stanford Women’s Lacrosse Coach Amy Bokker Completes Coaching Staff
Bokker impressed with former adversary
Three-time Stanford All-American Laura Shane turns to coaching.
Aug. 26, 2008
STANFORD, Calif. – Just a few months after playing against each other, Jaime Sellers and Laura Shane will unite on the women’s lacrosse coaching staff at Stanford.
Sellers, a former William & Mary standout, and Shane, Stanford’s greatest goalkeeper, have joined new Head [...]
August 26, 2008
VIDEO: Major League Lacrosse Championship Highlights
After four past postseason losses, Rochester raced to a 16-6 victory Sunday over Denver before 8,481 fans to capture the franchise’s first league championship.
August 25, 2008
Cameron Piorek Update: Rehabilitation Continues To Make Good Progress
It has been a very exciting week. Cameron has spent time on a bicycle to build up his leg strength as well as to help him with his balance. He can support his own weight on the bike, while being assisted using the pedals. At Project Walk, his team of therapists began a treatment where [...]
August 25, 2008
Major League Lacrosse Champion: Rochester Rattlers Defense Dominates Denver
http://blogs.insidelacrosse.com/2008/08/25/mll-championships-quint-kessenichs-weekend-thoughts/
Saturday’s semifinals were the best
two games of the summer. Rochester dethroned Philadelphia in sudden-death overtime and Denver rallied to send Los Angeles its walking papers.
These games had all the aspects that make lacrosse what it is: Team defense. Snappy ball movement. Hits. Skillful ground ball play. Creative playmaking. Outstanding saves. Timely coaching.
Sunday’s final couldn’t live [...]
August 22, 2008
Major League Lacrosse: Philadelphia Barrage Going For Three-Peat
http://blogs.insidelacrosse.com/2008/08/22/nb-zip-championship-weekend-road-weary-barrage-try-for-3-peat/#more-2733
The life of a professional lacrosse has little in common with that of other professional athletes.
Sure, there’s the sharp uniforms, the equipment deals and the adulation of the fans when you’re on the field, but for the average MLL player, the part-time job may take up an awful lot of your free time between travel [...]
August 21, 2008
Girls Lacrosse On The Big Screen: “Wild Child” Starring Emma Roberts
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kol08/article/default.asp?article_id=46717
by Ami Holt
Hours of running around a muddy sports field have led to a debut on the big screen for five youngsters from Kent.
The five students, from Cranbrook Lacrosse Club, appear in teen romcom Wild Child – which hit cinemas this week.
To film some of the scenes a group of lacrosse-playing extras was needed, so [...]