‘Tis the season to be jolly – and for some pretty lively lax! The annual Jingle Brawl provided some of the best lacrosse action this writer has seen in some time. I only wish senior swami Lee Roggenburg could have seen the overall high quality of play in all divisions. Florida lacrosse is rapidly on the rise! We wish we had more...
FLN loved attending the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) conference in Daytona Beach last weekend. While the conference has been in place for years for other sports, this is the first time our lacrosse community was included in earnest. Congratulations go to Donna Rose of Hollywood Hills Military Academy and Roy Kelly of Ransom...
Billed as a warm weather recruiting showcase, the Paradise Shootout showed promise in its early years. The fourth edition, completed last weekend in Naples, has evolved into a high quality local and junior event, spiced with some out of state competition and run exquisitely by Corrigan Sports Enterprises. As usual, the fields were beautiful...
The Gold Coast Shootout has become an established fall club tournament. Mother Nature provided a beautiful day and the early round play at all levels was spirited, including some surprising scores. Lee Roggenburg will have a full recap, but in the meantime, here are some photos and check in with the tournament link for...
You’re a good player, thinking about your future. Your coaches tell you to keep working hard and you’ll have a chance to play at the next level. Your parents support you, they travel miles and miles in support of your love of the sport. Everyone hopes it all leads to a happy ending. Truth be known, none of the people above, including...
A number of recent Florida high school graduates and returning stars were highlighted in the latest Inside Lacrosse Recruiting Issue.
On the Boy’s side:
Incoming Freshmen
Lake Brantley Middie Tim Gehlbach is mentioned in the 5th ranked UNC incoming class
St. Thomas Aquinas Middie Revin Koss is mentioned in the...
The article below was written earlier in the summer so many of you have probably already seen it. Living in Florida, we all HGH know how fantastic the growth of the sport is here.
Thanks to buzzfeed.com and author John Templon. Happy back to school!
http://www.buzzfeed.com/johntemplon/lacrosse-fastest-growing-sport#2y9g2ph
Photo by Jake Ryan Images
By Lee Roggenburg
During the last high school season I witnessed both the best and the worst of our great sport.
Tremendously competitive Districts.
Growing crowds and spirited students.
Intense defense and strategic offense.
And a narrowing of the gap between our teams and traditional powers.
But I’ve also...
The annual 2014 Showtime Event, was held at Western Connecticut State University. This invite only elite recruiting event is one of the “must do” stops if you have the opportunity to participate. Limited to only 160 rising sophomores and 160 rising juniors, many of whom are already committed, the competition is...
If you are a young player in the southern United States, the sky is the limit, and our Under Armour South team put us forever on the map with its performance last weekend at Towson University.
Face it, this whole lax thing is about relationships, teammates, a great education, family, memories and you name it. At every stage in a young...