Furman. Boston University. Monmouth. There has been a flurry of colleges that have announced they will be adding Division I lacrosse this year. We now have another one. Rumors were rampant that the University of Richmond would transition from the club to D-I level in men’s lacrosse. Today, the Spiders made it official. Men’s lacrosse […]
Noah Starr is equally effective as a feeder and finisher. The end result is an attackman whose skill set predicts success at the next level. So it should come as no surprise that the Jericho High School (N.Y.) senior will be headed to Haverford College. Now, here’s a Q&A with Noah on his commitment. What […]
Holy Trinity (N.Y.) is quickly becoming a breeding ground for future Buckeyes. Two-way midfielder Brian Lang has become the second Holy Trinity sophomore to commit to Ohio State, joining attackman Michael Laviano. “Michael is a very close friend of mine, and has been my best friend for a few years,” Lang said. “When he committed, […]
There was no youth lacrosse program when Turner Uppgren was growing up in Stillwater, Minn. So his father decided to do something about that. He started one – when Uppgren was a second-grader. But there was one problem. “Because the program was so low on players, he would throw me into the net with the […]
Joe Fraietta is focused on Friday night. That’s the way it is with most high school football standouts in the tristate region. Fraietta is starting quarterback for the Hendrick Hudson Sailors who host Hudson Valley, N.Y., rival Lakeland on Friday night. While it’s been a busy week of planning and preparation for gameday, Fraietta took […]
When Brian Mangion was growing up in Basking Ridge, N.J., he never could have imagined that he would wind up playing his college lacrosse just 60 miles away at Monmouth University. The Ridge senior defenseman never could have imagined that for the simple reason that Monmouth did not decide to launch a lacrosse program until […]
No one likes to see play stoppages in professional sports. But if the National Hockey League lockout winds up being a lengthy one, could the National Lacrosse League be one of the beneficiaries? That’s the subject of a good amount of discussion right now among devotees of professional lacrosse’s indoor game. For more, check out […]
The Keio University men’s lacrosse team has been in the midst of a big comeback the last year and a half. The Tokyo-based squad hasn’t had to battle back from any loss on the field, but from a devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that hit Japanese in March, 2011. Keio’s road back from that […]
Twin brothers Liam and Bobby Young, seniors at Manhasset High School, will remain teammates in college. Ohio State, meanwhile, picked up a verbal commitment from a tristate high school sophomore for the second straight week. Those are among the topics in Joe’s weekly tristate High School Notebook at InsideLacrosse.com. Have a recruiting commitment to report? […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Garden City’s boys lacrosse team earned plenty of accolades this past spring, finishing 22-0 and winning the Class B state title. Today, the Trojans’ coach earned a prestigious honor of his own. Steve Finnell was named the 2012 coach of the year by the National Interscholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association. The […]
The Men’s Lacrosse Rules Committee has reversed an earlier recommendation made just over a month ago to eliminate the motorcyle grip on faceoffs. In an announcement today, the committee announced that after considering the feedback it received since that Aug. 3 decision, it will no longer ban the grip. Several other rules changes, including the […]
Imagine a men’s lacrosse league that includes Virginia, Duke, North Carolina, Maryland, Syracuse and Notre Dame. Soon, you won’t have to. That’s because today, Notre Dame announced its intention to leave the Big East and join the Atlantic Coast Conference for all sports except football. The move may not take effect for 27 months, however, […]
Jack Margiotta is a physical athlete with good stick skills and leadership abilities. The kind of player who can anchor a defense. The Trinity-Pawling (N.Y.) senior three-sport standout hopes to get that chance for the newly launched Division I lax program at Mercer University in Macon, Ga. A native of Randolph, N.J., the 6-foot Margiotta […]
Perhaps it’s appropriate that Mark Phillips will be playing his college lacrosse close to the Canadian border. After all, the attackman/midfielder from Montclair Kimberley Academy (N.J.), has an offensive game reminiscent of a crease attackman in box lacrosse, as evidenced by his highlight film. The 5-foot-9, 175-pound lefty has outstanding stick skills, a strong shot […]
