Smithtown East High School reached new heights in boys lacrosse this past spring. The Bulls beat West Islip 12-4 in the Suffolk County (N.Y.) Class A quarterfinals to end WI’s string of 11 straight appearances in the county final and nine consecutive county championships. In that game, goaltender Brian Balkam had 19 saves for East. […]
With the accelerated recruiting process, official visits, which cannot be taken until fall of a student-athlete’s senior year, are now often orientation-type trips for already committed players. Westminster School (Conn.) standout Brian Smyth, meanwhile, has effectively made the most of his unofficial visits. Smyth, a midfielder recruited by many of the nation’s top programs, made […]
There’s no shortage of events on this weekend’s slate of travel showcase tournaments. Here’s a rundown of what’s on tap: STX Paradise Shootout When/Where: Saturday, Nov. 9 and Sunday, Nov. 10, North Collier Regional Park, Naples, Fla. Ultimate Performance Lacrosse Fall Shootout When/Where: Saturday, Nov. 9 and Sunday, Nov. 10, Annapolis, Md.: South River HS, […]
We have a couple of big commitment from tristate title-winning New York-based squads from this past spring: CHSAA AA champion Fordham Prep and Section 1 Class B champ Yorktown. We start with Yorktown and junior Ryan Baker, who is coming off a strong season as starting quarterback on the Huskers’ football squad. Joe Lombardi is […]
The schedule is now set for the Westchester Warriors’ Lax Shootout Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 10 at John F. Kennedy Catholic in Somers, N.Y. There are U-15 and U-17 tournaments. You can check out the schedule here. Have a recruiting commitment to report? Send an email to info@laxlessons.com, contact Joe Lombardi directly at joe@laxlessons.com or […]
Smithtown East is coming off a breakthrough season last year in which the Bulls ended West Islip’s run of dominance in Suffolk County lacrosse. With that success has come a large number of college committed players. The latest has been made by goaltender Billy McEnroe. Joe Lombardi is reporting that the senior has verbally committed […]
Sachem North has seen its number of senior college committed players reach eight. The Flaming Arrows’ latest 2014 verbal was made by defender Paul La Francesca, who has committed to the admissions process at SUNY Maritime, a decision first reported when it was made on Nov. 1 by Joe Lombardi on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider premium […]
We have a couple of major Class of 2016 verbal commitments to report in this latest update. We start in upstate New York where Cornell University has managed to keep one of the top attackmen in the Central/Western portion of the Empire State close to home. Joe Lombardi is reporting that Victor High School sophomore […]
The fall months are prime time for Division III senior commitments and that trend is in full force. We have two verbals to report, one from Long Island and the other from a Connecticut native playing now at a prep school in New York’s Hudson Valley. We start on Long Island. Tyler Amodio is busy […]
