Jerome Taylor

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Stars and Stripes Classic: Honoring service in newest chapter of Army-Navy rivalry

By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the "Modal Popup" settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. The time and place are set. The uniforms are ready. This Labor Day, the most historic rivalry in American sports will take on a new incarnation when the Green Beret Foundation faces off…
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Chris Fake’s transition breakout fuels hope for Redwoods’ future

By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the "Modal Popup" settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. When Chris Fake joined the California Redwoods last offseason, he was already known for his impressive strength, particularly his ability to use his muscle as a one-on-one cover defender. With a powerful upper…
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California Redwoods attackman Rob Pannell

Rabil, Grant and RP3: Rob Pannell joins lacrosse royalty with 600th point

By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the "Modal Popup" settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. In lacrosse, if the only two people in a sentence with you are John Grant Jr. and Paul Rabil, you’ve done something right. This past Sunday, Rob Pannell joined those two in the…
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California Redwoods midfielder Romar Dennis

How Romar Dennis is discovering purpose helping grow lacrosse in California

By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the "Modal Popup" settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. California, and Los Angeles in particular, has quite the reputation for being a region of transplants, where people go to find new experiences and follow their dreams. Early in the Premier Lacrosse League’s…
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California Redwoods midfielder Ricky Miezan

Are the Redwoods playing Ricky Miezan at the wrong position?

By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the "Modal Popup" settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. When the California Redwoods signed Ricky Miezan, it was one of the most intriguing acquisitions of the offseason.  Miezan further built on an already percolating buzz after an impressive 2024 Championship Series, where…
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California Redwoods attackman Ryder Garnsey

How Ryder Garnsey used creativity to win first-ever Air Gait crown

By | One of the most creative goal-scorers in professional lacrosse, Ryder Garnsey, won the inaugural Air Gait competition over All-Star weekend.  Garnsey, who has an Oscar-worthy highlight tape and a goal-scoring flair that few can replicate, seemed tailor-made for Saturday’s event. But as Garnsey acknowledged, he would have to rely on extra creativity in…
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California Redwoods attackman Chris Gray

Drought in the Redwoods: Analyzing California’s offensive struggles

By | Twenty-four minutes and 56 seconds.  That was the time between California Redwoods goals in their 13-8 loss against the Denver Outlaws in Minneapolis.  It was the latest drought in a winless season that’s been defined by them through three games.  First, there were two 12-plus-minute stretches in the season-opening loss to the Carolina…
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California Redwoods faceoff specialist TD Ierlan

Inside TD Ierlan’s big day at the stripe vs. Trevor Baptiste

By | TD Ierlan showed why he is one of the premier faceoff specialists in the Premier Lacrosse League against the New York Atlas on Sunday.  Only Zac Tucci (69.4) and Joe Nardella (46.8) had more fantasy points as faceoff specialists than Ierlan (45.2) in Week 3, and they both played the Philadelphia Waterdogs –…
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California Redwoods rookie Levi Anderson

Why Redwoods traded Levi Anderson one month after drafting him

By | With Ryder Garnsey manning the left wing, Garrett Degnon‘s impressive debut, and Degnon’s quickly established chemistry with Charlie Bertrand (another lefty), the path for Levi Anderson, the 21st pick in the 2024 College Draft, cracking the depth chart for the California Redwoods didn’t seem likely.  So, the Redwoods traded Anderson, sending him to…
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California Redwoods rookie Garrett Degnon

Digging into Garrett Degnon’s hat-trick debut for Redwoods

By | After his team clawed its way back from a four-goal deficit last Friday, Redwoods rookie Garrett Degnon scored an emphatic two-pointer to give California an 11-9 lead against the Carolina Chaos.  It was one of at least three reasons that proved why Redwoods head coach Nat St. Laurent said he’d “be sitting with…
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