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...]