Tomorrow marks the official start of winter, which means that we’re getting closer and closer to the start of another lacrosse season. In the meantime, the commitments just keep on coming, gang. If you checked our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” today, you learned of the first commit of New Fairfield’s Class of 2011. […]
If you checked our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” this weekend, you’ve been getting the latest on the decisions by members of the classes of 2011, 2012, and now, 2013 high school classes. Among the new additions: midfielders John Brainard (New Canaan, Class of 2012/UMass) and Alan Henderson (Eastport-South Manor, Class of 2011/Lehigh) and […]
Do you want yet another example of the nationwide growth of lacrosse? Here goes. Marquette University has announced that it will be adding Division I teams in both men’s and women’s lacrosse in 2012. Considering Marquette’s Big East status — and its Midwest location — this is big news on many fronts. Particularly during this […]
What does it take to make it to an Ivy League lacrosse program. Some necessary attributes are obvious. Such as strong academic credentials. But there are plenty more factors involved. Mark Glicini is a perfect example The Yale-bound attackman registered 65 goals and 36 assists last season, leading Mahwah to the Bergen County title and […]
We told you yesterday that one of the top juniors in the Hudson Valley, Pelham defenseman Matt Landis, committed to Notre Dame. Today, we have news on one of the leading juniors in Connecticut. Ridgefield coach Roy Colsey informed me today that attackman Sean Riley has decided on the University of Vermont. The right-handed Riley […]
There’s certainly no shortage of talent in the state of Connecticut when it comes to high school lacrosse. Cheshire won the Class L state title last year, edging always strong Fairfield Prep 9-8. (Above, Cheshire is shown celebrating after that big win.) Darien has won six straight Class M state championships and has an array […]
There was no shortage of opinion late in the summer when we devoted a thread to an outlook on Section 1 Class B for this coming season. With two-time finalists John Jay and Somers back, and Yorktown moving down from Class A, and Rye moving up from last C, Class B looks to be stacked […]
It didn’t take Chris Mahoney long to make a name for himself. After joining the Shoreham-Wading River varsity team in 2009, he was named Suffolk County defensive rookie of the year. Last season, he was an all-county selection. Now, the 6-foot-3, 210-pound Mahoney is one of the top juniors from the nation’s top lacrosse hotbed, […]
We’ve spent quite a bit of time reporting on the progression of schedules at both the collegiate and high school level the last few weeks. In college, most of the top programs in Division I have released their completed 2011 schedules. You can access most of them by clicking here. We also have separate links […]
Our current poll question is, “Who do you think will be Long Island’s best team in 2011?” (Don’t forget to exercise your right to vote. On the right panel of this page, just scroll past the “New Comments” and “Popular” tabs and click on “Poll,” and then click on your choice.) Two of the nominees […]
We’ve been passing along high school non-league schedules and college schedules as they’ve been finalized the last few weeks. Yesterday, Johns Hopkins released its schedule. Today, we have a few college schedules to pass along, including defending national champion Duke. The Blue Devils’ schedule is highlighted by a 6:30 p.m. game on Sunday, April 3 […]
Earlier this month, we told you that Syracuse University’s 2011 schedule was unique in that just two of the Orange’s games — at Princeton and at Villanova — are true road games. Johns Hopkins University unveiled its ’11 schedule today and it also is noteworthy in that just two games — at Delaware and at […]
The month-long, second annual “Mustache Madness” effort spearheaded by high school, collegiate and pro teams throughout the nation comes to an end today. Players on these teams have been working hard to raise money for the HEADstrong foundation, which is dedicated to raising funds for cancer research. Several college teams have set up donation pages, […]
One team has won six straight state titles and has the nation’s No. 2-ranked junior. The other has won four sectional titles the last five years, including the 2007 season when it defeated the nation’s top-ranked team in the state semifinals, and has the nation’s No. 8-ranked senior. Combined, the two teams have 20 players […]
