Tuesday’s lacrosse doubleheader at Mahopac High School will benefit a special cause. All proceeds will be donated to the local American Cancer Society. Mahopac’s varsity girls team plays Yorktown at 4:30 p.m., followed by the boys game against Hen Hud at 7 p.m. “We are calling it ‘Playing for the Cure,’ ” Mahopac boys co-head […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com St. Joseph’s of Trumbull, which has emerged as one of Connecticut’s top programs the last few years, visits New Canaan at 4 p.m. today at Dunning Stadium. Let’s play two at Shea. No, we’re not talking about baseball and the Mets’ old ballpark, folks. We’re talking about West Point. As in […]
This year’s annual game between neighboring rivals Somers and Yorktown, set for Tuesday, May 3 at 7 p.m.at Charlie Murphy Field in Yorktown, will benefit the Stephanie Crispinelli Humanitarian Fund. Here’s more info that was sent to me today by Linda Schuldt, the mother of Yorktown senior Ty Schuldt and one of the parents involved […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com A.J. Pesacov and the Arlington Admirals visit John Jay at 11 a.m. today. Summit of New Jersey has the longest active win streak in the tristate area at 52 games. And counting. And for the second straight time, an FCIAC team will try to end it. The Hilltoppers host New Canaan […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Senior defenseman Luke Dutton and unbeaten Bronxville, who have never advanced to a Section 1 championship game, face six-time sectional finalist and two-time defending Class C champ Put Valley today. Section 1 takes center stage today. Bronxville, which has never advance to a sectional final in its history, sure looks like […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Most schools are on break this week, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be plenty of games. And some big ones. One team that has a couple of big tests is Yorktown. The Huskers, coming off a 12-11 OT loss to Mahopac, face six-time Connecticut state champ Darien on Wednesday before […]
Photo by Ray Nelson Before we get to the schedule, ever wonder what a major D-I locker room is like? Well, the facilities at Syracuse are as good as anywhere, of course. So here’s a video tour of the Orange’s locker-room facilities from lacrosseplayground.com. Now, here’s this weekend’s schedule: Friday ACC semifinals at Duke: Maryland […]
Photo by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Back-to-back wins over Sachem North and Chaminade (above) last week have re-established West Islip as a national power. The West Islip Lions had to take a hit. A big hit. After all, losing Nick Galasso, Long Island’s all-time leading scorer and the staple of the team’s run of four state titles […]
Photo by Richard Rector/MaxPreps.com Haverford’s Will McNamara (front) battles Darien’s Brandon Coley during the host Fords’ 11-5 victory today at the third annual Checking for Cancer Classic in Hanover, Pa. In a day marked by much-awaited interstate and intersectional matchups, Haverford and West Islip came away with impressive wins. Haverford pulled away for an 11-5 […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Among the big games today: Christian Bonaventura and six-time Section 1 finalist Rye host defending Class A sectional champ Lakeland/Panas at 2:30 p.m. Welcome to Crossover Saturday, gang. Today’s slate features all sorts of interesting, intriguing and anticipated intersectional and interstate showdowns. More on that, of course, in a moment. In […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Fairfield Prep players had plenty to celebrate earlier this week as the Jesuits easily handled Cheshire 12-2. Last year, Cheshire beat FP three times, including 9-8 in the Class L state final. The average price of gas in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region, is […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Kevin Cousin and the Somers Tuskers renew their rivalry against Mahopac today at 6 p.m. at Mahopac. Former Chicago Cubs great and Baseball Hall-of-Famer Ernie Banks famously said, “Let’s play two,” to illustrate his love for the game and desire to play a doubleheader on any given day. Fans in the […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Dylan Torey in action Saturday during Darien’s 13-6 win at Greenwich. The Darien Blue Wave are stacked with talent at all the field positions. But they entered the season with an unproven commodity in goal. Dylan Torey, a senior first-year starter, has answered the call. In the Blue Wave’s big 13-6 […]
Photo by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Brandon Gamblin of Sachem North controls during yesterday’s 12-9 loss to West Islip. Maybe the Suffolk County coaches were right, after all. They voted West Islip as the top team in the county in the preseason even though the Lions were hit hard by the graduation of Long Island’s all-time leading […]
Photo by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com UMass-bound Michael Andreassi and Sachem North hope to beat West Islip for the second straight year. The Suffolk County championships won’t be played for another month and a half. But if you look at today’s schedule, you may get the idea that the calendar has somehow fast-forwarded. Consider these matchups set […]