https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF3BL1QCh20 Ward Melville and Yorktown have combined to win 15 New York state titles. On Monday, the two national powers – and longtime inter-sectional rivals – combined on a pair of Division I commitments, both in the Class of 2015. Joe Lombardi is reporting that Ward Melville midfielder Jimmy Kickel and Yorktown midfielder Mike Dedvukaj […]

Photo by Ray Passaro/LI Sports Shots A combination of quickness and stick skills makes Mike Cirrone an especially effective defenseman when it comes to a couple of key aspects of the game. The rising senior at Ward Melville High School (NY) is known for his takeaway checks and his outstanding clearing ability. It’s those attributes […]

The United States team is now 3-0 in World Games action after a  21-3 win over Japan on Sunday. The U.S. returns to action at 7 p.m. Monday, July 14 when it takes on England in Commerce City, Colo. ESPNU will provide live coverage. * World Cup schedule, results  * World Cup standings Have a […]

The Ward Melville team that went unbeaten and won the New York Class A state title in 2013 was renowned – deservedly so – for an outstanding senior class. But there were also several sophomores on that squad who are now eager for a shot at returning to the state championship game. A total of […]

Photo by Steve Ryan/MaxPreps A desire to play closer to home wound up being the difference in one of the tristate’s top Class of 2015 players having a change of course in his college destination. Star attackman and St. Anthony’s High School (NY) standout Michael Laviano has verballed to Boston University after decommitting from a […]

It’s hard to miss Andrew Eichelberger on the lacrosse field. The rising junior two-way midfielder from Strake Jesuit College Prep in Houston is 6-foot-3, 200 pounds. Eichelberg also has skills to go along with that size and will soon be showcasing them at the next level. He has given a verbal commitment to Lehigh University, […]

The United States team is now 2-0 in World Games action after a  rain-delayed 16-7 win over Australia on Saturday. Paul Rabil and David Lawson each had four goals for the U.S. Greg Gurenlian (10 of 13) and Chris Eck (7 of 10) combined to win 17 of 23 faceoffs for Team USA. The U.S. […]

We began our analysis of the Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight all-star games played at Western Connecticut State University earlier this week with a look at the Class of 2017. Now, here’s a look at the 2016 game, and 10 peak performers, followed by a look at five other 2016 standouts from the four-day event. […]

Luke Millican, one of the top goaltenders in the Class of 2017, will be going from his home state of Texas to play his college lacrosse in the Ivy League. Millican, who plays at Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas, has verbally committed to the admissions process at the University of Pennsylvania, as first reported […]

Photo by Ken Inness/MaxPreps Wyatt Agaisse, one of the leading players for New Jersey state champion Immaculata, will be heading north before going south for college. Agaisse, an attackman and senior team captain for Immaculata in 2014, has committed to Mount St. Mary’s in Maryland, a decision reported by Joe Lombardi on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider […]

Oh, brother. When it comes to one lacrosse-playing family and the number of college commitments it’s racked up, that might be an understandable reaction. 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 […]

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Less than two weeks ago, on the Fourth of July, we broke the news that one of the tristate’s top players had decommitted and was weighing his options regarding deciding on a new school. Now, we can report that the decision has been made as well as the fourth verbal commit for New York Class […]

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Lacrosse fans will get an interesting mix of lacrosse action Saturday on TV. The Under-Armour All-America game will be shown live from Towson University on ESPNU at 5 p.m. The contest is a matchup of North vs. South among the nation’s top incoming college freshmen. For more, including rosters, click here. Then, immediately after that […]

One of the top Class of 2016 players in New Jersey has made his choice. So too has another product of the Garden State who will be playing a post-grad year in the Hudson Valley. Those are the headlines as we bring you this latest recruiting update. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj5jfeLR19Y We begin with the Class of 2016 […]

Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps https://vimeo.com/74298731 You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Providence College was the first college visit Luke Verrochi took. He wound up taking others, but none of the other schools he went to topped his thoughts about PC. As a result, the rising senior defenseman/longstick midfielder at Fox […]