Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Wednesday, June 14

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

1. The U.S. men’s national team wrapped up training camp at Duke on Tuesday and will now set its sights on the World Lacrosse Men’s Championship opener a week from today in San Diego. “Home Soil” debuts tonight (7 p.m. EDT) on Next Level Sports and Entertainment.

2. Two of three Premier Lacrosse League games this weekend in Columbus, Ohio, have sold out, the league said on social media Tuesday. Friday’s Waterdogs-Atlas game coincides with the first Columbus Air Show since 2007 and will feature a national anthem flyover by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium’s official capacity is 2,147.

3. Dominican University is elevating its men’s and women’s lacrosse programs from club to varsity and will compete at the NCAA Division II level effective immediately, the school announced Tuesday.

4. The latest Nike/USA Lacrosse high school rankings came out Tuesday. Here are the reports.

Boys: National Top 25 | Regional Top 10s
Girls: National Top 25 | Regional Top 10s

WHAT WE’RE READING

• From World Lacrosse, a look back (and forward) at the sport’s path to potential Olympic inclusion.

• From the Chicago Tribune, how Kelly Amonte Hiller and Northwestern lacrosse rediscovered their winning ways.

• From USA Lacrosse, an announcement of the medical personnel who will join the support staff of U.S. national teams competing in 2024.

• From Go Fund Me, a fundraiser for Florida Crabs and Creekside (Fla.) High School lacrosse coach Jasonn Alford, who is battling prostate cancer.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Axe throwing, um, highlights with the U.S. men’s national team in Durham.

The lights are bright. The pressure is unspeakable. There is no margin for error.

THIS IS URBAN AXES. pic.twitter.com/kVcphgk5hH

— U.S. Men's National Team (@USAMLax) June 13, 2023

And what it means to represent the United States in world championship competition.

@PremierLacrosse

Hear from some PLL players who have been tapped to represent @USAMLax at the men's championship

: https://t.co/ndNyy5yeZ1#WLMC | #SanDiego2023 pic.twitter.com/YGGdwsYn0b

— World Lacrosse (@WorldLacrosse) June 13, 2023