Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. A month out from U.S. women’s national team tryouts, Kenny DeJohn caught up with the four 2019 U.S. U19 players looking to make the jump to the senior squad.
Sophia DiCenso (Richmond) and Izzy Scane (Northwestern) won a gold medal two summers ago in Ontario. Madison Ahern (Notre Dame) was with that team all the way up to its final training camp in Buffalo. Ally Palermo (Northwestern) was unable to compete due to a knee injury.
2. As part of our Native American Heritage Month coverage, Kenny DeJohn also caught up with former Hofstra and New York Saints great Mikko Red Arrow.
Red Arrow, who is Cherokee and Lenape, competed for the Iroquois Nationals in the 1980s and is now a highly regarded college and professional men’s lacrosse official in North Carolina.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Wednesday is the National Signing Day for the class of 2021. Lacrosse Bucket’s Tanner Demling wrote a primer on the top storylines.
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For one hour in Laconia, N.H. — and for a group of 8U girls’ lacrosse players denied a season in the spring — a July game felt refreshingly normal. Brian Logue’s story about getting back on the field.
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Think you need the perfect wand to play? Former NLL MVP Jeff Shattler used to play with sticks right off the shelf and with broken heads that had to be taped before the game. “The Power of Adaptation,” the latest in a Lacrosse All Stars series.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
The Lacrosse Network’s “Weekly Watch,” which includes a shoutout by host Mikey Diggs to Nelson Rice’s November edition cover story on Black Lacrosse Alliance leader Jules Heningburg.
WHAT’S ON TAP
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How Maverik hopes to put commotio cordis out of commission.
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How Maggie Williams pioneered the sport’s growth in Idaho.
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How Duquesne intends to compete in the increasingly competitive Atlantic 10.