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Blue Valley West Jaguars ZimaGear Decals

By Lacrosse Playground | April 24, 2012 |
We have some cool helmet wraps to show you today. The Blue Valley West Jaguars from Overland Park, Kansas worked with ZimaGear to conceptualize their custom helmet decals for 2012. The finished product came out great on their CPX-R and Pro7 lids from Cascade. Read More...

Long Island Lizards and Charlotte Hounds Played in New York City’s First Major League Lacrosse Game

By Lacrosse Playground | April 24, 2012 |
(New York, April 24, 2012) — CityLax, the non-profit organization founded in 2005 dedicated to using athletics, particularly lacrosse, to benefit student-athletes in underserved communities, along with Poly Prep Country Day School, co-hosted a Men’s Major League Lacrosse exhibition game this past Saturday. The Long Island Lizards faced off against the Charlotte Hounds under the lights at Poly Prep’s turf field in the first ever Men’s Major League Lacrosse game to be held in New York City. Read More...

Thailand Lacrosse 2012 Teaser

By Lacrosse Playground | April 24, 2012 |
The 2012 Teaser of Thailand Lacrosse Association's Documentary Film "For King and Country: the story of Thailand Lacrosse" by Enigma Film. The story of Thailand Lacrosse is an interesting one. For a country outside of North America, Thailand has become hungry for lacrosse. They fly players out there to coach and play. They’ve worked diligently to get big-time sponsors and TV coverage. This is a film we can not wait to watch. Read More...

Texas Men’s Lacrosse Player Blog: Ndamukong Suh

By Lacrosse Playground | April 24, 2012 |
We stopped by Niketown to get geared up, casually ran into Ndamukong Suh at the employee store, and dropped bills at none other than the Columbia store. Some kids on the team have an affinity for fishing gear… or they aspire to be the next Bear Grylls. We got some weird people. They outfitted themselves in camping stuff. Read More...

Navy Men’s Lacrosse HeadWrapz

By Lacrosse Playground | April 23, 2012 |
Navy Men's Lacrosse ran with these custom HeadWrapz this past weekend in their victory over Johns Hopkins, 8-2. The big decal displayed on the helmet is a large goat. Bill the Goat is the mascot of the United States Naval Academy. Read More...

Long Island Lizards Warrior Regulator Lacrosse Gloves

By Lacrosse Playground | April 23, 2012 |
The Long Island Lizards will be rocking Warrior's Regulator glove in Green and White colorways. The mits feature Warrior's Diamond Backhand pattern, compression molded cuff, and a palm with maximum airflow to keep your hands cool and dry.

Palm Beach Atlantic Lacrosse Beats Miami for First Time in Program History

By Lacrosse Playground | April 23, 2012 |
CORAL GABLES, Fla. –– For the first time in school history, the No. 25 Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish defeated the Miami Hurricanes (1-12). Playing in Miami's first game at Cobb Stadium, the Sailfish lead was as many as eight goals in the 16-11 victory. Senior attackman Joe Ciringione (Merrick, N.Y./Sanford H. Calhoun) played an incredible game, finishing with four goals and six assists, while sophomore attackman Colin Price (Fairfax Station, Va./Lake Braddock) finished with three goals and three assists. Read More...

ACC Lacrosse Tournament Action Makes ESPN’s Top Plays

By Lacrosse Playground | April 23, 2012 |
Sunday, seventh-ranked Duke defeated No. 3 seed North Carolina 12-9 to win its seventh ACC title and fourth under head coach John Danowski. Kudos to Duke, however, two plays stand out most from this past weekend and ESPN thought it would be best to showcase the talented plays on SportsCenter. Read More...

Avon Old Farms STX and Cascade Lacrosse Equipment

By Lacrosse Playground | April 23, 2012 |
Long regarded as a leading program within the realm of New England lacrosse, Avon Old Farms graces LPG as we take a closer look at their 2012 gear. The Founders League team sports a Crimson/Navy colorway on all apparel and equipment. Read More...

Colgate to Host Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse Tournament

By Lacrosse Playground | April 22, 2012 |
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - For the second straight season, hosting responsibilities for the Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Tournament came down to the final contest of the season between Bucknell and Colgate. A year ago, Bucknell went into Hamilton, N.Y., and picked up a victory on the road to clinch the tournament's top seed and hosting responsibilities. The Raiders paid that back Friday night. Read More...

Game Highlights: Navy Men’s Lacrosse Demolishes Hopkins, 8-2

By Lacrosse Playground | April 22, 2012 |
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Senior goalkeeper RJ Wickham (Penn Yan, N.Y.) turned away 18 shots, while sophomore attackman Sam Jones (Annapolis, Md.) pitched in three goals and an assist as the Navy men’s lacrosse team (6-6) dominated sixth-ranked Johns Hopkins (9-3), 8-2, Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The six-goal victory by the Mids marked their largest margin of victory in the series since 1965 when Navy scored a 15-6 win over the Blue Jays on their home field. Read More...

Brown Lacrosse Gets Sixth Win by Upsetting Cornell, 10-9

By Lacrosse Playground | April 22, 2012 |
Ithaca, New York – The Brown men's lacrosse team stunned third-ranked Cornell Saturday afternoon at Schoellkopf Field when sophomore Sam Hurster (St. Louis, MO) scored on a pass from senior Parker Brown (San Francisco, CA) with four seconds remaining to lift the Bears to a 10-9 win over the Big Red and keep Brown in contention for the Ivy League Playoffs. Read More...