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

1. The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame welcomed nine new members on Saturday at The Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley during the 2017 induction ceremony.

Doug Knight, Jim McDonald, Casey Powell, Brooks Sweet and Don Zimmerman were honored as the male members of the 2017 Hall of Fame class. Knight, Powell and Sweet were inducted as truly great players, Zimmerman as a truly great coach and McDonald as a truly great contributor.

Leslie Blankin Lane, Jill Johnson Redfern, Robyn Nye Wood and Laurette Payette rounded out the women’s 2017 class. Lane, Redfern and Wood went in as truly great players, while Payette was a truly great contributor.

Congratulations poured in throughout the weekend.

2. A lacrosse player in the Olympics? No, the sport is not headed for the 2020 Tokyo Games, but former Towson close defenseman Matt Gorman might be.

Gorman, who played for the Tigers from 2014-16, made the U.S. national handball team last week. The national team is just one tournament away from qualifying for the Olympics in 2020.

He learned about the sport while watching the 2016 Rio Games, and if Team USA succeeds at the Pan American Games in 2018, he’ll be involved in it next time around.

3. The UWLX continued announcing the members of its four teams over the weekend, including a couple notable names from the women's lacrosse world. Most notably, Oregon coach and former Northwestern star Katrina Dowd will re-join the Long Island Sound for the 2018 season.

Dowd, who also served as an assistant coach for the Canadian national team at the FIL World Cup, joins her Oregon assistant, Michelle Tumolo in the UWLX.

WHAT WE’RE READING

  • The next wave of MLL Player Movement members reached 16, with the list being confirmed over the weekend. Players like Ned Crotty, Joel White and Kyle Hartzell are included in the list.

  • An in-depth look at Fields of Growth’s progress in the sporting nation of Jamaica with a nice collection of photos. The lacrosse movement in Jamaica has been building over the past few years.

  • Inside Lacrosse released its list of the top 40 defenseman entering college lacrosse this spring.

  • The Canadian Lacrosse Association announced the roster for its U17 box lacrosse team ahead of the showcase against the Iroquois Nationals at the Heritage Cup on Oct. 21 in Hamilton, Ontario.

  • St. Andrew's Episcopal School drafted pediatric cancer survivor DJ Mojica and his brother, Jaxen, to be honorary varsity players last week.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Johns Hopkins volutneer Zach Ernst got a nice surprise at a team meeting last week. Coach Dave Pietramala announced he'd become an official member of the Blue Jays program.

Maryland men's lacrosse was recognized before the start of the Orioles game on Wednesday night. This video brings us into what was a fun night for the entire program.

Remember Blast Lacrosse? Lax Sports Network does. LSN host Chris Marshall went one-on-one with Boston Cannons star Joe Nardella in the classic lacrosse video game.

WHAT’S ON TAP

    •    The WPLL will host its inaugural weekend at US Lacrosse Headquarters starting on Saturday with the Showcase Game and Legends Game.

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