Lauren Merola

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Mike Pressler looks to fill a ‘light’ Atlas midfield during 2023 Draft

By The young Bulls are only getting younger.  Atlas, a team that built its core through recent drafts, holds the first- and third-overall picks in the 2023 Premier Lacrosse League Draft. It also has the 11th, 19th and 27th selections.  Those first few picks are going to be spent upgrading Atlas’ midfield lines. Last season,…
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Atlas Lacrosse Club midfielder Romar Dennis shoots on the run during the 2023 Championship Series

Romar Dennis through the eyes of the Bulls

By | Romar Dennis grew up in Huntingtown, Md. where lacrosse isn’t an “alternative” sport, as Dennis said. So, for as long as he can remember, Dennis played lacrosse, growing up in hand-me-down gear from his older brother Roberto Jr. It was a decision that made his father, Roberto Sr., who was a former New…
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Chrome Lacrosse Club acting head coach Jacques Monte receives a Gatorade shower after winning the 2023 Championship Series

Chrome defeats Atlas in Championship Series Finale, 24-23, on late-game comeback

By | The Chromeback is complete, and it comes with champagne. Dylan Molloy posted seven points, netting one goal and three two-bombs in Chrome’s narrow 24-23 victory over Atlas in the Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series finale at The St. James in Springfield, Va. on Sunday. With 5:15 left to play, Molloy met net for…
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Chrome advances to Championship Series finale with 21-18 victory over Archers

By | Logan Wisnauskas led the way with seven points (3G, 4A) to help Chrome defeat the Archers, 21-18, in the Championship Series semifinals at The St. James in Springfield, Va. on Saturday. Down 17-8 with under two minutes to play in the third quarter, the Archers went on a five-point tear to bring the…
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Atlas claims No. 1 seed with 31-26 takedown of Archers

By | The (Romar Dennis) show must go on. The Atlas midfielder sunk four two-point goals and one one-pointer to lead the Bulls past the Archers 31-26 in the final regular-season game of the Championship Series round-robin tournament on Friday. With the win, Atlas claims the No. 1 seed in Saturday’s semifinals at The St….
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Atlas Lacrosse Club attack Chris Gray

Atlas ousts Chrome, 29-20, on 11 two-pointers

By | Atlas came out firing on all cylinders, or rather, the long side of the 13-yard arc. Romar Dennis nailed four two-point shots and posted two assists to lead Atlas to a 29-20 victory over Chrome and a 2-0 record in the Championship Series on Thursday at The St. James in Springfield, Va. Atlas…
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Chrome Lacrosse Club midfielder Justin Anderson

Mission Possible: Justin Anderson’s journey toward his purpose, and away from lacrosse

Before Justin Anderson took his lacrosse career to the next level, he’d make a two-year, life-changing pitstop, serving his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
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Behind The Scenes: Trevor Baptiste’s decision during the early years of ‘Fate of a Sport’

For Trevor Baptiste, the 2018 offseason was a battle of racing thoughts against a racing clock. The star faceoff specialist debated whether or not to spend a sophomore season with the Boston Cannons, the team that spent their first overall pick in the 2018 Major League Lacrosse Draft on him, or bet on Paul Rabil and join the Premier Lacrosse League.
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2022 Players Top 50: #33 Chris Gray

By | Chris Gray was sitting with his dad Ken in the bleachers by the outfield at Yankee Stadium when it hit him. “What am I waiting for?” he remembered thinking. “Why not just do it right now?” It was a June day in 2019, and Chris walked under the bleachers to call University of…
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