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NCAA Championship Breakdown

This is outside the typical range of content featured on these pages, but Tempo Free Lax has to be put to good use somehow, right? A quick look at both teams in this afternoon’s NCAA Final: That would be Loyola, … Continue reading

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Big Ten Lacrosse: Possibility for Midwest Growth?

I haven’t preached about my hopes for a future Big Ten Lacrosse Conference in quite some time, so with a (tiny) snippet of (potentially) relevant news coming out yesterday, it’s time to get back on that soapbox. Mike Thomas, the … Continue reading

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The Laxperience: Game 5

Sorry for the lack of posting over the last couple days, I’ve been occupied with Big Ten Media Days for the day job. I promise I’ll be back for real on Monday. Game 5 was yet another week with just … Continue reading

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The Laxperience “Game” Four

No amateur photographer yet again this week – though I can hardly regret the decision as the “game” was hardly worth playing in, let alone shooting. Begin rant: Playing for 45 minutes on half a field with one goalie, takebacks … Continue reading

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The Laxperience: Game 3

After a 1-week break for the July 4th holiday, I was back at it again, for my third lacrosse game last night. My amateur photographer took the night off, so enjoy a repeat photo from a couple weeks ago: In … Continue reading

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The Laxperience: Game 2

Now with goalies! For my second lacrosse game, I was pleased to see that All-American Lacrosse managed to recruit a couple goaltenders from the men’s elite league. There were also many more people (we played five a side with no … Continue reading

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The Laxperience: Game 1

(Sorry for the horrific title; I’m not creative enough to come up with anything better. Also, I intended to include a bunch of pictures, but forgot to provide my amateur photographer with a proper camera. Hopefully next week). As I … Continue reading

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First Lacrosse Experience Tonight

Shocking though it may be for someone who blogs about the game, but it’s the truth: I have never played lacrosse. That will change tonight, as I’ll take part in my first-ever game in the Men’s Rec League at All-American … Continue reading

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Great Lax State on Lacrosse Playground

Thanks to Josh Hagerman of Lacrosse Playground (and also of umgoblog), who interviewed me for a feature on their site. Find out how I got into the sport, why I started blogging it, and much much more! Check it out.

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The Story of Lee Boshes

Lee Boshes is a football player for Northwestern. Now, you may be asking yourself “why is a football player from Northwestern being mentioned on a blog about lacrosse in the state of Michigan?” The answer is that he was a … Continue reading

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