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Lars Keil has turned his craft into a calling as the foremost stick stringer in the galaxy.

At first, Joe Amplo could hardly believe his ears. During national team tryouts at USA Lacrosse headquarters last summer, the Navy head coach and U.S. defensive assistant tossed a common question to the offensive players. “Who do you least want to go…

Army defeated defending NCAA champion Maryland in the first round of the NCAA tournament Saturday to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2010. With the Black Knights set to play Penn State at Navy, of all places, we revisit this…

ON THE SURFACE, the Lake Effect Run Club’s route Dec. 21 looked routine: two and a half miles out and back along the Onondaga Creekwalk trail. As John Stark returned with the group to Talking Cursive Brewing Company in downtown Syracuse, though, he…

McCabe Millon accelerated past the defender with one step. Then he split through a double team and scored on a bounce shot before the goalie had a chance to get back in the cage. The goal came during the waning seconds of the Project Nine combine, an…

Grab a pole, make a team. If only it were that simple. It’s hard to get noticed as a defenseman at tryouts. We turned to the U.S. team’s Matt Dunn, the 2020 PLL Defensive Player of the Year and the defensive director for First Class Lacrosse. This…

After Kayla Treanor outlined the practice plan for the Syracuse women’s lacrosse team a little before noon on a Wednesday back in October, her focus turned to time. “This is one of our most important practices,” said Treanor, standing inside the…

Andrew McMinn does not have to look far to realize how far he’s traveled in the past year. “I’m looking out my window right now, and the mountains are right on top of us,” he said during an interview last month. “It’s just a hard place to beat as far…

The 2022 college lacrosse season is nearly upon us. As is our annual tradition, we’re featuring every team ranked in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Preseason Top 20. Check back to USALaxMagazine.com each weekday this month for new previews, scouting reports…

The 2022 college lacrosse season is nearly upon us. As is our annual tradition, we’re featuring every team ranked in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Preseason Top 20. Check back to USALaxMagazine.com each weekday this month for new previews, scouting reports…

The shot seemed destined to find the back of the net almost as soon as Bryan Costabile planted his left foot in the turf on Tierney Field. “Bye, bye,” teammate Dominique Alexander shouted before Costabile let it fly on the run during the second…

PHOTO BY STEVE BOYLE The Instagram fan page for Mike Sisselberger sounds out of this world. Many of its posts, punctuated by the hashtag “quadzilla,” read like a thinly veiled version of “Chuck Norris Facts.” Outer space exists because it is afraid…

The 2022 college lacrosse season is nearly upon us. As is our annual tradition, we’re featuring every team ranked in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Preseason Top 20. Check back to USALaxMagazine.com each weekday this month for new previews, scouting reports…

The best way to work on that element unique to lacrosse is hit the wall. It’s where Ohlmiller, the U.S. team star who set the NCAA single-season and career points record at Stony Brook, first developed her creativity and continues to explore the…

The 2022 college lacrosse season is nearly upon us. As is our annual tradition, we’re featuring every team ranked in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Preseason Top 20. Check back to USALaxMagazine.com each weekday this month for new previews, scouting reports…

Jack Rowlett talks a mile a minute. Yet, the game looks like it’s moving in slow motion for him. Making his first appearance with the U.S. senior team at the Fall Classic in October, the two-time Premier Lacrosse League Defensive Player of the Year…

The pitch of the cheers could break the sound barrier. Lined shoulder to shoulder along the front row of stands at Tierney Field, the fans, mostly preteen girls, waited for the U.S. women’s national team for more than 30 minutes. One name was on most…

Was there ever a doubt? This afternoon, Chaos LC goalie Blaze Riorden earned the No. 1 spot in the Premier Lacrosse League Players Top 50. As the name implies, PLL players rank their peers — a staple of the league’s offseason cycle since its…

A little before noon on a Wednesday back in October, the Syracuse women’s lacrosse team warmed up to an array of pop hits inside the Ensley Athletic Center. Flo Rida, Shakira and Georgia Ku’s vocals reverberated so loudly throughout the…

PHOTO BY HEATHER AINSWORTH SYRACUSE, N.Y. — This mid-October scene was almost impossible to picture seven months ago, let alone a year. Inside the Ensley Athletic Center, Gary Gait calmly coaches the Syracuse men’s lacrosse team’s offense to…