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College Crosse Prospectus - January 16, 2020: Florida Fire Department Gets Help From Colgate

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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING, College Crosse Nation! Thanks for making us a part of your day! Here’s everything you need to know for January 16, 2020.

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The Colgate men’s lacrosse took a detour before its scrimmage with Jacksonville to help a Florida fire department in a post-Hurricane Michael rebuilding project.

“We read an article back in October about Mossy Pond Fire Department who’s struggling and needed help,” said Matt Karweck, Colgate’s head lacrosse coach. “We were inspired by that article and we said okay, maybe we can drive an hour and a half west of Tallahassee and see if we can not only see the devastation first hand, but also help out a community that needed help.”

From Bill Wagner at the Capital Gazette: Navy’s Ford Higgins goes from snapping football to shooting lacrosse ball.

Ford Higgins was spending time with his sponsor family one weekend over the summer when he ran into former Navy lacrosse player Eddie McKinnon. McKinnon is a member of the same community pool and introduced himself when Higgins showed up wearing a Navy football t-shirt.

The Kid Chris has been dropping tons of MLL news bombs this week.

Get your bets in: The NLL & BetMGM announced the first-ever gaming partnership for the sport of lacrosse in the United States.

The National Lacrosse League (NLL) today announced a landmark partnership with Roar Digital – a joint venture between global gaming industry leaders MGM Resorts International and GVC Holdings – making Roar’s sports betting brand, BetMGM, the official and exclusive gaming partner of the NLL. It is the first-ever gaming partnership for the sport of lacrosse in the United States.

Started from the bottom, now we here: Coach Emily Boissonneault up to task of building Pitt women’s lacrosse from scratch.

Start-ups are nothing new to Emily Boissonneault. When she entered Donald A. Wilson Secondary School in suburban Toronto as a sophomore, the school was new. She became a member of its first girls basketball team and, at the urging of a gym teacher who owned the local lacrosse club, first girls lacrosse team.

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US Lacrosse Magazine previewed Ohio State.

After a pair of NCAA tournament misses, this is the group’s last chance to get back into the postseason. And while coach Nick Myers’ “Buckeye Blueprint” won’t allow his program to dwell on an outcome several months in the future when the present day commands attention, there’s no denying a little extra urgency in the Horseshoe this spring.

Rest in peace: Saint Leo lacrosse player Blake Crownover dies in car accident.

Saint Leo University and the athletics department mourns the loss of freshman men’s lacrosse student-athlete Blake Crownover, who passed away tragically Wednesday morning.

”Our university and athletic community are distraught by the news we received earlier today of Blake’s passing,” University Vice President and Director of Athletics Francis X. Reidy stated. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Crownover family, his teammates, coaches, and many friends at this challenging time. We will rely on our faith, close-knit community and prayer to comfort and guide us in the coming days as we reflect on this outstanding young man and his time with us.”

College Crosse Fall Ball Matrices

Check out our still in progress 2020 men’s lacrosse preseason matrix as well as our still in progress 2020 women’s lacrosse preseason matrix.

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What’s Up, New PhilaJersey?

I concur: New Jersey crowns itself “Bagel Capital of the World.”

There are many who would argue that the best bagels can only be found in the Northeast. But is there one true place to get the world’s best bagels? The official Twitter account for the state of New Jersey seems to think so, declaring the Garden State “Bagel Capital of the World,” along with a bunch of bagel emojis in the shape of New Jersey.

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Talk about going dry: Venice canals almost dry, two months after severe floods.

Low tides have left canals in Venice almost dry, just two months after severe flooding left much of the Italian city under water.

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Hail to the king: Ken Jennings on him becoming the greatest Jeopardy champion ever.

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