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

1.  Six of the nine first-round picks from the Major League Lacrosse collegiate draft didn’t suit up last weekend, but rookies are already making an impact, including Charlotte’s John Crawley, a fourth-round pick out of Johns Hopkins, pouring in six goals in his pro debut, an 19-18 loss to Atlanta that was the Hounds third one-goal loss of the season. Crawley is wearing uniform number 19 for the Hounds, in honor of his late Johns Hopkins teammate Jeremy Huber.

Crawley was named the Cascade Rookie of the Week for his efforts. Atlanta's James Pannell was named the Warrior Offensive Player of the Week for his four-goal, two-assist effort, including a two-point goal, in the win over Charlotte. Florida goalie Austin Kaut was named the Warrior Defensive Player of the Week after making 21 saves in a 13-10 win over New York.

2. Saskatchewan’s bid for a third straight National Lacrosse League title took a detour with an opening-game loss to Georgia in the best-of-three series. Our resident NLL expert Neil Stevens checks in with game one thoughts.

3. We kicked off of way early 2018 preseason college rankings with a look at the No. 21-25 teams in men’s and women’s Division I.

What We’re Reading

What We’re Watching

Former Virginia star Steele Stanwick shows his “Paint the Pipes” drill to help shooters work on their precision.

What’s on Tap

  • The high school lacrosse season is coming down to crunch time in a few states and we’ll check in with our latest Nike/US Lacrosse rankings today.

  • We’ll continue our preseason men’s and women’s NCAA Division I rankings for 2018 with slots 16 through 20.

“Dialed In” is posted daily Monday-Friday at 8 a.m. Eastern on uslaxmagazine.com.