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…

By | For two summers, Ronan Jacoby was off the professional lacrosse radar. It wasn’t until he got an opportunity to play for the Utah Archers in the 2024 Championship Series that he was able to attract some attention from Premier Lacrosse League head coaches and general managers. In 2025, for the second year in…

By | Umph. Firepower. Explosiveness. Those were the words that came to mind when California Redwoods head coach and general manager Nat St. Laurent was presented with the possibility of adding Ryan Aughavin to the roster. He viewed Aughavin as an impact player, but he wasn’t sure Aughavin – or anyone – would want to…

By | The California Redwoods signed short-stick defensive midfielder Marquez White through the 2025 season, bringing the California native to his hometown team. “He’s a guy that has been on our radar,” defensive coordinator Chris Collins said. “Someone like Mr. White is someone who has the ability to step in and be an impact player…