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

The November edition of US Lacrosse Magazine started arriving in homes Thursday, and our cover story on Black Lacrosse Alliance leader Jules Heningburg was the talk of the lacrosse community.

In “Beacon of Hope,” staff writer Nelson Rice examines the making of an activist, including his family’s deep and rich legacy that’s intertwined with Black history and the civil rights movement. Heningburg the lacrosse player also comes into focus, as he moves past the disappointment of the COVID-19-related health effects that prevented him from competing in the PLL Championship Series.

On May 29, 2020, at 9:25 p.m. Eastern, Jules Heningburg inked his place in a historic family legacy. Nelson Rice examines the making of an activist.https://t.co/V969Y0a4f6

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) October 29, 2020

One of the best writers in lacrosse on a great subject. Must read. https://t.co/Pnn5rzUj4r

— Dan Arestia (@danarestia) October 29, 2020

Those who have charted this path of life with me know I have never been one to seek out. I do what can, in the confines of who I am, because its what I believe is right and best for the greater collective. In my journey, I’ve always recognized responsibility and felt I had an... https://t.co/HMuKe5vINM

— Jules Nehemiah Heningburg (@Julesheningburg) October 29, 2020

Great read here on @Julesheningburg and shout-out to @Nelson__Rice for writing an exceptional piece about Jules’ journey. Talk about having a purpose and a why! A true role model for all young players. Keep being YOU 7! #Family https://t.co/cmFwP86Scd

— Scott Bieda (@CoachScottBieda) October 29, 2020

Great read on #RUMLax alumn @Julesheningburg !

Proud of Jules for standing up for his beliefs and his activism with @BLAlliance_ https://t.co/IJeUyoJXEZ

— Rutgers Men's LAX (@RUmlax) October 29, 2020

We commissioned PLL senior producer and editor Josh Rottman and photographer Anna Whipple for the cover shoot in San Diego, which included a stop at Fatboy Cuts barber Oscar Gonzalez’s house.

 

 

 

 

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Highlights from our cover shoot with @julesheningburg. We commissioned @josh_rottman, senior producer/editor at the @pll, and photographer @annabananalynn for the shoot in San Diego, which included a stop at Fatboy Cuts barber Oscar Gonzalez’s house — setting the stage for @nelson_rice’s must-read cover story.⁣ ⁣ #linkinbio

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Heningburg’s influence keeps growing. He’s the host for Season 2 of “Unbuckled Chinstrap,” the PLL podcast. Heningburg inherits the microphone from PLL co-founder Paul Rabil.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Blaxers Blog’s Brian Simpkins interviewed Johns Hopkins commit Chris Wong about his unique perspective as a Jamaican and Chinese-American lacrosse player.

• Former NLL MVP Jeff Shattler, who penned a first-person piece for Lacrosse All Stars about coming from a mix of Ojibwa and Inuit heritages, has started the Shattler Lacrosse Academy featuring a unique Aboriginal Program.

• How the O’Neills have made winning at TCNJ a family tradition spanning multiple generations.

• Hailey Dirrigl, the daughter of former Syracuse player and Loyola coach Bill Dirrigl, on the path that led her away from lacrosse to playing volleyball at Arkansas — and her motivation to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease.

• The Baltimore Sun’s moving obituary of Dick Watts, the National Lacrosse Hall of Famer and former longtime UMBC men’s lacrosse coach who died earlier this week.

• About a cat who needs to be adopted if only because he has the best name ever.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

A cascade of catch-and-shoot highlights of Archers attackman Will Manny in the PLL Championship Series — a good reason to revisit this “Five-and-Five” in which Manny identifies his five favorite feeders.

WHAT’S ON TAP

• A column by US Lacrosse CEO Steve Stenersen on the national governing body’s commitment to change.

• Another Instagram takeover @USLacrosseMag. Up next: the Radford women’s lacrosse team.

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