Canandaigua Academy has emerged as a New York power the last decade. The Braves, who won the 2009 Class B state title, should be in contention once again this coming season. One of the main reasons coach Ed Mulheron’s Canadaigua squad will once again be a force in Section 5 is the return of Joe […]
And we’re off. At least, rankings-wise, that is. Once the 2014 varsity season gets under way just over a month from now, we’ll be posting updated rankings each Sunday. Now, to get things started, here are our preseason rankings. Feel free to post any questions or comments about the selections here. Without further ado, we […]
After combing through videos, coaches’ evaluations, first-hand accounts and other feedback, we presented our inaugural Tristate Top 100 preseason player rankings. As part of that presentation, we asked the man behind the rankings, Joe Lombardi, for some background on how he formulated them. “If I had to summarize what I look for in deciding a […]
Syracuse players Randy Staats, Bobby Wardwell and Henry Schoonmaker join coach John Desko in the post-game press conference after the Orange pulled out an OT win against upstate New York rival Albany for the second straight year. Box score From press release SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Midfielder Henry Schoonmaker (Portland, Ore.) scored 28 seconds into overtime […]
New Canaan enters 2014 in pursuit of a three-peat in one of the nation’s most competitive conferences, the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference in Connecticut. The Rams beat Greenwich 8-5 in last year’s FCIAC final. It was New Canaan’s eighth FCIAC title overall. For a look at New Canaan in 2014, we check in with […]
When it comes to lacrosse, there’s nowhere close to the tristate region. As we’ve noted many times, if you took Long Island by itself, you would have the nation’s premier lacrosse hotspot. Go a bit west and add New York City and New Jersey, a bit north and add the Hudson Valley and a bit […]
It was quite a Saturday in the college lacrosse world. Among the highlights: Marquette, in just its second year as a Division I program, won at Hofstra, which started its 66th season. In other Saturday games, Duke pulled away to beat Denver, Georgetown edged Navy, Loyola prevailed over Penn State and Hopkins handled Towson. Get […]
NBC Sports Network has been busy bringing Winter Olympic action to U.S. viewers, including Saturday’s 3-2 Team USA hockey win over Russia. But NBCSN will get its lax fix in on Sunday. It will provide live coverage of the Moe’s Southwest Grill Classic at Ever Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. Fifth-ranked Notre Dame plays host […]
Marquette players Bryan Badolato and JJ Sagl and Marquette head coach Joe Amplo, all native Long Islanders, in the interview room after Saturday’s win at Hofstra. * Box score From press releases HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The Marquette University men’s lacrosse team played the role of spoiler Saturday, defeating Hofstra 11-9 at James M. Shuart Stadium […]
Several teams are opening their college lacrosse seasons this weekend. Couple that, with plenty of other intriguing matchups, and there should be plenty of intriguing outcomes. Here’s a rundown of scores as they come in to the newsroom at LaxLessons.com, with links to articles and box scores as they become available. Sunday, Feb. 16 Army […]
It’s gameday in college lacrosse, with some interesting matchups on the schedule. There are, as always, some interesting storylines as well. Here are some photos we’ve compiled capturing some of them. Fairfield University players warm up for their game at Delaware. Marquette’s Canadian-born players watch with special interest in the pregame meal as the U.S. […]
It will be a battle of No. 3 vs. No. 4 Saturday as defending national champion Duke hosts Denver. The game has been moved to the Duke turf practice field on Frank Bassett Drive due to the weather. The fourth-ranked Pioneers are the first ranked team Duke will face in 2014 and marks the first […]
We have a Class of 2016 verbal from New Jersey and a pair of tristate senior standouts deciding on their Division III destinations. We begin with the latest sophomore from the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, to decide on his college choice. Joe Lombardi is reporting that Rumson-Fair […]
From press release SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The No. 1-ranked Orange (1-0) welcomes No. 10 Albany (0-0) to the Carrier Dome for their annual meeting Sunday, Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. The game is the second half of a Syracuse men’s and women’s lacrosse doubleheader. In the opening game, Gary Gait’s second-ranked women’s squad hosts Canisius at […]
