Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Matt Dunn was on the sidelines when Loyola Blakefield defenseman Peter Laake suffered a commotio cordis event and had to be resuscitated. Now the pro is wearing new chest protection designed to help prevent such incidents, and setting an example.
2. A late goal from star Joey Spallina gave the Mount Sinai boys’ lacrosse program its first Long Island title, sending the Mustangs climbing to No. 3 in this week’s Nike/USA Lacrosse National Top 25.
TIE GAME 24 seconds left in the game ball in your stick @SpallinaJoey you will remember this forever and SO will I!! GWG 12 seconds left -Ice in your veins kid # #abc’s pic.twitter.com/qx2qDLjTqg
— Joe Spallina (@JoeSpallina) June 20, 2021
3. Loyola Academy (Ill.) completed its first undefeated season in girls’ lacrosse, rising nine spots in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Top 25.
4. Sleeping Warrior, the documentary behind Kenya’s women’s lacrosse team’s trip to the 2019 World Lacrosse Women’s U19 World Championship, debuts today.
Sleeping Warrior premieres this Wednesday @kylieohlmiller @unKayTrain_able @KenyaLacrosse @IWLCA #sleepingwarrior pic.twitter.com/s7G1gT3MaZ
— World Lacrosse (@worldlaxsport) June 21, 2021
5. The Premier Lacrosse League announced that it was terminating the contracts of Matt Gaudet and Austin Staats after a reported off-field altercation between the two players.
— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) June 22, 2021
WHAT WE’RE READING
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If you build it, will they come? A new lacrosse program in Iowa is taking root.
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Inside Lacrosse takes a deep look at sideline behavior at youth lacrosse events following an incident in Florida earlier this month.
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The final wave of players selected for the Under Armour Boys and Girls High School All-America games have been announced.
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Katrina Geiger has joined the coaching staff for the Penn State women’s program.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
We’re excited to welcome the U.S. U21 men’s team to USA Lacrosse this weekend and that got us thinking about one of Brennan O’Neill’s top goals of the year.
Brennan O’Neill is ridiculous.
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) April 23, 2021
The kid only needs one hand.
He’s got @DukeMLAX within three goals of @NDlacrosse. pic.twitter.com/QHnDuJIIUv
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Our regional high school players of the week will be announced today.