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The Battle for Michigan

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Tim

This is a long-awaited moment for lacrosse in the state of Michigan. Two NCAA Division-1 teams, for the first time ever, are going to square off against each other in their home state. Our home state. Something must be said … Continue reading →

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Michigan Preview 2012: Special Teams

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Tim

For this portion of your preview, I’m mostly going to focus on the possession game: faceoffs, ride, and clear. Since it’s not really enough for its own section, I’m going to lump in penalties and man-up/man-down at the end. Typical … Continue reading →

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2012 Michigan Preview: Defense

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Tim

As with the offense, we don’t know how good Michigan’s defense was last year, even in comparison to other MCLA units (in that cohort, we can assume pretty good). Translating to the Division-1 level, it is a mystery. Take everything … Continue reading →

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Weekend Lacrosse Schedule

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Tim

Rundown of the weekend’s games involving Michigan-based teams. Saturday MCLA Davenport @ Michigan State 2 p.m. (Ultimate Soccer Arenas, Pontiac) Sunday Division-1 Michigan @ Detroit 1 p.m. (Ultimate Soccer Arenas, Pontiac). If I’ve missed any games, let me know.  

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Michigan Preview 2012: Offense

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Tim

I’ll go right ahead and admit that previewing Michigan is going to be hard this year. They’re changing levels of competition from club to D-1, there is more roster turnover than probably ever again (OK, maybe there will be more … Continue reading →

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Weekend Lacrosse Schedule

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Tim

Trying to get a bit of a new feature going here on GLS. It’ll be a bit more robust once the high school season rolls around (and since I just got the idea… this morning, it’ll include MCLA games going … Continue reading →

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Lax Links 2-2-12

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Tim

I’ll have a full preview of the Detroit-Delaware game up tomorrow, and possibly a pre-season check-in with the Titans later tonight. for now, enjoy the links: Division-1 The Detroit Titans scrimmaged the postgrad team from The Hill Academy (including future Michigan midfielder … Continue reading →

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Detroit/Michigan ticket update

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Tim

I got an update from the Detroit Athletic Department on ticket sales for the showdown between the Wolverines and Titans (Feb. 12 at Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Pontiac). As of Thursday, both Detroit and Ultimate Soccer – which each had … Continue reading →

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Lax Links 1-26-12

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Tim

It’s been about a week, so let’s dive right into the links. High School/The Next Level Cranbrook’s oval is snow-covered (well, that depends on whether it’s 60 or 20 degrees out on any given day) and waiting for the spring … Continue reading →

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First Look: Michigan remaining opponents

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Tim

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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