Photo by Ray Nelson Yorktown’s Frank Fusco goes one-on-one against Jake Weil during the Huskers’ 12-7 season-opening win at John Jay. There weren’t too many areas Yorktown didn’t exceed expectations in tonight as the Huskers rolled past archrival John Jay 12-7 before an overflow crowd in Cross River. For the box score, video highlights and […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com What a day for lax. It’s the first full Saturday of action of the season, and almost on cue, temperatures are expected to reach the low to mid 50s under partly cloudy skies. So are you ready? Wait. I couldn’t hear you. Let’s try again. Are you ready? That’s better. First […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com We start what should be a busy — and eventful — weekend with an eye on the weather. The fast-moving Nor’easter that is sweeping its way through the region through Thursday night and Friday morning has already resulted in several postponements. The showdown between New Jersey power Delbarton and two-time New […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com It’s early, but things have been interesting so far. To say the least. Here are some examples. In Nassau, Massapequa (above) improved to 2-1 by coming away with a 12-7 win against a Wantagh team that went 16-3 last year. Wantagh advanced to the Nassau County Class B title game against […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com With the growth of the game, there have been plenty of stories of new programs, such as Carmel (shown above during its first-ever varsity game yesterday against visiting Hen Hud, a 17-5 loss for the host Rams), as well as existing programs on the rise. One of them could be Bethpage. […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com It’s our first busy Tuesday of the young season as many teams from the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region start getting ready for the Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday game routine. Actually, for two of them, the routine of just playing varsity games will take some getting used to, folks. We’re talking about two of the […]
The Big City Classic tripleheader on Sunday at the New Meadowlands in East Rutherford, headlined by the game between Syracuse and defending national champion Duke, highlights this week’s Division I men’s college slate. Before we get to the schedule, be sure to check Matt Kinnear’s rundown of where you can watch games on TV and […]
Photo by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Long Island was in the spotlight last week, with a full week’s worth of season-opening games, including Chaminade beating Holy Trinity 9-3 on Friday (photo above). This week, it will the Hudson Valley, capped off by the annual showdown between archrivals John Jay and Yorktown. Next week, it’s Connecticut. By the […]
You can check out video interviews from MSG Varsity with players and coaches from Saturday’s Red/Gray Tournament in Somers by clicking here. The event featured two defending Section 1 championships (Lakeland/Panas in Class A and Putnam Valley in Class C) as well as two teams that took titles in 2009 (Yorktown in Class A and […]
The game is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 2 in Cross River. But why wait? Let’s hear who you think will win. Right here, right now. Be sure to weigh in with your thoughts and a score prediction on this thread. The John Jay-Yorktown game, by the way, is the focus of our […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com As we get set for the final weekend of the month, it will be a busy Saturday with some big preseason tournaments mixed in with a fair number of regular-season games in Long Island, highlighted by the showdown between Garden City and Smithtown West as well as a matchup between Wantagh […]
The Darien Jamboree traditionally attracts some of the region’s top programs, and this year is no except. Here’s the schedule: STADIUM TURF Darien vs. Shoreham-Wading River, 9 a.m. Darien vs. West Islip, 10:15 a.m. Darien vs. Fairfield Prep, 11:30 a.m. OVAL TURF Fairfield Prep vs. West Islip, 9 a.m. Fairfield Prep vs. Shoreham-Wading River, 10:15 […]
Well, it wasn’t a game. But yesterday’s scrimmage between two of the top teams in the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region sure did get a lot of interest. In case you missed the post-scrimmage reaction (that’s got to be the first time I’ve used that phrase), be sure to check our “Gameday” thread from yesterday by […]
With a weather advisory for Northern Westchester in effect until 10 a.m. today, it’s uncertain as we right this whether or not the much-awaited scrimmage between national powers Darien and John Jay, scheduled for 4:30 p.m. in Cross River, will go on today as scheduled. But check back for updates. Meantime, there’s a full slate […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com It was just the first half of the first game of what Garden City hopes will be a memorable season. But it wasn’t exactly what the Trojans were expecting. Not at all. Garden City wound up pulling away for an 8-1 win at Syosset yesterday afternoon, but the Trojans were held […]
