-Lacrosse Continues to Explode Across US
-Is this the Future of Lacrosse?
-Lacrosse Growing as High School Club Sport in Indiana
-Girls Lacrosse Growing at Scranton Prep
-Growth of Girls Lacrosse in Minnesota
-UNC and the Growth of Women's Lacrosse
-Why Lacrosse is Booming in British Universities
-Television Exposure Helps Penn State Lacrosse Grow
-Edmonton Still Feeling Lacrosse Boost From Departed NLL Team
-Grad Helps Set Foundation for Pittsburgh Area High School Team
-Trump Talks Jim Brown and Lacrosse
-Officials Shortage Challenges Oregon Lacrosse
-Prep Lacrosse Begins First Season in Duluth, MN
-Lacrosse Growth Provides Ohio HS Students with More Opportunities
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Monday Lax Links
Monday, April 18, 2016
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Gulf South Conference (DII) Adds Women's Lacrosse
Wednesday, September 09, 2015
Birmingham, AL—The increasing popularity of women's lacrosse has expanded into the Gulf South Conference, as the league officially announced that it will be adding the sport to its sponsorship list for 2015-16.
The GSC Presidents agreed to move forward with the addition of women's lacrosse at its annual business meeting this past June and the addition was made official when the University of Montevallo and Young Harris College signed on as affiliate members last week.
"Women's lacrosse has consistently been one of the fastest growing sports in the NCAA for a number of years and we are excited to provide championship and award opportunities for these student-athletes in the Gulf South Conference," GSC Commissioner Matt Wilson said. "Our Board of Directors believes this is a sport that makes sense for the GSC and I anticipate seeing more regional Division II programs in the next four or five years."
Full Article
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-Australia
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-Turkey
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MLL Expands to Atlanta
Sunday, August 09, 2015
ATLANTA (August 7, 2015) -Major League Lacrosse Commissioner David Gross today announced the addition of the league's ninth and newest team, the Atlanta Blaze. Based in Kennesaw, Georgia, the Atlanta Blaze will join MLL league play in the 2016 season.
"We are thrilled to welcome the Atlanta Blaze into MLL. This is a market we've spent quite a bit of time in over the past few years and know the fans are hungry for professional lacrosse," said Gross, commissioner of the MLL. "We are sure they are going to love watching the Atlanta Blaze play."
In a press conference on Friday, Gross and team executives announced the new name, Blaze logo, ownership structure and commitment to bring the best lacrosse to Atlanta. In addition, the team announced a plan for free home-game tickets for all local firefighters.
"Given the success of last year's MLL Championship and the tremendous amount of growth around lacrosse in the region - there is a lot of excitement around the sport in Atlanta right now," said Dan Corso, executive director of the Atlanta Sports Council. "We look forward to working with our great partners around the community and MLL, to support the new Atlanta team and help them get acclimated to their new home."
Full Article
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Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (DII) To Sponsor Lacrosse
Saturday, June 06, 2015
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --- Men's lacrosse is being added as an official Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference sport starting in the 2015-16 school year.
Participating members will be Adams State University, Colorado Mesa University, CSU-Pueblo and Westminster College. Rockhurst University (Kansas City, Mo.) will also participate as an associate member.
"Lacrosse has been the fastest growing sp
ort in the NCAA and we are pleased to support the program for our male student-athletes while enhancing the development of the sport within the Rocky Mountain region," said RMAC Commissioner Chris Graham. "It is always rewarding when the membership can expand competitive opportunities."
With the addition of men's lacrosse, the RMAC now sponsors 23 sports, the most in the 105-year history of the conference. This is the first men's sport added to the RMAC since men's swimming and diving in 2008. Women's lacrosse became an official RMAC sport in 2013.
Full Article
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Marian University (NAIA IN) Adds Women's Lacrosse
Thursday, March 19, 2015
INDIANAPOLIS - The Marian University department of athletics is proud to announce the expansion
"We are proud to continue the expansion of our department," said Downing. "We have added women's soccer (1998), women's golf (2004), men's football (2007) and men's and women's bowling (2010) in the past two decades and the addition of women's lacrosse just makes sense. It's an emerging sport across the nation and we are looking to bring in the top quality student-athletes who will not only compete for championships, but also be strong students in the classroom."
Full Article
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Lacrosse on the Rise in the UK
Monday, March 02, 2015
With membership up 65% over the last five years, lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in England.
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NAIA Looking to Add Lacrosse Invitational in 2017
Friday, February 06, 2015
Ottawa University is excited to be a part of a quickly growing and widely-popular sport -- men's and women's lacrosse. The NAIA lacrosse coaches' association and the NAIA national office are looking at ways to take this sport -- which carries the 'emerging sport' status -- to the next level. If the sport meets certain benchmarks and passes through the appropriate process, that next step could be a national invitational in the 2017 season.
As outlined in the NAIA's October webinar, men's lacrosse had 23 varsity and 15 club teams at the NAIA level while women's lacrosse had 20 varsity and six club teams in April of 2014. To be considered for an Invitational by the NAIA there must be 25 sponsoring institutions, a sports manual, and it has to be approved by the National Administrative Council. With a number of NAIA institutions adding lacrosse in the past nine months, the number of teams should easily surpass association requirements this coming April.
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Quincy University (DII IL) Adds Men's Lacrosse
Tuesday, December 09, 2014
Quincy University announced plans to completely renovate historic QU Stadium—home of QU baseball and future home of QU football—with a $4 million investment by PFIC, a California-based developer of facilities for colleges and universities such as University of Massachusetts, University of Houston, Bucknell University, and University of Connecticut. The renovations are to begin immediately and are slated for completion by fall 2015. Quincy University President Dr. Robert Gervasi stated that the improved facilities will benefit not only the players on the field, but also the university as a whole as well as the entire Quincy region.
"QU prides itself in excellence in education and in all aspects. Therefore, we must be competitive in attracting student athletes," Gervasi says. "The expansion of QU athletics will increase overall enrollment, creating a more vibrant campus experience. We envision QU Stadium to be a destination for large scale events appealing to the entire Quincy Region."
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Concordia University - Chicago Adds Lacrosse
Monday, November 03, 2014
Oct. 28, 2014 – Concordia University Chicago will begin men's and women's lacrosse during the 2015-16 academic year. The announcement was made at the recent 2014 Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
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"Concordia University Chicago is an ideal university for student-athletes to flourish in the classroom, in their sports and ultimately in life beyond college," said Dr. Daniel L. Gard, President of Concordia University Chicago. "The University looks forward to lacrosse becoming a part of our active and growing athletic program and to the presence of lacrosse players who will add much to our campus. Go, Cougars' Lacrosse!"
The addition of both lacrosse programs will increase the number of intercollegiate sports programs offered at CUC to 19. "We think that lacrosse is a growing sport that fits the profile of the students attending Concordia-Chicago," said Pete Gnan, Concordia-Chicago Director of Athletics. "By adding two additional athletic programs, it will enhance the opportunities that students have for intercollegiate competition at the university."
Full Article
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Sunday Lax Links
Sunday, October 19, 2014
-UK Website Interviews Paul Rabil
-Southern Conference Adds Air Force
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-Naperville, IL Community to Get Lacrosse
-The Growth of Lacrosse at UK Universities
-Lacrosse Growing in Netanya, Israel
-Columbia School District (MO) Considering Lacrosse
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-Notre Dame and Team USA Play to Capacity Crowd in Washington State
Sunday Lax Links
Sunday, September 21, 2014
-Sport England Rewards England Lacrosse For Sports Growth
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-2014 High School Participation Survey Results Released
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Would BC Drop Baseball for Lacrosse?
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Brad Bates faces a series of decisions with regards to Men's Basketball in the coming days and weeks. He knows. We know. And it really should be the top of mind, since outside of Football, basketball should be our biggest revenue generator. However, an empty Conte is causing deficits, not surpluses. Once dealt with then his next big issue will be BC Baseball.
Baseball's problems are two fold. First Bates needs to determine if we are any good. The Florida swing wasn't encouraging, but there is still a lot of baseball to play. If Gambino doesn't show improvement and competitiveness, then he needs to go. Being a BC grad is always a plus, but you cannot overlook losing forever. Gambino's ties to Gene and the fact he was selected over more experienced candidates, doesn't bode well for him getting the benefit of the doubt from Bates.
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St. Gregory's University (NAIA OK) & Felician College (DII NJ) Add Lacrosse
Thursday, November 28, 2013
SHAWNEE – St. Gregory's University will add three varsity sports for the start of the 2014-2015 academic year, athletics director Jeff Potter announced Wednesday. Men's and women's swimming and diving in addition to men's lacrosse will bring SGU's total offering of athletics programs to 17.
Potter said the university has already begun a search to fill the staffing needs of all three sports.
"Swimming and diving is an underserved sport in our region, and lacrosse has been identified as one of the most rapidly growing games in the United States," said SGU President Greg Main. "We are excited to be adding these programs and look forward to providing SGU's quality educational experience to future students who may be interested in them."
RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Felician College is adding three varsity intercollegiate sports to its athletics program, college officials announced today. New for the 2014-15 academic year will be women’s outdoor track & field, women’s bowling and women’s lacrosse.
“We are adding these three sports for the continued growth of our athletic department,” said Ben DiNallo, Felician College Athletic Director. “We’ve identified these particular sports as those that are continually growing in popularity among women athletes. Also, two of the three – lacrosse and outdoor track – are currently conference championship sports so we will have immediate post-season opportunities because of our membership in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.”
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Albertus Magnus College Pushing Back Varsity Start to 2014
Sunday, January 06, 2013
Albertus Magnus College has announced that both its men's and women's lacrosse teams will begin their Varsity competition in 2014 as both teams will compete as club teams in 2013.
"We're excited to get men's and women's lacrosse off of the ground at Albertus Magnus College. Both Darryl Delia (men's lacrosse head coach) and Steve Jewett (women's lacrosse head coach) are doing a great job creating a buzz surrounding our programs," said Director of Athletic Michael Spinner. "We're all looking forward to the spring of 2014 when we can finally unveil three years of very hard work, and have a product on the field that the entire Albertus Magnus community can be proud of."
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Chazz Woodson Grows the Game in Miami Dade
Thursday, September 01, 2011
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Video of Lacrosse in Uganda
Sunday, August 28, 2011
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Mid Winter Links
Thursday, January 13, 2011
The lacrosse world has been quiet lately but here are some links of interest that have popped up over the last couple weeks.
-MLL Teams React to New Draft Date
-USC Names It's First Coach in Program History
-What Men's Lacrosse Can Learn From Football
-Launching A Lacrosse Program in Minnesota
-DII Lacrosse May Be Close to Playoff Expansion
-AMC Names First Head Coach
-Interview with the English Lacrosse Association
-Box Lacrosse and Germany
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Overview of Lacrosse in Michigan
Sunday, August 08, 2010
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Quick Hits:
-Albright College Receives One Million Dollar Donation to Start Lacrosse
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