European Lacrosse Blog

 We watched the final with some 15 people in a sports café in the center of Amsterdam. There was some tension because 4 guys attending were still in the competition and it was all about the total goals of the game who would win it…

 Patrick was crying for a low goal game and the others just hoped their score 20, 21 or 23 made it.

Final score desided that there was still no winner Jarred and Jonathan both guessed 21 and were the closest. A simple coin toss should deside the winner of the first lacrosseblog competition. Both guys have crappy gloves so they both really wanted the grand prize sponsored by www.prolaxshop.com

 Finally the winner is………………………

 Jarred the lazy player from Amsterdam Lacrosse and the best baseball player of Greece (but Tim would be that if he was Greek…).

 A nice evening of Lacrosse in Amsterdam and showing that the lax community is growing in our small country.

Final Standings

12 Points

Jarred, Amsterdam Lacrosse

Jonathan, Utrecht Lacrosse

Owen Zachariasse, Den Haag Lacrosse

Nicky Grünfeld, Utrecht Lacrosse

Patrick Niddrie, Amsterdam Lacrosse

11 Points

Tim Wolbrink, Amsterdam Lacrosse

Eduard Dopper, Amsterdam Lacrosse

Gerry Pearce, Amsterdam Lacrosse

Nick Kammerman, Amsterdam Lacrosse

Arttu Sesselaar, Amsterdam Lacrosse

10 Points

David Gonzalez, Madrid Lacrosse

Erik Vogels, Maastricht Lacrosse 

9 Points

Jur Embrechts, Amsterdam Lacrosse

8 Points

Lars Ackermann, Bremen Lacrosse

CSU takes on cross state rival Colorado. 

Three seasons ago, Virginia won the Division I lacrosse title with many of this year’s seniors watching from the sidelines as freshmen.  But in 2004, the program hit a low point, finishing at just 5-8 and out of the playoffs. Undaunted, the team entered the next season ready to make a championship run. It would take a freak storm and a last-second goal by eventual champion Johns Hopkins to end the Cavaliers’ title bid.

Now, the Virginia seniors — players like Matt Ward, Matt Poskay, and Kyle Dixon – have come full circle, winning the Men’s Division I National Championship with a convincing 15-7 victory over surprise finalist UMass in front of a record 47,062 fans at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field.

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When Dan Sheehan provided the in-depth scouting report for his defensemen to prepare for Le Moyne's Division II championship matchup with Dowling, it came with a message.

Along with the usual analysis on the Golden Lions' offensive tendencies, the Dolphin head coach told his defense, "Don't worry about our offense. We'll bail you guys out a little bit."

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MIAA Championship: Boys' Latin v. McDonogh

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MIAA B Championship: Pallotti v. Park

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MIAA C Championship: Cardinal Gibbons v. Chapelgate Christian

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IAC Championship: Landon @ Georgetown Prep

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See them all… 

Let Paul break down this year's lacrosse championship UMass vs. Virginia.

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 Get a look at the UMass lacrosse team in this raw behind the scenes interview.
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Boston, MA- NCAA Championship winners earn a guided tour of the Whitehouse and a meeting with President George W. Bush. 

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In a sea of yellow-clad Salisbury fans at Sunday’s DIII Men’s Lacrosse Finals, a sign read: “Complete the Fairytale – Slay the Dragon.”

Unfortunately for the three-time defending national champions, they ran into a Cortland team that was looking to complete a fairytale ending of its own. Guided by first-year interim head coach Rich Barnes, the Red Dragons pushed the game into overtime on an improbable Ryan Simensky goal, then won it on an unassisted effort from junior Mike Felice with just two seconds left in the extra period to give Cortland its first-ever Division III lacrosse title.

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The San Francisco Dragons officially brought Major League Lacrosse to San Francisco this Sunday at Kezar Stadium, but they ultimately fell by four goals to the Denver Outlaws, 15-11.

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