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Fresh Blood: 2011 Detroit Recruiting Class

From the official press release this winter (and another release this spring for Mike Birney), here is Detroit’s 2011 recruiting class, who will compete as freshmen in 2012: Brandon Beauregard * A * 5-9 * 150 * Clarkston, MI * Notre Dame … Continue reading

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Hello: Paxton Moore

It took a while for a full article of Paxton Moore‘s commitment to Michigan to surface, but PhillyLacrosse.com has published one such article, so we have enough material to start putting together a commitment post. Relevant Articles We start with … Continue reading

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True Lacrosse Michigan Wins 2012/13 NSCLA Championship

For the first time in NSCLA history, a team from the midwest has won the National Championship. True Lacrosse Michigan’s 2012/13 squad, led by rising senior faceoff specialist Alex Hrapkiewicz of Holt, defeated the #2 and #1 seeds in the … Continue reading

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Linkage Double Dose

A few relevant articles came to my attention (or I remembered them) shortly after publishing the earlier post, and I’ll recap them so as to not let them get stale before bringing them to your attention. Michigan’s John Paul sat … Continue reading

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Lax Links 8-2-11

First up is a self-link with a correction. The season-ending “The Next Level” post listed incorrect stats for Bryan Walker. The correct stats are as follows: Yale (10-4). Sophomore Micdfielder Bryan Walker (Brother Rice) – Saw action in 2 games … Continue reading

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State of the State Part 2: Game Overgrown?

Any fan of lacrosse who is a proponent of growing the game (as most fans are) will tell you in an instant that it’s not possible for the game to have grown too fast in the State of Michigan, but … Continue reading

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More Michigan Commits?

A couple more names have surfaced on LaxPower for Michigan: Amityville NY Chaminade Midfielder Matt Graham Piedmont CA Midfielder Midfielder Michael Hernandez PhillyLacrosse.com is also reporting that Haverford School LSM/Defenseman has committed to the Wolverines for the class of 2012. … 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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State of the State: Part 1

A mini-series exploring the state of the game in the Great Lax State. In this part, assessing the quality of high school talent. As a relative neophyte to the game of lacrosse, and particularly the overall scene in Michigan, I … Continue reading

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Players of Interest at ESPN Rise Games

The final of the ESPN Rise games tournament in Orlando will air tonight at 7pm ET on ESPNU, and there are a couple players of note with connections to the State of Michigan (comments from Quint Kessenich): Cameron Dabir: Culver … Continue reading

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