Two of the nation’s most tradition-rich lacrosse programs simultaneously accomplished the same feat today. Johns Hopkins, one of the college programs that has pioneered the early commitment boom, has just picked up its second Class of 2017 verbal from the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. In the process, […]
The Capital Challenge, a three-day showcase for boys players graduating in the classes of 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 will be returning to the University at Albany July 18-20. “Capital Challenge’s inaugural year was last summer and we had over 250 players from across the United States and Canada attend,” United Director Steve Carcaterra said. “There […]
The inaugural River Dell Preseason LaxGiving Games will debut at Matty Certosimo Field on Saturday, March 22. The four-team preseason event, the brainchild of new River Dell coach Joe Infante, features four NJ squads: Lakeland Regional, Ramapo, New Providence and River Dell. “In addition to the games we will be collecting specific donated items for […]
We have three commitments from Long Island players to report in this update – two from the same family. We begin out in Suffolk County and Sachem North High School. Joe Lombardi is reporting that 6-foot-4 2015 defenseman Ian Junge has committed to UMBC. Junge (pictured at right), who was also recruited by Stony Brook, […]
Temperatures will be spring-like on Monday and Tuesday, which is perfect timing. Many more varsity throughout the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the New York/ New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, will be starting their practices on Monday. Many of the top teams on Long Island and in the CHSAA started tryouts a week earlier and […]
Last week, Long Island and CHSAA got things started with official practices and tryouts. Most of those teams have completed final cuts. This week, the Hudson Valley and most of the rest of New York, as well as New Jersey, gets things rocking and rolling with the start of the official practices. Since Long Island […]
Take away losses to Nassau County champions Massapequa (Class A) and Garden City (Class B) and Wantagh was unbeaten during the 2013 regular season. The Warriors, who finished 14-3, won four straight to open the season before falling to ‘Pequa 16-6 on April 5, three games before a 9-1 setback to G.C. Wantagh’s season ended […]
* Scoreboard Central: Finals, box scores from Saturday’s action The last two NCAA Division I men’s champions will meet when Loyola hosts Duke today at 6 p.m. at Loyola’s Ridley Athletic Complex in Baltimore. You can watch the game on the CBS Sports Network. Dave Ryan will handle the play-by-play. Evan Washburn is the analyst. […]
Alex Weber, the former standout attackman at the University of Pennsylvania who now coaches the varsity team at Harvard Westlake High School (Calif.), produced and directed “COMMITTED,” a documentary on lacrosse recruiting videotaped this past summer at Maverik Showtime National Lacrosse Recruiting Spotlight. You can watch the trailer here. Lacrosse has taken Alex Weber to […]
* Scoreboard Central: Finals, box scores from Saturday’s action * Box score From press release KENNESAW, Ga. – No. 11 Syracuse (3-2) snapped its two-game losing skid and improved to 3-0 in non-conference games this season with a 14-8 triumph against St. John’s (2-3) at the inaugural Cobb County Lacrosse Classic at Fifth Third Bank […]
* Scoreboard Central: Finals, box scores from Saturday’s action * Box score From press release FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Senior Eric Warden ripped a shot past Eric Natale with 1:26 left in overtime to send the Fairfield University men’s lacrosse team off with a 12-11 victory over No. 10 Yale University this afternoon in front of […]
