MLAX: Pages, Kelly to Participate in MLL All-Star Game – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/24/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
COLUMBUS, Ohio Former Buckeyes Anthony Kelly (2000-03) and Ricky Pages (2005-08) have been selected to play in the eighth annual Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game, which will be held at 10 p.m. ET July 16th at INVESCO Field at Mile High in Denver and broadcast live on ESPN2. The Bud Light Skills Competition will be held at halftime; Kelly won the Hardest Shot contest at the event last year.
The game will feature an “Old School” vs. “Young Guns” format. The “Old School” squad is made up of players from classes prior to and including 2006, with the “Young Guns” featuring players from the 2007-09 classes.
Kelly, a faceoff specialist, is making his second-consecutive all-star appearance. He has played in five games for the Chicago Machine in 2009, winning 64-of-124 draws. Pages, a defenseman in his first year as a professional, has seen action in five games for the Long Island Lizards and has 17 groundballs to tie for fourth on the team.
