Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Joey Spallina is ready to take on the pressure of being the No. 1 recruit in the 2022 class. He’s grown up around more college and professional teams that anyone in his class — his father, Joe, is the head coach of Stony Brook women’s lacrosse and a former coach of the New York Lizards.
Kenny DeJohn dives into the background of the highlight-reel talent out of Mount Sinai (N.Y.) who committed to Syracuse on Sept. 15. Check it out now.
2. Out of 1,273 men’s college lacrosse coaches, only 3 percent are Black.
The growth of the game among Black players in ongoing, but the progress made on coaching staffs is much slower. Brian Simpkins celebrates the 15 Black men’s college lacrosse head coach in this week’s Blaxers Blog piece.
3. Field Yates is a big fan of Myles Jones and Redwoods LC.
Yates, the ESPN personality and host of the Fantasy Football Focus podcast, has been rocking Redwoods LC gear all week on-air. Jones caught wind and reached out for this fun exchange.
HUGE fan. Love watching you play and seeing the game continuing to soar. Keep crushing it!
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 8, 2020
Yates and his lacrosse roots were featured on USLaxMagazine.com in 2017.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Longtime official Raymond Buckley headlines a Nassau County High School Athletics Hall of Fame class featuring many with lacrosse backgrounds.
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Former Maryland draw specialist Kali Hartshorn has found a spot as an assistant on the Binghamton women’s staff.
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COVID-19 postponements are allowing many Massachusetts athletes, including lacrosse players, the opportunity to play four sports this year.
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What fans can expect from Merrimack in its second season as a Division I team, albeit without star attackman Charlie Bertrand.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Bellarmine men’s lacrosse is back at it. Beautiful scenes from Kentucky.
Lax under the lights. @BellarmineLax | #SwordsUp pic.twitter.com/Q6CSyovgGk
— Bellarmine Athletics (@BUKnights) October 8, 2020
Cathy Reese’s crew is back on the field at College Park.
It’s good to be back. #FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/gqIFJwC29P
— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) October 8, 2020
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Continuing our Hispanic Heritage Month series with Bianca Rojas.
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More on US Lacrosse's Impact Athletes.