Today marked the first day of official varsity practices and tryouts for most teams throughout New York State beyond Long Island, which started last Monday. Among the sections getting things started today was Section 1 (Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Dutchess counties), home of two-time Class C champion Bronxville. When Bronxville won the section in 2011, […]

LaxLessons.com and Epoch Lacrosse have teamed up for a new feature at LaxLessons.com in which lacrosse standouts share their epic high school memories. A two-time All-American for New York State’s current reigning Class B champion Garden City, Dean Gibbons managed to more than equal his lofty accomplishments at the Division I level. Gibbons, an attackman […]

Craig Berge’s abilities on the field made him a target recruit of many of the nation’s top programs. The midfielder at Massapequa High School (N.Y.), one of the top juniors in the nation, became even more appealing to elite college programs because of his proficiency in the classroom. He sports a 3.73 grade-point average. So […]

With varsity teams in New York State, and especially Long Island, having a jump on the start of official practices  and the regular season, there is no shortage of huge matchups this month. You can get a rundown of them here as well as in Joe Lombardi’s weekly column on tristate lacrosse for InsideLacrosse.com. What’s […]

The number of athletes who find the combination of football and lacrosse to be a perfect fit continues to grow. Jesse Schulze epitomizes the trend. The senior was one of the leading players for Croton-Harmon High School’s football team the last two years, helping the Tigers advance to the 2011 New York Class C championship […]

High school lacrosse fans in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate regions may be the first ones to set their clocks ahead this weekend when Daylight Savings Time starts at 2 a.m. on Sunday. After all, with some of the big early season matchups set for the opening weeks of the season, who can blame them? […]

A bill that would have required helmets be worn by girls lacrosse players that was proposed for the state of Maryland wound up being withdrawn, but according to Athletic Business, the proposal has sparked a conversation about safety in the girls game. In an interesting development earlier this week, lacrosse sticks are now being allowed […]

Predicting Brewster will be in the mix in the Section 1 (N.Y.) Class B race would be pretty safe. After all, the Bears always seem to be. One of the main reasons for that is a gritty style of play that is perennially powered by a hard-nosed defense. That’s once again the case in 2013. […]

The schedule has now been set for the fifth annual Red/Gray Preseason Classic at Somers High School in Northern Westcheser on Saturday, March 23. Participating teams are St. Anthonty’s (N.Y.), Don Bosco (N.J.), Clarkstown South (N.Y.), Fox Lane (N.Y.), Guilderland (N.Y.), Kings Park (N.Y.), Lakeland/Panas (N.Y.), Mahopac (N.Y.), Niskyauna (N.Y.) and host Somers. Here is […]

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If there’s one word that best sums up Stephen Quinzi, it would be versatility. The junior from Pittsford High School (N.Y.), located 10 miles southeast of Rochester, can play midfield or attack, and is strong with either hand. So it should come as no surprise that Quinzi has become the 15th junior from the Sweetlax […]

It was a day Joe Varello and thousands of players from through Long Island had been anxiously awaiting. And it came today. Varsity practices and tryouts officially got under way. For Varello, the 2013 season comes with especially high expectations. After all, the senior faceoff midfielder plays for Smithtown West, which has emerged into one […]

LaxLessons.com and Epoch Lacrosse have teamed up for a new feature at LaxLessons.com in which lacrosse standouts share their epic high school memories. Darien High School is home of one of the nation’s top boys lacrosse programs. Scott Bulkey, now the varsity coach at Fairfield County, Conn., rival Greenwich High School, knows that better than […]

The 2012 season couldn’t have been any sweeter for Fairfield Prep. The Jesuits held on for an 8-6 win over Ridgefield in the Connecticut Class L state title game to avenge for a state-title game loss to the Tigers a year earlier. How do the defending champs look entering 2013? For more on that, we […]

One of the factors that influenced Corey Haynes’ decision to verbally commit to St. John’s University had nothing to do with lacrosse, or even the university itself. You see, the Red Storm play many of their home basketball games at Madison Square Garden, which is also the home base of a certain NHL team. The […]

Monday, March 4 marks the official start of varsity practice for Long Island. Within the next two weeks, all programs from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, will have started too. While the focus is now on the soon-to-start season, there were some big recruitment commitments last week. […]