Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

1. Our September/October cover story features the U.S. men’s national team’s journey to becoming the 2018 FIL gold medalists.

It was on the 10th day, in the seventh game and 560th minute and with one second remaining in the FIL World Championship, that Tom Schreiber etched his name in lacrosse lore.

“A team had to make a play, and we were the ones to make it,” Matt Danowski said. “The game was won. It wasn’t given to us.”

Read how the U.S. became a team of destiny from a players-only retreat to two weeks on “the kibbutz” in Israel. Plus, take a flip through the pages of this issue’s digital edition.

“You don’t need wooden lockers to compete in a lacrosse game. You don’t need chartered airplane trips. You just need a bunch of guys who love each other and love playing the game.” — @USAMLax coach @danowski_john

More on the @2018WorldLax Champion: https://t.co/Heu7npWMXO pic.twitter.com/5SQ8qpIjB0

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) August 30, 2018

2. Major League Lacrosse visited US Lacrosse on Thursday to continue strategizing for the future of the sport.

If you have not yet checked out the museum @USLacrosse you have to come check it out!

Enjoying the day building our partnership and strategizing for the future! pic.twitter.com/Eupkg9DSF9

— Major League Lacrosse (@MLL_Lacrosse) August 30, 2018

3. Girls’ lacrosse is the fastest-growing sport at the high school level, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations.

NEW: 10 most popular HS girls sports w/ 5-year trends. HS basketball participation down 5%, while strong growth in other sports (Data from @NFHS_Org). pic.twitter.com/CZqGmAg4NW

— NCAA Research (@NCAAResearch) August 29, 2018

How has sports participation changed in high schools over the past 5 years? Growth over 10% for lax, indoor track, fencing, rifle, boys volleyball, boys soccer, girls water polo and girls golf (Data @NFHS_Org). pic.twitter.com/aNG5FEwiYX

— NCAA Research (@NCAAResearch) August 29, 2018

What We’re Reading

• Georgia Swarm coach Ed Comeau was named the general manager of Canada’s box lacrosse team for the 2019 world championship.

• Inside Lacrosse takes a look at the top rising juniors to watch as the Sept. 1 contact date nears.

• College Crosse has begun building its college men’s and women’s information matrix pages for the 2019 season.

• Check out a black-and-white photo gallery from an Ohio State men’s lacrosse practice.

• Virginia Tech women’s lacrosse shared its fall ball schedule.

• The Georgia Swarm also shared a photo gallery of one of its youth clinics.

• 3d Lacrosse reviews “its busiest summer” yet with more than 16,000 people, 500 teams and 340 college coaches attending its tournaments.

• Vinnie Ricasio, creative director at The Art of Lax, shares the meaning behind one of his paintings, titled “Everything Counts,” pictured below.

What We’re Watching

Sept. 1 is Saturday and U.S. gold medalist Paul Rabil (Johns Hopkins ‘08) takes an inside look at the recruiting process, the reality of scholarships and the recent legislation. Fellow Team USA teammate Kyle Hartzell (Salisbury ’08) makes a special appearance.

Which men’s teams should we not sleep on in 2019? Travis Eldridge shares his take.

Who are the @NCAALAX teams not to sleep on in 2019?

Here's my Top 5 teams to keep an eye on that finished outside last year's Top 10 (via @LaxSportsNet): pic.twitter.com/3V4mgGNywT

— Travis Eldridge (@tgeldrid) August 30, 2018

In case you missed it, Kyle Harrison recently released Episode 1 of a video series called “Maryland,” which documents his move back to the state after a decade away.

What’s On Tap

• Read about Team USA’s MVP Michael Ehrhardt from the September/October edition.

• Saturday marks Sept. 1, the day prospective student-athletes can begin interacting with college coaches.

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