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West Side Lacrosse - About Us

WSL's mission since coming online Dec. 15, 2005 has been to revolutionize the way lacrosse gets covered west of the Mississippi River.

Contrary to popular opinion, lacrosse is extremely popular throughout the Western United States. However, until recently, the region did not have a voice for two reasons. First, the local mainstream media doesn't understand the sport. Second, the East Coast-based lacrosse media tends to ignore much of what takes place outside its traditional base. WSL has filled the void to provide that voice for high school, college and professional lacrosse.

In 2006, WSL started by covering lacrosse in six states: California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada and Idaho. In 2007, WSL expanded its geographical reach and now covers all lacrosse from the Pacific to the Mississippi, including Alaska and Hawaii.

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If you would like to advertise on WSL, please call 858-952-3277 to speak with a sales representative. If you would like to see an advertising rate sheet, please send an e-mail to information@westsidelax.com.

We encourage our readers to please support WSL's advertisers and let them know that you saw their ad on WestSideLax.com.

WSL SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Executive Editor: Nathan Max

Nathan Max is WSL's founder and the President and CEO of WSL's parent company, West Side Lax, Inc. 

Max, 35, has a Master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and a Bachelor's degree from Syracuse University. Before starting WSL, Max worked as a metro reporter at The Press-Enterprise, a 180,000 circulation newspaper based in Riverside, Calif., from January 2004 to September 2006. Prior to that, Max was a freelance sports reporter for five years.

While in graduate school, Max won several awards for online sports reporting, including a national finalist mention in the Society of Professional Journalists, Mark of Excellence contest.

Max can be reached by calling the WSL newsroom at 858-952-3277. Feel free to give him a piece of your mind.

WSL STAFF

Senior Features Writer: James Joseph

James Joseph has more than a decade of experience as a sports journalist and has won numerous awards for his writing from various professional organizations.

Photo Intern: Anna Scipione

Anna Scipione began her WSL stint by shooting the First 4 in March. Her other assignments this season will include the Jerry Langkammer Tournament in April and the CIF-San Diego Section championship game in May.