Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Syracuse attackman Stephen Rehfuss has entered the transfer portal, and he might not be the only star from the Orange considering a transfer.
Sources confirmed the news first reported by Chris Jastrzembski, and Inside Lacrosse added that the moves could be tied to an ongoing disciplinary process. The sources added that those considering a transfer could include members of Syracuse’s vaunted midfield.
Click here for more on a developing situation.
2. Rachel Vallarelli is hoping to have the same impact on lacrosse as Sarah Fuller has for football.
Vallarelli, the box goalie who has attempted to make an NLL roster and even competed at the NLL Elite Combine, wrote a first-person account of her experiences as a woman in a men’s sport.
3. The Patriot League is splitting into two divisions for the 2021 season, according to Inside Lacrosse.
The report states that the league will form North and South divisions split by geography in a season running from March 6 to April 24.
4. Our preseason contents continue with the Division II Women’s Preseason Positional Players of the Year.
Check out the full list, which includes four stars of Division II women’s lacrosse.
5. The Division II Men’s Preseason Positional Players of the Year feature a group of veterans looking to lead their teams to a national title.
Click here for the write-up on these stars.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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More on the efforts of a boys’ lacrosse community in Connecticut and US Lacrosse to have the NFHS reconsider its designation of the sport as “high risk” as it pertains to the pandemic.
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Lacrosse All Stars creates a mock PLL Expansion Draft for the incoming Cannons LC.
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A federal judge has granted a limited appeal filed by former Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely, who was convicted of murdering then-girlfriend Yardley Love a decade ago. Huguely is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence.
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Eastern Michigan women’s lacrosse, which will begin play in the 2022-23 season, signed its first recruit.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Combining the past and the future of the sport. If this doesn’t get you excited for the merger, nothing will.
The future is now pic.twitter.com/XaK6IyMiTk
— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) December 22, 2020
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Get ready for our Division III Preseason Positional Players of the Year for 2021.
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No Dialed In for Thursday or Friday. Everyone enjoy the holiday weekend, and stay safe!