What do you get when you combine good size with strong skills? If you’re a long-stick midfielder/defenseman, plenty of Division I interest. That’s the scenario that surrounded James Marusi’s recruitment. The Fairfield Prep junior has committed to join coach Greg Cannella’s program at UMass. Marusi is 6-foot-1 and his strong stick skills help him excel […]
Section 1 gets most of the attention when it comes to high school lacrosse in New York’s Hudson Valley. But last year, Section 9 continued its steady progression with some statement wins against Section 1 teams, including Minisink Valley beating both Pearl River and Clarkstown South, Red Hook defeating Hastings and Monroe-Woodbury downing Ossining. While […]
We’ve been reporting commitments for the Class of 2012 and 2013 at a fast and furious pace first on our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown,” and then in our subsequent Q & A’s with recruits. Now, we can add 2014 commits to the process. That’s because the first sophomore from the nation’s No. 1 […]
We’ve had a steady stream of college commitments for the graduating high school classes of 2012 and ’13. But earlier this week, we had our first Class of 2014 commit from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region. That distinction belongs to Taft School (Conn.) attackman Tyler Breen, who has […]
Peter Conley emerged as a star on the rise this in 2010 when the athletic, dodging midfielder earned all-section honorable-mention honors as a freshman at Mamaroneck High School. He followed that up this past spring by being named all-section section. Conley went on to enjoy a strong summer for the Prime Time travel team, performing […]
Photo by Bob Sorensen/Sachem Patch There are plenty of factors to weigh when considering a college during the recruiting process. For Tyler Andreassi, one was tough to overlook. His brother, Michael Andreassi, a former teammate of his at Sachem North, just completed his freshman season at UMass. After considering several D-I programs, Tyler Andreassi, in […]
The new week has just started and we already have some big news. If you checked our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” tonight, you learned that one of the region’s top juniors, attackman/midfielder Peter Conley of Mamaroneck, verbally committed to Georgetown. Mamaroneck coach Jeff Barnard passed along the news to me earlier tonight. Be […]
Nine players scored at least one goal for the 2011-12 Syracuse team in a 12-4 win over the Syracuse Alumni All-Stars in the second annual Orange Alumni Classic at the Carrier Dome today. Many of the all-time greats in both Syracuse and lacrosse history played for the alumni team, and Syracuse coach John Desko said […]
Some defensemen who have good size tend to lack mobility and range. Not George Deignan. The St. Anthony’s 6-foot-2, 185-pound senior, likes to pressure and pursue opposing offensive players he guards. That’s one of the attributes that made Deignan and his takeaway talents a target of several Division I programs. He has committed to Binghamton […]
Tommy Lyons’ progression during his time on the varsity team at Darien High School has been steady and noteworthy. Now in his senior year, the right-handed defenseman worked his way to the world of Division I lacrosse, with a career at Mount Saint Mary’s in Maryland awaiting him. Lyons’ road to the next level has […]
Lacrosse is where Brendan Conroy’s college future is. The St. Anthony’s senior has committed to join Joe Alberici’s program at Army. But many of his most significant accomplishments so far have come in another sport. He’s a Junior Olympic snowboarder. On the lacrosse field, the 6-0, 190-pound midfielder also has a specialty. Faceoffs. That’s one […]
Imagine creating your own lacrosse video game. Now you can. Tom Kessler has sent to it. The former Hofstra University attackman has launched an ambitious initiative, My Lacrosse Video Game, that allows fans to play a prominent role in launching a lax video game. “A lot of people connected with the game have said they […]
Some of the greatest players in Syracuse University — and college lacrosse — history will be on display when the Syracuse Alumni All-Stars take on this year’s Orange team on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 3:30 p.m. at the Carrier Dome in the second annual Orange Alumni Classic. The40-player alumni roster features four-time All-Americans Roy Colsey, […]
This just in. Lacrosse recruiting has centered on two main attributes of late – size and speed. While still important, stick skills and shooting ability, are no longer front and center among attributes on college coaches’ check list. At 6-3, 230 (give or take a few pounds), Yorktown senior Eric Cooley, who is also a […]
There was plenty of news to pass along this week. Much of it involved standout juniors. Among the headlines was Yorktown’s Nick Mariano committing to UMass and the second junior at Arlington, JD Colarusso, verballing to Albany. Those are among the stories we highlighted in this week’s tristate lax column for InsideLacrosse.com. You can check […]
