In the middle of a lost summer for much of the world, Nick Marrocco found something within himself to overcome the 120-degree turf night after night after night, and the punishing string of games that he said left him sore for two weeks, to lead an undermanned team competing amid the fears and … [Read more...]
Face time: Alleyne’s aim is diversity, inclusion, inspiration
Kris Alleyne wants to do what he can to make lacrosse a sport where kids who look like him believe they can grow up and realize the opportunities he’s enjoyed because of it. The Connecticut Hammerheads goaltender said for a good 10 years he was the only Black player on his team as he grew up about … [Read more...]
Sean Sconone cemented elite goalie status with Hammerheads
All Bill Warder needed from Sean Sconone was for the goalie to stand on his head and put the team on his back, and the Connecticut Hammerheads coach was pretty sure everything would work out in the Major League Lacrosse tournament season. It was a big ask, Warder readily admits, but one he made of … [Read more...]
Behind the bubble: How unlikely heroes boosted champ Cannons
In a season like no other in history – in a world where guarantees and constants had become so elusive and fleeting – the Boston Cannons had a chance to do something indelible amid so much uncertainty. In their sixth game in nine days, playing the 20th season as a founding franchise of a league … [Read more...]
MLL: Playoff rematch worth the wait for Corcoran, Cannons
Scott Corcoran’s long-sought homecoming has turned into one long road trip. The Merrimack College and Austin Prep alumnus thought it was about time when he was traded to the Boston Cannons from the New York Lizards on March 4 after three Major League Lacrosse seasons. But when the world started to … [Read more...]
Cannons, Hammerheads poised for sprint to the MLL finish
The marathon is about to turn into a sprint for the Major League Lacrosse championship. While the MLL has found a way to persevere with its 20th season amid the coronavirus health crisis, it will certainly be a season like no other starting Saturday, when all six teams travel to Navy-Marine Corps … [Read more...]
‘Heartbroken’ — Mass. guidelines force cancellation of Senior Classic
Tom Dalicandro knows he should have known better than to get his hopes up about seeing the vision of a Senior Classic lacrosse tournament for all those players across Massachusetts who missed out on their final high school season come to fruition this summer. He just couldn’t help it. “I think it … [Read more...]
Michael Kraus set to make another mark in Connecticut
Michael Kraus (New Canaan, Conn.) drove all the way from Virginia to Connecticut, and back, before he learned he was coming home to stay. The New Canaan High School alumnus said he returned to Connecticut soon after the coronavirus health crisis canceled the University of Virginia lacrosse team’s … [Read more...]
Ally DaCosta’s return bolsters Merrimack’s D-1 foundation
It was an adjustment. The opponents were faster. The players were taller. The penalty for any letup in focus or intensity was something the Merrimack College women’s lacrosse team had not experienced in recent years as it steadily rose to the top of the Division 2 Northeast-10 Conference. “Obviously … [Read more...]
Nick Mellen set to step out of comfort zone with Cannons
The No. 11 is not chosen when you are a member of the Syracuse University lacrosse team's defense. It is earned. That’s why Nick Mellen was so honored when he was awarded the number this spring as a fifth-year senior, a number passed down to the team’s defensive leader. The close defenseman was well … [Read more...]
How Walpole’s Lukas Buckley kept great lacrosse story going
Lukas Buckley (Walpole, Mass.) waited nearly two full years to get back out on the lacrosse field between the start of his senior year at Xaverian Brothers of Westwood and his sophomore season at Ohio State due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament. When the chance came to keep that lacrosse career … [Read more...]
My Story: Caster wants one more challenge at UMass Lowell
Hana Caster (North Attleboro, Mass.) has never been afraid of a challenge. For her, it’s the challenge that makes the achievement all the more rewarding. The UMass Lowell senior didn’t quite realize the scope of the challenge before her in 2012 as a freshman in a new North Attleboro High School … [Read more...]
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