Lacrosse Playground

Charlotte, NC (August 15, 2011) — In a bold move to distance itself from the ego-mania and greed associated with today’s professional sports marketplace, the owners of the North American Lacrosse League’s (NALL) Charlotte franchise have teamed up with H2H Media to launch a social media bracket tournament that will allow fans to name the town’s new professional indoor lacrosse team. The team is using H2H’s innovative online video bracket tournament platform to put local players and fans in charge of naming the team and choosing it’s logo. Read More…

Jacksonville got another professional sports team Thursday when the North American Lacrosse League awarded the city its third of five inaugural franchises. The indoor league will play at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, with games starting in mid-January. In making the announcement, NALL commissioner Phil Evans said Jacksonville will join Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and Charlotte, N.C., in the newly formed league. Hershey, Pa., and Cincinnati are expected to be announced as the final two cities that will play 12 regular-season games and a pair of “friendly” exhibitions. Read More…

Team owners, and the Wilkes-Barre community joined together to unveil the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Shamrocks name and logos on Thursday at the Woodlands Inn & Resort. The Shamrocks name draws on the area’s Irish background and culture. Read More…

News 14 Carolina reports from a recent press conference held to talk about the much talked about NALL indoor league, which will have a team in Charlotte, and the newly formed/named Charlotte Hounds of the MLL. Carolina will now be home to two professional lacrosse teams. This is incredibly exciting for the sport. Read More…

Here are highlights from a press conference to announce the creation of the North American Lacrosse League (NALL), a professional indoor lacrosse league set to launch in January of 2012. Keep Reading…