It’s time. Time for “Showdown Saturday,” one of the most eagerly anticipated early season slate of games in the history of Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut lacrosse.
Mike Daniello scores one of his four goals in John Jay’s 18-8 season-opening win over visiting Brewster yesterday. The Indians are now preparing for tomorrow’s 1 p.m. showdown at rival Yorktown at Charlie Murphy Field. (Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com) The weather is supposed to be just great for both today and tomorrow. We’re talking 70s […]
Phil Schaefer scored the winning goal in overtime as Sachem North stunned the top-ranked team in the nation, West Islip, 13-12, yesterday. (Photo by Ray Nelson) A new era in John Jay lacrosse history officially begins today. Tim Schurr makes his head-coaching debut as John Jay hosts Brewster in a 4:30 p.m. game on John […]
It didn’t take long for the 2010 lax season to have a major upset. The West Islip Lions, the No. 1 ranked team in the nation by Inside Lacrosse, suffered a stunning 13-12 overtime loss to visiting Sachem North today. We caught up with Sachem North coach Jay Mauro (shown here in the photo by […]
A video breakdown of one of the best dodges from X. Use your speed and change of direction to create a high percentage shot for yourself.
After two-plus days of drenching rain, things have finally let up. Still, that wet weather remains a factor in the form of field conditions.
In what may have been the Division III game of the season so far, third-ranked Salisbury edged No. 1 Gettysburg 11-10 in overtime before more than 2,500 fans at Gettysburg and several players from the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region played big roles. Senior attackmen Jake DeLillo of Yorktown (left) had two goals and Mike Winter […]
Barring thunder and lightning, it’s rare for rain to get in the way of a good lax game. We knew all along that Monday’s games would be a go, but with flood warnings now in effect, that is not likely to be the case for today. (And that’s not even taking field conditions into account, […]
It’s quite a lineup, folks: * Chaminade at West Islip, 1 p.m. * John Jay at Yorktown, 1 p.m. * Somers at St. Anthony’s, 2 p.m. Together, these three games combine to form “Showdown Saturday,” one of the most action-packed single-day, early season slate of games the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region has seen. * Previous […]
It’s Week 1 of the regular season for many teams who didn’t get things started last week in the Hudson Valley/Long Island region. (Teams in Connecticut do not open up until a week from today.) It should be a memorable opening week with some huge matchups scheduled for Saturday, including John Jay-Yorktown, Chaminade-West Islip and […]
Jamie McCulloch of Ossining, right, takes aim at Fox Lane goalie Cameron Stephens during the first quarter of Ossining’s 5-4 overtime victory today. (Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com) Today is an interesting one — game-wise and otherwise. What do I mean by that, you ask? Though the regular season is already under way in the Hudson […]
Tom Cirillo had five goals and two assists in Eastchester’s 12-6 season-opening win against Pearl River on March 24. (Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com) Smithtown West begins the season with high expectations. The Bulls, who are ranked No. 23 in the Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse Preseason High School Power Rankings, hope to live up with them starting […]
It’s Week 1 of the regular season, folks. For some teams that is. Most won’t getting things going officially until next week. A few teams’ openers aren’t until the following week.
If you’re a player from the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region who wants to share your thoughts on the 2010 season in our “Player’s perspective” feature, please be sure to get in touch with me.
