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            <title>Bill Tierney – Lacrosse’s Newest Pioneer</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[By James SimmonsUniversity of Denver: home to 26 NationalChampionships; 7 in Men’s Ice Hockey, 19 in Skiing, and so far none inlacrosse. Last year the Men’s Lacrosse team finished 7-8 and failed tomake the Great Western Lacrosse League Tournament. In fact, DU’svarsity program, which has only been around for a decade, has made thenational tournament just twice, and never succeeded to win their firstround game. So what would persuade Bill Tierney toaccept the head coaching position there? Certainly the commitment fromthe school was very comforting. The Pioneers have the newly PeterBarton Lacrosse Stadium, they have the scholarships to compete and theyhave the academics. Coach Tierney and DU have made it clear that theywant to be the launching pad for lacrosse in the West, and be theepicenter of the western lacrosse world.  Anotherreason is the Tierney’s retirement plans. Bill said that he and hiswife had planned to retire out west anyway, and now he’s just going tobe making that move a little sooner. The third reason, a challenge.“This job is another challenge for me, to see if I can take a programto new heights.” It could be that with his guidance the day may be fastapproaching when Denver is seen as the lacrosse capital of the West.  <a href='http://sportsgist.com/index.php?page_id=1000&site_page_id=301&sblog_id=6435&post_id=1044'>(more)</a>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>MLLFans Blog: Rookie of the Year, Milestones and US Lacrosse Predictions</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[John Savage-MLLFans.com Zack Attack...

 

Yea it’s cheesy, but this rookie is absolutely filthy. He’s
torn up every defenseman thrown at him. In his first two games this kid has
racked up 10 points, and it doesn’t look like he’s going to be slowing down.
With 8 goals and 2 assists, Greer is far and away the best rookie in his class.
Nothing against Nims, who has 4 points in 2 games, but I’m sure Chicago is
second-guessing their first draft selection, and if they’re not, they will be
when Greer takes home the Rookie of the Year award. Not to say Nims is a bad
player, it’s just that Greer is that much better. His transition into the MLL
game has been seamless; chemistry with the rest of his teammates, especially
former Duke teammate Matt Danowski, has developed quickly. While some fans
reserve their predictions for later in the season, I already know that Greer will undoubtedly be
2009’s Cascade Rookie of the Year.  

Milestone Year...

 

I don’t know if anyone has been following the career records
list this season, but they are a ton of milestones that have been reached in
the last few weeks and many more that will be surpassed in the upcoming
weeks.  Here are just a few notable
records:

 

·               
Kyle
Dixon (Washington) 50th goal, 10 2-pointers

·               
Spencer
Ford (Washington) 100th assist

·        
Scott Urick (Washington) also played in his 100th
regular season game this season, and will probably surpass Mark Millon’s
239-career-goals mark to move into second on the all-time list. 

·               
Brendan
Mundorf (Denver) scored his 100th goal

·               
Drew
Westervelt (Denver) scored his 50th goal

·               
Matt
Brown (Denver) scored his 99th goal

·               
Jesse
Schwartzman (Denver)approaching 300 saves 

·               
Tim
Goettelmann (Long Island) is approaching 300 points and was the first player
ever to play 100 regular season games

·               
Stephen
Berger (Long Island) has 97 goals

·        
Mike
Gabel (Chicago) approaching 600 saves

Check out some more records at the
MLL’s website (majorleaguelacrosse.com)

 

Team America...

 

Tryouts for Team USA were underway at Bryant University
(Smithfield, R.I.) and wraped up this Wednesday. The team, which will be
coached by Bryant’s Mike Pressler, will compete at the Federation of
International Lacrosse World Championship, in Manchester, England. The dates
are July 10-24, 2010. With 84 players to choose from, only 23 will be chosen
midway through the fall. Here’s the link for the try-out roster:

 

http://www.laxmagazine.com/international/men/2008-09/news/030209_usmentryout


   

Here’s my prediction on the selections:

 

Name - Current Team - College

Attack 
Ryan Boyle - Boston Cannons - Princeton ‘04
Matt Danowski - Long Island Lizards - Duke ‘08
Ryan Powell - Denver Outlaws - Syracuse ‘00 - righty feeder and dodger
Scott Urick - Washington Bayhawks - Georgetown ‘00 - need a crease finisher
Joe Walters - Toronto Nationals - Maryland ‘06 - Lefty
Matt Ward - Long Island Lizards - Virginia ‘06Midfield
Ned Crotty - Duke - Duke ‘09
Kyle Dixon - Washington Bayhawks - Virginia ‘06
Kyle Harrison - Denver Outlaws - Johns Hopkins ‘05
Stephen Peyser - Long Island Lizards - Johns Hopkins ‘08
Matt Poskay - Boston Cannons - Virginia ‘06
Paul Rabil - Boston Cannons - Johns Hopkins ‘08
Max Seibald - Cornell - Cornell ‘09
Alex Smith - Washington Bayhawks - Delaware ‘07
Matt Striebel - Chicago Machine - Princeton ‘01Defense 
Chris Passavia - Boston Cannons - Cornell ‘07
Nicky Polanco- Long Island Lizards – Hofstra ‘02
DJ Driscoll - Chicago Machine - Notre Dame ‘06
Lee Zink - Denver Outlaws – Maryland ‘04
Jack Reid - Boston Cannons - Massachusetts ‘06
Kyle Sweeney - Washington Bayhawks - Georgetown ‘03Goalie 
Brian Dougherty - Long Island Lizards- Maryland ‘96
Mickey Jarboe - Navy ‘00

 

Thoughts anyone?

Regardless of the final, 23-man roster, Team USA should run
by everyone else, with the exception of Canada. With guys like Greer, Canada is
probably going to be the toughest competition for Team America, but ultimately
I think I our boys will prevail and bring home the gold. 

 

Closing words…

 

Before I cut myself off, I just want to highlight Kyle Dixon
this week. He tallied 6 points (4 goals, 1 2pt.g, and 1 assist). With 13 goals
in just 4 games, Dixon has already scored 5 2-pointeres and added 4 assists. In
12 games last season, he recorded 22 goals, 5 2-pointers, and 11 assists; he
should have a career season in 2009, and definitely my candidate for Most
Improved Player of the Year.

 

This week’s game schedule features a new match up, Long
Island @ Denver. I’m predicting: Toronto over Washington (for the third time
this season), Boston over Chicago, and for I think will be the game of the
week, Long Island over Denver.  

 

Until next week… <a href='http://sportsgist.com/index.php?page_id=1000&site_page_id=301&sblog_id=6435&post_id=1043'>(more)</a>]]></description>
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            <title>MLLFans Blog: The Draft, Team to Beat and More</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[John Savage-MLLFans.com Aftermath of the
Draft…

The draft is over and some teams have already played their
top pick. I don’t know about you but after watching the draft, I’m pretty
excited about what could happen with some of these players entering their first
ever professional season. Greer of course comes to mind, as well as Seibald,
the Tewaaraton Award winner for 2009, and many others from around the nation.
The question is not about if these
players will adapt to the league, but rather, when. The 42 players drafted by the 6 teams are all outstanding
lacrosse players, and legitimacy of each pick will be proven within the next
couple of weeks. We’ve already seen that Greer, who I think should’ve been
selected first, has already made a big splash in the MLL. <a href='http://sportsgist.com/index.php?page_id=1000&site_page_id=301&sblog_id=6435&post_id=1042'>(more)</a>]]></description>
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            <title>THOMSON, B. DOUGHERTY EARN WEEKLY HONORS</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[05/18/2009 12:13 PM 
		 Major
League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse
league, announced Monday its weekly award winners for the week ending
May 17, 2008, according to MLL Commissioner David Gross. Toronto Nationals attackman Merrick Thomson has been named as the first Offensive Player of the Week for the 2009 season, while Long Island Lizards goalie Brian Dougherty was honored as the League’s Defensive Player of the Week. <a href='http://sportsgist.com/index.php?page_id=1000&site_page_id=301&sblog_id=6435&post_id=1038'>(more)</a>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 18:40:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>CANNONS TRADE LEVINE TO TORONTO</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[05/08/2009 1:06 PM
		 Major
League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse
league, today announced that the Boston Cannons have traded midfielder Jordan Levine to the Toronto Nationals, according to MLL Commissioner David Gross. 
The Cannons will also send the 13th Overall Pick in the 2009 Collegiate
Draft to the Nationals.  In exchange, Boston receives the 9th overall
pick from Toronto.  <a href='http://sportsgist.com/index.php?page_id=1000&site_page_id=301&sblog_id=6435&post_id=1031'>(more)</a>]]></description>
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            <title>OUTLAWS DEAL ERWIN TO BAYHAWKS</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[05/07/2009 3:13 PM
		 Major
League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse
league, today announced that the Denver Outlaws have traded Midfielder Benson Erwin to the Washington Bayhawks, according to MLL Commissioner David Gross. 
In exchange for Erwin and their fifth overall pick in the 2009
Collegiate Draft, the Denver will receive Washington’s first round
pick, which is the second overall pick in the 2009 Draft.  <a href='http://sportsgist.com/index.php?page_id=1000&site_page_id=301&sblog_id=6435&post_id=1029'>(more)</a>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 16:32:14 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Paul Rabil the next Chuck Norris?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[First there was Chuck Norris, then there was Paul Rabil...take a look at some funny 'Rabil-isms' Paul Rabil had his jersey retired in High School in sports he did not even play.Paul Rabil once shot so hard that he spontaneously grew a mustache.  It was once said that Moses made the red sea part, incorrect. It was
Paul Rabil missing the goal and the ball accidentally went through the
red sea and parting it due to its high velocityPaul Rabil was a ghost writer for such books like war and peace and the
bible. Not to mention he has directed every top 20 grossing films of
all time, except for &quot;home alone&quot; because Paul Rabil felt uncomfortable
directing his son, macauley caulkinI read when newton discovered gravity by watching apples fall from
trees, it was actually Paul Rabil sitting above him throwing lazer
beams with a plastic forkPaul Rabil is single handedly responsible for the period, the question mark and the percentage symbol.Paul Rabil is also the only player to ever have scored a two point goal in college lacrosse.I heard that Coach Petrimala is a robot and Paul Rabil controls him with a microphone in his helmet. It was Paul Rabil’s split dodge that made the dinosaurs go extinct Paul Rabil was the 1st overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft but decided to go to kindergarten.Paul Rabil just bought you…The US government is now considering recalling all US currency and
reprinting it with Paul Rabil's face on it, and also not calling them
dollars but Rabils <a href='http://sportsgist.com/index.php?page_id=1000&site_page_id=301&sblog_id=6435&post_id=1012'>(more)</a>]]></description>
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            <title>CHICAGO AND WASHINGTON COMPLETE TRADE</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[04/23/2009 2:57 PM 
		 Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, today announced that Midfielder Kevin Buchanan of the Chicago Machine has been traded to the Washington Bayhawks in exchange for Midfielder Jarrett Park, according to MLL Commission David Gross.               <a href='http://sportsgist.com/index.php?page_id=1000&site_page_id=301&sblog_id=6435&post_id=1011'>(more)</a>]]></description>
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            <title>BAYHAWKS' HUBBARD TO MISS 2009 SEASON</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[04/23/2009 9:07 AM
		 The
Washington Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier
professional outdoor lacrosse league, have learned that veteran
attackman Jesse Hubbard (Princeton, ‘98) will miss the entire 2009 MLL season after suffering a herniated disc in his neck.
 
Hubbard,
who has played in the League since its inception in 2001, was one of
the New Jersey Pride’s original three assigned players along with Jon Hess and Jay Jalbert. Appearing in 95 regular season games, Hubbard trails only Scott Urick (97), Chris Schiller (98), and Tim Goettlemann (98) in total regular season games played. 
 
Hubbard
spent seven seasons with the Pride before being traded to the Los
Angeles Riptide prior to the start of the 2008 season. His best season
for New Jersey came in 2002 when he scored an MLL single-season record
54 goals, including 4 two-pointers, and 9 assists for a total of 67
points.  Hubbard led the League in goals scored in 2001, 2002, and 2003.
 
Last
season, with a four-goal performance versus the Philadelphia Barrage at
L.A.’s Home Depot Center on July 26, Hubbard eclipsed Mark Millon’s all-time record of 239 career goals to become the League’s all-time goals leader. Scoring
26 goals with Los Angeles in 2008, Hubbard has scored a total of 247
goals. In addition to being the League leader in goals scored, Hubbard
is fifth all-time in points scored with 352, sixth all-time in
game-winning goals with 7, seventh in two-point goals with 16, and is
also tied for eighth all-time in assists with 89. 
 
A five-time MLL All-Star, Hubbard was assigned to the Washington Bayhawks this past offseason. 
 
While
playing at Princeton University, Hubbard won three NCAA Championships
in 1996, 1997, and 1998. With 163 goals, he is Princeton’s all-time
leader in goals scored.

  Hubbard had a goal and an assist versus Denver in the 2008 playoffs.

Jesse Hubbard Regular Season StatisticsSeason           Team               GP       G         2PG     A         Pts.      Shots  GB 
2001                New Jersey      14        44        3          6          53        118      34 
2002                New Jersey      14        54        4          9          67        184      38 
2003                New Jersey      12        50        1          13        64        157      18 
2004                New Jersey      12        34        5          9          48        132      17 
2005                New Jersey      9          11        1          8          20        56        12 
2006                New Jersey      12        17        1          20        38        68        12 
2007                New Jersey      11        11        0          10        21        51        13 
2008                Los Angeles     11        26        1          14        41        76        20 
Total                                       95        247      16        89        352      842      164 
 
Jesse Hubbard Postseason Statistics
Season           Team               GP       G         2PG     A         Pts.      Shots  GB 
2002                New Jersey      1          1          0          0          1          9          3 
2003                New Jersey      1          2          0          0          2          12        5
2008                Los Angeles     1          1          0          1          2          3           0     
Total                                       3          4          0          1          5          24        8 


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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:34:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Lacrosse Speed Training</title>
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            As
most of you already know, Lacrosse is The Hottest growing sport in the
United States. This growth has increased the need for bigger stronger
and faster players. Living in the Northeast , I have the opportunity to
work with some of the best Lacrosse Players in the country. All who are
have gone on to major collegiate programs including Nationally ranked Delbarton
and Mountain-Lakes who are within 10 miles of my training facility.
This makes the competition always at a high level. We also have  some
of the best club programs in the region. If you take a look at the
National Champions this year (Syracuse and Northwestern) they both were
very athletic teams with great power and speed. All of the major
collegiate programs now are recruiting great lacrosse players that are
also great athletes. The game is getting faster every year and the NCAA
teams are looking for more athletes/ lacrosse players than ever before.
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