Mike Wasik didn’t have to look far to find a lacrosse role model. “My cousin Andrew Wasik introduced me to lacrosse when I was in second grade,” said the senior at Caldwell High School (N.J.).Andrew Wasik played Division -II lacrosse at Pace University and played in both the MLL and the NLL. “He was a […]

The UMass Mid-Fall Classic and Division I Experience Youth Fall Shootout highlight this weekend’s slate of travel showcase tournaments. Action is set for Sunday, Nov. 3 at UMass in Amherst and Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. For more on UMass, click here.  For more on the D-I Experience, click here. You can check a […]

Defending New York CHSAA AAA Nassau/Suffolk champion Chaminade High School has picked up another Class of 2015 commit. A former Long Island standout, now in the midst of a post-grad year in the Hudson Valley, has committed to a defending NCAA national champion. Sachem North High School in Suffolk County (N.Y.) has see its 11th […]

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Conor Byrnes of two-time New York Class B state champion Garden City was familiar with the Division I recruiting process well before he committed to attend VMI on Oct. 22. That’s because his twin brother, Kieran, committed to Villanova back in July, 2012. Kieran, an attackman, is a feeder/finisher with outstanding field vision and a […]

We have recruiting news from New Jersey and Long Island in this update. We start in the Garden State. Midfielder Josh Haubenstock of Ramapo High School (N.J.) committed to the University of Denver on Nov. 27, 2012 as one of the nation’s top sophomore recruits. But that will not be the college destination of the […]

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Peter Gerhard is a Double A player. The Ranney High School (N.J.) junior has a combination of aggressiveness and athleticism that makes him perfect to play midfield. “My strengths as a player revolve around my ability to play both offense and defense as a midfielder,” he said. It’s proven effective both at the varsity level, […]

We’re two weeks away from Fall Signing Week for the Class of 2014. We’ll have plenty more on that (ya think?) coming up, of course. But we thought this would be a good time to run down where Class of 2013 standouts from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate […]

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We have commitments from throughout the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, in this latest report. We start with a pair of rival schools in Connecticut’s Fairfield County – Fairfield Warde and Fairfield Ludlowe. Identical twin brothers Mike and Greg Adams, a pair of seniors at Warde, have made […]

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Ara Atayan of New York Class C state finalist Bronxville became the first Class of 2017 commit when he verballed to the University of North Carolina on Sept. 29. Now, we have another, and this one, comes from far beyond the tristate region. Christian Marshall, a two-way midfielder from Las Vegas, had no shortage of […]

The House of Sports Lacrosse Academy will start its Winter 1 class session on Wednesday, Nov. 6 and run through Jan. 26.  Executive Director of Lacrosse and MLL All-Star Ned Crotty has implemented an elite curriculum in a variety of classes. This nine-session, progressive training structure is designed to help bring player’s ability to the next […]

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Hendrick Hudson High School, in the heart of New York’s Hudson Valley, is no stranger when comes to producing Division I faceoff specialists. Matt Ledwin, a 2013 Hen Hud grad who excels in the faceoff X, is now a freshman at Johns Hopkins. Now, a sophomore for the Sailors, is also Division I-bound. He’s Jared […]

It didn’t take Matt Gavin long to step in and step up on one of the nation’s most tradition-rich and successful high school boys lacrosse programs. A lefty feeder/finisher, Gavin had 40 goals to go along with 26 assists for Manhasset (N.Y.) this past spring as a freshman. Gavin’s hoping to make a sudden impact […]

From press release SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team inked its newest member Friday, Oct. 25 with a special Draft Day signing of 7-year-old Cael Schneider of Smithfield, R.I. Cael, who battles Cystic fibrosis, was drafted as the newest Bulldog with the help of Team IMPACT. Team IMPACT is a non-profit organization […]

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Marquette’s on the board when it comes to Class of 2016 verbal commitments from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. The Golden Eagles’ verbal is from a player who hails from a high school program that’s no stranger to producing Division I faceoff specialists. Joe Lombardi is reporting […]

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Summit (N.J.), which has emerged as a national power the last decade, picked up its ninth Class of 2014 commitment last week. It was made by 2014 longstick midfielder Nick Zachara, who decided on St. Lawrence, a decision first reported by Joe Lombardi on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider premium coverage section. The 6-foot, 170-pound Zachara is […]