Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The U.S. Sixes training camp concludes today at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md. Among the more notable developments on the men’s side: the addition of Tom Schreiber — a perfect fit for the 6v6 discipline that will be played at The World Games next month in Birmingham, Ala.
2. American Heritage-Delray (Fla.) standout Carlie Fleisher and Dallas Jesuit (Texas) sniper McAllister Hobbs were profiled as part of our high school postseason rollout. Fleisher and Hobbs are the South Region Players of the Hear. Fleisher is also the National Player of the Year.
3. World Lacrosse Women’s Championship opening ceremonies are exactly one week away. Our latest coverage includes Emma Healy’s feature on a Swedish mother-daughter duo competing in the event, as well as Paul Ohanian’s Q&A with China’s Hualing Yu.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Kayla Treanor’s sister, Alyssa, just landed a job as the head women’s lacrosse coach at Division III Union.
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A recap and photo gallery from the inaugural USA Lacrosse Legacy Gala, a resounding success and marquee event in New York City that drew all sorts of lacrosse luminaries and raised more than $625,000 to help fuel USA Lacrosse initiatives.
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Catching up with Tim McCormack, who’s embracing Janine Tucker’s presence while working to make his own mark on the Johns Hopkins women’s lacrosse program.
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Major Series Lacrosse attempts to forge forward as a four-team league in the wake of controversy.
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Emma Healy’s “Life After Lax” interview with Rachael Rollins, the U.S. attorney whose legal career was inspired by Title IX and the fight to save UMass women’s lacrosse.
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The Washington Post’s All-Met girls’ lacrosse team and All-Met boys’ lacrosse team.
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About an epic double-overtime state boys’ lacrosse championship game in Massachusetts.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
A couple of clips ending in the familiar ping heard this week at Tierney Field.
Calculating the torque on that bomb from Heacock
— U.S. Men's National Team (@USAMLax) June 21, 2022
He’s already 6’ 3” so jumping is almost unfair. pic.twitter.com/GQt7ZXUz1D
Shot clock running down, who you gonna call? @ZachGoodrich of course.
— U.S. Men's National Team (@USAMLax) June 22, 2022
The @Towson_MLAX grad can shut down attackmen and unleash shots like this one. pic.twitter.com/drYkGzqeL2
And Belle Smith breaking ankles. Sixes is fun.
Ankles were broken in the making of this Belle Smith goal.
— U.S. Women's National Team (@USAWLax) June 21, 2022
Belle’s busy dodging past defenders at Sixes training camp this week. pic.twitter.com/VOS4I48oQg
WHAT’S ON TAP
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More women’s world championship and Title IX 50th anniversary contents.
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A U.S. women’s Sixes training camp notebook.
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Features on the USA Lacrosse Magazine West Players of the Year for high school boys’ and girls’ lacrosse.