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MHSAA 2012 Regions

The MHSAA has released their 2012 regions for the lacrosse tournament (why they form regions before the season is a topic for another day – or maybe the MLive forums). Division 1 Brother Rice Catholic Central Forest Hills Eastern/Northern Troy … Continue reading

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First Look: Michigan remaining opponents

I’ve already taken a look at the six common opponents between the state’s two Division-1 teams, so let’s see what’s in store on the remainder of Michigan’s schedule. You can see Detroit’s other opposition get the same treatment here. Full … Continue reading

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Lax Links 1-18-12

You can follow GLS on Twitter @GreatLaxState to get (some of) these updates with a sense of urgency. To the links! Preseason Detroit’s official site has a story up that’s mostly a repackaging of other things already linked here, but … Continue reading

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First Look: Detroit remaining opponents

I’ve already taken a look at the six common opponents between the state’s two Division-1 teams, so let’s see what’s in store on the remainder of Detroit’s schedule (aside from Michigan, who will get their own preview treatment). Full tempo-free … Continue reading

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Lax Links 1-15-12

There should be plenty of material, since it’s been nearly two weeks since a links post. Let’s get right into it: Michigan/Detroit Tickets tickets, get yer tickets to the Detroit v. Michigan game on Feb. 12. If you’re a student, … Continue reading

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Michigan Coaching Clinic No. 4 mini-recap

A different format took over the Michigan coaching clinic today, for a variety of reasons. First, head coach John Paul was only present for the first few minutes – JP has a new daughter at home (just a couple days … Continue reading

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First Look: Michigan and Detroit common opponents

Both Division-1 teams in the state of Michigan have 14-game schedules for the 2012 regular season. Michigan and Detroit have six teams in common across their schedules (oddly enough, the Titans get first crack at all six of them), plus … Continue reading

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Detroit Women announce 2012 schedule

I make no claims to be a guru of women’s lacrosse, so I’ll let the press release speak for itself: DETROIT – The 2012 women’s lacrosse schedule has officially been released by Head Coach Laura Maness.  The Titans will battle the … Continue reading

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Best of 2011

Great Lax State got its start in 2011, first as a Blogspot blog, then moving to a fully-hosted domain right here at GreatLaxState.com. Over the course of the year, there were a number of big stories: Michigan’s promotion to Division-1 … Continue reading

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Lax Links 12-30-11

Let’s get right into the links: Photo Feature A couple photos with Michigan ties make IL’s year-end feature. We’ll go with the happy one (Davenport’s GatorPowerade dump) over the one from Michigan’s MCLA semifinal loss to Arizona State: Michigan It … Continue reading

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