During Homecoming, current members of the Georgia Tech lacrosse club and alumni will gather as they do every year to celebrate their sport and play a friendly game.
This year has the added bonus of being the 40th anniversary of the team’s founding — sort of.
As club organizers and alumni are quick to point out, though the modern incarnation of the lacrosse club dates to 1971, the sport’s roots at Tech trace back much further, all the way to the 19th century establishment of lacrosse at the collegiate level.
Ann Arbor, Mich. – Former University of Michigan Men’s Lacrosse player Brekan Kohlitz has been signed by the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League, North America’s professional indoor league. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Kohlitz was a faceoff specialist for the Wolverines between 2005-2008, and was a 1st-Team All American in his final two years. The 2008 MCLA Tournament MVP, Kohlitz compiled over a 70% faceoff win percentage over his career and set Michigan records for faceoff wins and ground balls. In May of 2008 Kohlitz became the first MCLA player ever selected in the MLL (Major League Lacrosse) draft, and he spent that summer playing for the Washington Bayhawks. Kohlitz will join the team in November for training camp before the start of the season. Read the rest of this entry »
A great story coming out New York. Tom Rotanz was the coach of the 2002 Shoreham-Wading River team who won the New York State Championship . When Tom was 12 years old, his father, Richard, a NYPD Detective, was killed in the line of duty. Richard Rotanz Jr. became a FDNY Battalion Chief and was in the Twin Towers in New York on 9-11-01 and survived. His other brother Bob was a All American Defenseman at Roanoke College in Virginia , he scored the winning goal as defenseman to win the 1978 National Championship. Bob was also recently inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, during his induction speech, Bob said he was receiving too much attention that his brother Rich the fireman should have more credit for what he did as a fireman for 30 years. Bob currently owns family sports bar and restaurant in Salem Va. which more like a lacrosse museum than a restaurant.
Senior Year is the incredible true story of the Shoreham-Wading River 2002 NY State Champion High School lacrosse team. To be shot as a feature length movie in the Summer of 2011.
SWR alum and independent filmmaker Michael Canzoniero (“Wedding Bros.”) will be directing.
This emotional documentary tells the story of the film in the participants own words. Please note: This film is for private use by the filmmakers and not for commercial exhibition in any way.
Run time: 45 minutes
Visit: www.senioryearmovie.com for more info.
The University of St. Thomas lacrosse team has added two familiar names to its coaching staff for the 2010-2011 season. Joining the Tommies quest for a third straight MCLA Division II National Championship will be Colin Achenbach and Ian Gallagher.
Achenbach, an Apple Valley, Minnesota native, was a high school All-American in 2002 while playing for RAVE, a team comprised of players from three suburban high schools. Achenbach began his college career at Pace University, earning All-American honors in 2004 at attack. Achenbach then transferred to C.W. Post, where he was twice more named an All-American. After graduating from Post, Achenbach signed with the Philadelphia Barrage of the MLL and the New York Titans of the NLL. Achenbach currently is entering his fourth year with the Minnesota Swarm of the NLL.
Achenbach’s coaching career began in 2007 as a graduate assistant coach for C.W. Post. After returning to Minnesota in 2008, Achenbach continued to coach through Homegrown Lacrosse, a non-profit organization Achenbach co-founded in 2003 that is focused on the growth of the sport, primarily at the youth and high-school levels. Achenbach spent last year as an assistant coach for Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Read the rest of this entry »
Following what turned out to be the most puzzling coaching move of the summer, Chapman has hired Dallas Hartley to replace Mike Wood as the Head Coach of the Panthers.
After being hired, Hartley began to get organized but was excited for the new challenge.
“There were many qualified candidates and it was an honor to be chosen,” said Harley. “I think the team was left in limbo for much of the summer waiting for a coach to be named and I wanted to reach out to them, introduce myself, and make the transition as smooth as possible. After speaking with the players, it is apparent they are willing to to whatever it takes to keep the winning tradition alive.” Read the rest of this entry »
Life can be challenging when you’re the new head lacrosse coach at a college or university. Then that must mean there’s a big challenge ahead for Tim Murray as he steps in at Grand Valley State University to replace former coach Murle Greer.
“The expectations are lofty at Grand Valley, but they deserve to be,” Murray said. “Coach Greer did a great job taking the program from point A to point B; but my job is to take the program from point B to point C.”
Murray, a graduate of Butler University where he played two years of varsity lacrosse before the program was cut, has definitely been given big shoes to fill with replacing Coach Greer. Greer led the Lakers to several CCLA and MCLA playoffs and also won the MCLA Coach of the Year award in 2008.
However, Murray has nothing but good things to say about his predecessor.
“I have nothing but respect and admiration for Coach Greer and everything he has done at Grand Valley. Every coach has their own style but maybe it was just time for a new style.”
This style had previously led Rockford High School (Mich.) – where Murray spent the last four years coaching – to success in the playoffs as well as sending several players to NCAA and MCLA lacrosse programs.
“The new position is somewhat bittersweet for me. I am somewhat sad to leave Rockford behind. The relationships I had with players and the families were amazing. That being said, I am extremely excited to be the coach at Grand Valley and create new relationships.” Read the rest of this entry »
Michigan starts it’s three peat at a pro football stadium that doesn’t exist anymore.
See Con Bro Martin in diapers.
See Jason Lamb’s perfect hair.
Instant, and I mean instant, MCLA classic between the Ducks and Rams.
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2008 MCLA Division 1 Championship: Michigan vs. Chapman 2008 MCLA Division 2 Championship: Westminster vs. Grand Valley State 2008 MCLA Division 1 Semifinal 1: Michigan vs. BYU 2008 MCLA Division 1 Semifinal 2: Chapman vs. Arizona State 2007 MCLA Division 1 Championship: BYU vs. Oregon 2007 MCLA Division 2 Championship: Montana vs. St. John’s 2007 MCLA Division 1 Semifinal 1: BYU vs. UCSB 2007 MCLA Division 1 Semifinal 2: Oregon vs. Colorado State
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The NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Rules Committee is proposing a single 30-second count once teams gain possession to advance the ball into the attack area.
Meeting Monday through Wednesday, the committee recommended the single count to simplify the number of time requirements (counts) that officials use during a game and enhance the flow of the game.
Previously, teams had 20 seconds to advance the ball to the midfield line and then 10 seconds to reach the attack area. Once entering the attack area, teams had to re-establish possession in the attack area every 10 seconds. That requirement would be eliminated if the proposal is approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel.
“The committee felt it was important to simplify the counts in the game as a way to improve the flow of play,” said Brian Voelker, chair of the committee and coach at Drexel. “By moving to one count, we will eliminate the constant need to step into the attack area and instead allow teams to fully concentrate on running their offense. We believe we have accomplished this without drastically changing our game.” Read the rest of this entry »
David Malcolm has been hired as the new Head Coach at Marquette University.
Malcolm starting playing lacrosse in Lake Forest, Illinois and played in the MCLA for the University of Montana in 2004 through 2007.
Malcolm knows the ups and downs of the MCLA after having played his freshman year on a team with only 15 players. However, his senior year had a 35 man roster that won the MCLA Division II National Championship.
PROVO, Utah – The BYU Men’s Lacrosse team announced their captains for the upcoming season Tuesday Night. The group of 5 captains is lead by Senior Midfielders Tyler Monteath (Columbine High School, CO) and Brian Mathay (Heritage High School, CO). Joining Monteath and Mathay are Juniors Ted Ferrin (Olympus High School, UT), Drew Shumway (Bingham High School, UT), and Jared Houghton (Denver University).
Monteath returns to the Cougars this year after spending two years on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Scotland, Edinburgh Mission. In his last season of action, Monteath helped lead the Cougars to their third National Championship in 2007. He earned First Team All-Conference and First Team All-America honors during the championship run. He was also First Team All-American his sophomore year in 2006. Monteath, who returned from Scotland last January, has spent the last 6 months getting his legs and skills back after a two year layoff. Read the rest of this entry »
Long time Head Coach of the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, Rob Graff, has stepped down after 17 years at the helm of the Bulldogs.
Graff led the 2010 Bulldogs to a 13-3 overall record and went undefeated in the UMLL. The Bulldogs made it to the quarterfinals of the 2010 MCLA National Tournament before losing to Chapman. Read the rest of this entry »
Appalachian State has hired Blaine Patrick to take the helm of the Mountaineers for the 2010-2011 season.
Patrick started playing lacrosse in Annapolis, Maryland at the age of 8 and went to Severn School in Severna Park. Patrick was progressing well through the program before he was benched his senior season because of a coaches personal decision to play another attackmen in his place. Patrick spent the majority of his senior year standing high upon the bench watching the highest level of high school lacrosse from an insiders perspective.
“I know without a doubt that everything I learned, watched, and absorbed Senior year is the real foundation from which my coaching knowledge was built,” said Patrick. Read the rest of this entry »
Mid nineties temperatures with a pleasant 85% humidity could not dampen the spirits of numerous SELC Alumni who traveled to Atlanta this past weekend for some lacrosse fun, on and off the field.
Auburn nipped Florida (aka “Team Oasis”) to win the 2010 edition of the SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC) Alumni Tournament in Decatur, Georgia this past weekend.
The Fighting Mountaineer Irish Tigers scored the game winner one minute into the 1st overtime period after rebuffing multiple Gator opportunities down the final two minutes and the first part of the overtime. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Van Jensen
