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You could use whatever kind of stick you wanted, but it was still hard to get a turnover from John Grant Jr. when he was ragging the ball. (Photo: Tim Prothero, VintageLax)
American pianist Scott Joplin was known as the “King of Ragtime”. The Maple Leaf Rag, one of his most famous compositions, epitomizes the musical style whose defining characteristic is a type of syncopation in which melodic accents fall between metrical beats.
Once upon a time, in lacrosse rinks across Canada, improvisational virtuosos were playing out a different kind of maple leaf rag; theirs was known as the penalty kill rag, and it brought a blend of chaos and beauty to the floor like few other elements of Canada s national summer sport.
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Appeals, committees, conflict, letters from politicians, digital drama, a somewhat Hollywood-esque last-ditch effort to save a storied local team from the whim of an “outsider” owner – the move of the Brampton Excelsiors is threatening to out-entertain the on-the-floor product.
The Ontario Lacrosse Association confirmed in a statement Saturday an appeals committee has rescinded the OLA board of governor’s approval of the Excelsiors move to Owen Sound “on the basis that the OLA’s board of directors has the sole authority to rule on franchise transfers.”
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The new Owen Sound Major Lacrosse franchise hasn’t played a game yet, and while we’re not sure when that first official game might be, it appears that without taking a faceoff, the yet unnamed Owen Sound entry has 2 wins and 2 ties, ……or tie ups.
Owen Sound scored a win in November of 2020 when news leaked of the pending franchise shift of the historic Brampton Excelsiors to Owen Sound.
That news was confirmed in an interview with club owner Joe Norton, who also operates the Owen Sound Bug Juice Senior NorthStars.
Laxballz.com becomes official lacrosse ball of MSL
April 7, 2021
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Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) has no shortage of moves since their last game came in 2019, and now they are changing up their lacrosse balls. The leaque has partnered with Laxballz.com to bring some impressive custom balls to the turf whenever their season can resume. “Despite many unknowns about the upcoming 2021 season, Major Series Lacrosse is ramping things up as much as possible. MSL is very proud to announce that it has partnered with Laxballz.com,” the league announced on March 31. MSL Commissioner Doug Luey is also very impressed with the product that Laxballz.com produces. “Major Series Lacrosse is excited to partner with another great company that produces such a fine quality product. Laxballz.com uses only the best quality balls and are all Lacrosse Canada approved. Having received the…