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WLax: Duke 2016 Lacrosse Schedule Has Nine Tournament Teams

DURHAM, N.C. – A year after reaching the NCAA semifinals for the seventh time in program history, the Duke women's lacrosse program will play nine of its 16 contests this spring against 2015 NCAA Tournament teams. The Blue Devils' 2016 slate, announced Friday by head coach Kerstin Kimel, also features two of last year's NCAA semifinalists and eight ... More

2018 U.S. Men’s National Team Assistants and Support Staff Named

By Lane Errington | @Lane_Errington   BALTIMORE – US Lacrosse today announced the assistant coaches and support staff for the 2018 U.S. Men’s National Team. Joe Amplo (Marquette University), Seth Tierney (Hofstra University) and Tony Resch (2015 Team USA indoor head coach) have been selected as assistant coaches. They will be led by John ... More

US Lacrosse Adopts New Strategic Plan

from press release | @USLacrosse BALTIMORE — The US Lacrosse Board of Directors recently adopted a new three-year strategic plan that will shape the organization’s priorities from 2016-2018. The adoption was a key step in the planning process that began in the summer of 2014. “We’ve done a thorough review of where we are and what ... More

WLax: University of Findlay Signs Six Lacrosse Recruits for 2017

Findlay, OH – On Thursday, Dec. 10, University of Findlay announced the signing of seven players, one of whom will play for the Oilers this spring.Veronica Lehitnen (Defense) - Lehitnen comes to Findlay from Espoo, Finland, where she attended Tapiola High School and played club lacrosse for Helsinki's Lacrosse Club, which won a pair of Finnish Champions... More

John Danowski Named 2018 U.S. Men’s National Team Head Coach

By Lane Errington | @Lane_Errington Cecil Copeland US Lacrosse today announced John Danowski as head coach of the 2018 U.S. Men’s National Team. A three-time NCAA champion coach at Duke University, Danowski will lead Team USA’s pursuit of a record 10th gold medal at the 2018 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship in ... More

US Lacrosse Partners with Sports Illustrated Play

from press release | @USLacrosse Sports Illustrated Play, a new Time Inc. business devoted to youth and amateur sports, today announced a new partnership with US Lacrosse. Sports Illustrated Play will become the organization’s “Official League Management Partner,” providing registration and content management services to 450,000 US ... More

US Lacrosse “Stick Stories”: Oakland Lacrosse Club

By Lane Errington | @Lane_Errington Gilda Rottman How lacrosse has taken hold in Oakland’s inner-city neighborhoods --- and how US Lacrosse helped to make it happen If you can see it, you can be it. As a group of roughly 50 middle-school kids, many of whom are holding a stick for the first time, rotate through drill stations at an Oakland (Calif.) ... More

Bob Aronson Named Maine Maritime Head Lacrosse Coach

CASTINE, Maine -- Bob Aronson was named Maine Maritime Academy's head men's lacrosse coach on Tuesday."I'd like to thank Director of Athletics, Steve Peed, the hiring committee and especially Coach Adam Sherman for giving me this opportunity," said Aronson, "I'm extremely excited to take over the program that Coach Sherman and the players have worked so ... More

Applications Available for 2018 U.S. Men’s Assistants and Support Staff

By Lane Errington | @Lane_Errington Mark Cafiero BALTIMORE — US Lacrosse and head coach John Danowski are seeking assistant coach and support staff applicants for the 2018 U.S. Men’s National Team. The staff will include three assistant coaches, a general manager, assistant general manager, equipment manager and videographer. The U.S. men&rs... More

Harry Jacobs Named Winner of US Lacrosse’s Homer Schwartz Award

By Paul Ohanian Harry Jacobs, past president and current board member of the Long Island Metro Chapter, has been selected as this year’s winner of the US Lacrosse Homer R. Schwartz Chapter Leadership Award.Created in 2014 to recognize a US Lacrosse chapter leader who embodies the qualities of passion and dedication that Homer provided as a longtime US ... More