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DOWNINGTOWN >> Nothing happens 85 percent of the time by accident. That is the success rate on face offs authored by Downingtown West senior Michael Straub this spring, and none of it was by happenstance. The 2022 Daily Local News Boys’ Lacrosse Player of the Year was asked how anybody could win 222 of 262 […]

PHOTO COURTESY OF LEHIGH ATHLETICS Mike Sisselberger (left) and Conor Gaffney are one of the top faceoff duos in the country. Mike Sisselberger and Conor Gaffney Share a Competitive Drive Fri May 14 2021 | Justin Lafleur | College This story originally appeared on LehighSports.com and is being republished with permission. Heading into Saturday’s first round of the NCAA tournament against Rutgers, Mike Sisselberger has won 79.5 of his faceoffs, which is better than the current NCAA Division...

When Mikey Sisselberger walks out onto the field, all he sees is the ball. All the noise and chaos and movement around him — and it all comes down to a ball, sitting there for him to take. “I like to not focus on anything around me besides the ball,” the Lehigh face-off star says. “They put the ball down before anything. That’s a great focal point there. You’re not focused on anything around you, the ball’s already set on the ground and you have to line up on it. “I look right a...