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Legends Of Lacrosse: The “National Lacrosse Hall Of Fame Class Of 2012″ (Video)

Posted on January 13, 2013 | Leave a comment

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Lacrosse Legends: Former Team USA Men’s Goalie Brian Dougherty Inducted Into 2012 National Lacrosse Hall Of Fame (Video)

Posted on October 23, 2012 | Leave a comment

Brian Dougherty, one of the most recognizable names over the past 30 years of men’s lacrosse, was formally inducted to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame at the Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md.

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Legends Of Lacrosse: Team Canada Lacrosse Goalie Chris Sanderson Dies Of Brain Tumor, Leaving Behind Legacy As “The Best International Goalie In History”

Posted on June 29, 2012 | Leave a comment

“Chris is the best international goalie in the history of the tournament,” said 2006 and 2010 national team defenceman Brodie Merrill. “He thrived in the world championships. They brought the best out of him.

Chris Sanderson is gone but the memory of his gutsy goaltending for Canada at the 2010 world lacrosse championship while coping with brain cancer will endure.

Sanderson, a champion on and off the field, died Thursday. He was 38.

“What Chris Sanderson had to overcome physically and mentally to play one more time for his teammates and for Canada is something I will never forget,” said Dean French, the team’s executive director.

Sanderson not only helped Canada win silver in Manchester, England, he was named best goaltender for the third time in the four quadrennial tournaments in which he took part. He’d been a star on the 2006 team that upset the United States to win the world title for Canada for the first time in 28 years.

“Canada has been represented by some of the greatest players to ever play lacrosse and Chris Sanderson is the greatest national team player of them all,” said 2010 head coach David Huntley. “He has been the leader of our team since 1998 and we will miss him greatly.”

Sanderson is survived in New Jersey by his wife, Brogann, and daughters Stevie, 6, and Clementine, 4, by his parents Phil and Sue Sanderson of Orangeville, Ont., and by the extended Sanderson family that has been so vitally involved in Canada’s national summer sport for many years.

For more:  http://www.cbc.ca/sports/lacrosse/story/2012/06/28/sp-lacrosse-chris-sanderson-obit.html

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Legends Of Lacrosse: Cornell Men’s Lacrosse Celebrates Former Head Coach Ned Harkness (1919-2008) Who Coached The “Big Red” From 1966-1968 And A 35-1 Overall Record (Video)

Posted on March 31, 2012 | 1 Comment

In 1965, tragedy struck the Cornell athletic family when two Big Red assistant lacrosse coaches were killed when their plane crashed on their way home from a recruiting trip. Harkness was called upon to assist head lacrosse coach Bob Cullen, and the next year, after Cullen stepped down, Harkness was made the new head coach of Big Red lacrosse at the request of his players. Over his three years directing the lacrosse team, he posted a 35-1 record and won a pair of Ivy League titles that were sandwiched around a runner-up finish.

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Legends Of Lacrosse: Video Tribute To Cornell Men’s Lacrosse Hall Of Fame Attacker Eamon McEneaney, Who Led Big Red To NCAA Championships In 1976 And 1977

Posted on October 11, 2011 | Leave a comment

Former members of the Cornell men’s lacrosse program take a moment to share memories of Eamon McEneaney, who tragically died during the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.

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Legends Of Lacrosse: Video Highlights Of Syracuse Men’s Lacrosse All-American And MLL All-Star Gary Gait

Posted on September 20, 2011 | Leave a comment

Gary Gait transcended the game of lacrosse. He is one of the greatest college and MLL lacrosse players of all time.

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Legends Of Lacrosse: US Lacrosse To Induct “2011 National Lacrosse Hall Of Fame Class” On Oct. 29 In Hunt Valley, MD

Posted on July 29, 2011 | Leave a comment

The induction class for 2011 for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame has been approved by the US Lacrosse Board of Directors. This year’s class will be inducted in a ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 29 at The Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md.

Bruce Allison
R. Bruce Allison will be inducted as a truly great contributor. Allison was the head coach for Union College (1957-76) and then for Colorado School of Mines (1976-93). At both schools, he pulled double-duty by serving as director of athletics from 1972-1976 (Union) and from 1976-1995 (Colorado School of Mines). A two-time president of the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, Allison is credited with developing and implementing the current NCAA lacrosse playoff system (1971) and forming the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Lacrosse League (1978). Detailed biography listed below.

Traci Davis
Traci Davis will be inducted as a truly great player. Davis graduated from Ursinus College and was named captain her senior year (1982). She was an All-American in both field hockey and lacrosse at Ursinus, and went on to play for the U.S. women’s national first team (1979-1989); the U.S. touring team (1981, 1984); and the U.S. world cup team (1986). Detailed biography listed below.

David W. Huntley
David W. Huntley will be inducted as a truly great player. Huntley, a four-year college player at Johns Hopkins University (1976-1979), received first team (1977, 1979) and second team (1978) All-America honors. He helped his team capture two NCAA Division I championship titles (1978, 1979) and made the All-Time Johns Hopkins Team (1979). Huntley played in the 1978 and 1982 World Games for Team Canada. Detailed biography listed below.

John “Jake” Lawlor
John “Jake” Lawlor will be inducted as a truly great player. A four-year player for the United States Naval Academy, Lawlor earned first team (1974, 1975) and honorable mention (1973) All-America accolades. His senior year he was given the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Schmeisser Award as the nation’s outstanding defenseman. Detailed biography listed below.

Suzanne Honeysett McKinny (Posthumous)
Suzanne Honeysett McKinny will be inducted as a truly great umpire. After a successful playing career at the collegiate and national team level, McKinny umpired 35 years at the high school level, 30 years at the collegiate level and 20 years at the international level. She also served on the Philadelphia Umpiring Board. Detailed biography listed below.

Jonathan Reese
Jonathan Reese will be inducted as a truly great player. Reese received first team (1990) and honorable mention (1988, 1989) All-America honors as a four-year player at Yale University. Reese was Ivy League Rookie of the Year (1987) and received the Ivy League Player of the Year award and the USILA MacLaughlin Award as the nation’s top midfielder in 1990. He led Yale to three Ivy League championships (1988-1990) and holds the Yale record for career goals (162) and points (200). Detailed biography listed below.

Sandra Lanahan Zvosec
Sandra Lanahan Zvosec will be inducted as a truly great player. Zvosec was a captain, All-American and NCAA Division I National Champion her senior year at the University of Maryland (1981). She went on to play for the U.S. women’s national first team (1980-1987), the U.S. touring team (1984) and the U.S. world cup team (1982, 1986-Captain). Detailed biography listed below.

For more: http://www.uslacrosse.org/TopNav/NewsandMedia/PressReleases/2011HallofFameClass.aspx

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US Lacrosse Announces The “2011 National Lacrosse Hall Of Fame Class” For Induction On Oct. 29 In Hunt Valley, Maryland

Posted on May 26, 2011 | Leave a comment

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Legends Of Lacrosse: Casey Powell “Has Found Religion” Playing Box Lacrosse “At The Highest Levels” In The National Lacrosse League (NLL)

Posted on February 27, 2011 | Leave a comment

Powell has found religion playing in the box league. After completing his career at Syracuse, Powell said he struggled with the indoor game. It got to the point that between 2004 and 2007, Powell chose not play box lacrosse at all. He said he was burned out and physically beaten down. He didn’t have the success he envisioned, and the toughness of the game was taking a toll.

Now, Powell says he prefers the indoor box game over the field game, a philosophy that must cause a few shivers in town. When he runs into former Syracuse head coach Roy Simmons Jr., Powell said his old mentor “sort of shakes his head and says, ‘You’re still playing that game?’”

Former SU lacrosse player Casey Powell plays for a team of alumni in an exhibition game in the Carrier Dome in October. Jim Commentucci / The Post-Standard

Casey Powell, who still wears jersey No. 22 as he did at Syracuse, is playing at the highest of levels. The National Lacrosse League named Powell its 2010 most valuable player. It marked the first time a U.S.-born player ever won the award. This season, Powell leads the NLL in points with 56 and is second in goals with 25.

The oldest member of the Powell brother dynasty will be back in Central New York today as a starter in the NLL All-Star game at Turning Stone Resort in Verona. Game time is 2 p.m. The contest will be televised by Versus.

Powell plays for the Boston Blazers, who are 6-3 at the All-Star break and a half-game behind the Toronto Rock in the East Division. He’s maintaining homes in Skaneateles and in Boca Raton. His parents live in Cazenovia. The Powell roots here remain deep. The same goes for playing lacrosse.

After the NLL season, Powell said he’s signed on to play outdoors this summer for the Rochester Rattlers of Major League Lacrosse. In between, he’s working as director of lacrosse programs at Saint Andrews School in Boca Raton.

Powell moved his family from California to South Florida six months ago and “loves it.” Saint Andrews has won eight straight boys state titles and produced numerous Ivy League players. In the last few years, Saint Andrews has sent Lee Coppersmith to Johns Hopkins, Jason Coppersmith to Colgate and Mike Shepardson to Notre Dame.

For more:  http://blog.syracuse.com/sports/2011/02/former_syracuse_star_casey_pow.html

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The Lacrosse Mystique: Syracuse Men’s Lacrosse Attacker JoJo Marasco (So., Yorktown Heights, NY) To Wear Legendary #22 Jersey In 2011

Posted on January 14, 2011 | Leave a comment

If there’s one person on this team that absolutely requires that confidence, it’s whoever dares wear #22. This year, that’s sophomore JoJo Marasco.

Syracuse Men's Lacrosse Sophomore Attacker Jo Jo Marasco, SU’s top scoring freshman with 17 points (9g, 8a) last year.

 “After the season I went right into the coaches’ office and told them that I’ve been wanting to wear it for a couple years now and it would be an honor and I believed I could handle it,” the newest #22 said. While it may sound presumptive to stroll in and ask for the most famous number in lacrosse, that’s exactly what Coach Desko hoped for. 

 
“We kind of like it if they hint to the fact they might want #22,” Desko said. “I think it’s great that they feel that they want the challenge of wearing #22. We’re

Gary Gait and all three Powell brothers made No. 22 a jersey synonymous with lacrosse success at Syracuse.

happy to give it to him. I think he’ll wear it well.”

 
 Gary Gait didn’t don the famous digits until his sophomore year, but from 1988-2004 spanning Gary, Charlie, Casey, Ryan, and Mikey, the number earned All American honors for 17 straight seasons. 

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