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Holtz to be keynote speaker for US Lacrosse convention

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Former college football coach and current ESPN analyst Lou Holtz will be the keynote speaker for the 2010 US Lacrosse national convention Jan. 15-17 at the Baltimore Convention Center. Holtz will address the convention Jan. 15 at 6:30 p.m. on overcoming seemingly impossible challenges by setting goals and working to achieve them. Despite never inheriting a winning team, Holtz compiled a 243-127-7 career record. Other speakers will include Mike Pressler (U.S. men's national team head coach/Bryant men's head coach), Joe Alberici (U.S. men's national team assistant coach/Army men's head coach), Tony Resch (U.S. men's national team assistant coach/Long Island Lizards head coach), Rick Sowell (U.S. men's national team asst. coach/Stony Brook men's head coach), Ricky Fried (U.S. women's elite team head coach/Georgetown women's head coach), Carole Cantele (U.S. women's developmental team head coach/Gettysburg women's head coach), Jenny Levy (University of North Carolina women's head coach) and Liz Robertshaw (U.S. women's elite team assistant coach/Boston University women's head coach). Registration is open at uslacrosse.org/convention; those who register before Nov. 15 will get a discount of half off the regular on-site registration fee of $150.

U.S. men's lacrosse team to play four games at Navy

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The U.S. Men's National Training Team will play four exhibition games against college teams at the Naval Academy on Sunday, US Lacrosse announced.

Toronto wins MLL crown on last-minute goal at Navy

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Shawn Williams scored his second straight goal with 45 seconds remaining Sunday before an announced 7,003 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis to give the Toronto Nationals a 10-9 victory over the Denver Outlaws and their first Major League Lacrosse championship.

2011 finals to go to Stony Brook after 3 years at Towson

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

After three years at Towson University, the Division I women's lacrosse championship will move to the north shore of Long Island in 2011. The NCAA announced Tuesday that Stony Brook will host the event over Memorial Day weekend, May 27 and 29.

Straight Shooters: Lindsey Biles gives women's lacrosse tips

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:48:00 -0400

"Straight Shooters" answers your youth lacrosse questions with the help of US Lacrosse experts. This week's "Straight Shooter" is Lindsey Biles, of Annapolis. Biles was an All-American and Tewaaraton Trophy finalist during her college career at Princeton, and was a member of the 2006-07 U.S. Women's National Team. Biles also works as a sideline analyst for ESPNU.