Josh Schafer

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Mikie Schlosser proves perfect match for Waterdogs style

The face of the Premier Lacrosse League’s top seeded club is covered in bangs. His hairstyle is some portion of Sunshine from ‘Remember the Titans’ meets 70s rocker. In his free time fixes up his 1969 Volkswagen Baja Beetle or casts a fishing line.
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Quarterfinals Preview

By | Happy Friday! The challenge itself is simple, pick who will win each game all the way to the championship. The point values increase each round so don’t panic if you lose the first game Friday night. The key is picking the overall winner. If you’re new around here, the Whipsnakes have won each…
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The Biggest Weekend in PLL History

By | Happy Friday! Congratulations to our Pick ‘Em winner last week who not only predicted all five games correctly, but also nailed the total shots tiebreaker on the nose. Enjoy your Epoch Lacrosse shaft. This week’s Pick ‘Em winner will receive a Champion Team Crewneck. This weekend we have six (bonus lacrosse!) games in Albany…
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Pick ‘Em Preview: Week 7

By | Happy Friday! It’s been too long since we’ve been previewing matchups, and Epoch Lacrosse wants to reward us for waiting patiently. They’re giving a custom Epoch Lacrosse shaft to one person with the most accurate picks this week. A big storyline to watch when picking games over the next two weeks will be playoff qualifications. As…
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The Making of the Glick: ‘A war against average’

By | What Mark Glicini is about to do doesn’t make much sense, at least not to most people. A few feet away from a 100 mph shot, most people would duck. They’d dodge the shot and live to fight another day with an unbruised body. In sports, it’s often known as a business decision,…
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Pick ‘Em Preview: Week 5

By | Happy Friday! This will likely require you picking the PLL’s most contentious rivalry correctly. If you’ve ever seen the Red Sox and Yankees benches clear or the Packers and Bears stuff each other into a frozen Midwest field, this Saturday’s matchup won’t look unfamiliar. It’s one of those games it feels like anyone…
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‘Whipsnakes Ball’: Why the defending champs were destined to repeat amid a pandemic

Jim Stagnitta created a culture within the Whipsnakes that transcends individual play and emphasizes winning over everything. In 2020, it worked to perfection.
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Chaos Ride Riorden From Winless to Championship Game with Win over Archers

Chaos continue to silence its doubters as they shock Archers in the semifinals.
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The Legend of Zedzilla: How Zed Williams Became the PLL’s Top Scorer

Zed Williams has entered the PLL and taken the league by storm. PLL writer Josh Schafer spoke with Williams to get an inside scoop on the making of “Zedzilla”.
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