Haley Connaughton had most everything anyone could ask for in a women’s college lacrosse recruit. The Westwood (Mass.) native was immensely skilled. She was a hard worker. She was competitive. She was an All-American from a two-time state champion Westwood High School program. She was willing to … [Read more...]
Boston Cannons lament missed opportunity to cap season of rejuvenation
Relative familiarity bred success for the Boston Cannons early this summer. Then a challenge was renewed in Quincy, Mass. when the other five Major League Lacrosse teams caught up in cohesion with the one squad that brought back a large core of its roster in a revamped league. That’s when the … [Read more...]
MLL and PLL both determined to expand footprints in second year together
The introduction of a second professional lacrosse team in America this year set off what Boston Cannons veteran James Fahey called “a Cold War” between Major League Lacrosse and Paul Rabil’s new Premier Lacrosse League. One year later, the hope is that the territory each league has carved out among … [Read more...]
Vermont: 2019 high school state champions
Champlain Valley Union boys lacrosse coach Dave Trevithick tells his players at the start of each season that it is not the program’s storied history that they have to aspire to live up to, it is their own potential. Once again, CVU did both as it closed out a seventh straight Division 1 state … [Read more...]
James Leary embodies “no pain, no gain” mantra for Boston Cannons
QUINCY, Mass. – James Leary emerged from the battle bloodied and broken, yet not beaten. The Boston Cannons’ long stick was charged with one of the most daunting tasks in Major League Lacrosse in covering former Warrior Player of the Year Rob Pannell, and held one of the most accomplished collegiate … [Read more...]
Maine: 2019 high school state champions
Ateam that did it with defense all year put the ball in the stick of its best offensive player when it needed one goal to win a title. CJ LaBreck delivered like he has so many times before for Thornton Academy with his tally 42 seconds into overtime, bringing home the second consecutive Class A … [Read more...]