We venture west of the tristate for our latest recruiting commitment profile. Far west, in fact, to Las Vegas, where lax is on the rise. Grant Gravitt knows all about it. The junior attackman, who has thrived at Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas, will soon be taking his act to the major Division […]

All-America selections for Suffolk County include two standouts from undefeated New York Class A state champion Ward Melville. With the high school season now over, there are also plenty of recruiting commitments to get updated on. For more on that and other top stories in tristate lacrosse, checkJoe Lombardi’s latest column on tristate lacrosse for […]

Top 205 Rising Juniors June 30-July 3, Towson University (Md.) Vail Shootout June 30-July 3, Vail (Colo.) Brine National Lacrosse Classic July 1-3, Maryland SoccerPlex, Boyds (Md.) Blue Chip 225 Seniors July 1-4, Bryant University (R.I.) New England Top 150 July 5-13, Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth (R.I.) Crabfest July 6-7, Baltimore Maverik Showtime National Recruiting […]

We’ve presented US All-American selections from the following New York regions: Nassau County, Suffolk County and the Hudson Valley. Now, let’s here’s a rundown of AA selections from other regions. Albany region Luke Goldstock, A (Niskayuna HS, 2013) Lucas Maloney, A (Niskayuna HS, 2013) Peter Riley, D (CBA HS, 2013) Brian Rogers, M (Shenendehowa HS, […]

Unbeaten New York Class A state champion Ward Melville was the only Suffolk County team with two players named to the US Lacrosse All-America team for 2013. Here’s the complete list: Nick Aponte, M (West Islip, 2013, Penn State) Brian Balkam, G (Smithtown East, 2013, North Carolina) Jack Bruckner, M (Ward Melville, 2013, Duke) Tyler […]

Maverik Big Time Shootout June 22-23, Harbor Links Fields in Port Washington and Mitchell Athletic Complex (N.Y.) Baltimore Summer Kickoff Session 2 June 21-23, St. Paul’s School (Md.) Jake Reed Nike Blue Chip Seniors June 21–23, UMBC (Md.) Top 205 Rising Sophomores June 22-25, Towson University (Md.) Warrior Southern Sizzle June 22-23, Charlotte (N.C.) Jake […]

The Long Island Showcase marked its fifth year yesterday with a tripleheader at the new outdoor athletic complex at St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue. The event featured rising senior, rising junior and rising sophomore games, with Suffolk winning two of the three games. For more, check this overview from InsideLacrosse.com. ROSTERS Nassau Rising Seniors A […]

The following are rosters that have been submitted for the Sound Shore Adult Men’s League and Masters Men’s League, featuring teams from the Hudson Valley and Connecticut. You can submit your team’s roster to us by email to info@laxlessons.com. For game results from both the adult, masters and high school leagues that have been reported […]

It’s been a busy stretch for St. Anthony’s (N.Y.). We shared the story of defender Mike Ruane’s decision to verbal to Quinnipiac yesterday. Today, we have news of another Division I-bound Friar. He’s one who will remain a Friar at the next level: midfielder Tom Laupus has verbally committed to Providence College, as first reported […]

Mike Ruane’s lacrosse career started in second grade when his mother signed him up to give the sport a try. It was well worth it. Now, just over nine years later, the defender/longstick midfielder from St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) will be playing the sport at the Division I level. Ruane verbally committed earlier today to Quinnipiac […]

Ward Melville, which completed the season 22-0 and as New York Class A state champions, has held on to the No. 1 spot in the final Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse High School Power Rankings for the 2013 season. All told, 11 teams from the tristate region accounted for the 25 spots. You can view the complete […]

LaxPower, the world’s leading authority on lacrosse team performance ratings, has announced the National Coaches/Computer Ratings for high school boys’ lacrosse for the recently completed 2013 season. Ward Melville is LaxPower’s national champion for 2013.  The Patriots capped off an undefeated season (22-0) by winning the 2013 New York Class A title.  They placed in […]

Emily Rosen is joining the club. It’s also happens to be a family-run one. The junior defender at Syosset High School (N.Y.) has verbally committed to George Washington University, making her the latest member of her family to play at the Division I level. Rosen’s father, Michael, got it all started when he played hockey […]

Two-way midfielders are always in high demand among collegiate recruiters. So it should come as no surprise that Josh Egan was pursued by several Division I programs. The junior at the Albany Academy (N.Y.) decided to stay close to home by verbally committing to the University at Albany, as first reported at Twitter.com/joe_lombardi. Egan, an […]

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