High School Zone: College
Two months after a hazing incident resulted in Cornell canceling its fall event schedule, third-year head coach Ben DeLuca was fired. Cornell has not offered any further info on the announcement. But former players expressed a variety of emotions. Here’s more in this story from the Cornell Sun, the Big Red’s student-run newspaper. You can […]
Team IMPACT continues to, well, make an impact. We told you a few weeks ago about how the Bryant University men’s lacrosse team drafted 7-year-old Cael Schneider of Smithfield, R.I. Cael, who battles Cystic fibrosis, as the newest Bulldog with the help of Team IMPACT, which matches children with life threatening illnesses with college teams. […]
Former Johns Hopkins University and Ward Melville High School midfielder Brendan Cody died on Sunday, Nov. 10 of a rare form of cancer. Cody is remembered in this story on LaxMagazine.com. Have a recruiting commitment to report? Send an email to info@laxlessons.com, contact Joe Lombardi directly at joe@laxlessons.com or send a Tweet to @Joe_Lombardi or […]
Ben DeLuca is out after three years as head coach of Cornell University’s men’s lacrosse team. The firing comes following a hazing scandal that led to Cornell cancelling the fall season. In a press release posted this afternoon, Cornell stated, “While Cornell University recognizes the contributions DeLuca has made to our nationally ranked lacrosse program […]
From press release SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team inked its newest member Friday, Oct. 25 with a special Draft Day signing of 7-year-old Cael Schneider of Smithfield, R.I. Cael, who battles Cystic fibrosis, was drafted as the newest Bulldog with the help of Team IMPACT. Team IMPACT is a non-profit organization […]
Lacrosse has seen the biggest increase in growth among all collegiate sports, according to a report released by the NCAA late last week. Lacrosse was the fastest-growing sport in 2012-13, adding 40 new women’s teams and 26 new men’s teams. You can read the full report here. Have a recruiting commitment to report? Send an […]
From press release SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse varsity scored six straight goals in the second half to break open a tight game and defeat the Alumni All-Stars, 13-10, in the fourth-annual Orange Alumni Lacrosse Classic Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Carrier Dome. Kevin Rice (Skaneateles, N.Y.) and Dylan Donahue (Camillus, N.Y.) each had three […]
From press release SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Former Syracuse All-Americans Joel White and Chris Daniello and have put together a star-studded team of Orange alums for the upcoming Orange Alumni Lacrosse Classic at the Carrier Dome. Their team of all-stars will take the field against the 2013-14 Orange Saturday, Oct. 12 at 3 p.m. The 25-man alumni […]
Bay Shore High School (N.Y.) product Charley Gargano, a sophomore defender on the Marquette University men’s lacrosse team, was arrested and charged with assaulting an officer. For more, including portions of the criminal complaint, check this story from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. LAXLESSONS Links Be a Lacrosse Insider Are you passionate about lacrosse? Do you […]
Cornell University’s men’s lacrosse team has been suspended temporarily pending further disciplinary action after an alleged hazing incident on Sept. 13. As a result, the team’s participation in fall events has been canceled. The suspension is the result of alcoholic consumption by underage freshman. For more, here are stories from the Ithaca Journal and Cornell […]
The Second Annual Edward Taylor Coombs Lacrosse Fall Ball Shootout is set for Oct. 12-13 at Hatboro-Horsham High School in Horsham, Pa. Coombs, 19, was a rising sophomore defensive midfielder on the 2012 Marist College men’s lacrosse team who died tragically in a single vehicle accident on Aug. 6, 2011. The Edward Taylor Coombs (ETC) […]
Here’s a rundown from LaxPower.com of what’s on tap through the end of October. Men’s collegiate Women’s collegiate Lacrosse Insider: College-by-college commitments by class Tristate Division I rising senior (Class of 2014) commitments by college Tristate Division I rising junior (Class of 2015) commitments by college Tristate Division I rising sophomore (Class of 2016) commitments […]
