Photo by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps UMass Lowell’s newly launched Division I program has quickly established a pipeline to one of the top programs in the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Earlier this week, UMass Lowell secured its second verbal commitment from Suffolk (NY) power Sachem North in less than […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcDmwJt92jQ We have two big college commitments and one major high school transfer to report in this latest update. We start with the Class of 2017. Joe Lombardi is reporting that the University of Pennsylvania has secured its fourth rising sophomore commitment to its admissions process. It comes from defender Max Metalios of  Brunswick (CT). […]

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A 2012 Under Armour All-American has a new college home. Tommy Forsberg of Elwood-John Glenn High School in Suffolk County (NY), was ranked among the top freshman midfielders in all of college lacrosse his freshman season in 2013 at the University of Maryland. Now, the four-year letterwinner at John Glenn has found a new college […]

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New York state power Cazenovia is sure doing its part to help Penn State have a strong recruiting Class of 2016. First, midfielder Cole Willard of the 2014 Class C state finalists and 2013 state champions verballed to Penn State back in September. Then, earlier this month, the Nittany Lions secured a commitment from Cazenovia […]

To say Brett Habich will be giving Division I his best shot would be quite appropriate. After all, the Class of 2016 right-handed midfielder  from Red Bank Catholic (NJ) is known for his blistering shot that’s been clocked at 96 miles per hour, which he can place anywhere in the net. Habich will take his […]

Danny Bullis’ ability to feed and finish makes him an attackman who gets his points across. Literally. The Class of 2015 attackman at Mount Sinai High School (NY) picked up 72 of them this past season. Bullis hopes his high school point production continues at the next level. He’s given a verbal commitment to St. […]

One of the most attended, competitive and tradition-rich summer showcases, the Battle of the Hotbeds, will be holding its all-star games Tuesday, July 22 at the University of Delaware. Action gets under way at Delaware Stadium at 9 p.m. with the Class of 2016 game. The Class of 2015 game follows at 9:45 p.m., followed […]

It’s been another big day for verbal commitments in the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the NY/NJ/CT tristate region. We begin with a huge Class of 2017 commitment. Joe Lombardi is reporting that one of the top faceoff specialists on Long Island has made his choice. He’s Northport High School midfielder Connor Cronin, who […]

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Sean Lulley has yet to find a sport he doesn’t enjoy playing. The rising sophomore at Half Hollow Hills East (NY) is a three-sport high school athlete in lacrosse, basketball and volleyball. He’s also played soccer and football. But lacrosse is where Lulley’s college future is. The two-way midfielder as verbally committed to the admissions […]

We have two major Class of 2016 commitments to report in this latest update, both from New York, with one coming from a perennial New York state title contender from upstate Section 3 (Syracuse area) and the other from downstate Section 11 (Suffolk County on Long Island). We begin with 2013 New York Class C […]

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It’s less than 5 miles from Stony Brook University’s campus to Ward Melville High School in neighboring East Setauket. It’s a route Seawolves coach Jim Nagle knows quite well. Nagle, who has completed three season as HC at “The Brook,” was an all-Suffolk County selection on the Ward Melville team that went 24-0 and won […]

everal newly launched programs have managed to make their mark in a short amount of time. Look at Richmond, which fell to Virginia by just one goal in the NCAA quarterfinals. Marquette picked up wins against Hofstra, Georgetown, St. John’s and Rutgers this past season. The next newbie to achieve success could do it in […]

We have a pair of verbal commitments to report in his update — another from the rising sophomore Class of 2017 and the other from the rising senior Class of 2015. We begin in the Class of 2015. Joe Lombardi is reporting that one of the leading scorers on Long Island has made his Division […]

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Members of the Predators Lacrosse coaching staff, all former Division I standouts, from left: Paul Santavicca (Marist), Gary Raniolo (Fairfield), Tom Interlicchio (Hofstra), Mike McCall (North Carolina), Kevin Interlicchio (Johns Hopkins), Ryan Penner (Marist), Pat Watson (Hofstra) and JJ Lian (UPenn). The goal of most travel programs is to improve players’ skills and get them […]

The United States team was denied an eighth title in the last nine World Games as Team Canada defeated the U.S. team 9-5 in the World Games final Saturday at Commerce City, Colo. The Canadian team established the tone in the first half, leading 3-1 at the break in the matchup of lacrosse superpowers. Game […]

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