The race for the top spot in Nassau County varsity lacrosse can be unpredictable at times. But the Section 8 coaches’ preseason rankings are anything but. Defending champions Massapequa (Conference 1), Garden City (Conference B1) and Friends Academy (Conference C) are all ranked No. 1. Manhasset (Conference B2), which fell to GC in the class […]
Coach Bob Hartranft, who guided the Farmingdale High School boys lacrosse team to the 2011 New York State Class A championship, has been selected as the winner of US Lacrosse’s 2013 Gerald J. Carroll Exemplary Coaching Award. It was the first state title in a long and successful 45-year tenure as Dalers coach for Hartfranft, […]
Syracuse’s Class of 2016 just got a big boost. One of the nation’s top high school programs picked up its 17th Class of 2014 commit. And one of Connecticut’s leading sophomores made his college choice. That’s the latest news in this update. We begin with the fourth tristate sophomore standout to commit to Syracuse. Joe […]
* The NCAA Tournament Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Final Four will be played in Philadelphia in 2015 and ’16. The NCAA made the announcement today as part of a new selection process for championship host sites. The Division I and III men’s semifinals and final will be played at Lincoln Financial Field, the host site […]
Sometimes, an athlete’s name is a perfect fit. Meet Will Rock. One of the most highly regarded 2017 long-stick players, the McLean, Va., native is an aggressive, strong and rangy player with good stick skills, speed. Couple that with his ideal size (6-foot-3, 185 pounds), and, well, the University of Virginia will be getting a […]
There are now so many showcase tournaments and events each summer, that it has become a challenge to try to figure out which events are the best. There are a lot of factors to consider, including the quality of the competition, which event will deliver the best recruiting exposure, and which event is truly worth the trip. Having surveyed the market well, one that clearly stands out is appropriately named the Best of the Best. The National 175 Best of the Best, […]
Just yesterday, we brought you the news first here at Lacrosse Insider of the latest Class of 2017 verbal commitment: St. Anthony’s defenseman/longstick midfielder Tyler Senerchia decided on Bucknell. Well, it’s been just over 24 hours since we broke that news, that Joe Lombardi has learned of another 2017 verbal. This time, the college that […]
The first Class of 2017 verbal commitment was made back in September when Ara Atayan of New York state finalist Bronxville first told Joe Lombardi that he decided on North Carolina. Since then, there have been several other freshman verbals made, but none from the tristate. Until today. It comes from Long Island, and, once […]
