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Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

1. A surprising announcement came out of Holy Cross on Friday afternoon as Peter Burke is no longer the head men’s lacrosse coach at the school. The school’s brief announcement didn’t even list Burke’s name, just that there was a change in leadership with assistant coach Shayne Lynch taking over as the interim head coach.

Burke was elevated from assistant to interim head coach himself on June 29, 2018. His Crusaders went 7-7 in 2019, reaching the Patriot League tournament. That record was the program's best since 1987. Holy Cross went 4-3 in the COVID-shortened 2020 season.

2. It’s less than a month from the normal start of a college lacrosse season, but many teams/leagues have yet to formally announce plans for 2021 due to the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

One league that has moved forward publicly with its plan is the Patriot League. On Friday, the league announced it will have North and South divisions for both men’s and women’s lacrosse. The teams will play a minimum of seven league games — beginning on March 6 — and the championship weekends will be May 6-9.

No. 1 ranked North Carolina women’s coach Jenny Levy told Lax Sports Network that her season will start on Feb. 13 against James Madison and a 15-game scheduled will include 10 ACC games.

3. Rashad Devoe dreamed of coaching at Amherst. Now he’s getting that chance and determined to help his impact felt beyond the Lord Jeff program.

4. As we welcome the promise of 2021, US Lacrosse CEO Steve Stenersen highlights one of the biggest resolutions for the sport: assuring that every child feels like they belong in our sport.

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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

So many fun moments on this compilation of high school lacrosse coverage over the last five years from Lax Sports Network. You might even catch our editor Matt DaSilva on some of the commentary.

WHAT’S ON TAP

  • We begin our team-by-team Top 20 previews today, beginning with the No. 20 Johns Hopkins men and the No. 20 Virginia Tech women.

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