Good morning. Here's the latest from the lacrosse world:
1. Above all others.
Charlotte North was the winner in our #BestOfLax2022 voting in the Best Women’s Player for the year. North won her second straight Tewaaraton Award, helped the USA squad win a gold medal and starred in her first year of Athletes Unlimited.
Bow to the queen
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) December 24, 2022
Charlotte North is your pick for Best Women's Player in #BestofLax2022! pic.twitter.com/L7gm6u52Jt
2. A little Throwback Tuesday.
The Arizona Sting, a former National Lacrosse League franchise, attracted a crowd of more than 12,000 fans for their first home game 18 years ago.
12/26/03 – The Arizona #Sting (Lacrosse) christened the brand new Glendale Arena w/the first-ever event there, defeating the Vancouver Ravens 16-12, their first victory since moving to AZ from Columbus. Sting forward Pat Maddalena scored the first goal 49sec in. 12,789 attended. pic.twitter.com/ffwY2tGsMa
— Arizona Sports History (@AZSportsHistory) December 26, 2022
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Peter Lasagna with a moving story about Adam Pascal’s speech to the IMLCA Convention, sharing his unimaginable heartbreak and the lacrosse community helping him to keep moving forward.
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Radnor (Pa.) High School boys’ lacrosse coach John Beiger was named the National Interscholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association’s national Coach of the Year.
WHAT’S WE'RE WATCHING
Louisville women’s lacrosse sharing some happy holidays messages.
Happy Holidays from our squad to yours! #GoCards pic.twitter.com/fb95n97wcm
— Louisville Lacrosse (@LouisvilleLax) December 25, 2022
WHAT’S ON TAP
Our weekly NLL power rankings.