Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Major League Lacrosse has announced the location for the next three All-Star games. The 2019 game will be played at Chesapeake’s home field, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. The 2020 game will be played in Atlanta and the 2021 game will be played in Denver.
2. Former players are taking on increased roles with Major League Lacrosse coaching staffs.
3. Matt Vinc of the Rochester Knighthawks was named the NLL’s Goalie of the Year for the sixth time in his career.
4. The Western Mid-Atlantic regional report in the July/August issue of US Lacrosse Magazine highlights a recent high school graduate running an adaptive lacrosse clinic in Western Pennsylvania.
5. The Boston University and Michigan men’s lacrosse teams will be playing in the St. Louis Fall Classic from Oct. 20-21 at Lindenwood to benefit the St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Kerri Stoothoff, an assistant coach on James Madison’s national championship squad last season, has been named as an assistant coach at Notre Dame.
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Rutgers did its due diligence before hiring former Air Force head coach Eric Seremet as its new offensive coordinator.
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Former U.S. U19 player Dylan Johnson is one of four captains named for next year’s University of Denver team. Johnson is joined by Austin French, Colton Jackson and Danny Logan.
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The Charlotte Hounds welcome back FIL MVP Michael Ehrhardt and all-world selection Ryan Brown, along with the Haus brothers, as they face a must-win game this weekend.
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It hasn't been a great year on the field for the Ohio Machine, but the franchise continues to make strides off the field.
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Syracuse commit and Poway (Calif.) HS star Marquez White literally keeps his lacrosse career on his bedroom wall.
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Haley Wong got to experience the FIL World Championship as an athletic training intern.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
John Danowski was a class act from the first time he coached the U.S. team to the very end. His 23 “sons” will never forget his part in building a special team.
Legendary! Coach John Danowski speaks with @ESPN's @paulcarcaterra moments after @USAMLAX won gold at the 2018 FIL World Championship! #Netanya2018 #WorldChampions pic.twitter.com/VxXi0gWcZc
— US Lacrosse (@USLacrosse) July 25, 2018
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Major League Lacrosse has two games on the schedule tonight. Ohio (3-9) hosts Florida (4-7) and Atlanta (5-6) hosts Chesapeake (8-3) in essentially a must-win game if it wants to keep its playoff hopes alive. Denver (7-5), Charlotte (7-6), New York (6-6) and Atlanta (5-6) all appear to be fighting for the final two playoff spots with Dallas (10-2) and Chesapeake (8-3) leading the league.
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