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Posted December 31, 2005 Cornell alum and 2005 Ivy League Player of the Year Sean Greenhalgh excells in first pro game with 4 goals, 3 assists, spoils Gary Gait's debut as Mammoth head coach (Philadelphia Inquirer) Original Knighthawk Tim Soudan announces retirement (Knighthawks.net)  Posted December 30, 2005 Former Nazareth player Tom Coons continues to spread lacrosse across midwest (Indy Star) NLL announces Game of the Week broadcasts (NLL.com) NLL franchises discover greener pastures by locking up NHL owners and their resources (Toronto Star) NLL.com launches fantasy lacrosse (NLL.com)  Posted December 29, 2005 Gait overseeing makeover, Mammoth jersey to be retired Friday (Denver Post) Knighthawks Krew to hold Casey Zaph fundraiser (knighthawks.net)  Posted December 28, 2005 Megan Dwyer (Skaneateles) and Stephanie Guiffrida (Henninger) sign to play at Mercyhurst for 2006-07 academic year (Mercyhurst Athletics) Former Syracusan Sean Arnold and other transplants work to work to grow lacrosse in Hernando County Florida (St. Petersburg Times) Face-Off Yearbooks DI Coaches poll has Syracuse #5, Cornell #8 (Inside Lacrosse) Gracing the cover of the newest Face-Off Yearbook, Joe Walters (Irondequoit) leads the list of pre-season DI All-Americans (Inside Lacrosse) Cornell picked to win Ivy; other pre-season conference predictions (Inside Lacrosse)  Posted December 25, 2005 Mercyhurst signs six cny'ers: Mike Dugan (Cortland, NY/Homer), Derek Pino (Rochester, NY/Irondequoit), Christopher Blanchard (Horseheads, NY/Horseheads), Zach Manuel (Elmira, NY/Elmira Notre Dame), Kyle Plante (Watertown, NY/Immaculate Heart Central), and Michael Theetge (Horseheads, NY/Horseheads) (Mercyhurst Athletics) Kristen Taylor (Fayetteville-Manlius) signs to play at North Carolina (Tarheel Athletics) Alex Ryan (Brighton) will play for Duke women (GoDuke.com)  Posted December 24, 2005 Toomy takes the helm at Loyola (The Capital) Cornell men's lacrosse #6 in pre-season poll (Ithaca Journal) Herkimer #1, OCC #3 in Face-Off Yearbook junior college pre-season poll (Inside Lacrosse)  Posted December 22, 2005 Hockey laces move over, NJ laxer to market NCAA approved clasp-on shooting strings (Courier News) Lacrosse Magazine pre-season poll: SU #5, Cornell #6; LeMoyne #1; Nazareth #4, Cortland #5 in Face-Off Yearbook pre-season poll (Lacrosse Magazine) Nazareth #3, Cortland #4 in Face-Off Yearbook pre-season poll (Inside Lacrosse) Nazareth's Ryan Hotaling (Corcoran) joins Cortland's Mike Abbott (Nottingham) and Dan Smitt (CNS) as Inside Lacrosse' preseason First Team AA list for DIII (Inside Lacrosse) Carl Festa (Auburn) has completed his freshman season playing football at St. Lawrence University and will play lacrosse in the spring. (Submission) Bayhawks owner sells team (Inside Lacrosse)  Posted December 21, 2005 Ask Maryland's men's lacrosse attackman Joe Walters (Irondequoit) a question in Inside Lacrosse's Fan Zone (umterps.com) Lacrosse now #1 in NCAA's new graduation success rate (LaxPower) Bill Dirrigl will not return to Loyola (requires free registration) (Baltimore Sun) Bill Dirrigl will not return to Loyola (Loyola Athletics) NLL, IPTV to launch LacrosseTV, the first 24/7 broadcast network dedicated to the sport (Digital Home Canada) Cortland's Mike Abbott (Nottingham) and Dan Smitt (CNS) make inside Lacrosse' preseason First Team AA list (Inside Lacrosse) Cornell welcomes Todd Olson (Herkimer CC), Eric Pittard (UVa, Skaneateles), Carl Runge (OCC, Corcoran), and Kyle Doctor (Skaneateles) along with 12 more (Cornell Athletics)  Posted December 19, 2005 Four Dolphins make Inside Lacrosse' DII Pre-Season AA list (Inside Lacrosse) Leif Elsmo begins a series of columns for LaxPower (LaxPower.com) Major League Lacrosse releases 2006 schedule (Major League Lacrosse)  Posted December 18, 2005 Registration deadline drawing near for US Lacrosse National Convention (US Lacrosse)  Posted December 17, 2005 Denver, Syracuse highlight Colgate's 2006 schedule (Cogate Athletics)  Posted December 16, 2005 SU hires Cortland St. lacrosse coach (Syracuse Post-Standard)  Posted December 15, 2005 Lelan Rogers leaves Cortland St. to become Director of Men's Lacrosse Operations at Syracuse (SU Athletics) ESPNU to televise Army/Navy lacrosse live on Saturday, April 15th (GoArmySports.com) US Lacrosse to conduct several U.S. Women's National Team clinics for youth and high school girls' lacrosse players (ages 10-18) (US Lacrosse) Former Hopkins defenseman Matt Stoffel dies in car accident (InsideLacrosse.com) Johns Hopkins, ESPNU enter exclusive national broadcast agreement (hopkinssports.com) SUNY Delhi added to CNY Colleges page (JustLacrosse.com) Boston Cannons acquire John Glatzel in trade (Major League Lacrosse)  Posted December 13, 2005 Raychel Schumacher (Penfield) to be one of three captains for Brown (BrownBears.com)  Catching up with Section 5 news December 11, 2005 Help support Section 5's website, SportsFive.net, and receive a free DVD with photo highlights of the 2005 boy's varsity season (SportsFive.net) Major 2005-06 rule revisions for NYS boy's lacrosse (pdf) (SportsFive.net) NYS All-Time Boy's Lacrosse Champions list along with links to brackets from 1977-2005 (SportsFive.net) Penn Yan JV's are looking to schedule two more games for the 2006 season (scroll to second story) (SportsFive.net) Long-time lacrosse coach Paul Wilson writes about the troubling mix of high school athletes and alcohol (SportsFive.net) From a recent National Federation of State High School Associations publication: There are no excuses for heatstroke illness if proper precautions are taken (nysphsaa.org)  Posted December 10, 2005 Erika Travis (Geneva) and Abby Hungerford (Corcoran) to play for Binghamton in 2006-07 (Binghamton Athletics) Binghamton women to face Syracuse, LeMoyne in addition to MAAC foes (Binghamton Athletics)  Posted December 9, 2005 Video: Some music, some lacrosse in Mikey Powell's A Lacrosse Movie" (WTVH) Free streaming of WAER's coverage of SU lacrosse games a thing of the past (Daily Orange) Binghamton Bearcats release 2006 schedule - will travel to Princeton March 26th (Binghamton Athletics)  Posted December 7, 2005 Two Penn Yan laxers sign NLI's: Dan Mesler, Sacrd Heart, and Steven Carlson, Binghamton (Submission) Liz Walsh, Liverpool attacker/midfielder, to play at James Madison (JMU Athletics) Second Annual Jingle Bell Classic Women's Lacrosse Tournament set for Wednesday, December 28th - Signup information here (Liverpool Girl's Lacrosse) Wells College to offer men's lacrosse (auburnpub.com) Lars Tiffany and Stony Brook to open against Virginia (Stony Brook Athletics) Roy Simmons, Jr., will be on hand to sign books at the IMLCA Clinic Friday and Saturday (Inside Lacrosse) FieldTurf demands greater turn-around time between sports (Daily Orange) Results of MLL's supplimental draft (Inside Lacrosse)  Posted December 6, 2005 Natalie Jones (Penn Yan) will guard the goal at U of New Hampshire (U of NH Athletics) Video: General Brown's Peter Pike signs to play at Rutgers (WWNY) Video: Lowville's Ryan Gilette signs with Vermont, Drew Bezek headed for LeMoyne (WWNY) Albany to open 2006 season at Hopkins, close hosting Binghamton (Albany Athletics) Siena women to represent US in Japan's 18th Friendship Games (Siena Athletics) Gait change gives team openings (Rocky Mountain News)  Posted December 5, 2005 Three CBA seniors commit to play Division I lacrosse: Greg Khanzadian, Stony Brook; Sarah Sedgwick, Boston College; Carlee Street, Iona (Submission) Credentials give "rookie" coach Gary Gait instant credibility as Mammoth seek new identity (Lacrosse Magazine) Former president of Boise State's women's lacrosse club becomes Idaho's youngest mayor (Idaho Statesman)  Posted December 4, 2005 Powell stays humble (Syracuse Post-Standard) ILF and IFWLA working towards merger in late 2007 (LaxPower)  Posted December 3, 2005 LeMoyne women sign four high school seniors for 2006-07 season (LeMoyne Athletics) ILF and IFWLA working towards merger in late 2007 (LaxPower)  Posted December 2, 2005 A Lacrosse Movie, a documentary featuring Mikey Powell, his family, and the rest of the Brine R&D team will premier Saturday, December 10th at the Palace Theater in Syracuse, with proceeds going to the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund (Brine) Five Horsehead laxers sign LOI's: Bill Olin, Rutgers; Molly Hastrich, St. Bonaventure; Meghan Holleran, Duquesne University; C.J. Blanchard and Mike Theetge, Mercyhurst (Star-Gazette) Binghamton men sign six cny'ers (Binghamton Athletics) Tough 2006 schedule features seven home games for Orange (SU Athletics)  Posted December 1, 2005 Brian McDermott (Homer) to play for Coach Starsia at Virginia (Virginia Athletics) Fairfield enter first ECAC season; release 2006 schedule (Fairfield Athletics) 809 coaches representing 203 colleges and universities and 299 high schools ready to meet Dec. 8th-11th for the 2005 IMLCA Clinic in Baltimore; lists available (ECAC.org) Quebec rediscovers field lacrosse (The Chronicle)  Posted November 30, 2005 Updated 3:45 pm Lyndsey Banach (Liverpool) to play at Quinnipiac (Quinnipiac Athletics) Fulton goalie Deanne Abell signs with SU women (SU Athletics) Toronto Rock to scrimmage with Arizona Sting, Buffalo Bandits December 4th (OurSportsCentral.com) Doc Nelson's CrosseWords: Back for more lax (Daily News)  Posted November 25, 2005 Former SU laxer and current National Geographic photographer Michael Melford hosts fundraiser for daughter's Stonington High team (Shore Publishing)  Posted November 24, 2005 Photo: Rochester's PAETEC Stadium, new home of the Rattlers, almost finished (Stratus Imaging)  Posted November 23, 2005 Sean Greenhalgh (Cornell) signs with Philadelphia Wings (Cornell Big Red) Cornell men's 2006 roster (Cornell Big Red) Bryana Borrelli (Irondequoit) and Katherine Vanaman (Penn Yan) sign NLI's with Hofstra (Hofstra.edu) Ben Lynch (Binghamton) to play for Mars Hill College (Mars Hill Athletics) Loyola's Bill Dirrigl takes leave of absence (LoyolaGreyhounds.com) Hopkins releases 2006 schedule: Hosting SU Saturday March 18th (HopkinsSports.com)  Posted November 20, 2005 Megan Dwyer (Skaneateles) and Stephanie Guiffrida (Henninger) sign with Mercyhurst (Mercyhurst Athletics) M-PH twelve year-old lacrosse player and wrestler sets world record for pull-ups (Syracuse Post-Standard)  Posted November 18, 2005 Rutgers grabs five cny'ers: Bill Olin (Horseheads); Adam Goldberg (F-M), Peter Pike (General Brown), Hunter Burnard (Binghamton), and Taylor Bottar (Henninger) (JustLacrosse/Rutgers) Outlaws to bring MLL to Denver (Inside Lacrosse)  Posted November 17, 2005 Three from IHC sign intent letters: Kyle Plante, Mercyhurst; Mike Lazore, Hobart; Corey Boulio, LeMoyne (WWTI) Sarah Dressler (Penn Yan) and Courtney Hastrich (Horseheads) to captain Bonnies (GoBonnies.com) Turkeyshoot results menu (TurkeyShootLacrosse.com) Oshawa wins Elite Division at Turkeyshoot; Baldwinsville finishes 4th (The Brampton Guardian) NLL signs deal with Reebok (SLAM Sports)  Posted November 14, 2005 Stephanie Kott (Auburn) will captain Canisius women for third straight year (GoGriffs.com) Former Olypian Diana Nyad reflects on her visit to the New Hampshire's Cardigan Mountain Lacrosse Camp (KCRW/Podcast.net)  Posted November 11, 2005 Five with local ties among those to be inducted into Lacrosse Hall of Fame Saturday: Jack Emmer (SUNY Cortland); Norman H. Engelke (Cornell); Gary Gait (SU); Paul Gait (SU); Susan L. Ganzenmuller (Wells College) (US Lacrosse) Joe Boulukos, Cameron Marchant named Cornell captains for 2006 (Cornell Athletics) Team USA's final tune-up before World Games will be against MLL All-Stars at Boston University (Inside Lacrosse)  Posted November 10, 2005 Fulton's Deanne Abell signs to play goalie for SU Women (Palladium Times) Brothers Gait to be inducted into HOF Saturday (SLAM Sports) Army to open season with visit to Syracuse (GoArmySports.com) Mikey Powell gets Reel (highlight reel a must for any lacrosse fan) (MikeyPowell.com)  Posted November 9, 2005 Nicknames for new MLL teams discovered, two more teams expected in 2008 (Inside Lacrosse) Lacrosse among several responses in college student fan survey (SI On Campus) Sophomore makes lacrosse newest club sport at U of Wisconson Oshkosh (Advance-Titan)  Posted November 8, 2005 B2 Networks to offer all NLL games via broadband (NLL.com) Ryan Powell (Carthage) signs with Portland Lumberjax (Portlandjax.com) NC State Atlantic Coast Lacrosse Classic for the nation's top college lacrosse clubs (Inside Lacrosse) Michigan's Adrian College begins process for fielding NCAA lacrosse teams (Inside Lacrosse)  Posted November 5, 2005 Thousands gather for funeral of Rick Passfield (SLAM Sports/Toronto Sun) Varsity Turkeyshoot set for Sunday (turkeyshootlacrosse.com)  Posted November 3, 2005 Tully's first Cornfield Classic faces off Saturday (tullycornfieldclassic.com) Varsity Turkeyshoot set for Sunday (turkeyshootlacrosse.com) Handle With Care: Tim Neal leads SU's medical staff with a passion (Daily Orange) Springfield (Pa) to establish boys' club team after Principal, Athletic Director reverse position (boys won't have to tryout for girls team now) (Springfield Sun) Eager Beaverton lacrosse enthusiasts give soccer and baseball a run for their money after only two years (The Oregonian) Rattlers involved in two of three major trades following expansion draft (Inside Lacrosse) CBS buys CSTV for $325M (abc.com)  Posted November 2, 2005 Maryland lax community puts together a great weekend: Moves Division III rivals Washington St. vs. Salisbury, the annual "War on the Shore", to M&T Bank Stadium during ACC final four, to be preceded by a high school double-header (LaxPower) Fairfax County, Va, looking for ways to pay for converting heavily used athletic fields to artificial turf (TimesCommunity.com) Does your school have an AED yet? (LancasterOnline) Louis J. Acompora Foundation homepage  Posted November 1, 2005 Bellarmine University shaken by death of redshirt freshman during conditioning drill (Louisville Courier-Journal) Bontaites, Coffman, Glatzel, Nee, and Vallone all heading west after todays MLL Expansion Draft (Inside Lacrosse)  Posted October 31, 2005 ECAC establishes Men's Lacrosse Officiating Bureau (ECAC) Speakers named for 2006 US Lacrosse National Convention (US Lacrosse)  Posted October 30, 2005 Marine Coporal Seamus Davey (Lowville) remembered at memorial service for saving life of wounded comrade in Iraq (Newsday/AP)  Posted October 29, 2005 Boys being denied varsity level team consider trying out for girl's team (Springfield(Pa) Sun) Tickets for the 2006 Men's Championships in Philadelphia pass the 10,000 mark (FaceOffPhiladelpia.com)  Posted October 28, 2005 Denver Pioneer men's schedule includes visit from Colgate March 4th (Denver Athletics) Sue Heether named US Women's head coach (US Lacrosse)  Posted October 26, 2005 CNY Elite Lacrosse Club announces training sessions for Syracuse area girls (JustLacrosse) Greg Downing (Auburn) honored as Fairfield's Offensive MVP for 2005 (FairfieldStags.com) Preston Chapman returns to coach Elmira College men (Star-Gazette) Bucknell to host Men's Lacrosse Coaching Clinic (Bucknell Athletics) A closer look at next Tuesday MLL Expansion Draft (Inside Lacrosse) IMLCA Clinic gaining speed (Inside Lacrosse)  Posted October 24, 2005 Gary Gait names former Orange laxer Dan Pratt as Mammoth's defensive coordinator (Denver Post) Rochester Rattlers sign with LA promotion firm (Rochester Business Journal)  Posted October 20, 2005 Oneonta to raise lacrosse to varsity level in '06-'07, will apply to play in Section 4 (The Daily Star) Several locals help Fairfield claim two wins at Brown's Fallball Tourney (Fairfield Athletics) Orange County Choppers to build bike for Edmonton Rush (NLL.com)  Posted October 19, 2005 Gary Gait, Tom Marechek earn spots on Canadian National team (London Free Press) Success of women brings call for men's lacrosse program at Boston University (Daily Free Press)  Posted October 17, 2005 Freshmen offer preview of lax brilliance (Syracuse Post-Standard) Orange test four different goalies, Coluccini establishes himself (The Daily Orange) Orange unveils talented depth at Pumpkin Stickout (The Daily Orange)  Posted October 16, 2005 Orange wins 3 games at Stickout (SU Athletics) Scoring rundown for SU 6 vs. LeMoyne 5 (JustLacrosse)  Posted October 15, 2005 Ann Anderson (Christian Brothers Academy) and Maura Kenville (Manlius) to play for LaSalle in 2006 (LaSalle Athletics) Choreographing the recruiting dance (New York Times) Cookin' in the lax lab: Fall lacrosse season gives coaches the chance to experiment with their teams (Syracuse Post-Standard) Updated Orange roster ready for Pumpkin Stickout (roster available on JustLacrosse Mobile) (SU Athletics)  Posted October 14, 2005 Lacrosse catching on with Hawai'i's youth (Honolulu Advertiser) Hawaii gears up for annual tournament (Inside Lacrosse)  Posted October 13, 2005 Steve Panarelli rededicates himself to the sports he loves (Syracuse Post-Standard) Hobart names four Hobart captains (Hobart Athletics) Cornell takes out Hobart, Hofstra in tourney (Cornell Daily Sun) Canada Post to issue stamp prior to World Games (London Free Press)  Posted October 10, 2005 Check out our new "Scorecast from the Sidelines" feature (JustLacrosse) Plan for the World Games! (JustLacrosse) Cornell 2-0, Hobart 0-2 at Algonquin Cup (LaxPower)  Posted October 8, 2005 Seaway Girls Lacrosse Classic at Webster/Schroeder High tomorrow (Seaway Classic) LeMoyne Boy's Tournament/Clinic tomorrow Dual roles for Desko, Joe Walter's dilemma, Joe Cuozzo out at Ward Melville(?), and more at Inside Lacrosse Offseason Notebook (Inside Lacrosse)  Posted October 7, 2005 Playing the Field: Outdoor (drinking) parties are nothing new among local high schoolers (The Daily Orange) Final 50 Team Canada hopefuls converge on London, Ont. for two exhibitions Saturday before cuts to 23 (London Free Press) MLL announces draft order (Major League Lacrosse) Carlsbad High (Ca) moves lacrosse from club to varsity sport, coaches needed (North County Times)  Posted October 3, 2005 Carolyn Davis (Skaneateles) among standouts to play for Duke in '06 (GoDuke.com) Double-duty for Coach Desko as SU meets Team USA (The Daily Orange) Big Red set to play in Algonquin Cup Sunday, October 9th (Cornell Athletics) HCCC dedicates Wehrum Stadium (Evening Telegram) SU's Hardy faces Powell trio, claims hallowed jersey (The Daily Orange) Coluccini, Myers vie for goalie spot vacated by Pfeifer (The Daily Orange) Former Elmira head coach Peter Lawrence named to lead D-I Hartford (Hartford Athletics)  Posted October 19, 2005 ARCHIVES FOR OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2005 Gary Gait, Tom Marechek earn spots on Canadian National team (London Free Press) Success of women brings call for men's lacrosse program at Boston University (Daily Free Press)  Posted October 17, 2005 Freshmen offer preview of lax brilliance (Syracuse Post-Standard) Orange test four different goalies, Coluccini establishes himself (The Daily Orange) Orange unveils talented depth at Pumpkin Stickout (The Daily Orange)  Posted October 16, 2005 Orange wins 3 games at Stickout (SU Athletics) Scoring rundown for SU 6 vs. LeMoyne 5 (JustLacrosse)  Posted October 15, 2005 Ann Anderson (Christian Brothers Academy) and Maura Kenville (Manlius) to play for LaSalle in 2006 (LaSalle Athletics) Choreographing the recruiting dance (New York Times) Cookin' in the lax lab: Fall lacrosse season gives coaches the chance to experiment with their teams (Syracuse Post-Standard) Updated Orange roster ready for Pumpkin Stickout (roster available on JustLacrosse Mobile) (SU Athletics)  Posted October 14, 2005 Lacrosse catching on with Hawai'i's youth (Honolulu Advertiser) Hawaii gears up for annual tournament (Inside Lacrosse)  Posted October 13, 2005 Steve Panarelli rededicates himself to the sports he loves (Syracuse Post-Standard) Hobart names four Hobart captains (Hobart Athletics) Cornell takes out Hobart, Hofstra in tourney (Cornell Daily Sun) Canada Post to issue stamp prior to World Games (London Free Press)  Posted October 10, 2005 Check out our new "Scorecast from the Sidelines" feature (JustLacrosse) Plan for the World Games! (JustLacrosse) Cornell 2-0, Hobart 0-2 at Algonquin Cup (LaxPower)  Posted October 8, 2005 Seaway Girls Lacrosse Classic at Webster/Schroeder High tomorrow (Seaway Classic) LeMoyne Boy's Tournament/Clinic tomorrow Dual roles for Desko, Joe Walter's dilemma, Joe Cuozzo out at Ward Melville(?), and more at Inside Lacrosse Offseason Notebook (Inside Lacrosse)  Posted October 7, 2005 Playing the Field: Outdoor (drinking) parties are nothing new among local high schoolers (The Daily Orange) Final 50 Team Canada hopefuls converge on London, Ont. for two exhibitions Saturday before cuts to 23 (London Free Press) MLL announces draft order (Major League Lacrosse) Carlsbad High (Ca) moves lacrosse from club to varsity sport, coaches needed (North County Times)  Posted October 3, 2005 Carolyn Davis (Skaneateles) among standouts to play for Duke in '06 (GoDuke.com) Double-duty for Coach Desko as SU meets Team USA (The Daily Orange) Big Red set to play in Algonquin Cup Sunday, October 9th (Cornell Athletics) HCCC dedicates Wehrum Stadium (Evening Telegram) SU's Hardy faces Powell trio, claims hallowed jersey (The Daily Orange) Coluccini, Myers vie for goalie spot vacated by Pfeifer (The Daily Orange) Former Elmira head coach Peter Lawrence named to lead D-I Hartford (Hartford Athletics)   Want more? 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