LaxLessons.com | August 16, 2013
National power St. Anthony’s High School (N.Y.) now has five Class of 2015 commits. A 2014 attack standout from New Jersey will be making Baltimore his home base in college. We start with St. A’s. Before we take a look at the Friars’ latest rising junior commitment, here’s a rundown of their already committed 2015s: […]
LaxLessons.com | August 16, 2013
Connor McMeen is helping to put Georgia lacrosse on the map. The senior attackman at East Coweta High School in Sharpsburg, Ga., was one of four players from the Peach State selected to play in the Armour Underclass Lacrosse Tournament. McMeen’s selection for that coveted event came after a junior varsity season in which he […]
LaxLessons.com | August 16, 2013
The National Federation of State High School Associations has approved 19 rules changes for the boys game effective in 2014, including a major change in substitution procedures. For a complete overview and itemized breakdown of each rule change, check this press release from the NFHS website. Email us at info@laxlessons.com or joe@laxlessons.com or send a […]
LaxLessons.com | August 16, 2013
A post-graduate year is an option many senior lacrosse standouts decide on at some point during their final year in high school. Admission to a post-grad year cannot come until March of a student-athlete’s senior year, so the decision to PG is never final until then at the earliest, and some not made until a […]
LaxLessons.com | August 16, 2013
The Class of 2014 for John Jay High School (N.Y.) has experienced a significant amount of growth this month. We told you that defender Bob Giordano verbally committed to Stevens Institute of Technology. Earlier this week, another verbal increased the Indians’ number of rising senior commits to four. The latest verbal comes from another defender, […]
LaxLessons.com | August 15, 2013
If you’ve been following along on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider section, you know already that the Stevens Institute of Technology has been on a roll when it comes to landing commitments from tristate standouts. The latest came earlier this week when Somerville High School (N.J.) Class of 2014 attackman Bryan Rogers decided on the Ducks. The […]
LaxLessons.com | August 15, 2013
Suffolk County’s Division 1 rookie of the year has found a Division I college home. The University of Maryland. That will also be the collegiate destination of Riverhead High School (N.Y.) longstick defensive midfielder Blake Carrara. The 6-foot, 165-pound Carrara, who was an all-star at the Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight, also performed well at […]
LaxLessons.com | August 14, 2013
Cornell has its first Class of 2016 commit and it comes from the Garden State. Joe Lombardi is reporting that Cooper Telesco, a rising sophomore midfielder at Ridgewood High School (N.J.), has verbally committed to the Big Red. Telesco, who is the first college commit for the newly launched New Jersey Riot Lacrosse travel team, […]
LaxLessons.com | August 14, 2013
For the family of Hudson Valley region (N.Y.) lacrosse standout Trevor Pollack, playing at the Division I level is not exactly a unique accomplishment. After all, his uncle played collegiate lacrosse at Johns Hopkins University. Pollack’s sister, Jacqueline, is a distance runner on the Boston College women’s track and field team. But for Tappan Zee […]
LaxLessons.com | August 14, 2013
Shane Madden will soon have another new home. The midfielder is transferring to Trinity-Pawling School (N.Y.) from Brookfield High School in Connecticut. He’s also decided where he will be playing after two seasons at T-P. The 2015 standout verbally committed to UMass earlier this week, as reported by Joe Lombardi on LaxLesson.com’s Lacrosse Insider section. […]
LaxLessons.com | August 14, 2013
Syracuse University has increased its number of 2015 tristate commits to three. Before we get to the latest verbal, here are the previous two: * Nick Mellen (West Genesee, N.Y.), defense * Riley O’Sullivan (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.), attack (decommitted from Georgetown) The latest rising junior to decide on SU is Andrew Helmer of New […]
LaxLessons.com | August 14, 2013
Maryland now has two verbals from tristate standouts. We told you back on July 31 that St. Augustine Prep (N.J.) midfielder Jared Chiachetti committed to Maryland. That will also be the collegiate destination of Riverhead High School (N.Y.) longstick defensive midfielder Blake Carrara. The 6-foot Carrara, who was an all-star at the Maverik Showtime National […]
LaxLessons.com | August 14, 2013
Lacrosse is a fast-paced game. That suits Sam Saleeby just find. The athletic midfielder from Greenwich High School (Conn.) thrives in unsettled situations, using his speed to set up his shot. “Sam is one of the best pure shooters I have on my team,” Greenwich coach Scott Bulkley said. Needless to say, those type of […]
LaxLessons.com | August 14, 2013
Stephen Parker will have plenty to write about if one of his early assignments at South Side High School (N.Y.) next month is “What did you do this summer?” The defenseman/longstick midfielder sure had another eventful one, performing well at several events, including the Long Island Showcase. As the summer draws to a close, Parker […]
LaxLessons.com | August 13, 2013
Penn State has now gone one up on Johns Hopkins. The Nittany Lions now have four rising sophomore tristate verbals, with the latest coming late tonight. It seems like just yesterday we first reported the news that Penn State had picked up its first 2016 verbal in Smithtown East High School (N.Y.) midfielder Gerard Arceri. […]
