Thomas O’Connell is the first Flyer. When it comes to the Class of 2015, at least. As first reported last night at Twitter.com/joe_lombardi, one of the nation’s premier programs, Chaminade High School (N.Y.), saw its first sophomore college commitment completed when O’Connell verballed to the University of Maryland. The 6-foot, 165-pound O’Connell is an athletic […]
Andrew Duffy knows all about the demands and rewards of being a college athlete. That’s a rare trait for a high school senior. But the John Jay-Cross River (N.Y.) midfielder is in a unique position. As you’ll soon learn, all three of his siblings played sports at the collegiate level. Andrew will be continuing that […]
Ross Thompson is no stranger to looking beyond just lacrosse in selecting a college to play the sport. After all, Thompson’s brother, Chase, is a junior midfielder at Franklin & Marshall. The Mahopac (N.Y.) senior attackman/midfielder’s decision to attend Connecticut College had every bit to do with academics as it did athletics as you will […]
Ohio State has burst into the Class of 2015. The Buckeyes received their first commitment from a sophomore last week when Michael Laviano verballed to the Buckeyes. Laviano is a right-handed attackman who plays at Holy Trinity (N.Y.). The 5-foot-10 Laviano earned all-league honors last season, registering 21 goals and 36 assists. He is an […]
Chelsea Piers Connecticut (CPCT) in Stamford has announced 2012-2013 tryout information for their elite travel lacrosse program, CP-LAX led by former All American and current CPCT Lacrosse Director, Scott Bulkley. Boys team tryouts will take place Sept. 16 and Sept. 21 while the girls tryouts will be on Sept. 16 and Sept. 17. All tryouts […]
It’s called the House of Sports. But don’t be surprised if the new sports training facility opening this month in Ardsley soon becomes known as the House of Lacrosse. That’s because the $20 million indoor center, slated to open on Monday, Sept. 10, has gone all out in catering to the large — and growing […]
What do you get when you combine size with skills and an aggressive style of play? A defenseman who became a target recruit for several Division I programs. Meet Kyle Nawrocki. The rising junior from Hauppauge High School decided last week that his college career will be spent at Binghamton University, as first reported last […]
The Yorktown-to-Rutgers connection started when the Scarlet Knights tabbed former Husker assistant Brian Brecht as head coach prior to the 2012 season. And now, it’s in high gear. Connor Vercruysse became the latest Husker who will came RU his home. The rising junior attackmanwill join 2012 YHS grad Eric Cooley and rising senior Jack Phelan […]
When it comes to lacrosse recruiting showcases, the National Invitational 175 may have been the Rookie of the Year in 2012. The National Invitational 175 launched this summer with a successful debut at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. So much so, in fact, that the Nat Invite Fall Showcase has launched. Needless to say, the […]
The Friars are coming. The Friars are coming. We’ve been updating tristate schools that have the most members of the Class of 2013 awaiting college lacrosse. While Long Island power Chaminade still leads the way with 15, CHSAA rival St. Anthony’s is closing in. The Friars’ rising senior group is now at 13. Among the […]
In some ways, lacrosse is still almost brand new to Nolan Callahan. In other ways, the rising junior at Avon Old Farms (Conn.) is already a student of the game. The goaltender, who did not start playing the sport until age 15, has crammed what many take years to acquire into what has turned into […]
