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Lyle Thompson’s Impact as Big Off Field as On It

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McLaughlin: We, as a Lacrosse Magazine staff, discussed other candidates for our annual Person of the Year selection, but in the end, the decision to nominate Lyle Thompson for the 2014 honor was fairly obvious. You already know what he did at Albany and with the Iroquois Nationals during the calendar year, and can read more about his accomplishments, on and off the field, and … [Read more...] about Lyle Thompson’s Impact as Big Off Field as On It

Lacrosse Magazine: Lyle Thompson – Bring ‘Res Ball’ to the World

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 by Corey McLaughlin Lacrosse Magazine:  Pull up the gravel driveway toward what appears to be a plastic-sided two-story house and there's no immediate evidence to suggest you're about to visit anything but a normal home in the hills. A couple cars parked in front. A barking dog on a leash out back. But look closer at your surroundings, and you get a better sense of where … [Read more...] about Lacrosse Magazine: Lyle Thompson – Bring ‘Res Ball’ to the World

More honors for Onondaga Nation stickmaker: Alf Jacques

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Syracuse.com: Every day, for Alf Jacques, now brings with it some pain: He especially feels it in his hands, in his elbow, in his back. He still goes each morning to the little shop near his mother's house at the Onondaga Nation, where he uses an axe and a mallet to break apart hickory trees, a raw beginning that leads to polished lacrosse sticks that gleam like bone. … [Read more...] about More honors for Onondaga Nation stickmaker: Alf Jacques