Zach Carey, Author at Premier Lacrosse League

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How Mason Woodward’s highlight tape convinced Archers to draft him

By Zach Carey | April 11, 2025

By | The 2023 Cash App Championship was a crowning achievement for the Archers. Following four years of postseason disappointment and a rebuild of sorts the previous offseason, the club hoisted its first Cash App Championship Trophy in Philadelphia after beating the Waterdogs in a back-and-forth thriller. Amid the celebrations as the team loaded onto…

Redrafting the 2024 PLL College Draft

By Zach Carey | April 7, 2025

By | With the 2025 PLL College Draft less than a month away, I’m taking a look back at the greatest draft class by redrafting the 2024 College Draft. I approached this exercise as going back in time a year knowing only how each of these rookies performed in their first season. I didn’t consider…

Zach Carey’s 2025 PLL first-round mock draft

By Zach Carey | March 25, 2025

By | Following Monday’s blockbuster trade between the Boston Cannons and the California Redwoods, the first round of the 2025 College Draft has been upended. Here’s how I expect Round 1 to play out now: No. 1: Philadelphia Waterdogs – CJ Kirst (Attack – Cornell) Kirst is the best player in this draft class. He’s…

California Redwoods attackman Rob Pannell

Four teams that should pursue Rob Pannell in free agency

By Zach Carey | February 19, 2025

By | The 2025 free agency open discussion period officially kicked off on Tuesday. With it, PLL clubs could begin contacting pending free agents on opposing teams. As reported Tuesday, Rob Pannell is one of those free agents who is entertaining his options on the open market. Pannell is hitting free agency for the first…

Rob Pannell to test free agency

By Zach Carey | February 18, 2025

By | Rob Pannell will hit free agency on March 3 with the intention of winning a PLL championship in the final stretch of his career, a source close to Pannell told me. He has not ruled out a return to the California Redwoods. After considering retirement following the conclusion of the 2024 season, Pannell’s…

Film Room: Beau Pederson and Asher Nolting’s Heavyweight Bout

By Zach Carey | February 14, 2025

By | Asher Nolting was the biggest, baddest dude at the 2024 Championship Series. He bullied smaller defenders, punishing defenses for letting him dodge one-on-one. Size wins in the Champ Series. Nolting led the Cannons to a title last February, and the Chrome Lacrosse Club bullied its way to the inaugural Champ Series crown with…

‘A long 365 days’: Inside Cole Williams’ road back to Archers, Championship Series

By Zach Carey | February 12, 2025

By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the "Modal Popup" settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. When Cole Williams learned that he’d torn his meniscus last February, one overwhelming sentiment registered in his mind: “I’m going to end on my own terms.” During the Archers’ second game of the…

Grant Ament out of 2025 Lexus Championship due to right calf injury

By Zach Carey | February 8, 2025

By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the "Modal Popup" settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. Grant Ament is officially out of the 2025 Lexus Championship Series because of a right calf injury. The All-Pro midfielder will miss his second consecutive Championship Series due to injury after he was…

How a phone call to Mac O’Keefe put Archers on the path to consecutive titles

By Zach Carey | February 7, 2025

By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the “Modal Popup” settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. After the Chaos eliminated the Archers from the playoffs for the third consecutive season in 2022, it was time for the Archers organization to look to the future. The club had gone 19-14…

Did the Waterdogs build the blueprint for defense in Sixes?

By Zach Carey | February 5, 2025

By | Modal Popup – ID Click here to edit the "Modal Popup" settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. How does a defense consisting of five short sticks slow down the best offensive players in the world who get the benefit of a 13-yard two-point arc? Through two editions of the Championship…

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