About Joe Lombardi

Joe Lombardi is one of the most established, respected and versatile multimedia journalists in the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region.

He has worked as an editor and reporter for daily and weekly newspapers; as a writer for national magazines; as a host, announcer and analyst on television and radio; and as associate publisher for two college basketball Web sites.

In addition, Joe is the primary author of the recently released new edition of “Lacrosse for Dummies,” which mainly focuses on the field game, but also covers box lacrosse. For more info on the book, click here. (The first edition of “Lax for Dummies,” published in 2003, focused on box lacrosse.)

An expert on the college recruiting process who has been a fixture on the lacrosse scene during the sport’s rapid growth, Joe was named man of the year in 2008 by the Lacrosse Coaches Association of the Hudson Valley in New York, one of the sport’s premier hotbeds.