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By: Douglas
Thoughts and Insight through the eyes of Doug Shanahan that will take you through the MCLA (University of Illinois) and the MLL (Chicago Machine) seasons and back.
Hey All Laxers, This past weekend was a very special time for my family and myself. Hofstra invited my back to have my jersey retired during half time on North Carolina game. The moment was made more special since my father was able to attend. Over the past few months my Pops has been fighting cancer, he was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. This was all discovered in January after a car accident, that we now know was caused by the tumor. The tumor was removed and he is recovering but the chemo and radiation has taken its toll on him. This is why it was so special to see him make it out on the field during half time. The prognosis isn't great for brain tumors but we are hopeful.
Pine Crest, the season finished on a sour note for us down here during our District Final when we lost 9-7 to St. Thomas. We finished with a 12-6 record which is good, but it could have been better. It took me a little longer to get the kids to BUY IN to playing my style of lacrosse but once they did they really played well. It was great to their growth as a team and something all coaches appreciate. We look to have a solid squad returning next year, we are only losing 3 seniors and all of our leading scorers are returning.
MLL, the season kicks off for some teams this weekend. The Machine have decided to start next weekend. Details to follow......Wish me luck!
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