Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The long-awaited news of a Major League Lacrosse team coming to Dallas was finally realized yesterday with the announcement that the Rattlers will begin play at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas in 2018. Forbes writes that though the Cowboys haven’t invested financially in the Rattlers, the two teams have developed a marketing partnership. The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle covers the Rattlers move from the city.
There was much excitement on social – in part due the successful MLL championship game played at the facility last summer – but also regret about Rochester losing its team.
Frisco is now home to seven professional sports teams! @MLL_Lacrosse announced @RattlersLax will move to Frisco, playing their home games at The Ford Center at @thestarinfrisco.
— City of Frisco,Texas (@CityOfFriscoTx) November 16, 2017
Read more https://t.co/b6ff0XOPO7#SportsCityUSA #SeeYourselfinFrisco pic.twitter.com/wPY9v7RAPa
Welcome to D-FW, Major League Lacrosse! Rattlers relocate as latest franchise to make Star in Frisco home
— SportsDayDFW (@SportsDayDFW) November 16, 2017
https://t.co/cvuRr4mruo via @khairopoulos pic.twitter.com/i6crCVGTpV
Great news for the League! Dallas is a solid addition. Takes care of 1 of the 2 big off season questions in the MLL. When do we find out who the next commissioner is? https://t.co/svVXB6NFB3
— Matt Bocklet (@Bocko7) November 16, 2017
Tough news with the relocation of the #Ratz players and coaches were part of the fabric of the community w great pride in.Rochester sad day
— Joe Spallina (@JoeSpallina) November 16, 2017
As excited as one might be about this move to Dallas let’s not forget a pro lacrosse team couldn’t operate in an enormous hotbed for lacrosse #why
— Mark Millon (@markmillon) November 16, 2017
@RattlersLax welcome to @MLL_Lacrosse looking forward to #Frisco #TX
— Thomas Mariano (@TomMariano81) November 16, 2017
From hosting cookouts to lending Jordan Wolf his old rib pads to wrestling @Orto30, @soudo33 did anything for his players and got the most out of them in return. League's gonna miss him.
— Joe Keegan (@joekeegs) November 16, 2017
2. Cindy Timchal is a member of the inaugural IWLCA Hall of Fame class and was inducted at the organization’s annual meeting yesterday. It’s the eighth of hall of fame of her illustrious career, but Justin Feil writes how Navy’s Cinderella run last year added another big boost to her legacy.
3. Former Wesleyan player Field Yates has made a name for himself on ESPN and is now best known for his NFL coverage, but he hasn’t forgotten his lacrosse roots.
4. The population of Montana ranks just 44th in terms of size in the U.S., but geography-wise, it’s the nation’s fourth largest state. That hasn’t stopped the growth of lacrosse.
5. According to the NCAA, lacrosse has the highest percentage of high school players going on to play at the collegiate level. Of note, this chart uses NFHS data only, and there are tens of thousands of high school players competing for teams not included in NFHS data.
If you play HS sports, how likely is it that you'll make it to the next level? https://t.co/1660y7oOhW pic.twitter.com/OvCHPgmirZ
— NCAA Research (@NCAAResearch) November 16, 2017
WHAT WE’RE READING
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In an impressive lineup of speakers will be at LaxCon at the Baltimore Convention Center from Jan. 19-21. Early bird registration ends Nov. 30. Sign up now to save.
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US Lacrosse is fortunate to have Naoko Akutsu interning with us this year. She’s a volunteer with the Japan Lacrosse Association and shares some of journey.
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Congrats to the US Lacrosse Central Ohio Chapter for their work in helping to put on a summer lacrosse clinic with a host of partners, including the Ohio Machine. The Ohio Parks and Recreation gave it first place in the sports category in its 2017 Award of Excellence winners.
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US Lacrosse magazine contributor Marisa Ingemi shares her thoughts on the MLL in a blog on College Crosse.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
If you want to see how competitive someone really is, watch an athlete play a sport that’s not their chosen sport.
Crazy finish to the game. 10-7 Gold. Blue missed a field goal as time expired. Check back in for our next Olympic games. #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/jlh5TzHCLs
— Notre Dame W Lax (@NDWomensLax) November 16, 2017
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