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College Crosse News

Navy hires Joe Amplo as next men’s lacrosse head coach.

The Navy Midshipmen men’s lacrosse team has hired former Marquette Golden Eagles head coach Joe Amplo as their next head coach. The news was first reported by Ty Xanders of Inside Lacrosse, and quickly confirmed by our own Chris Jastrzembski. It has since been confirmed by Navy. The hiring concludes a 33 day search by Navy for their next head coach after previous coach Rick Sowell was fired after eight seasons on May 2nd.

Fairfield to hire Andrew Baxter as next men’s lacrosse head coach.

The Fairfield Stags men’s lacrosse team will hire Yale Bulldogs Associate Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator Andrew Baxter as their next head coach. The news was first reported by College Crosse’s own Chris Jastrzembski. The hiring concludes a 27 day search since Andy Copelan stepped down as the program’s head coach on May 8th.

From way downtown .... bang!: Miracle midfield, last-second shot lifts Westchester County lacrosse team to undefeated season.

It’s said “practice makes perfect,” but sometimes useful skills can be learned after practice. For one local lacrosse team, the season’s defining moment arrived at the most implausible time, CBS2’s Steve Overmyer reported Wednesday.

This is one strange story.

As reported by the Martha’s Vineyard Times, varsity girls lacrosse head coach Kurstin Moore and associate head coach Bob Hayman were both suspended Tuesday morning following an investigation into “school attendance and practice policies.” ... Yet there were other circumstances that made McCarthy’s announcement all the more controversial: Moore was actually in the process of giving birth to her second daughter when it was announced.

Ohio State named Amy Bokker its new women’s lacrosse head coach.

Amy Bokker has been named the third head coach in Ohio State women’s lacrosse program history, the department of athletics announced Tuesday (June 5). Bokker comes to Ohio State from Stanford, where she led the Cardinal to six conference titles and eight NCAA tournament appearances over 11 seasons as head coach. “We are thrilled to have Amy Bokker join the Ohio State family,” Janine Oman, deputy director of athletics and women’s lacrosse program administrator, said. “It is an exciting time for Buckeye lacrosse and good things are happening for Ohio State. Amy is the leader for us.”

Go behind the weekend with Paul Rabil.

Lacrosse turned around this teen’s life.

You will not find many 14-year-old students who already stand 6 feet tall and tip the scales at 280 pounds. If you do, it’s likely on a football field or a wrestling mat, not with a lacrosse stick in hand. But Briar DeLong isn’t exactly your typical teenager. In addition to his physical prowess, Briar already has a laundry list of challenges he faces each day.

What’s Up, PhilaJersey?

End of an era: Real Housewives of NJ to end run at the Shore.

“The Real Housewives of New Jersey” are wrapping their 10th season at the Jersey Shore. The entire cast is set to film their finale party in Bay Head, NJ, on Thursday, an insider told Page Six on Wednesday. Melissa Gorga, 40, revealed via Instagram on Wednesday that she was in the beach town and that she had driven down with her husband, Joe, 39, and sister-in-law and co-star Teresa Giudice, 47.

World/National News

Today is the 75th anniversary of the landing at Normandy, more commonly known as D-Day, which helped lead to the liberation of Europe during World War II.

On June 6, 1944, an armada of 150,000 Allied soldiers landed on five beaches in Normandy, France. Their mission: to free Europe from Nazi control. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history, and included a collection of American, British, Canadian and Australian troops, with soldiers also coming from France, Czechoslovakia, Norway and Poland. Launched as the “Operation Overlord” campaign, the battle that initiated the invasion of Normandy is forever etched in history by one word: D-Day.

Check out the BBC’s coverage of the National Commemorative Event that took place yesterday to mark the 75th anniversary. The program begins at the 4:40 mark.

Your GIF/Video for June 6, 2019

The running of the pups claims another victim.

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