Jerome Taylor, Author at Premier Lacrosse League

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Chaos-Redwoods Rivalry Renewed During Homecoming Weekends

By Jerome Taylor | April 17, 2024

By | With clever “Are we out of the woods yet?” posts after announcing their signings of Jules Heningburg, Sergio Perkovic, and Kevin Rogers, the Carolina Chaos played into their recruitment of former Redwoods more than any other team this offseason. Come July 27th, current California Redwoods players and their former teammates will move the…

John Sexton’s Farewell: Teammates Reflect on the LSM’s Career

By Jerome Taylor | April 8, 2024

By | After six professional seasons, John Sexton announced his retirement from lacrosse. “Johnny is one of my all-time favorite people to work with. He was just a pro’s pro. He handled his business so well. He was a terrific player, selfless, and just wanted to play the game,” Redwoods General Manager and Head Coach…

Q&A with Nat St. Laurent: How the Chris Gray trade became reality

By Jerome Taylor | March 20, 2024

By | He did it again. Once more, California Redwoods Head Coach and General Manager Nat St. Laurent shook up the PLL by trading the fifth overall pick in the 2024 PLL College Draft to the New York Atlas for attackman Chris Gray. Whether it was trading for Rob Pannell in 2021 or Romar Dennis…

California Redwoods sign defenders Holden Garlent and Chris Fake

By Jerome Taylor | March 6, 2024

By | California Redwoods fans can take a collective deep breath as the ‘Woods have announced the signings of defenders Holden Garlent and Chris Fake. The start of free agency has been challenging for the Redwoods and their fans as some longtime ‘Woods opted to don new uniforms next season. Free agency opened with four…

Ricky Miezan signs a two-year deal with the California Redwoods

By Jerome Taylor | March 5, 2024

By | When Ricky Miezan initially signed with the California Redwoods for the 2024 Championship Series, everyone was excited to see how his athleticism would translate to the condensed format. What people found out, though, was that his lacrosse IQ and skill also translated, and this is one of the reasons he’s signing with the…

Garrett Epple and Ricky Miezan ruled out for the Championship Series

By Jerome Taylor | February 16, 2024

By | After a promising start to his professional career, Ricky Miezan‘s run in the Championship Series ended on Friday night. Miezan suffered a non-contact lower-body injury in the fourth quarter of the ‘Woods’ 20-14 loss to the Waterdogs. Miezan was able to walk off on his own power, but after the game, the team…

Film Study on Ricky Miezan’s Professional Debut

By Jerome Taylor | February 16, 2024

By PLL Analyst Romar Dennis put Ricky Miezan’s talent into perspective during a press conference before the start of the Championship Series: “I think you hear a lot about how big and athletic he is, but he’s truly skilled, he shoots it, he cuts… and I think that people miss that part,” Dennis said. “At…

California Redwoods Championship Series Practice

How the Redwoods’ size can shape the Championship Series

By Jerome Taylor | February 13, 2024

By | With the fast pace, high scores, and SportsCenter Top Ten goals, physicality can be overlooked in the Championship Series format. “I think people think because the poles are missing that, there isn’t as much physicality, but there is definitely physicality,” last year’s Golden Stick Award winner, Romar Dennis said. “Just being so close…

California Redwoods re-sign Rob Pannell through 2024

By Jerome Taylor | February 7, 2024

Throughout the 2023 season, while he stacked more and more all-time accomplishments, one thing overshadowed Rob Pannell’s 12th professional season: Retirement.

How Rob Pannell plans to use X in the Championship Series

By Jerome Taylor | January 30, 2024

By | Last year, while the California Redwoods and Rob Pannell watched the Championship Series from their homes, Pannell made an observation: “This may not come as a surprise to some, but I would go behind the cage all the time in Sixes…” Pannell tweeted. Since then, his 2023 tweet has recirculated as he and…

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