LaxLessons.com | January 22, 2013
We’ve been asking in our “You make the call” feature and our rotating poll questions who you think will win some of the major 2013 tristate conference races. Our first poll centered on the always competitive Nassau County (Section 8, N.Y.) Class A race. Your choice to win? Syosset. The Braves, of course, are the […]
LaxLessons.com | January 22, 2013
With the start of the season inching closer, be sure to vote in our latest poll, which asks, “Who do you think should be the favorite to win the Section 1 (N.Y.) Class A title?” We just wrapped up asking a similar questions about the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference title. In heavy voting, Ridgefield […]
LaxLessons.com | January 21, 2013
All eyes will be on Somers High School in the Hudson Valley before the boys lacrosse regular season even begins for most varsity teams. That’s because, for the fifth straight year, the Tuskers will be hosting the Somers Red/Gray Preseason Classic. As always, several of the teams participating will be from Long Island. That also […]
LaxLessons.com | January 21, 2013
Jake Shapiro’s road to Division I lacrosse began in Lido Beach on Long Island. It has now taken him to Trinity-Pawling School in New York’s Hudson Valley en route to his ultimate destination — Siena College. Shapiro, who is a post-grad student at Trinity-Pawling, is currently competing in the 170-pound weight class as a wrestler. […]
LaxLessons.com | January 20, 2013
The NCAA Board of Directors has moved to simplify rules, many of which involve recruiting, for Division I teams. The board approved the changes to 25 rules on Saturday on the final day of its convention in Grapevine, Texas. The changes, aimed at simplifying the often maligned NCAA rules manual, include no longer limiting the […]
LaxLessons.com | January 20, 2013
It’s what every recruit hopes for when making a college visit. Brian Harris found it when he visited Springfield College. The defenseman from 2012 New York State Class B semifinalist Yorktown High School said he “felt that instant comfort” when walking around campus. So it should come as no surprise that Springfield will be Harris’ […]
LaxLessons.com | January 20, 2013
Manhasset and Mountain Lakes are not only two of the top varsity boys lacrosse programs in the tristate region but in the nation. How do the tradition-rich Indians and Lakers look in 2013? That’s among the topics in Joe Lombardi’s latest column for InsideLacrosse.com, along with some big recruiting commitments. Have a recruiting commitment to […]
LaxLessons.com | January 19, 2013
Hicksville averaged 13 wins a season in the three years prior to last season. But the Comets are coming off an uncharacteristic 7-9 season. Will Hicksville be headed back to the winner’s circle in New York’s Section 8 (Nassau County) Class A in 2013? For more on that, we turn to Pat McCormick. One of […]
LaxLessons.com | January 18, 2013
We’ve been anticipating both the upcoming high school and college seasons by looking ahead to the schedules. Now, we have the slate of another level of lax to sink our teeth into. Major League Lacrosse just announced its 2013 schedule. That’s among the headlines from this past week you may have missed. Here are some […]
LaxLessons.com | January 18, 2013
Here come the Green Wave juniors. New Jersey powerhouse Delbarton School has 11 seniors who have committed to play at the collegiate level. The number of 11th-graders, meanwhile, continues to grow. The most recent junior commit comes from Matt Marone. Marone has verbally committed to the University of Delware, where his father, Mike, a 1982 […]
LaxLessons.com | January 17, 2013
Matt Borges is part of the next generation. Borges is a defenseman/long-stick midfielder for defending New York State Class B champion Garden City. Twelve seniors on that team are currently playing on college team. Seven current GC seniors and two juniors have committed to play at the next level. There are more on the way. […]
LaxLessons.com | January 17, 2013
Jordan Lefranc has swifted course. The St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) senior, who committed to Siena College in August, has decommitted from the Saints and committed to St. John’s, a development first reported late yesterday at Twitter.com/joe_lombardi. “St. John’s was one of the schools that always showed interest since the beginning of the recruiting process,” Lefranc siad. […]
LaxLessons.com | January 16, 2013
They were one of the premier feel-good stories of the 2012 season in the tristate region. The Mamaroneck High School Tigers edged defending champion Mahopac 9-8 to win the New York Section 1 Class A championship. It was not only the Tigers’ first sectional boys lax title in history, but one of the most unlikely […]
LaxLessons.com | January 15, 2013
Any discussion of the upper echelon teams in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, must include Mountain Lakes. The Garden State powerhouse is eager to win a Tournament of Champions title in 2013 for what would be the first time since 2008. As you will hear more about, […]
LaxLessons.com | January 14, 2013
Harrison hopes to take the next step in 2013. The Huskies broke through by winning a playoff game in New York’s Section 1 last season, winning at Ossining 10-6. And Harrison has much of its team returning intact. Leading the returnees is junior Jake Marino, who verbally committed in July to UMass. Marino, who is […]
