Monthly Archives: July 2013

Brother Rice names Ajay Chawla coach

Press release: For the first time in almost two decades there will be a new man in charge of the Brother Rice Warriors’ lacrosse program. Athletic Director Reg Cavender has named Ajay Chawla ’93 as the next coach to follow Hall … Continue reading

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Brother Rice press release on Ambrose resignation

In 1983, the late Brother Rice Athletic Director, Mike Popson, was looking to add a lacrosse program. A young Rob Ambrose applied for the job and started what would go on to be one of the most successful programs in all of … Continue reading

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Rob Ambrose resigns

It may not seem worthy of a post to itself when a high school coach resigns, but when that coach is the head of the flagship program in the state, it is. From the Detroit News: The state’s most successful … Continue reading

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College link roundup

A couple items from Michigan State, Michigan, and Detroit… The Lansing State Journal discusses Michigan State’s axing of the Division-1 program a decade ago, and (indirectly) the damage it did to the sport within the state’s borders: While not directly … Continue reading

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Does Mike Birney have the world’s fastest shot?

The fastest shot competition during halftime of the MLL All-Star game Saturday evening draws to mind an important question: Does a sophomore from Detroit actually have the world’s biggest gun? The competition among the world’s best resulted in a 114 … Continue reading

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313 Lacrosse Camps Session 2

From Friend of the Blog Coach B: Join us for SESSION 2 at SE Michigan’s newest and most progressive boys youth camps! Grades 2 – 9. A second session has been added for your convenience. Visit 313lax.com under “training” for … Continue reading

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Requiem for a Season: Michigan Wolverines 2013

Michigan’s 2012 season was really, really bad. U-M managed a single win – over a hapless Mercer squad – and lost uncompetitively in just about every other one. Close games against some of the weaker squads on the schedule prettied … Continue reading

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U-M commit Ian King in Under Armour All-American Game

Cincinnati St. Xavier attackman Ian King signed with Michigan in the 2013 class and wil join the Wolverines in the fall… but had one last high school game over the weekend. King will become an important component of the Michigan … Continue reading

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Cranbrook Youth Lacrosse camps

These start, like, today, so I could be a little late on this. Better late than never, though. Boys and Girls Lacrosse camps focus on lacrosse fundamentals for athletes interested in trying lacrosse for the first time, and also developing … Continue reading

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Hall of Fame inductee: John Paul

Five members will be inducted into the Michigan Lacrosse Hall of Fame at a ceremony held Oct. 26. GLS will publish their bios, courtesy of U.S. Lacrosse, over the next five days. Tom Mitchell (Posthumous induction) John Paul has had … Continue reading

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