Just two years after winning the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship and advancing to the NCAA tournament, and just a year after playing Johns Hopkins to an overtime game at Homewood Field, the Siena Saints continue to show they’re a program on the rise. Siena head coach Brian Brecht, a former varsity assistant at Yorktown, […]
Our “November 2010 Signing Week” coverage is about to enter Day 3 and we’ve been updating you on any late developments. Frankly, there haven’t been many. If you’ve been checking out this site each day during the year, you are already aware of any and all of the commitments that were and are being sealed […]
Top left: John Jay senior attackman Mike Daniello, clad in a Johns Hopkins sweatshirt, signed a National Letter of Intent to accept a scholarship offer from Hopkins tonight, surrounded by his family (top, from left), brother Nick, mother Kathy and brother Chris. Nick and Chris are former college lax standouts. Nick played at Stevens Tech. […]
If you’ve been checking out our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” each day, you’ve been keeping up college commitments as they’ve been made, with more info, insights, analysis and reaction provided here. So though today marks Day 1 of the fall signing week, there will be few, if any surprises — or even new […]
We have been releasing some league alignments and non-section games for varsity teams from the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region the last few weeks. Speaking of which, I can report that games next season between Manhasset and John Jay as well as Ridgefield and John Jay are now set. There will, of course, be more to […]
Earlier this week, we told you about how Johns Hopkins has been picking up steam landing commitments from some of the top players in the region, which also happens to be the nation’s No. 1 lacrosse hotbed: Hudson Valley, Long Island and Connecticut. Well, it should come as no surprise that defending national champion Duke […]
The Division I fall signing week gets under way on Wednesday and lasts until Nov. 17. During that time, the many seniors whose commitments we have reported on the last year or more will make those commitments binding by signing National Letters of Intent. Meanwhile, plenty of other seniors who have not yet verbally committed […]
It was an uncharacteristic season for Johns Hopkins. After ending the regular season at 7-7, the Blue Jays’ NCAA tournament hopes were in serious jeopardy. Hopkins did receive an at-large bid, but wound up losing 18-5 to eventual national champion Duke, ending a string of 19 straight quarterfinal-round appearances. Since then, the Blue Jays’ coaching […]
One of the biggest events on the fall calendar is set for Sunday. A total of approximately 50 travel teams from up and down the East Coast will be flocking to the Mid-Fall Classic at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. If you are among those on hand for the event, be sure to weigh […]
There has been much discussion of the growing number of senior John Jay players who have committed to college programs. With the commitment of speedy Evan Chen to Bates College in Lewiston, Me., the number is now nine. But there’s also another impressive number. That’s the No. 12. And that’s the number of seniors players […]
Kyle Turri was considering several Division I programs. But one had something the others did not. In addition to being the defending national champions, Duke is the place where the West Islip goaltender’s brother, Justin, a junior, is a starting midfielder. And Duke is where Kyle Turri will also be playing his college lax. The […]
High school, collegiate and pro teams throughout the nation are now involved in a month-long “Mustache Madness” effort for the second straight year. Players on these teams are once again growing mustaches to raise money for the HEADstrong foundation, which is dedicated to raising funds for cancer research. Several college teams have set up donation […]
It will be at least a month before most teams from throughout the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region have a good idea how their schedules for the 2011 season will look. Right now, teams are working on scheduling out-of-region games. We are keeping an eye on some rivalry games that may be in danger. Since the league […]
We told you earlier this week that Sachem North now has seven seniors who have committed to collegiate programs. Among that group is speedy defensive midfielder Fred Golini, who is headed to Hartwick. Here’s a Q&A with Fred on his commitment: What were the main factors in your decision to attend Hartwick? It would have […]
