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

1. Final NLL rosters are rolling out for the 2018-19 season, featuring American players like attackman Matt Rambo (Maryland ’17) making his first pro indoor roster and Trevor Baptiste (Denver ’18) being selected as a transition player, both for the Wings.

Also of note, the Seals added recent Maryland graduate Connor Kelly to its active roster and U.S. gold medalist Marcus Holman (UNC ’13) to the inactive roster.

ROSTERS

​Buffalo Bandits
Calgary Roughnecks
Colorado Mammoth
Georgia Swarm
New England Black Wolves
Philadelphia Wings
Rochester Knighthawks
San Diego Seals
Saskatchewan Rush
Toronto Rock

Stay tuned for more news from Vancouver, which released Evan Messenger and Tony Tremblay from its roster Sunday.

2. The WPLL announced its 2018 All-Star Team on Monday, which is highlighted by 2018 league MVP Marie McCool. McCool was a unanimous selection alongside Kelsea Donnelly, Megan Douty, Brooke Griffin, Alice Mercer and Kylie Ohlmiller

“We were very impressed by the level of talent exhibited throughout the first season of the WPLL,” said commissioner Jen Adams. “We are thrilled to announce our 2018 All-Star team, which reflects the players that league coaches feel made the biggest impact during the 2018 season.”

Check out the full All-Star Team here.

3. US Lacrosse announced Monday the schedule and free mobile app for the 2019 US Lacrosse Convention, set for Jan. 11-13 in Philadelphia.

The speaker lineup features top coaches like John Danowski (Team USA, Duke), Regy Thorpe (Team USA indoor, Syracuse), Andy Shay (Yale), Jenny Levy (Team USA, North Carolina), Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe (James Madison) and Remington Steele (Bucknell).

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4. What does provisional recognition mean?

US Lacrosse CEO Steve Stenersen’s December column recounts the day history was made – Nov. 30, 2018, when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board voted to provisionally recognize the FIL.

“It is perhaps the biggest milestone in the sport’s modern history and a critical step towards the FIL’s strategic vision to return the sport to the Olympic program by 2028,” Stenersen wrote. “The IOC’s decision also introduces the opportunity for US Lacrosse to be recognized by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and welcomed formally into our nation’s Olympic family.”

Learn what it means and why it matters.

5. A Bronx tale shows how a concrete jungle becomes unlikely lacrosse terrain at Highbridge Green School.

“Lacrosse has kind of been this flower in the neighborhood,” said Dan Leventhal, who founded the lacrosse program at Highbridge Green as well as Bronx Lacrosse, the non-profit organization that grew out of it. “You play in your yard and other kids watch through the fence, and it grows from there.”

What We’re Reading

  • Jack Goods continues his team-by-team NLL previews with a look at Colorado.

  • The Tierney family is leaving a legacy in Hofstra Lacrosse, writes the Hofstra Chronicle.

  • Listen to podcasts with Richie Moran (Cornell), Shawn Nadelen (Towson), Andy Copelan (Fairfield) and Marc Zolchonock (Monmouth) from the IMLCA Convention.  

  • College Crosse continues it 2019 preview with a look at Monmouth men’s lacrosse.

  • Buford (Ga.) senior goalie Taylor Lewis signed with Jacksonville men’s lacrosse.

What We’re Watching

Learn instructional tips from Lax Sports Network’s Box Lax 101 training episode and U.S. gold medalist Rob Pannell on dodging from behind cage.

Plus, Ohio State men enter a new wave of training.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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What’s On Tap

  • Return to uslaxmagazine.com to read about Canisius captain Michael Sanzone, who returned to the field months after nearly dying on a 12-miler ROTC ruck.

  • Stay tuned for more team-by-team previews for the 2018-19 NLL season.

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