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LM OCTOBER VOLUME 38/NUMBER 10
32 #LACROSSE Social media has
changed the way teams, coaches and players operate day-to-day.
BY COREY MCLAUGHLIN 36 30 IN 30
The arrival of fall renews hopes for a great spring. We’ll look at 30 burning topics over the course of 30 days on
LaxMagazine.com. BY LM STAFF
38 B1G TIME
The Big Ten Conference brings deep pockets, deep-rooted rivalries, new matchups and the promise of more TV exposure to college lacrosse. BY MEGAN SCHNEIDER
48 ‘ALS JUST SUCKS’
Five years after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease, Georgia high school coach Mickey Beard still embraces the people drawn to his side. BY DEVON HEINEN
54 ACTION HERO
Jay Jalbert, the purveyor of the swim dodge and an electrifying talent of his era, heads into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame alongside seven other greats. BY MARK MACYK
56 GOALS ATTAINED
Erin Brown Millon joins husband Mark Millon as the only husband-wife tandem in the Hall.
BY MARK MACYK On the cover » High School Preview / Recruiting Tips // COLLEGE FALL BALL
High School Preview
League Lacrosse Magazine ■ October 2014 ■ Vol. 310 No. 10 ■
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The Denver Outlaws, Major League Lacrosse’s model franchise, got a spark from John Grant Jr. (left) and captured the one thing missing from the team’s nine-year history: a championship.
42 CHAMPS AT LAST PHOTO BY KEVIN LILES
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