Tag: Alex Loj
55 YEARS AGO TODAY: Rochester Lancers played their first game on May 30, 1967
For the fledgling Rochester Lancers debut, Rochester fans were treated to a doubleheader at Aquinas Stadium on Memorial Day, Tuesday, May 30. In the first game at 1 p.m., the Rochester Baysiders junior team played the Rochester Institute of Technology to a 3-3 draw.
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH (DAY 5): Too close a call at Tara: When Lancers’ Black players experienced racism on and off the field in Atlanta in 1970
Since the Rochester Lancers were going to play a ridiculous back-to-back road games within 24 hours, reporter Alex Loj wrote in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle that they “will encounter their toughest North American Soccer League schedule of the season.” He was correct, although there were other reasons for it.
Read More54 YEARS AGO TODAY: Rochester Lancers played their first game on May 30, 1967
For the fledgling Rochester Lancers debut, Rochester fans were treated to a doubleheader at Aquinas Stadium on Memorial Day, Tuesday, May 30. In the first game at 1 p.m., the Rochester Baysiders junior team played the Rochester Institute of Technology to a 3-3 draw.
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SOME FAMOUS FIRSTS: Of the Lancers (indoors, outdoors) and Lady Lancers
The 1970 Rochester Lancers. (Photo courtesy of the Lancers) By Michael Lewis FrontRowSoccer.com...
Read MoreSOME FAMOUS FIRSTS: Of the Lancers (indoor, outdoor) and Lady Lancers
With the Rochester Lancers and Lady Lancers opening their National Premier Soccer League and United Women’s Soccer seasons, respectively this Sunday, here’s an interesting look at some famous firsts in the history of the franchise, indoor out out.
Read MoreBLACK HISTORY MONTH (DAY 5): Too close a call at Tara: When Lancers’ black players experienced racism on and off the field in Atlanta in 1970
Since the Rochester Lancers were going to play a ridiculous back-to-back road games within 24 hours, reporter Alex Loj wrote in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle that they “will encounter their toughest North American Soccer League schedule of the season.”
Read MoreTOO CLOSE A CALL AT TARA: When Lancers’ black players experienced racism on and off the field in Atlanta in 1970
Since the Lancers were going to play a ridiculous back-to-back road games within 24 hours, reporter Alex Loj wrote in the Democrat and Chronicle that they “will encounter their toughest North American Soccer League schedule of the season.” He was correct, although there were other reasons for it.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: The birth of a soccer-writing career 43 years ago
On Monday, Jan. 22, FrontRowSoccer.com Michael Lewis celebrated his 43rd anniversary covering soccer. It was the night in 1975 Lewis learned he was going to cover the Rochester Lancers of the old North American Soccer League.
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