By | Heading into the 2024 Premier Lacrosse League season, the California Redwoods had huge holes to fill on the defensive side of the ball. Eddy Glazener – the team captain – and John Sexton both retired while Garrett Epple signed with the Boston Cannons. Defensive coordinator Chris Collins said those three were irreplaceable, and…

By | The California Redwoods completed their coaching staff by hiring Chris Bocklet as the offensive coordinator.  Bocklet enjoyed a successful career at the college and professional levels. At the University of Virginia, he was a three-time All-American and helped the Cavaliers win the national championship in 2011.  A fourth-round draft pick, Bocklet spent his…

By | The California Redwoods continue to add players in an attempt to bolster their offense, and once again, general manager Joe Spallina leaned on someone from Long Island he knew well.  Unlike the signings of Vince D’Alto and Aiden Danenza, however, this addition comes with a more established professional lacrosse resume, as California signed…

By | The California Redwoods head-coaching position was the third in the league Anthony Kelly had interviewed for. He felt good about the process, but it wasn’t until he was in his office and got the actual phone call from the PLL’s Seth Tierney that he got the job that Kelly experienced what he called…

By | Joe Spallina was announced as the California Redwoods’ general manager March 11, and he finally has the first two signings under his belt. On March 17, the league announced the Redwoods had signed midfielder Aidan Danenza and attackman Vince D’Alto to contracts through the 2026 season. “Both players had super productive college careers,”…

By | The Premier Lacrosse League hired Joe Spallina to be the new general manager of the California Redwoods. The current head coach of the Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team, Spallina’s previous professional lacrosse experience included being the head coach and general manager of the New York Lizards in Major League Lacrosse from 2012 to…

By | In his lone season in the Premier Lacrosse League, faceoff specialist Greg Gurenlian made the All-Star team. The opposing faceoff specialist was Trevor Baptiste, someone he considers a little brother. Baptiste’s coach was Nat St. Laurent, the same man who coached Gurenalin and the Redwoods in the regular season. Gurenlian couldn’t play past…