Ridge’s rise reached its peak in 2013. The Red Devils, who went 9-9 in 2009 before steadily improving each won, won their first New Jersey Tournament of Champions this past spring in their first T of C final. Ridge defeated Don Bosco Prep 8-7 in the final and set a school record for wins in […]

The University at Albany continues to draw in standouts from upstate New York. The latest comes from outside Syracuse. Watertown High School junior Noah Taylor has decided on the Great Danes after drawing a substantial amount of recruiting interest. Taylor is the Great Danes’ third 2015 tristate verbal, joining Jack Burgmaster (Auburn, NY, midfield) and […]

  Connor Bennardo finds a way to get things done offensively. For an attackman, there’s nothing more important. “I would consider myself a facilitator,” the junior at Harborfields High School (N.Y.) said. “My biggest strength is my field vision and ability to find open teammates all over the field and set them up for quality shots.” […]

We have three 2015 commitments to report in this update. One is from the Hudson Valley, one from Long Island and another in upstate New York. We begin in the Hudson Valley, and more specifically, Westchester County. Joe Lombardi is reporting that Horace Greeley High School senior attackman/midfielder Jack Grossman has committed to Boston University. […]

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With Fall Signing Week now one for the books and the Class of 2014’s signed National Letters of Intent now stored at their future college destinations, the classes of 2015 and ’16 are front and center in the spotlight. But the Class of 2017 is catching up. The latest verbal by a current freshman was […]

Binghamton continues to bring in Long Island recruits. The Bearcats’ latest commitment comes from Suffolk. Faceoff specialist Jack Sullivan, who is entering his third varsity season at Rocky Point High School, has verballed to Binghamton. Binghamton now has reeled in eight tristate 2015 verbals, with seven of them coming from Long Island. The 6-foot-2, 165-pound […]

An 18-year-old lacrosse player at the University of California-Santa Barbara had both of his feet amputated after contracting meningitis in a campus outbreak. The disease affected the blood supply to the legs of Aaron Loy, who contracted the disease in November. A total of four players contracted the highly contagious bacterial infection on campus. Loy […]

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If you’ve been following along here, you know that Air Force has made its mark on the tristate recruiting scene. Now, the Falcons have just landed their first Class of 2016 verbal from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse. He’s defenseman Kevin Reichardt  of Kings Park High School (N.Y.), whose verbal made earlier this […]

We have several 2015 verbals to report as well as one Class of 2016 commitment and a brand-new 2017 verbal. We begin with this year’s class of juniors and start on Long Island, where have commitments from both Nassau and Suffolk counties. Joe Lombardi is reporting that Syosset High School defender Andrew Alejo has verbally […]

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It was a storybook season, even for a program with the tradition of success of Ward Melville. A perfect 22-0 record, its first New York state title since 2000, and a consensus No. 1 national ranking. The 2014 Ward Melville Patriots will have a tough act to follow. They’ll also have a new head coach […]

We have a pair of Class of 2016 commitments to report in this update. One comes from Long Island, the other the Hudson Valley. We begin on Long Island. Joe Lombardi is reporting that Hofstra University has picked up its second verbal from a sophomore from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New […]

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When it comes to taking faceoffs, Colin Kaplan is hoping to become the King of Queens. Kaplan, a 2014 midfielder at Trinity-Pawling (N.Y.), has committed to Queens University in Charlotte, N.C., by Joe Lombardi on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider premium coverage section. The Hamden, Conn., native was officially accepted to the university on Nov. 30 and […]

Air Force Academy has been making some major strides when it comes to landing tristate commitments, as Lacrosse Insider readers are well aware. Now, the Falcons have their first 2016 verbal from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Joe Lombardi is reporting that sophomore defender Kevin Reichardt  of […]

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For Mike McCarthy, his effectiveness at the midfield position is a bit of a balancing act. The junior at Half Hollow Hills West High School (N.Y.) is effective at shooting on the run, finding open teammates on the fastbreak and using his lacrosse IQ to create scoring chances for his team. That array of attributes […]

We have recruiting commitments to report in this update from Connecticut, Long Island and Canada. We begin north of the border. A 2016 attackman/midfielder from Canada has decided on a Division I destination. Joe Lombardi is reporting that Brodie Gillespie of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, has verbally committed to Rutgers. He also  strongly considered […]

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