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Jacksonville Bullies Lacrosse Team Signs First Four Players

By Lacrosse Playground | November 7, 2011 |
November, 2011 - The Jacksonville Bullies announced that they have signed their first four players for the 2012 season. Bobby Stockton of Jacksonville University, Thomas Compitello and Adam Rand of Stony Brook, and Scott Perri of Drexel University have all signed to play for the Bullies after being drafted to the team on October 12th. Read More...

Shamrocks Sign John Lade

By Lacrosse Playground | October 31, 2011 |
WILKES-BARRE, PA (October 28, 2011)-The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Shamrocks announced today that they have signed on John Lade of Syracuse for their 2012 season. Lade is the fourth orange defender ever to win the William C. Schmeisser Award as the nation’s most outstanding defensemen. He was named USILA All American First Team for two consecutive years and was one of seven players to start every game. Read More...

Hershey Haymakers Sign Ginny Capicchioni

By Lacrosse Playground | October 28, 2011 |
HERSHEY, PA (October 28, 2011)- The Hershey Haymakers announced today that they have signed on Ginny Capicchioni of Sacred Heart as their goalie for the 2012 season. Capicchioni was a three-time Northeast Conference Goalie of the Year at Sacred Heart. She made her first start for Team USA at the 2010 Bowhunter Cup and is the first woman to sign with a men’s professional team and play for the NLL. Read More...

Shamrocks Sign Josh Amidon

By Lacrosse Playground | October 19, 2011 |
WILKES-BARRE, PA (October 17, 2011)- The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Shamrocks announced today that they have signed on Josh Amidon of Syracuse University for their 2012 season. Read More...

Things I Love: Fall Ball Edition

By Lacrosse Playground | October 13, 2011 |
Your lax babe here! Back and ready to get into the Fall Ball action! Besides the crisp weather, boots, scarves, rugby and water polo...(I'm drifting...), Fall brings us the newest of the new for lax, preparing us for the sweet Spring. The lax bros and babes in the know aren't hibernating until Spring season, they're still in the game. So this is the list of things I love for Fall 2011, which isn't even over yet! Read More...

NALL Announces Top Draft Picks

By Lacrosse Playground | October 12, 2011 |
SOMERVILLE, NJ (October 12, 2011)- The North American Lacrosse League announced last night the draft picks for their 2012 season. Read More...

NALL Announces Team To Play In Giant Center

By Lacrosse Playground | October 11, 2011 |
(HERSHEY, PA) - The North American Lacrosse League announced today that their new team to play in Giant Center starting in January is the Hershey Haymakers. The Haymakers are the fifth and final team to be announced for the NALL’s 2012 season. They will come against teams from Charlotte, Jacksonville, Louisville, and Wilkes-Barre. Read More...

Tom Ryan Named Coach and GM of North American Lacrosse League’s (NALL) Charlotte Copperheads

By Lacrosse Playground | October 5, 2011 |
Charlotte, NC (October 5, 2011) -- The Charlotte Copperheads today announced veteran player and former Boston Blazers coach Tom Ryan as the team’s inaugural head coach and general manager. “Tom’s passion for the game of lacrosse and proven track record as a player, a coach and a general manager makes him the perfect choice to lead the Copperheads in this inaugural year and and in the years to come”, said Copperheads owner/president Graham D’Alvia. Read More...

Jacksonville Lands Pro Lacrosse Franchise

By Lacrosse Playground | August 5, 2011 |
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...

North American Lacrosse League Team Unveils Logo

By Lacrosse Playground | July 18, 2011 |
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...

Professional Lacrosse Comes To Carolina

By Lacrosse Playground | July 8, 2011 |
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...