Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The Patriot League has canceled fall sports.
The latest league to cancel fall athletics, the Patriot League will not allow any fall competition — including fall lacrosse. Army and Navy are exempt from the ruling because they are “unique in their environments and their missions within higher education.”
“While this policy applies to all league sponsored sports, Army and Navy are specifically excepted from this policy based on their unique ethos and role intercollegiate competition plays in their broader missions to educate and train officers to serve in the U.S. armed forces,” Army AD Mike Buddie said in a statement.
2. Go inside how Major League Lacrosse finalized its season.
US Lacrosse Magazine contributor Phil Shore spoke with MLL executives and players about how the league’s 20th anniversary season came to be. The current structure was the league’s fourth option, but in the ever-changing COVID world, it proved to be the most logical.
“We had multiple conversations at the league and team level and the ownership level to figure this out,” MLL commissioner Alexander Brown said. “Like every other league, we went through a lot of different scenarios.”
The MLL’s 2020 season kicks of July 18 on the ESPN family of networks. A champion will be crowned July 26. Read the full story here.
3. The High Point men have promoted Ken Broschart to associate head coach.
Broschart joined the High Point staff in 2017 and served as the offensive coordinator in 2019. He led the offense to the most productive season in program history that year, as the offense broke records for points (354), goals (232), assists (122) and shooting percentage (.340) in a single season.
Read the full release here.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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From the July/August edition of the magazine: how helmet stickers helped change the culture for the Northern Vermont Youth Lacrosse League.
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Also from the July/August edition: Give & Go with Team USA’s last-second hero, Tom Schreiber.
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Amari Pollard of Inside Lacrosse spoke to four Black women’s lacrosse players and shared their stories.
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What would an altered 2021 college lacrosse schedule look like? Tanner Demling of Lacrosse Bucket answers that here.
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The Pittsburgh women have added Brittney Villhauer, a transfer from Jacksonville.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Philadelphia Barrage rookie Mark Evanchick could throw some weight around as a sophomore at Penn.
Great day in the weight room new squat record set at 500lb by Sophomore Mark Evanchick! Adam Goldner a sophomore moves up to 420lb while senior Chris Santangelo jumps up to 410lbs #ILPL #TrainWithPurpose pic.twitter.com/FGdMT2z5zY
— Penn Men's Lacrosse (@PennMensLax) December 6, 2017
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Why Michael Kraus is excited to suit up for his hometown Connecticut Hammerheads.