LaxLessons.com | September 11, 2013
Fall Ball is here. When it comes to college teams starting practices, at least. Actual events start Sept. 21 in women’s lacrosse and Oct. 4 in men’s lacrosse. You can check out schedules here. Now though, here are some behind-the-scenes photos from the practice sessions. Players from Johns Hopkins get a workout in the weight […]
LaxLessons.com | September 10, 2013
To say T.J. Comizio’s potential as a lacrosse player started when he was born is not an understatement. After all, both his parents played the sport. Now a junior at national power Delbarton (N.J.), the attackman/midfielder has a college career ahead of him. He decided where that will be, verballing to Villanova, a commitment first […]
LaxLessons.com | September 10, 2013
Prime Time Lacrosse’s Elite Summer 2014 travel team tryouts will be held Sept. 14 and Sept. 21 for PT 2022 (fourth through eighth grades) and Sept. 15 and Sept. 22 for PT 2017-2015 (ninth through 11th grades) at John Jay Middle School in Cross River, N.Y. Founded in the fall of 2008, Prime Time has […]
LaxLessons.com | September 10, 2013
The Class of 2014 continues to grow for St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) when it comes to commitments. The count is now 11 with the latest verbal coming from midfielder Luke Castellano, who decided on SUNY Cortland, a decision first announced when it was made by Joe Lombardi on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider special coverage section. Though small […]
LaxLessons.com | September 9, 2013
Reader “Just sayin” asked the question. Now, Joe Lombardi has the answer. Just sayin” wanted to know who Joe thinks the top football-playing tristate lacrosse standouts are. Here’s Joe’s response: I talk all the time about the football/lacrosse connection and the synergy between the sports. We now have more football/lacrosse standouts than ever. And in […]
LaxLessons.com | September 8, 2013
The New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region is the undisputed nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse. But football is pretty big around these parts, too. Interestingly enough, many of the top football plays in the tristate are also lacrosse standouts. Who are the best of the best? Joe Lombardi answers that very question with an interesting […]
LaxLessons.com | September 8, 2013
Austin Graham took center stage for one of the nation’s most successful and tradition-rich programs as a sophomore. It happened in a battle of New York powers as Yorktown visited Smithtown West. Starting goaltender Zach Reilly left the game in the first half with a broken collarbone injury, and was sidelined for most of the […]
LaxLessons.com | September 7, 2013
St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) is one away from a dozen. The 11th member of the Friars’ Class of 2014 made a college commitment today. Before we get to the news on where midfielder Luke Castellano is headed, here’s a recap of the previous 10: Ryan Bonomi (Richmond, midfield); J.T. Caputo (Princeton, midfield); Jack Concannon (Hofstra, goaltender); […]
LaxLessons.com | September 7, 2013
It’s opening weekend for many varsity football teams in the tristate region, but we start this morning with a major lacrosse commitment. In fact, the commitment involves a football standout. Joe Lombardi is reporting that New Canaan High School (Conn.) junior attackman Michale Kraus has given a verbal to the University of Virginia, where his […]
LaxLessons.com | September 5, 2013
Players from two longtime rivals who also happen to be two of the nation’s most tradition-rich and successful programs – New York powers St. Anthony’s and Yorktown – both made verbal commitments tonight. The decision by Danny DeSanti of St. A’s gives the Friars six junior commitments. The decision by Austin Graham of ’Town gives […]
LaxLessons.com | September 5, 2013
Registration for the Team Superstar 2014 summer travel team tryouts is now open at www.superstarlacrosse.com. Tryouts will take place on Sunday, Sept. 8 at Ridgefield High School in Ridgefield, Conn. The elite program will field a team at each age group from current third-graders all the way through current high school juniors. Age brackets will […]
LaxLessons.com | September 4, 2013
Liam Erickson is a can-do attackman. “I consider myself a good feeder, finisher and dodger,” the Brewster High School (N.Y.) senior said. “I also pride myself in my abilities to ride on clears and move off ball. Overall, I believe I am a hard player with a high IQ for the game.” Erickson will soon […]
LaxLessons.com | September 3, 2013
The 2014 class of college commits for perennial Section 1 Class B contender Brewster High School is now a trio. Before we get to the latest, let’s recaps the previous Bears’ senior verbals, which came from midfielder Liam DaRos (Fairfield University) and Joe Serrecchia (Hofstra, defense). Joe Lombardi is now reporting that attackman and Prime […]
LaxLessons.com | September 3, 2013
The Class of 2016 is growing and growing when it comes to college commitments — both inside and outside the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Today we are spotlighting a big verbal that comes beyond the borders of the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse. Dox Aitken, an attackman/midfielder at the Haverford School (Pa.)., verbally […]
LaxLessons.com | September 3, 2013
Two days after a three-day tryout at Goucher College in Baltimore featuring 94 invitees concluded, the 52-member training roster for the U.S. National men’s team has been selected. As you will see, there are plenty of players from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. The players listed below […]
