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- ↑ "NLL.com -- Official Website of the National Lacrosse League - Articles - COLORADO SIGNS SIX PROSPECTS". www.nll.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02.
- ↑ "WLA - Western Lacrosse Association".
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