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

1. The Premier Lacrosse League made its NBC debut Sunday, putting the sport in front of a major national broadcast TV network audience.

The Chaos defeated the Atlas 18-13 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. Former Albany stars Miles Thompson and Connor Fields supplied the wow moments, Thompson on a behind-the-back laser and Fields on a BTB fake that fooled the entire defense before he scored.

The Chaos jumped out to an 8-1 lead and scored three 2-pointers in the first quarter, a deficit from which the Atlas could not fully recover. Connor Buczek scored a 2-point goal after leaving the game with a dislocated shoulder and having it popped back into place.

On Saturday, the Whipsnakes and Archers both improved to 2-0. Ryan Drenner, the subject of a scuffle-inducing hit from behind earlier in the game, exacted revenge by scoring in overtime to lift the Whipsnakes to a 12-11 win over the Chrome. Ben McIntosh scored the final two goals to lead the Archers to a 10-9 win over the Redwoods.

Next stop for the PLL: Chicago.

2. John Grant Jr. surpassed Paul Rabil as the all-time leading scorer in Major League Lacrosse history  (regular season and playoffs) in the Denver Outlaws’ 18-16 road win over the Atlanta Blaze on Saturday.

Grant, 44, came out of retirement to play for Denver this season and has scored in all three games. He got the Outlaws on the board in the first quarter and then broke the record on an assist to Brendan Kavanaugh.

Grant got held up at security at Atlanta International Airport. The culprit? His record-breaking ball.

In Sunday’s game, the Boston Cannons scored the first seven goals en route to a 16-10 win over the Dallas Rattlers. Will Sands doled out six assists and Kyle Jackson scored four goals for the Cannons, who improved to 2-0.

3. The U.S. U19 women’s training team convened for camp over the weekend at US Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md., highlighted by a 12-11 win over a collection of college and professional players in an exhibition Saturday night. Caitlyn Wurzburger had a team-high six points on three goals and three assists, getting plenty of love for this behind-the-back finish as time expired in the first quarter.

Team USA was without draw specialist Maddie Jenner and midfielder Kasey Choma. Jenner is injured, but expected to be back this summer, while Choma competed for Eastport-South Manor in the New York Class B state championship game.

4. Call them the Cinderella Lancers.

The underdog Lafayette (N.Y.) boys’ lacrosse team punctuated an unlikely run  through the New York state playoffs with an overtime win over Briarcliff in the Class D championship game Saturday. Reid Jackowski scored the game-tying and winning goals in the 9-8 victory, which gave the Lancers their first state title since 2005.

Lafayette, with players from the towns of Lafayette and Onondaga as well as the Onondaga Nation, received a hero’s homecoming.

Massapequa (Class A), Victor (Class B) and Shoreham-Wading River (Class C) were the other winners in their respective divisions. The games were played at St. John Fisher in Rochester.

5. Long Island teams swept the New York state girls’ lacrosse championships. Northport (Class A), Eastport-South Manor (Class B), Cold Spring Harbor (Class C) and Mattituck/Southold (Class D) took home titles Saturday at Cortland.

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  • MLL and PLL notebooks from Phil Shore and Jack Goods, respectively.

  • A WPLL feature on a rare encounter of the VanThof sisters.

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