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LaxLessons – The Original. The Best. The Leader. Your unbiased, professional source for lax recruiting. Our groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated Recruiting Rundown, launched in 2009. Get caught up on the latest news right here, right now by visiting LaxLessons.com’s groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated Lacrosse Insider. It’s the No. 1 source for recruiting news, analysis and objective information in the […]

LaxLessons – The Leader. Our groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated coverage, and Recruiting Rundown, launched in 2009. Get caught up on the latest news right here, right now by visiting LaxLessons.com’s groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated Lacrosse Insider. It’s the No. 1 source and unparalleled leader for recruiting news, analysis and objective information in the NY/NJ/CT tristate hotspot and the entire […]

LaxLessons – The Leader. Our groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated coverage, and Recruiting Rundown, launched in 2009. Get caught up on the latest news right here, right now by visiting LaxLessons.com’s groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated Lacrosse Insider. It’s the No. 1 source and unparalleled leader for recruiting news, analysis and objective information in the NY/NJ/CT tristate hotspot and the entire […]

LaxLessons – The Leader. Our groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated coverage, and Recruiting Rundown, launched in 2009. Get caught up on the latest news right here, right now by visiting LaxLessons.com’s groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated Lacrosse Insider. It’s the No. 1 source and unparalleled leader for recruiting news, analysis and objective information in the NY/NJ/CT tristate hotspot and the entire […]

LaxLessons – The Leader. Our groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated coverage, and Recruiting Rundown, launched in 2009. Get caught up on the latest news right here, right now by visiting LaxLessons.com’s groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated Lacrosse Insider. It’s the No. 1 source and unparalleled leader for recruiting news, analysis and objective information in the NY/NJ/CT tristate hotspot and the entire […]

LaxLessons – The Leader. Our groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated coverage, and Recruiting Rundown, launched in 2009. Get caught up on the latest news right here, right now by visiting LaxLessons.com’s groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated Lacrosse Insider. It’s the No. 1 source and unparalleled leader for recruiting news, analysis and objective information in the NY/NJ/CT tristate hotspot and the entire […]

LaxLessons.com: Imitated, But Never Duplicated. The Original. The Best. The Leader. The Only Unbiased, Professional Lax Recruiting Source. Get caught up on the latest news right here, right now by visiting LaxLessons.com’s groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated Lacrosse Insider. It’s the No. 1 source and unparalleled leader for recruiting news, analysis and objective information in the NY/NJ/CT tristate hotspot and the entire lax […]

LaxLessons.com: Imitated, But Never Duplicated. The Original. The Best. The Leader. The Only Unbiased, Professional Lax Recruiting Source. Get caught up on the latest news right here, right now by visiting LaxLessons.com’s groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated Lacrosse Insider. It’s the No. 1 source and unparalleled leader for recruiting news, analysis and objective information in the NY/NJ/CT tristate hotspot and the entire lax […]

LaxLessons.com: Imitated, But Never Duplicated. The Original. The Best. The Leader. The Only Unbiased, Professional Lax Recruiting Source. Get caught up on the latest news right here, right now by visiting LaxLessons.com’s groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated Lacrosse Insider. It’s the No. 1 source and unparalleled leader for recruiting news, analysis and objective information in the NY/NJ/CT tristate hotspot and the entire lax […]

LaxLessons.com: Imitated, But Never Duplicated. The Original. The Best. The Leader. The Only Unbiased, Professional Lax Recruiting Source. Get caught up on the latest news right here, right now by visiting LaxLessons.com’s groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated Lacrosse Insider. It’s the No. 1 source and unparalleled leader for recruiting news, analysis and objective information in the NY/NJ/CT tristate hotspot and the entire lax […]

LaxLessons.com: Imitated, But Never Duplicated. The Original. The Best. The Leader. The Only Unbiased, Professional Lax Recruiting Source. Get caught up on the latest news right here, right now by visiting LaxLessons.com’s groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated Lacrosse Insider. It’s the No. 1 source and unparalleled leader for recruiting news, analysis and objective information in the NY/NJ/CT tristate hotspot and the entire lax […]

LaxLessons.com: Imitated, But Never Duplicated. The Original. The Best. The Leader. The Only Unbiased, Professional Lax Recruiting Source. Get caught up on the latest news right here, right now by visiting LaxLessons.com’s groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated Lacrosse Insider. It’s the No. 1 source and unparalleled leader for recruiting news, analysis and objective information in the NY/NJ/CT tristate hotspot and the entire lax […]

It’s the busiest time of year for major D-I commitments in the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the NY/NJ/CT tristate region. Get caught up right here, right now. Photo by Dave Anderson/MaxPreps New York Class A state champion Massapequa made the cut for MaxPreps’ Images of the Year, which were published on Thursday, Aug. 7. […]

Photos by Jim Sannerud/MaxPreps Darien defeated New Canaan 10-8 for the second undefeated season and 10th state title in school history on Saturday, June 14 at Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk. Above, junior William Hemernick controls for the Blue Wave. For the game story, click here. For thoughts on the game from senior goalie […]

  Photos by Ray Passaro/LISportsShots.com University of Maryland-bound Austin Henningsen of Northport (above, right) had three goals and excelled on faceoffs, and Bryant College-bound Jake Buonaiuto of Miller Place had five goals as Suffolk defeat Nassau 15-10 in the Long Island Showcase Rising Senior game on Friday, June 20 at Farmingdale State University. John Daniggelis (Smithtown […]

  Photos by Ray Passaro/LISportsShots.com Dylan Rhatigan and Tom Haun of Sachem North each scored three times and Dan Rooney of Smithtown East (above) had two goals for Team Suffolk in a 13-8 win over Team Nassau in the Long Island Showcase tripleheader on Friday at Farmingdale State University. Locust Valley’s Joe Madsen and Syosset’s Mac […]

Photos by Jim Sannerud/MaxPreps Greenwich defeated Staples 13-10  in the Connecticut Class L state title on Saturday, June 14 at Brien McMahon High School. It was the first-ever state title for the Cardinals. For our game story, click here.     * You can view the complete MaxPreps photo gallery of the Greenwich-Staples game here. Have […]

Photos by Jim Sannerud/MaxPreps Above, sophomore Mike Sudora has plenty to celebrate as St. Joseph’s held on for a 14-11 win against Brookfield to win the Connecticut Class S state title on Saturday, June 14 at Brien McMahon High School. For our game story, click here.   * You can view the complete MaxPreps photo gallery […]

Class B: Yorktown holds off Jamesville-DeWitt 10-9 for seventh title. Photos by Dave Anderson/MaxPreps.com   Class A: Massapequa rolls past Fayetteville-Manlius. Photos by Dave Anderson/MaxPreps.com Class C: Bronxville wins first-ever state title by winning rematch vs. Cazenovia  * Photo gallery archive Have a recruiting commitment to report? Send an email to info@laxlessons.com, contact Joe Lombardi […]

Click here for Lacrosse Insider NY state finals title-game previews, predictions, analysis Class A Photos by Dave Anderson/MaxPreps.com Massapequa won its first-ever downstate semifinal by cruising to a 23-7 rout of Section 2’s Niskayuna in a tripleheader on Wednesday, June 4 at Hofstra. Carter Hawthorne had three goals and four assists and Paul Dilena and […]

 Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com A goal by Kate Kotowski with 11 seconds remianing in the first overtime gave Nassau County champion Cold Spring Harbor a 13-12 win over Bayport-Blue Point in the Long Island Class C championship game Sunday at Dowling College. CSH will play Bronxville (Section 1) in the New York state semifinals on […]

Class A Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com In a wild, down-to-the-wire thriller, Nassau champion Massapequa, making its second straight Long Island Championship appearance, pulled out a 13-12 win over  first-time LIC finalist Smithtown East at Hofstra University’s Shuart Stadium. A shot by Smithtown East’s Joe Saggese in the closing seconds went wide. Massapequa rallied to tie […]

 Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Third-seeded Smithtown East scored 11 second-half goals and in the process snapped No. 2 Sachem North’s 11-game win streak with a 17-11 victory in the Suffolk County (NY) Class A semifinals Friday. With the win, the East-side Bulls earned their first-ever appearance in the Suffolk title game, where they will play […]

Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com No. 2 Sachem North pulled out a 6-5 win over seventh-seeded Half Hollow Hills East in the Suffolk (NY) Class A quarterfinals on Wednesday. Sean O’Brien had three goals and one assist for the Flaming Arrows. Jacob Giacolone made 10 saves, including two on the crease in the final three minutes […]

 Photos by Ray Nelson Top-seeded Adelphi pulled out a dramatic 8-7 win over Dowling in the NCAA quarterfinals on Saturday. Adelphi won it on  a goal by former Farmingdale High School (NY) star Sal Tuttle (above) with six seconds remaining. It followed a big save by Panthers goalie Aidan Bennardo with 1:14 left. With the […]

Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Smithtown East’s 11-10 win over previously unbeaten Smithtown West wasn’t the only dramatic game in Suffolk County (NY) on Thursday. Following a takeaway by Mike Aronow, Sean O’Brien’s goal, off a feed from Joe Caridi, gave Sachem North an 8-7 overtime win over defending NY Class A champion Ward Melville. It […]

 Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com It’s one of the most meaningful events during the varsity season each year in the tristate region and it was held once again on Saturday. The Louis Acompora Memorial Jamboree, played on Long Island at Northport’s Vet Park, honors the memory of Louis Acompora, who died at age 14 in March […]

Photos by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com New Canaan scored the last four goals of the games to pick up a 7-5 win over visiting Ridgewood in a CT/NJ contest played on Thursday. New Canaan (6-1) has won five straight since losing to St. Anthony’s 10-5 at Princeton University. Harry Stanton and Justin Meichner each scored twice for […]

Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Sachem North improved to 7-3 on Thursday by picking up a 15-5 win over Lindenhurst. James Avanzato had a goal and five assists for the Flaming Arrows, who led 8-1 at the half. Sean O’Brien had four goals and Tom Haun had two goals and two assists. It was Sachem North’s […]

Photos by Dave Anderson/MaxPreps.com Sean Cerrone scored with one second left in the first overtime to give Chaminade an 8-7 win over visiting St. Anthony’s in a rematch of last year’s CHSAA AAA title game won by Chaminade. Cerrone and Brendan Kearns each had two goals for the unbeaten Flyers (8-0). Kearns added an assist. […]

 Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Sachem North picked up its third straight huge win in Suffolk (NY) Division 1, beating Smithtown East 12-8 Wednesday. Joe Caridi and Jimmy Hoffman each had three goals for the Flaming Arrows, who outscored the Bulls 5-1 in the fourth quarter after the third quarter ended in a 7-7 tie. Brian […]

 Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Fresh off a big win over Northport, Sachem North got another big Suffolk County (NY) Division 1 win on Wednesday, defeating  Hauppauge 12-4. Joe Caridi had four goals and two assists for the Flaming Arrows. Sean O’Brien had three goals and an assist and Jimmy Hoffman one goal and two assists. […]

Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Sachem East improved to 6-3 on Wednesday with a 9-3 Suffolk County (NY) Division 1 win over Connetquot (3-6). Jason DeBenedictis and Nick Page each had three goals for Sachem East. DeBenedictis dished out three assists. Goalie Mike Bollinger finished with 14 saves. Three players – Nick Bellinato, Collin Grippo and […]

Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Joe Caridi scored three goals and had one assist as Sachem North picked up a big 9-7 Suffolk Count (N.Y.) Division 1 win over Northport on Monday. Kevin Bragaglia and Tom Haun both added two goals. Jacob Giacalone made nine saves. * Photo gallery archive Have a recruiting commitment to report? […]

Photos by Dave Anderson/MaxPreps.com University of North Carolina-bound Pat McCormick had four goals and three assists as Hicksville beat Nassau County (N.Y.) rival Long Beach 13-7 on Monday night. Wade Walker, Mike Osmundsen and TJ Kilmetis each had two goals and one assist. Goalie Ryan Toomey made 10 saves for ‘Ville, which led only 5-4 […]

Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Chaminade’s Jack Brennan had three goals in the Flyers’ 10-5 Reg’s Rock win at Manhasset on Saturday night. Brendan Kearns had two goals and an assist for the Flyers, who remain unbeaten at 5-0. Henry Griffith had a goal and an assist for ‘Set. Chaminade now leads the Reg’s Rock series […]

Photos by Jim Sannerud/MaxPreps.com Behind Bucknell-bound Reed Malas’ five goals and two assists and Mamaroneck improved to 5-2 with a 13-3 win over Mahopac on Friday, April 11. Click here for the entire photo gallery. Photos by Jim Sannerud/MaxPreps.com Rob Lalli scored three goals, including the game-winner, as Eastchester pulled out a 6-5 overtime win […]

Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Joe Licata and Jason DeBenedictis each had four goals and two assists as Sachem East pulled out a 12-11 win over Half Hollow Hills East on Friday night at Sachem East. Dan Bockelman had seven goals for Hills East. * Photo gallery archive Have a recruiting commitment to report? Send an […]

Photos by Dave Anderson/MaxPreps.com Jake Buonaiuto had four goals and added three assists as defending Suffolk Class B champion Miller Place defeated Comsewogue 12-7 on Thursday. Teammate Tom Liantonio had three goals and two assists and Liam Walsh three goals and one assist. Jake McGregor led ‘Wogue with 20 saves in goal. Click here for […]

 Photos by Dave Anderson/MaxPreps.com Haley O’Hanlon, Margot McTiernan, Kerry Defliese and Michaela Bruno each scored twice to lift Garden City to a 9-7 win over Farmingdale in a Nassau County (N.Y.) girls lacrosse battle on Monday. Click here to view the entire photo gallery. * Photo gallery archive Have a recruiting commitment to report? Send […]

Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Georgetown-bound junior attackman Daniel Bucaro, above, scores a one-handed wraparound after regaining his footing to give defending New York state champion Ward Melville an 8-7 overtime win over visiting Yorktown on Saturday in the longtime rivals’ first meeting since 2010. Below, Bucaro celebrates after netting the dramatic game-winner. Ward Melville freshman […]

Photos by Dave Anderson/MaxPreps.com Smithtown West (NY), the No. 1 team in the LaxLessons Tristate Top 25 rankings, ran its record to 6-0 Thursday by picking up a hard-earned 8-4 win over visiting West Islip. University of Maryland-bound Christian Zawadzki had three goals and two assists. Sophomore Jimmy Caddigan added two goals and an assist. […]

Photos by Dave Anderson/MaxPreps.com Connetquot opened its season with a 9-6 win over visiting Half Hollow Hills East on Thursday. Tyler Nason had five goals for Connetquot. For the entire photo gallery, click here. * Photo gallery archive Have a recruiting commitment to report? Send an email to info@laxlessons.com, contact Joe Lombardi directly at joe@laxlessons.com […]

Photos by Dave Anderson/MaxPreps.com Defending New York Class A state champ Ward Melville picked up Win No. 1 on Wednesday, beating Sachem East 14-7. We published photos on Wednesday by Ray Nelson. Now, here are more photos from the game taken by Dave Anderson.   * For the entire photo gallery, click here. * Photo […]

Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Defending consensus national champion Ward Melville picked up its first win of the 2014 season — and first win for new coach Jay Negus — beating Sachem East 14-7 on Wednesday. Above, Georgetown-bound junior attackman Daniel Bucaro celebrates a goal for WM. * Photo gallery archive Have a recruiting commitment to […]

Photos by Dave Anderson/MaxPreps.com Bay Shore made some big news to start the season, picking up a 4-3 win over defending Suffolk Class B champion Miller Place on Friday, March 21. Luke Pacella’s goal off a Jake Sheet feed with just over a minute remaining was the winner. Pacella had three goals and an assist. […]

Photos by Dave Anderson/MaxPreps.com Smithtown West and host Cold Spring Harbor got the 2014 season started on Wednesday, March 19 at CSH. Smithtown West came away with an 8-5 win. The Bulls outscored the Seahawks 4-1 in the second quarter to take a 6-3 lead at the half. Christian Zawadzki had three goals for West, […]

Maxpreps photo by Ray Nelson Ward Melville’s Christian Mazzone, left, controls against Smithtown West’s Frank Brier in the Suffolk Class A championship game on May 30. Mazzone had two goals and two assists as the Patriots won their first Section 11 title since 2000. Click here for the complete photo gallery.  MaxPreps photos by Dave […]

MaxPreps photos by Dave Anderson Chaminade players celebrate after beating archrival and four-time defending CHSAA Long Island AAA champion St. Anthony’s 7-5 in the title game on May 23 at Hofstra University. Click here for the complete photo gallery. Chaminade’s J.J. McDaid unleashes a shot on the run against Evan Doodian. McDaid battles for possession […]

MaxPreps photos by Dave Anderson St John the Baptist defeated Holy Trinity 10-6 on May 14 led by Tim Nowak’s six goals and one assist. Click here for the complete photo gallery. MaxPreps photo by Jim Stout Hiroki Fukushima scored four goals in Keio Academy’s 8-7 win at Kennedy Catholic in the first round of […]

MaxPreps photos by Dave Anderson In a big girls showdown on May 8, Ella Bonafede, left, and St. Anthony’s dealt Garden City its first loss, winning 11-6 after building a 9-3 halftime lead. Click here for the complete photo gallery. Garden City beat previously unbeaten Shoreham-Wading River 10-9 in overtime on May 11, overcoming an […]

MaxPreps photos by Dave Anderson St. Anthony’s David Rivoir and Fairfield Prep’s Austin Sims keep their eyes on the ball in St. Anthony’s 7-4 win on May 1. Click here for the complete photo gallery. This loose ball was the center of attention by players from both St. Anthony’s and Fairfield Prep. Click here for […]

Maxpreps photos by Jim Stout John Lisitano of Guilford takes on Erik Pierson of Cheshire during Guilford’s 11-3 SWC win in Cheshire, Conn., April 23. Click here for the complete photo gallery. Tyler Clark of New Milford carries through the midfield during New Milford’s 16-7 SWC road win in Monroe, Conn., April 24. Click here […]

MaxPreps photo by Jim Stout Matthew Montanez  of Fairfield Ludlowe shoots and scores over Norwalk’s Andy Lovo during Ludlowe’s 11-5 FCIAC win on April 20. Click here for the complete photo gallery. MaxPreps photo by Jim Stout Dylan Bass of Rye County Day, left, looks to circle out from behind the net during his team’s […]

MaxPreps photo by Jim Stout Cheshire Academy (CT) junior Sean Herdman hit the 30-goal mark on Saturday during his team’s 20-2 victory against The Harvey School (NY) at John Jay High School in Cross River, N.Y. Click here for the complete photo gallery. MaxPreps photo by Jim Stout Kaishu Nibe of the Keio School (NY) […]

Photos by Steven Ryan Junior midfielder Jamie White of Delbarton attacks from X in the Green Wave’s 7-3 win over previously unbeaten St. Anthony’s in South Huntington, N.Y., on April 6. Click here for the complete photo gallery. Brown University-bound senior attackman Dylan Molloy controls for St. Anthony’s. Princeton University-bound junior midfielder J.t. Caputo as […]

Photos by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Tyler Arrone (No. 4) in action for Byram Hills’ 10-5 season-opening win over Clarkstown South in New York’s Section 1 on April 2. Click here for the complete photo gallery. Lucas Andriano controls for Somers while being closely defended by Joe Serrecchia of Brewster in Somers’ 13-8 win in New York’s […]

Photos by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Brunswick held on to beat the Deerfield Academy 9-7 on Saturday. In this sequence with the score tied at 6-6 in the fourth quarter, Brunswick goalie Tommy Heidt, right, stops Virginia recruit and Canadian U-19 National team member Joe French of Deerfield in Saturday’s game in Greenwich, Conn.  Click here for […]