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The Hill Academy (Ont.) announces 12 Division I commitments

The Hill Academy 2009-2010 finished the season will a 20-1 season, beating some of the best high school lacrosse programs in the US. The varsity team is coached by NLL and MLL player and Georgetown University graduate Brodie Merrill.

“It is refreshing to see players from across Canada afforded the opportunity to attend some of the top colleges in the US,” says Merrill. “It speaks to the character and commitment of the student athletes, but also to the development of the game at the minor and junior level across the country. We like to think of The Hill as a stepping stone, preparing the student for success at the next level, in the classroom and on the lacrosse field.”

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InsideLacrosse.com Coverage from Top 205 West Recruiting Camp in Denver

Inside Lacrosse Online Manager Sean Burns is in Denver for the first-ever Top 205 West Camp, which features a number of talented Western U.S. and Calgary-based players and is being run by new Denver coach Bill Tierney and his son, assistant Trevor Tierney. Check out Sean’s analysis of the the top players.

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Geoff Snider’s West Coast 150 Lacrosse Camp Starts Monday

I was exchanging text messages today with Geoff Snider about his West Coast 150 camp, which starts Monday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West — and it led to a solid idea. The camp features Snider, Devan and Taylor Wray, Shawn Nadelen, Mike Pressler, Greg Raymond, Dan Paccione, Jim Fritz, Bart Sullivan and Brendan Burke, among others. It’s designed to prepare players for NCAA lacrosse: great idea and definitely worth checking out next week. But on to that idea.

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Vermont Voyagers Getting Good Coverage of Box Lacrosse in New England

Jeff Culkin and friends have been busy getting a box lacrosse team off the ground in Vermont, and their efforts are being noticed by local media outlets. In addition to landing a big NCAA star, the Vermont Voyagers got some nice pub in the local Burlington Free Press this week, and video coverage from local TV station WCAX from their 7-6 loss to Kahnawake. READ MORE »

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Junior A Lacrosse Recap and Games of the Week

This past week in the Jr. A loop was out of control, sort of like Tom Ryan’s old dreadlocks. With the playoffs quickly coming up, teams are making moves to push for a birth in the Minto Cup Tournament.

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Live In Game Blog: Washington Bayhawks at Toronto Nationals

Click here for the boxscore and game story.

The Baltimore Bayhawks will battle the Toronto Nationals for the third time this season. This time however, it is not being played in Washington, instead the Bayhawks will try to turn things around on the Nationals’ home turf.

Today’s weather is looking similar to Toronto’s last home game against the Long Island Lizards where the clouds let both the players and fans have it. For my own sake, the fans and players as well, I hope the rain will hold off until final siren sounds. 

The Toronto Nationals’ must be hoping that they do not come away with another loss at home and the Washington Bayhawks must be hoping that they can finally figure out a Toronto Nationals team that has handed them two losses on the season. READ MORE »

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MLL Live In-Game Blog: Long Island Lizards at Toronto Nationals

The Toronto Nationals will put their prefect 2-0 record on the line against the 1-1 Long Island Lizards tonight at BMO field. The Nationals will look to continue their string of strong individual performances highlighted by week 1’s Bud Light Offensive Player of the Week Merrick Thomson, who dropped 7 goals against Baltimore, and last week’s Defensive Player of the Week Brodie Merrill who managed to hold Matt Striebel pointless.

The Lizards should be a worthy adversary for Toronto with their only blemish coming from a heartbreaking loss to Baltimore, the same team Toronto narrowly defeated by a single goal in their inaugural game, in overtime last week.

Matt Danowski, who leads the team with 6 points (2g, 4a) and the Lizards’ offense which also includes Stephen Berger (4g, 1a) and Chris Fiore (3g, 1a), should pose some problems for Toronto’s defense who may add recent defensive draftees, Ontario native Sid Smith (Syracuse) and LSM Mike Timms (Virginia), to tonight’s game.

Whitby, Ontario native Zack Greer will make his MLL debut in front of his home crowd where he will reunite with former Duke teammate Matt Danowski. The Lizards organization must hope the duo will be able to re-ignite the explosive offensive force they used to dominate Division 1 lacrosse for four seasons.

Sid Smith is also confirmed to be playing today. He will be wearing number 59.

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Lacrosse Links: Indoor Talent in the 2009 MLL Collegiate Draft

Major League Lacrosse held their collegiate draft last evening in at Stevens University in Hoboken, N.J. (Inside Lacrosse blogged the event here). The Chicago Machine took Syracuse attackman Kenny Nims with the first over ball pick, hoping to team him with 2008 ‘Cuse stars Mike Leveille and Steven Brooks on the Machine’s offense. The Denver Outlaws picked Cornell middie Max Seibald with the second overall pick. READ MORE »

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In-Game Blog: NLL Championship Game

Check back all night as I blog live during the NLL final here in Calgary at the Saddledome. Game time is 7:30 local (mountain time).

First, let me give you my thoughts going into this tilt. You can analyze this game a thousand ways, but I believe it ultimately comes to Calgary’s offence — specifically five-on-five — versus Matt Vinc.

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Another Ode to NLLInsider.com’s Paul Tutka

I want to wish the most sincere congratulations to our man Paul Tutka for winning an unprecedented second straight Tom Borrelli Award for National Lacrosse League Writer of the Year.

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