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Kylie Ohlmiller surprised over 80 girls with a Q&A session over Zoom on National Girls and Women in Sports Day. (Photo by Casey Valentine)
Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
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On National Girls and Women in Sports Day, US Lacrosse celebrated.
In a surprise Zoom visit, U.S. women’s national team star Kylie Ohlmiller dropped in to talk with more than 80 high school girls, answering their questions and inspiring them to become future leaders.
Oh, and Oakley stopped by, too.
Surprise! Thanks for having me [& Oakley] and for all your amazing questions! https://t.co/W5qD7rSjlo
National Lacrosse League cancels planned spring season
The National Lacrosse League is cancelling its planned abbreviated season and now intends to focus on bringing a full season of play in the fall.
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Posted: Feb 03, 2021 2:36 PM CT | Last Updated: February 3
The National Lacrosse League is focusing its efforts on hosting a complete fall season and canceled the abbreviated spring season it had planned on Wednesday.(Liam Richards/The Canadian Press)
The National Lacrosse League is cancelling its planned abbreviated spring season.
The league announced the decision today and said it would focus on starting a traditional season in the fall.
Wed Feb 3 2021 | US Lacrosse | Pro
PHOTO BY BILL WIPPERT / NLL
Randall Williams of Sportico reports that the National Lacrosse League will not move forward with its plan to start the 2021 season in April. Instead, the league will shift its focus to the fall, a time when the league would normally be gearing up for a new season.
Pro Lacrosse Talk’s Hutton Jackson tweeted Tuesday evening that he heard the NLL would cancel its season.
REPORT: Unfortunate news for NLL fans as I am hearing that the the 2021 season is in jeopardy and very unlikely to happen at this point. The league was considering a quarantined tournament, but logistical concerns have prevented it from being approved. #ProLacrosseTalk
NLL scraps plans for abbreviated 2020-21 season, wants to begin full campaign in fall
Nick Sakiewicz, commissioner of the National Lacrosse League, speaks at a press conference in Halifax on September 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aly Thomson February 03, 2021 - 9:24 AM
PHILADELPHIA - The National Lacrosse League has cancelled plans for an abbreviated 2020-21 season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The league said in a statement it will now focus on starting a full season this fall.
The NLL had said in October it was targeting the weekend of April 9-11 to begin a 2020-21 campaign. The season has traditionally started in December or January.
The NLL suspended its 2019-20 in March due to the global pandemic. It was eventually cancelled.
The NLL has five Canadian teams the Halifax Thunderbirds, Toronto Rock, Saskatchewan Rush, Calgary Roughnecks and Vancouver Warriors and eight American teams. A new team, Panther City Lacrosse Club in Fort Worth, Texas, is expected to join the league when it resumes. We have gone through many scenarios, including playing a bubble season in Canada in April, but the logistical challenges, including the recently announced tighter travel and quarantine restrictions across the Canadian border have required us to pivot, NLL commissioner Nick Sakiewicz said in a release.