Author Archives: Tim

Requiem for a Season: Detroit Titans 2013

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Tim

If you had asked me (or anyone) about halfway through the season if Detroit would be achieving something unprecedented this season, it certainly wouldn’t have been good achievements. The Titans were 0-fer in their first six games, and after the … Continue reading →

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313 Lacrosse Fall Ball Info

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Tim

Friend of the Blog Coach B sends along the information for his 313 Lacrosse program’s fall teams: The 313 Lacrosse Club is a Fall Travel club, operated by 313 Lacrosse LLC, which was formed in 2009 to expose Michigan Lacrosse … Continue reading →

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Brother Rice names Ajay Chawla coach

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Tim

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

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Tim

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

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Tim

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

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Tim

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?

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Tim

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

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Tim

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

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Tim

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

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Tim

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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