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Benjamin’s Thompson To Rutgers

Cameron Thompson, junior attackman for The Benjamin School has chosen Rutgers University. Cameron also plays for Palm Beach Revolution and was part of the  Under Armour Underclass South Team.  He was also named as an All-Star at the Maverik Showtime event. “I would like to thank my coaches, Shane Rye, Aaron Flood, Danny Loftus,Bobby...

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US Lacrosse Issues Statement on Florida Head Gear Ruling

  http://www.uslacrosse.org/multimedia-center/press-releases-news/postid/749/us-lacrosse-statement-on-florida-girls-headgear-mandate.aspx   US Lacrosse, the national governing body for men’s and women’s lacrosse, today issued the following statement in response to the mandates approved by the Florida High School Athletic...

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Travis-Sham-Mockery at the FHSAA Board; Pulling Helmet Mandate Was Never On the Table

Above – Dr. Dearing’s comment that “it’s never been about concussions” would have been more believable if he had followed it up with “it’s all about style!” A tip  of the hat to our Twitter follower @morganbaki  for her work with Photoshop. Wow.  It was like watching small town political...

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Breaking News: FHSAA Ignores Expert Testimony And Keeps Helmet Requirement 9-6

  FHSAA proves incapable of factual thought. Expert testimony included Dr. Richard Hinton, former team physician of the Baltimore Ravens, as a member of the US Forex Lacrosse Sports Science Committee. FLN will be putting together reactions to the ruling throughout the day. Follow the reactions on our Twitter handle:  FloridaLX ...

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Team Florida Names Gary Robinson as Director of Marketing and Communications

In an effort to improve the impressive track record of high level success of their out of state travel teams Team Florida is adding Gary Robinson to their management staff. Team Florida pioneered the Florida effort to showcase top state players to college coaches through their annual Recruiting Showcase and participation in the three national...

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Benjamin’s O’Hare to Ohio State

Above photo courtesy of Julie O’Brien Photography Benjamin’s junior middie, Colin O’Hare has made a verbal commitment to Ohio State.   In addition to playing for Florida powerhouse, The Benjamin School, O’Hare also plays for Palm Beach Revolution and si a member of Team Florida. “I would like to thank my...

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With FHSAA playing hardball, Vero Beach could lose its national ranking | Poll

From http://www.tcpalm.com  Photo by http://jprimages.com By Russ Lemmon – Originally posted on http://www.tcpalm.com  on August 23 VERO BEACH — If you’re a high school athlete, it’s a big deal to play the No. 1-ranked team in the state. The only thing that can top it is playing the No. 1 team in the nation. It’s something...

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Boca High’s Nick McCabe Checks In On Stars And Stripes!

  Thanks to Nick McCabe, rising junior FO/Middie at Boca Raton High School for sending us this recap of his experience playing for The USA in last weekend’s National 175 event in upstate New York!  A great honor for him.  Nick scored twice for Team Stars and Stripes, showing again how far Florida has come!     This past...

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MLL Looking To Move Start Of Schedule Up Two Weeks

  Sources within the lacrosse community confirm MLL is seriously considering moving up it’s schedule in the 2015 season two weeks, which would make the season start on April 11th and end on July 25th and that a decision to potentially do so is close to being made.  The impact of this move is particularly a problem for the Launch as...

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NFHS Girls Lacrosse Chair Pens Letter to FHSAA and OCPS On Helmets

Editor’s note – Jay Watts is the NFHS Girls Lacrosse Rules Committee Chair, the  GHSA (Georgia) Girls Lacrosse Coordinator and Assistant AD/ Head Girls Lacrosse Coach at The Westminster Schools I am the chair of the NFHS Girls Lacrosse Rules Committee and a high school girls lacrosse coach in Atlanta, GA. I am writing in hopes that...

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Archbishop McCarthy Suffers Tragic Loss

Some terrible news out of Archbishop McCarthy.  Assistant coach, Gerry Mayen passed away unexpectedly after a sudden illness. Gerry loved the game of lacrosse and the time he spent with his players on and off the field. Gerry leaves behind a payday loans online with instant approval three year old son, Lucas, and his wife, Noemi, who is...

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