NEWS ROOM:LAX WORLD CLOSES DOWN AFTER 29 YEARS!
Good Morning everyone! Welcome back to the News Room. I’ve been running around like mad man that past few days. I’ll be back on schedule as best as I can this week. There’s a bunch of things to cover and unfortunately the news in lacrosse hasn’t been the best, but that’s what the news does hahah. Leading off, the first ever Lacrosse Retailer closes it’s doors after 29 years. Well if you continue reading all the way down you start to see a positive shift hahah.
LAX WORLD CLOSES DOWN
Very said to see this happen. I have worked for a lacrosse retailer in the past and it is sad to see. Lax World closed their 16 store front’s and shutdown their corporate headquarters in Cockeysville. Four years ago the original founder sold the company to three executives. Since the online business has been booming and larger named brands are starting to sell directly on their websites it has hurt retailers across the board. Everyone is adapting to it and it seems like having a bunch of retail stores are not the way to go anymore. Online is great and all, but I would rather have the one on one experience from a trained salesman. Nothing beats going into a store and picking out exactly what you want in my opinion. For more information on the closing of Lax World check out this article in the Baltimore Sun.
NJIT UNVEILS $110M ATHELTIC CENTER
WOW that is a some serious $$. Can’t wait to see this team in about five to seven years. I can see a NCAA tournament appearance on the horizon. Oh and you can’t forget this part…
“The three-story Wellness and Events Center is just one piece of NJIT’s $400 million vision to transform the university into a space dedicated to learning and research, which includes a new life sciences and engineering building, a residential artist college and a new parking deck.” — KAREN YI NJ.COM
Did you do the math of how much more $$ is coming? It is another $290 million. I’d say they’ll be a big time sports school soon and not just a great academic one.
DELAWARE PLANS A $60 MILLION DOLLAR UPGRADE
During halftime at Delaware’s football game they announced that the stadium would be receiving a 60 million dollar up grade. That $60 million is only the beginning of Delaware’s new fundraising campaign, Delaware First, where they want to raise a total of $750 million! See not all news is bad news and I think this is only the beginning. I think you’ll start to see ever school upgrading and expanded. What a time to be alive!
LE’VEON BELL WISHES HE PLAYED LACROSSE
A tired Le’Veon Bell said he should have signed up for lacrosse. Yea this is awesome to see, but I feel like he is saying lacrosse is an easier sport. I can be overthinking it, but I don’t know. He should have signed up for Lacrosse and he can see how it is to bust your ass in both NLL, MLL, and keeping a full time job in order to make a living. I want him to do that and then see if he should have still signed up for it.
STACHE MASTER KEN CLAUSEN ANNOUNCES DASH TO 200K!
Mustache madness is up to $157,000 already this month and their goal is $200,000. They surpassed $1,000,000 dollars over seven years! This is the best fundraiser out there! They have give aways, they have brackets, they have a trophy, and they just have it all. They do an amazing job and it is so amazing to see what the lacrosse community can do when they come together. Check out Clausen’s latest giveaway update below in the YouTube video.
FALL LACROSSE CLASSIC ONLY FOUR DAYS OUT!
Four day out until the number ONE fall recruiting event! Be sure to look for me I’ll be there all over the place. I’ll have some lanyards, bracelets, and much more to hand out! You maybe even added to the highlight video! Be sure to look for me and say what’s up!
