Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Teams such as Yorktown and John Jay provide plenty of strong competition for Somers in New York’s Section 1 Class B. But that hasn’t stopped the Tuskers from scheduling plenty of other tests outside the section. It all starts with Somers’ annual preseason Red-Gray Tournament, which will mark its sixth season […]
Who’s going to be No. 1? Lacrosse fans are asking that question today leading into the 14th annual Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft. It will take place starting at 8:30 p.m. in the Liberty Ballroom of the Philadelphia Marriott. The draft, which is open to the public and free to attend, is one of the […]
Philadelphia is the place to be in the lacrosse world this weekend. The City of Brotherly Love is the host site for the 2014 US Lacrosse National Convention, presented by Champion. The convention starts today, Jan. 10 and lasts through Sunday, Jan. 12 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The marquee event will be the Major […]
The spotlight of this latest update is on upstate. Upstate New York, that is. We also have a commitment from Connecticut. We start at one of the premier programs in not only the Empire State but the entire nation. Joe Lombardi is reporting that 2016 attackman Grayson Burns from Jamesville-DeWitt has committed to Bucknell. A […]
It was a breakthrough season for Friends Academy in 2013. The Quakers, making their third straight appearance in the Nassau County (N.Y.) Class C championship game, came away with the title. Friends picked up a decisive 9-4 win against Cold Spring Harbor, the team it played in the title game each of the previous two […]
The contentious back-and-forth battle regarding the varsity coaching status of two-time defending Long Island Class C champion Shoreham-Wading River’s Tom Rotanz now appears settled. Justin Arini, left, has been named as the Wildcats’ new varsity coach. Arini, who works in the district as a guidance counselor, is a former assistant coach at Manhattan College. He […]
Most Division I college coaches consider anywhere between 6-foot and 6-foot-3 to be the ideal height for a close defensive player. Nick Biasi goes beyond that. The Class of 2015 Long Island standout measures 6-foot-4. Add impressive strength, and a 205-pound frame, and you have the ideal dimensions of a D-I shutdown defense. Tonight, the […]
The 2013 season will be remembered for a long time in Mineola. The Chaminade Flyers completed a rare 3-0 season series sweep of archrival St. Anthony’s, with the final win, a 7-5 victory, coming in the much-awaited CHSAA (N.Y.) Nassau-Suffolk AAA title game. Chaminade finished 15-2 with the losses coming against Hudson Valley (N.Y.) power […]
The Syracuse University Orange are set for the start of their first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. “We are very much looking forward to playing in the ACC,” SU coach John Desko said. “Some of those opponents we’ve played in the past, so it’s probably not as big a jump for us as it […]
Courtesy Hofstra Athletic Communications From press release Hofstra University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jeff Hathaway announced today that head men’s lacrosse coach Seth Tierney has agreed to a multi-year contract extension to continue his coaching career with the Pride. “For the past seven years, Seth has been an exceptional coach and an outstanding […]
One of Jack Grossman’s main strengths as a lacrosse player is his good vision. That quality came in handy when it came time to decide on a college. The senior attackman/midfielder at Horace Greeley High School (N.Y.) wanted a large school that combined a strong lacrosse program with outstanding academics. He found what he was […]
Hewlett hopes to stay in the hunt in one of the nation’s most competitive conferences. The Bulldogs played in Section 8 Class B, also known as Nassau County on Long Island, home of the two-time New York state champion Garden City Trojans. GC ended Hewlett’s 2013 season with a 12-3 win over the Bulldogs in […]
Will Saturday, June 14 mark the date the Darien returns to a familiar place? The Blue Wave have won seven state titles the last nine years, with 2011 and 2013 marking the only years they fell short. June 14 is the date of the annual Connecticut state title tripleheader. We’ll look at the entire Darien […]
