The spotlight is on Suffolk County today. More specifically, Class A in New York’s Section 11, one of the nation’s most ultra competitive conferences. First off, a battle of unbeatens between rivals Smithtown West (7-0) and host Ward Melville (6-0) in a rematch of a Section 11 semifinal last year. Ward Melville won that game […]

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MaxPreps photo by Jim Stout Cheshire Academy (CT) junior Sean Herdman hit the 30-goal mark on Saturday during his team’s 20-2 victory against The Harvey School (NY) at John Jay High School in Cross River, N.Y. Click here for the complete photo gallery. MaxPreps photo by Jim Stout Kaishu Nibe of the Keio School (NY) […]

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Northport has a big week coming up. The unbeaten Tigers play defending New York Class A state champion West Islip on Monday, April 15, before ending the week Saturday at Smithtown West, which is also unbeaten. If Northport is to continue to contend for the top spot in ultra competitive Suffolk County Class A, Rocco […]

No. 4-ranked Notre Dame will host Georgetown in a Big East men’s lacrosse contest at 11 a.m. The game can be seen live on ESPNU and WatchESPN.com. LAXLESSONS Links New iPhone/iPad app * Download for free the new LaxLessons’ playbook iPad/iPhone app in the iTunes store. * You can subscribe to LaxLessons.com’s playbook, featuring animated […]

There was no shortage of news both on and off the field in tristate lacrosse this past week. Among the headlines: Sophomore verbal commitments are now becoming prevalent in the women’s game; there will be a new recruiting showcase this summer; there were plenty of noteworthy results in varsity games. Those are among the topics […]

Here’s a rundown of links to the most update national high school and collegiate rankings: * Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse national high school boys power rankings  * Nike/US Lacrosse national high school boys rankings  * Nike/US Lacrosse national high school girls rankings * Latest collegiate men’s national rankings * Latest collegiate women’s national rankings * Nike […]

The sixth annual battle for the “Reg’s Rock” between Long Island powers Chaminade and Manhasset is a a lot more than a game. The event is a tribute to the memory of former Chaminade High School and Duke University standout Jimmy Regan, a Manhasset native an Army sergeant who died in 2007 while on combat […]

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No. 15-ranked Johns Hopkins may need a win today against No. 4 Maryland to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive. You can catch the game at Maryland 3 p.m. on ESPNU. Another pair of rivalries –Army and Navy — meet at 2 p.m. at Navy on the CBS Sports Network. National network coverage begins today […]

Defending national champion Loyola will host nearly 50 players and family members from Newtown (Conn.) Youth Lacrosse on Saturday, April 13, when the Greyhounds host the University of Denver in their regular-season home finale at 1 p.m. at the Ridley Athletic Complex. In other headlines from this past week:  * Maverik founder Gagliardi moving on […]

Here’s a rundown of links to the most update national high school and collegiate rankings: * Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse national high school boys power rankings  * Nike/US Lacrosse national high school boys rankings  * Nike/US Lacrosse national high school girls rankings * Latest collegiate men’s national rankings * Latest collegiate women’s national rankings * Nike […]

No. 7-ranked Duke takes a seven-game win streak into a 6 p.m. Atlantic Coast Conference showdown against visiting Virginia today at 6 p.m. on ESPNU. Virginia has lost five straight with all those losses coming against Top 15-ranked teams. The Cavaliers lead the all-time series between the teams, 50-26, but Duke coach John Danowski has […]

Friends is on fire. On Long Island, at least. The Friends Academy Quakers take a five-game win streak into today’s 5 p.m. game against visiting West Hempstead (3-4). Also in Nassau County, 2012 Long Island Class A finalist Syosset hosts Hicksville at 4:45 p.m. In a rivalry game, Long Beach visit South Side at Skelos […]

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“Seven in ’11” was the Darien Blue Wave’s rallying cry in 2011. As in, a seventh straight Connecticut state title in 2011. But that bid was denied by Wilton as the Warriors downed the Blue Wave in the semifinals before going on to win the championship. It was the latest plot twist in one of […]

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Yorktown is the consensus No. 1 team in Section 1. Can another two-time New York state semifinalist claim that distinction. That could be the case if Bronxville comes away with a win on Saturday, April 13 on the new turf field at Yorktown’s Charlie Murphy Field. Our latest poll question asks who you think will […]

The college lacrosse world will be focus on central New York today. That’s because No. 2-ranked Cornell visits eighth-ranked Syracuse in a 6 p.m. game at the Carrier Dome. You can watch it on ESPNU and WatchESPN.com. It’s the first of three straight home games for SU and the second straight game the Orange are […]

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