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Zed Williams tallies 9 points, helps Whipsnakes erase 5-goal deficit in quarterfinal victory over Redwoods

By Andrew Crane | August 22, 2021
By | There stood Matt Rambo once again, with the ball in his stick at X, a tie game deep into the fourth quarter and one defender between him and Tim Troutner in the cage. He’d won the 2019 Premier League Lacrosse championship, the league’s inaugural one, with a similar sequence, using a screen and…
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Rookie Stephen Rehfuss’ seamless transition from attack to midfield, unique bounce ignites Cannons offense

By Andrew Crane | August 21, 2021
Stephen Rehfuss jogged behind the cage as Lyle Thompson did the same from the opposite side, positioning himself to collect a pass while inverted, and turned around to survey the rest of the Cannons’ offense. It was early in the first quarter of their Week 8 game against Chrome, a winner-take-all for the final playoff spot, and the Premier Lacrosse League’s expansion franchise trailed 1-0. Rehfuss started to take short-stick defender Will Haus behind the cage, but then pivoted, spinning around and then curling back toward the right side of the goal-line extended.
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Quarterfinals: Redwoods-Whipsnakes Preview

By Andrew Crane | August 20, 2021
By | The third and final matchup of the Premier Lacrosse League’s quarterfinal weekend in Salt Lake City features the Redwoods and the Whipsnakes, two teams that have met in the championship and semifinals the past two seasons, respectively. For the first time since 2019, the Whipsnakes will play in the first round of playoff…
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With past knee injuries healed, Connor Fields thrives in fresh start with Archers after offseason trade

By Andrew Crane | August 19, 2021
“When he’s used at full capacity,” Archers attack Grant Ament said, “he’s one of the scariest players in the world.”
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Cannons clinch 7th playoff spot in 13-10 win over Chrome in last game for Galloway, White

By Andrew Crane | August 15, 2021
By | When the Cannons’ 2021 season is finished, a season that started as the league’s second expansion team and included a handful of one-goal losses that pushed it to the brink, a defining image of its now-undefined ending will feature Paul Rabil snapping his right hand up, pointing a finger toward the sky and…
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Cannons-Chrome Preview

By Andrew Crane | August 14, 2021
By | The PLL’s second doubleheader of the weekend will close with a winner-take-all game for the final playoff spot between the Cannons and Chrome, the first meeting this season between the pair of teams coming at the most pivotal point. Both teams entered the final bye off losses against the Atlas, with the Cannons…
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Ian MacKay’s late 2-pointer lifts Chaos over Archers, 11-9, for 4th win in 5 games

By Andrew Crane | August 14, 2021
By | In a span of eight seconds to open the fourth quarter, the time it took for Max Adler to snag a faceoff and dart toward the Archers’ cage, two months of gradual improvements surfaced for the Chaos. After losing 7-of-10 faceoffs in the first half, and losing more than half throughout the season,…
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Archers-Chaos Preview

By Andrew Crane | August 12, 2021
By | For Andy Towers, the 2021 season started with a lot of patchwork. He expected to have 30 players for Chaos’ week of training camp, but ended up with 23 due to Visa issues and injuries. Most of those absences impacted his offense, the same one that stumbled to an 0-4 start during the…
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Concannon’s 17 saves, Carraway’s 5 points help Atlas upset Redwoods

By Andrew Crane | June 12, 2021
By | Jack Concannon swung his head right as Ryder Garnsey‘s pass flashed across his face. Just feet in front of him, Redwoods defensive midfielder Jack Near, in the offensive zone to wind down the final seconds of a penalty kill less than one minute into the fourth quarter, had cut in front of Brent…
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