LaxLessons.com | February 23, 2013
The Empire State Games’ planned 2013 return will not be happening. The return of the Summer Games was set for Rochester in July, but a lack of funding has resulted in the postponement of the return of the Games till 2014, the ESG Foundation said. Here is the official announcement posted on the Empire State […]
LaxLessons.com | February 23, 2013
Photo above by Newsphoto.com The eyes of the lacrosse world will be focused on Baltimore on March 23 for the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic at M&T Bank Stadium. Colgate faces Navy in Game 1 at 2 p.m., followed by a 4:30 p.m. clash between Virginia and Johns Hopkins. The day begins with a premier high […]
LaxLessons.com | February 22, 2013
It’s no secret lacrosse participation is booming nationally. That’s especially evident now in Florida, where many football players are finding playing the sport is a perfect companion. The Miami Herald examines that trend. Meanwhile, in the longtime lax hotbed of Baltimore, Loyola College has started its quest of what would be an unprecedented second straight […]
LaxLessons.com | February 22, 2013
From Tewaaraton Foundation Press Release WASHINGTON, February 22, 2013 – The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the 2013 Tewaaraton Award men’s and women’s watch lists. The lists include the top players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse and highlight the early contenders for the 2013 Tewaaraton Award. Among 2013 watch lists returnees are reigning Tewaaraton […]
LaxLessons.com | February 22, 2013
Staples is back in the mix in Connecticut lacrosse. After three straight losing seasons from 2006-08, the Wreckers have reeled off four straight winning seasons, including an 18-2 record in Paul McNulty’s first year as head coach in 2010. How does 2013 shape up for Staples? For some answers to that question, we turn to […]
LaxLessons.com | February 21, 2013
It’s been a sweet week for SweetLax. If you’ve been following Twitter.com/joe_lombardi, you know that the travel program has had three Division I commitments in just over 24 hours. Matt Kaser is among the trio. The senior attackman/midfielder from Spencerport High School (N.Y.) in the Rochester area committed to Binghamton University. The 5-foot-10, 165-pound right-hander, […]
LaxLessons.com | February 21, 2013
Tony Vallance has been coaching at the college level for the past 11 years including stops at Dean Junior College, Muhlenberg College, Bellarmine University and most recently Fairfield University. Originally from Maryland, he played goalie at Penn State University where he graduated in 1998. He is currently the Director of Lacrosse Instruction at the House of Sports, located […]
LaxLessons.com | February 20, 2013
New York has among the most heated and competitive high school leagues in the country. None more so than Suffolk County Class A. Though West Islip has dominated the last decade, that is not indicative of the fact that there are annually four to five teams within the league that could easily be state title […]
LaxLessons.com | February 20, 2013
It hasn’t taken Richie Easterly to make his mark on the varsity level in both football and lacrosse. The sophomore at Westhill High School (NY) in Syracuse earned the starting quarterback job as a freshman. That followed a spring in which, as an eighth-grader, he earned a spot on the man-up unit, before going on […]
LaxLessons.com | February 19, 2013
At first glance, Tom Cummings wasn’t overly familiar with the Mount St. Mary’s College (Md.) program. But the more he learned, the more he liked. “When I first began to look at where I might have an opportunity to play lacrosse at the college level, I wasn’t really familiar with Mount Saint Mary’s,” said the […]
LaxLessons.com | February 19, 2013
Predicting Jamesville-Dewitt will once again contend for a New York state championship is hardly going out on a limb. After all, the Red Rams have won three state titles the last five seasons. How does JD look heading into 2013? For a look, we turn to Justin Diamond. The senior attackman is bound for Boston […]
LaxLessons.com | February 18, 2013
Two-time New York State Class C semifinalist Bronxville has a record. Junior attackman Matt Behrens’ verbal commitment to Georgetown University, which was first reported on Twitter.com/joe_lombardi, gives the Broncos five Division I-bound players. Behrens, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound lefty, is an effective feeder/finisher with a strong shot, good field vision and the ability to use either […]
LaxLessons.com | February 18, 2013
He runs a 4.65 in the 40-yard dash, squats 415 pounds and bench presses 245. If it sounds like Ryan Berning is a college football prospect, it’s because he is. The 6-foot, 180-pound senior at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati (shown at right in both photos above), in fact, had 17 tackles from his […]
LaxLessons.com | February 17, 2013
Commitments by four New York State standouts — Syracuse University-bound Rye High School junior defender Lazarus Chavez and three sophomores — were the big stories this past week in tristate news. That, along with the latest batch of preseason player perspectives, are among the topics in Joe Lombardi’s latest column for InsideLacrosse.com. Have a recruiting […]
LaxLessons.com | February 17, 2013
Arlington’s boys lacrosse team is in the midst of a rapid rise and one of there are two initials that are among the reasons that the Admirals have risen to title-contender status in New York’s Section 1 Class A. JD. As in JD Colarusso. The last line of defense, the senior goaltender has helped Arlington […]
