On Tuesday afternoon the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) announced via social media that Whipsnakes LC had complete a trade with Chrome LC, acquiring Max Tuttle in exchange for defensemen Foster Huggins and James Barclay. Tuttle was the 15th overall pick in the 2019 PLL College Draft, and scored five...
MLL announces 2020 College Draft plans
Nearly two weeks after becoming the first summer professional lacrosse league to announce a delay in their season, Major League Lacrosse (MLL) has now become the first to announce detailed plans for their draft. In a press release sent out Friday morning, MLL Commissioner Alexander Brown announced...
Rage Ball is all the rage: Andy Towers and his son invent lacrosse-style sport while quarantined
When you live in a competitive household such as the Towers house, and have nothing but time on your hands, great things can happen. And in this case, that great thing was the birth of Rage Ball. “On the bounce back we would always play lacrosse tennis, and then we put in a court and then we...
WPLL cancels 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns
The Women’s Professional Lacrosse League (WPLL) announced the cancellation of their 2020 season today due to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. It would have been the league’s third season. The cancellation comes on the heels of the MLL and PLL announcing delays to their...
Despite uncertainty surrounding 2020 PLL season, Jim Stagnitta and Whipsnakes LC remain ready to defend title
No lead is safe in professional sports. That saying is especially true in pro lacrosse. Whipsnakes LC head coach Jim Stagnitta experienced that firsthand in last September’s PLL Championship game. He watched as a 9-2 Whipsnakes lead with a little over two minutes remaining in the third...
Premier Lacrosse League postpones start of 2020 season
The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) announced Friday that they would be suspending the beginning of their 2020 season in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The PLL was originally scheduled to start on May 29 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. “The health of our players...
Callum Crawford signs with the Chesapeake Bayhawks
After a two-year hiatus, Callum Crawford is officially making his return to the field game after signing with the Chesapeake Bayhawks. The news that the veteran attackman planned to rejoin Major League Lacrosse (MLL) first came when he was drafted by Chesapeake in the MLL supplemental draft in...
NLL cancels remaining 2020 regular season games
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) announced that it has cancelled the remainder of the 2020 regular season due to COVID-19 concerns. NLL officials are looking at any number of scenarios to return to play when all stakeholders and health officials deem that possible. There is no timeline on when...
After a heartbreaking 2019 finish, Nat St. Laurent and Redwoods LC have sights set on a PLL championship
When Joe Walters buried an outside shot to give Redwoods LC an 11-10 lead with just 1:36 remaining, he put the Redwoods on the verge of a PLL championship. In front of a packed crowd at Talen Energy Stadium, the Redwoods pulled off an improbable comeback and were just minutes away from winnng the...
MLL delays 2020 season in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Major League Lacrosse (MLL) announced it is delaying its 2020 season in response to the global COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The decision was made and after coordination with the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and state and local officials. “This decision was made to safeguard the health of...
