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2010 LaxMuse Posts

Sharpie Revolution

12/14/2010, 3:57pm CST
By Jesse Brown

Sports writers and commentators were outraged at the way the Cavaliers cordially greeted and interacted with Lebron James when the Miami Heat came to Cleveland. I agree that the Cavs' play could be called nothing less than lackadaisical and apathetic. However, I was deeply confused at the commentator's inability to understand that Lebron and his former teammates had most likely forged a friendship over the seven years he played for Cleveland....read more

Life After

12/07/2010, 4:05pm CST
By Jesse Brown

About 80 high school lacrosse players and their parents braved the icy road conditions to attend Homegrown Lacrosse’s Collegiate Recruitment Workshop. Passion, determination, and a curiosity about a process known to few in the state of Minnesota kept them grounded to the slick roads that Sunday morning. Our staff often fields questions to the effect of, “How can I play lacrosse in college?” or “What do college coaches look for in potential recruits to their program?” ...read more

Don't Fall Back

11/11/2010, 4:18pm CST
By Jesse Brown

Let’s be clear on one thing: I’m not posting this blog because November is National Blog Posting Month. I felt compelled to put in writing all of the incredible things that have been going on the lives of the Homegrown Lacrosse Staff Members. As a whole, we’ve experienced a shortening of the days here in Minnesota. We leave our homes in the morning with the sun barely peeking through and arrive home at the end of the day in the dark...read more

Prior Lake Fall Lacrosse Tournament

10/11/2010, 4:37pm CDT
By Jesse Brown

This past Saturday, Chaun and I attended the Prior Lake Fall Lacrosse Tournament. The event was originally slated for October 2 but after the "monsoon" that came through Southern Minnesota just days before that, the organizers rescheduled. We couldn't have asked for better weather, except it could have been a little cooler. This is an odd statement, not that it came from a Minnesotan, but that it came from Minnesota in October. We've been getting some record-breaking weather and we're enjoying it....read more

Motivating Factors

06/11/2010, 2:06pm CDT
By Jesse Brown

Last Sunday, Benilde St. Margaret’s Bailey Dodds was named Minnesota’s 2010 Mr. Lacrosse. In light of my last piece, it is important to know that Blake’s Lowell Fluke was named Minnesota’s best goaltender for the 2010 season. That afternoon, the Minnesota lacrosse community took a great step forward—our sport was celebrated, friends new and old reminisced, and questions were asked. Rich Limpert, one of the banquet organizers, asked each Mr. Lacrosse finalist a couple of questions. He inquired, “What was your biggest motivator that got you here today?” ...read more

The Goalie, The Bromance and The Rubber Ball

06/04/2010, 2:11pm CDT
By Jesse Brown

While Monday’s National Championship game is still fresh in my mind and not too far gone, I want to dissect a few issues that have evolved in my head over the past few days. First things first, C.J. Costabile’s goal was absolutely outstanding. It was amazingly clear to see how bad he wanted to be a National Champion that day. After that goal, the way he played the rest of the tournament made that much more sense. However, someone else’s demeanor on that field was a lot more fascinating to me: Scott Rodgers ....read more 

Playoff Time

05/30/2010, 2:15pm CDT
By Ian Gallagher

We are in the midst of one of the most memorable and magical times that a lacrosse player encounters. The High School playoffs. Seasons end and memories that last a lifetime are formed. A friend of mine was lamenting to me the other day about a shot he took a decade ago. He pinged a shot off the post on a man up opportunity that he felt would have changed the outcome of the game. It sounded like he took the shot an hour ago. Listening to him talk about it brought back a string of memories about playing in the sectional tournament and how my High School career ended ...read more 

A Tale of Two Goalies

05/09/2010, 2:19pm CDT
By Ian Gallagher

About a week and a half ago my favorite College lacrosse goalie of all time played his last game. Colin Gallagher is a fantastic goalie and an even better brother. At every level he has competed on he has excelled. He has wowed crowds with amazing saves, led teammates with words as well as play, and occasionally demoralized attackers. As a reflection of our new family home, he was introduced to the crowd this season as the senior captain from Minneapolis, Minnesota. In a roster dominated by some of Long Island’s finest it really stood out ... read more

Overcoming the Truth

04/28/2010, 2:23pm CDT
By Jesse Brown

This weekend, Homegrown Lacrosse will be playing a large role in the operation of the Upper Midwest Lacrosse League's Conference Tournament. It is the event that leads to the decision of who will receive the conference's sole automatic bid to make their way to the MCLA National Tournament. As a member of the Homegrown Lacrosse staff and as a player from a participating team, I'm taking a lot of pride in this year's tournament; both in my personal presence and my involvement in the organization of the event ...read more 

Spring is Officially Here

04/14/2010, 2:27pm CDT
By Chaun Klemetsrud

That was the consensus among players, coaches and parents alike in response to Homegrown Lacrosse's first annual Minnesota Meltdown Pre-Season Jamboree held on Saturday April 3, 2010.

But honestly how can something not be great with a word like “jamboree” in the title? ...read more 

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