Thursday night’s Yorktown-Somers game at 7 p.m. at Somers High School will benefit the Stephanie Crispinelli Humanatarian Fund for the second straight year. “The concession stand will be open and operated by the student council,” Somers coach Lew Janavey said. “There will be T-shirts and bracelets for sale, as well as a 50/50 drawing at halftime. […]
One of the most much-awaited annual matchups in the tristate region will be renewed tonight as Darien visits Yorktown at 7 o’clock at historic Charlie Murphy Field. Darien, at 8-0 and coming off its first win over Manhasset since 2008, is riding high. Yorktown (6-2), which suffered back-to-back one-sided losses to Chaminade and Smithtown West […]
We’re at the halfway point of the regular season. Considering all the surprises and interesting storylines that have emerged already, and especially this past week, you can only imagine how many unexpected plot twists will occur before the regular season wraps up and we prepare for the playoffs. But first things first. Let’s take a […]
The regular season in high school lacrosse has reached the midway point. So far, there have been many compelling stories, interesting outcomes and big developments. Among them, West Genesee coach Mike Messere surpassed Ward Melville/Mount Sinai legend Joe Cuozzo to become the winningest coach in high school lax history. That happened Thursday, the same day […]
Photos by Ray Nelson It was a busy Saturday of action, with plenty of interesting results, as you can see on our “Gameday” thread. Among the highlights: New Jersey power Summit beat defending Connecticut Class L state champion Ridgefield 10-5 in a battle of unbeatens; John Jay edged Nassau Class A-leading Massapequa 9-8 just a […]
Just a few days after taking over the top spot in the national rankings, Garden City hosts Massachusetts power Duxbury at 1 p.m. Duxbury beat Jamesville DeWitt 10-8 on April 14. JD, of course, is the team that’s beaten GC in the state finals the last two years. Also in Nassau, Manhasset looks to bounce back […]
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One of the things that makes lacrosse special is that, when two very strong teams square off, invariably the game winds up going down to the wire. Last night was a perfect example. Manhasset and Darien, both of whom are among the Top 20 teams in the Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse National Rankings, went toe-to-toe for […]
What has a black shell and a green chrome facemask? The LaxLessons helmet that debuted today on the launch of Inside Lacrosse’s new ILGear.com website. It’s a Cascade Pro7. HeadWrapz is taking team orders today, email them at orders@headwrapz.com for more info. For more, click here. LAXLESSONS Links Player’s perspective archive * You can check out the more than 100 […]
When it comes to marquee matchups, today is perhaps the biggest weekday of the season so far. Among the matchups: Darien vs. Manhasset; West Islip vs. Smithtown West; and Rye at Lakeland/Panas. Let’s start with Darien and Manhasset. Darien has a score to settle. Make that three scores to settle. The Blue Wave’s “Battle of […]
Photo by Susan Coote Fresh off a one-goal win over then top-ranked Conestoga (Pa.) in the Checking for Cancer Classic, Garden City is the nation’s new No. 1-ranked high school boys lacrosse team. Garden City is alone at the top. At least for now. The Trojans’ 12-11 win over then top-ranked Conestoga (Pa.) […]
Bethpage has been one of the biggest surprises in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region thus far this season. The Golden Eagles have jumped out to an 8-0 start, led by the offense of Ryan Mahon and Jesse House and defense of Danny Chillianis. Starting now, Bethpage will […]
It was a relatively light day for games yesterday, but there was no shortage of big news in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut region. It started bright and early in the morning. As we first told you here on Twitter, another sophomore standout from the tristate, made a college […]
Mike Orefice didn’t plan on becoming one of the area’s premier faceoff specialists. While growing up, the Iona Prep sophomore was content on being an offensive midfielder. But soon, Orefice found taking faceoffs put him in the center of the action. Now, it’s earned him a scholarship to one of the nation’s leading Division I […]
It was Career Day for Tom Cirillo. The Salisbury University-bound attackman registered a career-high and school record nine goals in Eastchester 12-10 loss today to Pelham. “It means alot to me to set the record for my school,” said Cirillo, a senior who is the all-time leading goal scorer in EHS history. “I take great pride […]
