Massapequa midfielder Kristin Yevoli

Massapequa midfielder Kristin Yevoli Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke

Guess who’s back – back again. Well, it’s just us. But still, tell a friend.

Laura and I are back for this season of girls lacrosse, bringing you coverage, stats, updates and a whole lot of random whatever. It's a celebration! We wanna be as fun, informative and interactive as possible. We’re generally terrible, mean-spirited people, but we make an exception for you guys. If you’ve got suggestions, ideas or anything you want us to know about, e-mail us. We do respond.

And be sure to get at us on Twitter. @AlbaneseLaura and @StephenHaynes4. We'll be live tweeting updates, stats and pictures from games, plus info on stories we've got cooking. And jokes. Also a good way to get to know to the weird people behind the bylines. If you only follow two Newsday girls lacrosse writers, it's gotta be us.

Also… We’re going with the whole Beyonce theme for the headlines on Players of the Week. In 2011, it was “Girl You Be Killin’ ‘Em” and last season we did “Girls on Fire.” Because, y’know, we can’t just call it “Players of the Week.” And I don’t even like Beyonce’s music. But there’s a 99.8% chance you do, so we’ll run with it.

Without further ado:

Yanks strike first in playoffs ... 9/11 health study funding to stay ... What's in store with the weather Credit: Newsday

Up close with Gilgo killer's court officer ... Deadly Suffolk shooting ... Blakeman's pitch to slash income tax ... Yanks strike first in playoffs

Yanks strike first in playoffs ... 9/11 health study funding to stay ... What's in store with the weather Credit: Newsday

Up close with Gilgo killer's court officer ... Deadly Suffolk shooting ... Blakeman's pitch to slash income tax ... Yanks strike first in playoffs

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