Joe Danaher, a two-year starter at Massapequa High School (NY), will be playing his college lacrosse close to home. The goaltender, in the midst of a post-grad season at Trinity-Pawling (NY), has verbally committed to St. John’s. Danaher, who has helped T-P jump out to an 8-4 start, was a big reason ‘Pequa made Nassau […]
The Kentucky Derby was held this past Saturday, and a phrase from that event holds true for high school lacrosse in the tristate. Namely: “And down the stretch they come.” With college playoff action starting this week, the HS regular season has less than two weeks worth of games, so each game prior to the […]
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MaxPreps photos by Dave Anderson St. Anthony’s David Rivoir and Fairfield Prep’s Austin Sims keep their eyes on the ball in St. Anthony’s 7-4 win on May 1. Click here for the complete photo gallery. This loose ball was the center of attention by players from both St. Anthony’s and Fairfield Prep. Click here for […]
The final automatic conference qualifying tournaments will be held today in men’s and women’s lacrosse prior to tonight’s seeding announcements. You can watch the Ivy League title game between Princeton and Yale at 11 a.m. on ESPNU. ESPNU will also have the men’s selection show at 9 p.m. The women’s selection show will also be […]
We’re a day away from Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament. It will be top-seeded Villanova against second-seeded Syracuse in the Big East men’s championship game at noon on ESPNU. At 1 p.m., Syracuse and Georgetown square off for the Big East women’s title on the CBS Sports Network. The day starts with Albany meeting […]
It’s become one of the most anticipated and meaningful rivalry games in the tristate. It’s the Charlie Murphy Cup game between Lakeland/Panas and Yorktown. Today marks the 24th annual installment of the game, which honors the late co-founder of the YHS program. The first two Murphy Cup games were both decided by one goal, including […]
It’s not exactly surprising, but it is impressive. A record total 722,205 played lacrosse last year, according to the annual participation report by US Lacrosse. That marked an increased of 5.5 percent from 2011 — the ninth straight year of five percent growth. In addition, there’s been an increase of 184 percent in player participation […]
Stefan Bergman may now be known as the best long-range shooter in the lacrosse world. That’s because the La Salle High School (Pa.) senior scored on an 80-yard shot in an 11-9 win over Haverford (Pa.) on April 27. You can watch it here. LAXLESSONS Links * Download for free the new LaxLessons’ playbook iPad/iPhone […]
Johns Hopkins will be in action tonight at 7:30 p.m. against Army at Michie Stadium in West Point with the Blue Jays likely needing a win to be considered for an NCAA Tournament berth. It’s the Blue Jays’ first loss since an 8-4 setback to defending national champion Loyola on April 27. One of the […]
Army will be celebrating Senior Night and wrapping up the 2013 season tonight when it hosts Johns Hopkins in a 7:30 p.m. game at Michie Stadium. Johns Hopkins is on the bubble for an NCAA tournament bid and likely needs to win the game to earn a berth. Those from the tristate region not heading […]
It’s Round 2 in one of the tristate’s top Catholic school rivalries. Iona Prep (10-2) plays at Fordham Prep (10-5) in a 6 p.m. game that is a rematch of a 5-4 overtime thriller won by Iona on April 2. The teams’ previous game was also decided by one goal as the Gaels again prevailed, […]
Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pa., is the host site for today’s Big East semifinals. No. 2-seeded Syracuse faces third-seeded Notre Dame in the first semifinal, set for 4:30 p.m. on ESPNU. It’s the teams’ second meeting in five days. Syracuse beat Notre Dame 10-4 on April 28. Top-seeded Villanova will then face off against No. […]
