Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Major League Lacrosse announced three more of its season award winners with Zach Goodrich earning the nod as the league’s top defensive player, Ryan Lee being selected as the league’s top offensive player and Sean Sconone repeating as the top goalie in the league.
2. The International World Games Association (IWGA), World Lacrosse (WL) and The World Games 2022 Birmingham Organizing Committee (TWG 2022) announced they have defined a pathway for the Haudenosaunee Nation to be represented at The World Games 2022 — a multi-sport Olympic-style event for sports not included in the Olympic Games.
A joint statement from World Lacrosse, The International World Games Association and The World Games 2022 details how the Haudenosaunee Nation now has a pathway to eligibility for The World Games.https://t.co/dvuuQyIDw3
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) August 14, 2020
3. The near misses over his 30-plus year coaching career have made the consecutive Premier Lacrosse League championships for Whipsnakes head coach Jim Stagnitta all the sweeter.
4. Duke women’s lacrosse seniors Catherine Cordrey and Callie Humphrey will both be back for one more year after their expected final seasons in 2020 were cut short due to COVID.
PHOTO BY PEYTON WILLIAMS
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Former Penn State lacrosse star Chris Hogan has signed with the NFL’s New York Jets.
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The IWLCA announced the dates for its 2021 IWLCA Tournament Series, a collection of regional and national events set to begin next June.
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Angus Goodleaf, who suffered a heart stoppage while playing lacrosse last year, has signed on with the National Lacrosse League’s Philadelphia Wings.
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Former UMass standout Kiley Anderson has been hired as an assistant women’s lacrosse coach at Connecticut.
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Dan Coates has been named as an assistant captain for the Georgia Swarm.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Find your wall.
Feliz #PlayLaxDay alrededor del mundo, cualquier lugar es bueno para hacer un poco de drills de pared, solo es cuestión de ser creativo / Happy #PlayLaxDay around the world, every spot is good to do some wall ball drills just be creative like our HC Andrew Haas pic.twitter.com/hstHxuAwMR
— México Lacrosse (@mexicolacrosse) August 15, 2020
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Major League Lacrosse will continue rolling out its year end awards, including faceoff specialist, longstick midfielder and short stick defensive midfielder.