The University of Michigan is located in the heart of Big Ten country. But as the Wolverines prepare for their first season of Division I lacrosse, they have established a recruiting pipeline to the East Coast that extends beyond the borders of the three states that comprise the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, New […]
Yorktown and Smithtown West played one of the most entertaining games of the regular season last year as Smithtown West pulled out a 9-8 win at Charlie Murphy Field. Yorktown’s Austin Fusco and Smithtown West’s Ryan Keenan, who are now two of the top sophomores in the nation, are likely to play prominent roles when […]
Duke, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, UNC, Maryland, Virginia and Penn State. Those were among the schools Ryan Keenan considered before making his college choice. Keenan, a sophomore lefty attackman at Smithtown West, decided on Penn State. Keenan made an immediate impact on the Bulls’ varsity squad last year, starting after his brother, current Duke freshman Kyle […]
Yorktown holds the record for most consecutive Section 1 boys lacrosse championship game appearances at 32 straight. And counting. But John Jay also has an impressive streak of its own that’s also intact. The Indians have made seven straight sectional title-game appearances. John Jay enters this season having lost in last year’s Class B sectional final […]
Since Manhasset moved up to Class B prior to last season, the race for Class C supremacy in Nassau County — and Long Island, for that matter — has been interesting to watch. Cold Spring Harbor outlasted the Friends Academy 8-7 to take the Section 8 Class C title last year. The Seahawks then fell […]
If you were with us this afternoon on Twitter, you learned of a verbal commitment by one of the nation’s top sophomores. Austin Fusco, a longstick midfielder/defenseman, decided on Syracuse University today, to end an intense recruitment and continue a family tradition at the same time. Fusco’s brother, Yorktown senior attackman Frankie Fusco, has signed […]
Can Mahopac pull an encore? The Indians enjoyed plenty of memorable moments during their run to the Section 1 Class A championship last year. Among the biggest was a 12-11 double-overtime win over Yorktown. The hero of that game was Anthony Berardis, who scored the game-winning goal (which you can watch here). Berardis, a dodging […]
While much of the attention of the lacrosse world has been focused on the US Lacrosse National Convention, which got under way yesterday in Philadelphia, another noteworthy event was also held. Major League Lacrosse’s annual collegiate draft. Former Smithtown West standout Rob Pannell (pictured at left), coming off a 42-goal, 47 assist season at Cornell, was selected […]
The signature event of the offseason in the lacrosse world is under way. It’s the 2012 US Lacrosse National Convention. Festivities started today in Philadelphia and continued through Sunday (Jan. 15) at the Philadelphia Convention Center. The world’s largest lacrosse-specific educational and networking event will be held in Philly for at least the next three years. More than […]
In lacrosse, you play to win the game. So perhaps it’s appropriate that former NFL coach and current ESPN analyst Herman Edwards is slated to give the keynote speech at the 2012 US Lacrosse National Convention, set for today (Friday, Jan. 13) through Sunday (Jan. 15) at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Edwards famously said, “You […]
Jake Froccaro is a talented player whose highlight reel is as impressive as his No. 12 national ranking among current high school seniors by Inside Lacrosse. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound Port Washington attackman/midfielder also has some strong bloodlines. His older brother, Jeff, is a standout at Princeton, who was a second-team All-Ivy League selection as a freshman […]
Brewster had its share of ups and downs during a 7-11 season last year. But the Bears finished strong, winning five straight before ending the year with a playoff loss to Yorktown. How do the 2012 Bears look? Who better to answer than one of the premier defenders in the region – Harry Erickson. The […]
Eastchester won’t have to look far to find out where many of its points will be coming from this season. The Eagles return one of the top scorers in Section 1 in senior attackman/midfielder Tom Cirillo, who registered 57 goals and 12 assists last season. Cirillo will play his college lax at Division III national […]
A playoff-style tournament to decide the top youth town programs in the tristate area will be held Saturday, March 31 and Sunday, April 1 at the Green Vale School in Old Brookville, N.Y. The second-year Top Rank Lacrosse Tournament is sponsored by Maverik Lacrosse. Teams from Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and New Jersey will […]
The Woodstick Classic is the nation’s longest uninterrupted high school boys lax annual affair. Last year’sevent, the 120th edition of a rivalry that started in 1935, had special significance since both Garden City and Manhasset were aligned in the same class, meaning it was a likely preview of the Nassau County Class B title game. […]
