2023 ONELL Official Rules - Click Here (PDF)

 

2023 ONELL Rule Summary for Officials - Click Here

 

2023 ONELL Constitution and By-Laws - Click Here

 

The Founding of the Olde New England Lacrosse League - Click Here

 

ONELL CHAMPIONS - Click Here

 

 

HISTORY OF THE ONELL

 

2004 Inaugural Season ‐ Original 6 Over‐30 Division Teams

NH Rusty Bones Manchester Elder Tribesmen

Seacoast NH Ancient Mariners Billerica Fakawee

Sudbury Olde Patriots MetroLacrosse Stale Doughnuts

 

The first ONELL game was played at the Anheuser Busch facility in Merrimack, NH,

on June 30, 2004.

Final score: Rusty Bones 15 / Tribesman 12.

 

Note: The Tribesman and the Rusty Bones represent the league's oldest rivalry.

 

Champions – Seacoast NH Ancient Mariners

 

2005 Inaugural Season – Over‐40 Division

14 Teams (10 Over‐30 Division, 4 Over‐40 Division)

New Over‐30 Teams – South Shore Womps, Cape Ann Gaspin’ Greenheads, Coastal

Riders and Concord (NH) Budmen

Original 4 Over‐40 Teams – NH Rusty Bones, Manchester Elder Tribesmen,

Billerica Fakawee and Groton Ancient Warriors

Over‐30 Division Champions – Seacoast NH Ancient Mariners

 

Over‐40 Division Champions – Billerica Fakawee

 

2006 18 Teams (11 Over‐30 Division, 7 Over‐40 Division)

Over‐30 Division Champions – Atlantic Sportswear Remnants

Over‐40 Division Champions – Billerica Fakawee

 

2007 19 Teams (12 Over‐30 Division, 7 Over‐40 Division)

Over‐30 Division Champions – Atlantic Sportswear Remnants

Over‐40 Division Champions – Winchester Silver Foxes

 

2008 23 Teams (12 Over‐30 Division, 11 Over‐40 Division)

Over‐30 Division Champions – Atlantic Sportswear Remnants

Over‐40 Division Champions – Winchester Silver Foxes

 

2009 25 Teams (13 Over‐30 Division, 12 Over‐40 Division)

Over‐30 Division Champions – Winchester Them Olde Apples

Over‐40 Division Champions – Billerica Fakawee

 

2010 33 Teams (14 Over‐30 Division, 19 Over‐40 Division)

Over‐30 Division Champions – Atlantic Sportswear Remnants

Over‐40 Division Champions – Billerica Fakawee

 

2011 34 Teams (14 Over‐30 Division, 20 Over‐40 Division)

Over‐30 Division Champions – Billerica Fakawee

Over‐40 Division Champions – Billerica Fakawee

 

2012 36 Teams (14 Over‐30 Division, 22 Over‐40 Division)

Inaugural Season of Half Century Division ‐ Pick‐Up Lacrosse

Over‐30 Division Champions – Team Turtle

Over‐40 Division Champions – North Shore LC

 

2013 40 Teams (16 Over‐30 Division, 24 Over‐40 Division)

Inaugural Season of Gold (1‐8) and Silver (9‐16) Playoff Brackets in Over‐40

Over‐30 Division Champions – North Shore LC

Over‐40 Division Champions – North Shore LC

 

2014 40 Teams (18 Over‐30 Division, 22 Over‐40 Division)

Over‐30 Division Champions – Old School

Over‐40 Division Champions – North Shore LC

 

2015 36 Teams (16 Over‐30 Division, 20 Over‐40 Division)

Over‐30 Division Champions – North Shore LC

Over‐40 Division Champions – North Shore LC

 

2016 36 Teams (16 Over‐30 Division, 20 Over‐40 Division)

Over‐30 Division Champions – North Shore LC

Over‐40 Division Champions – Blackstone LC

 

2017 35 Teams (16 Over-30 Division, 19 Over-40 Division)

Over-30 Division Champions – North Shore LC

Over-40 Division Champions – North Shore LC

 

2018 34 Teams (16 Over-30 Division, 18 Over-40 Division)

Over-30 Division Champions – North Shore LC

Over-40 Division Champions – North Shore LC

 

2019 34 Teams (16 Over-30 Division, 18 Over-40 Division)

Over-30 Division Champions – Faded Glory

Over-40 Division Champions – North Shore LC

 

2020* 34 Teams (16 Over-30 Division, 18 Over-40 Division)

* 2020 ONELL season canceled due to Covid-19 global pandemic

 

2021 34 Teams (16 Over-30 Division, 18 Over-40 Division)

Over-30 Division Champions - Old School

Over-40 Division Champions - North Shore

Over-50 Division Champions - AWLC