Chad Molyneux has strong stopping skills and good technique. For a goaltender, those ingredients are often the byproducts of success. Add ideal size, at 6-foot-1, 175 pounds, and it should come as no surprise that Molyneux is the latest senior from 2012 Connecticut Class L state finalist and 2011 Class L state champion Ridgefield to […]

Below are links to LaxPower.com’s college and high school schedule sections. COLLEGE Men’s Division I Division II Division III Women’s Division I Division II Division III HIGH SCHOOL Boys * CHSAA * New York City * Section 1 (Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and parts of Dutchess counties) * Section 2 (Albany area) * Section 3 (Syracuse area) * […]

Conor Shannon has no shortage of lacrosse role models. The senior goaltender at 2012 Connecticut Class L state finalist and 2011 state champion Ridgefield’s older brother, Matt, is a defenseman at the University of North Carolina. Shannon’s coach at Ridgefield, Roy Colsey, is one of the game’s all-time greats and a recent inductee into the […]

It won’t be long now. With the start of the new year rapidly approaching, it’s time to start looking ahead to how the 2013 boys lacrosse season is shaping up in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. How do defending New York and Connecticut state champions West Islip […]

It was a season of comebacks for the Darien Blue Wave. A year after being denied in their quest for a seventh straight Connecticut Class M state title, the Blue Wave beat New Canaan 11-5 in the CIAC title game. That big win was the result of another comeback. After all, Darien had fallen to […]

West Islip will be one of the major forces in high school lacrosse not only in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut region this coming season, but in the nation. That’s not exactly a bold statement. After all, the Lions beat Ithaca 12-7 in the New York State Class A title game on June 9 in Middletown […]

New Canaan High School (Conn.) has handed the keys to its varsity boys lacrosse program to one of its own. Chip Buzzeo, a 1996 New Canaan graduate who went on to play at Princeton University, has been named the Rams’ new head coach. Buzzeo takes over for Alex Whitten, who led NCHS to the Fairfield […]

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The official start of practices for high school teams in the nation’s No. 1 lacrosse hotbed, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, will be here before you know it. For the fourth straight year, we’ll be going right to the sources to get an early read on how teams are shaping up — the ones […]

The New York Mets announced today that they will host the first NCAA Division I lacrosse games at Citi Field and it will be on St. Patrick’s Day. The inaugural Metropolitan Lacrosse Classic will feature the University of Michigan playing Colgate University, and the College of the Holy Cross battling the U.S. Naval Academy on […]

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Jack Concannon’s journey to the world of Division I lacrosse started at age 4 when he first started playing the sport. That early start helped the St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) junior goaltender develop exceptional stick skills and quick hands. When he developed athleticism and size to go with those skills — he’s now 6-foot-2 — he […]

Another member of the Gait lacrosse dynasty will be playing lacrosse at the Division I level. But it won’t be at Syracuse. The upstart University of Michigan, meanwhile , broke into the high school sophomore class by landing three big commitments. Those are among the topics in Joe Lombardi’s latest column for InsideLacrosse.com. Have a […]

The Lizards have extended their reach. The Major League Lacrosse team that was known as the Long Island Lizards have rebranded. The team will now be known as the New York Lizards. And they have a new logo to prove it. That announcement was made yesterday and was among the top headlines from this past […]

National HS power Haverford (Pa.) made news late last month when Forry Smith verballed to Johns Hopkins to become the first freshman to ever commit in D-I lax history. Soon after, another ninth-grader Jack Reilly, a defenseman at Conestoga, verballed to Virginia. Earlier this week, another Philly area underclass standout made a commitment. He’s Brendan […]

Sometimes, a player’s outlook on the college he is planning to join changes after making a college commitment. But few have experienced the scenario Matt Leto did. The senior midfielder at defending New York State Class B champion Garden City decided to continue his lacrosse career at the University of Richmond. The decision was based […]

Greenwich (Conn.) coach Scott Bulkley describes Decker Curran as one of the most athletic attackmen he’s coached. “Decker has a tremendous shot both spotting up and on the run,” Bulkley said. “He is a tenacious rider and creates scoring situations with his consistent hustle. I love how hard he plays.” Bulkley will get to admire […]