If you’ve been following along as they’ve been made on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider premium coverage section., Ivy League programs are making a big splash when it comes to securing verbal commits to their admission processes from tristate standouts. One program front and center among the activity is the University of Pennsylvania. One of the Quakers’ […]
Dylan DeMuro, a defender/longstick midfielder for Archbishop Stepinac High School (NY), will stay close to home and play his college lacrosse at Manhattan College, a decision first reported when it was made in early June by Joe Lombardi on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider premium coverage section. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound DeMuro, a righty, is an athletic player […]
The United States team will be looking to win the World Games for the eighth time in the last nine times the event’s been played when it takes on rival Canada in the championship game at DICK’S Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo., on Saturday. The final will be played at 9 p.m. EST, […]
Players from coast-to-coast battled it out at the Blue Chip 225 sophomore session July 14 through July 17 at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI. This week’s sophomore showcase was highlighted by the all-star game doubleheader played Wednesday night, July 16. The first game featured the varsity senior all-star game followed by the elite sophomore all-stars. […]
We have several Class of 2015 commitments from the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, to report in this latest recruiting update. But we begin with the hottest class for activity of late — the Class of 2017. Joe Lombardi is reporting that the University of Pennsylvania has just […]
Players from coast-to-coast battled it out at the Blue Chip 225 sophomore session July 14 through July 17 at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI. This week’s sophomore showcase was highlighted by the all-star game doubleheader played Wednesday night, July 16. The first game featured the varsity sophomore all-star game followed by the elite sophomore all-stars. […]
Liam Byrnes (center) with his college-bound brothers, twins Kieran (Villanova) and Conor (VMI). Make way for another Byrnes brother, NCAA lacrosse. First, there was Kieran Byrnes, a 2014 attackman for New York power Garden City, who committed to Villanova in July 2012. Then, there was Conor Byrnes, Kieran’s twin brother and a 2014 GC defender, […]
It’s semifinal time at the 2014 World Games and both games in Commerce City, Colo., will be shown live on Thursday night on ESPNU. The unbeaten United States will face Australia in the first semifinal at 6:30 p.m. EST. Canada will face Iroquois in the other semifinal at 9:30 p.m., in a rematch of a […]
It’s been a busy week for Class of 2015 commits for one of the nation’s premier programs — Ward Melville, which just two seasons ago went 22-0 and won its eighth New York state title. We told you earlier this week about defenseman Mike Cirrone’s verbal commitment to the University of Richmond. Teammate Jimmy Kickel […]
Growing up in Ridgewood, N.J., it didn’t take Brett Kennedy long before he picked up a lacrosse stick for the first time. “Lacrosse is big in my town,” Kennedy said. “Most kids have a stick in their hands at a very young age. I was probably in first or second grade when my dad bought […]
The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment is critical to success in almost any field. Including on the lacrosse field. Billy Strassman does just that. The Class of 2015 midfielder for 2014 New York Class B state champion Yorktown uses his quickness and athleticism to dodge, free himself for open shots and lead transition […]
The United States team is now 4-0 in World Games action after a decisive win over England on Monday. The U.S. returns to action at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 15 when it takes on Iroquois in Commerce City, Colo. ESPNU will provide live coverage. * World Cup schedule, results * World Cup standings Have a […]
