High School Zone: Hudson Valley NY
LaxLessons.com | September 30, 2013
There aren’t many ninth-graders who had the kind of weekend Ara Atayan did. By the time the attackman/midfielder from New York State Class C finalist Bronxville flew home from Chapel Hill, N.C., last night, Atayan’s college choice had been completed. Atayan verbally committed to the University of North Carolina yesterday to become the first member […]
LaxLessons.com | September 29, 2013
There have been some false alarms the past few weeks, but today, it actually happened. The first verbal commitment for a player in the Class of 2017 was made. The commitment came less than 24 hours after the player who made it wrapped up his unofficial visit and met with the coaching staff at the […]
LaxLessons.com | September 28, 2013
Riley Aviles has a big game today. Aviles is a wide receiver/safety on the Iona Prep football football team, which hosts Xavier at 1:30 p.m. Aviles is also a standout in lacrosse. He was named first-team all-league and Attackman of the Year for the CHSAA Metro Division this past spring. Lacrosse is also the sport he’ll be […]
LaxLessons.com | September 27, 2013
Fox Lane High School in the rolling hills of Bedford, N.Y., halfway up Interstate 684, has had a varsity boys lacrosse program since the 1960s. But the Foxes have never had a sophomore commit to a college program. Until last night. Joe Lombardi broke the news on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider expanded coverage section that Maverik […]
LaxLessons.com | September 26, 2013
For Rob Looney, the key to excelling in goal comes down to two key things — his hands and hard work. “My strengths as a player lay within my quick hands and my work ethic,” said the senior at John Jay High School (N.Y.). “My style of play would best be described as a scrappy […]
LaxLessons.com | September 25, 2013
What do you get when you combine stick skills, speed and an unselfish style of play? If you’re a high school player, namely, a bright college future. That’s the case with Tucker DePaola. The senior attackman at Blind Brook High School (N.Y.) verbally committed earlier this week to Haverford College, a decision first reported by […]
LaxLessons.com | September 24, 2013
To say Owen Reda has been immersed in lacrosse almost since birth would not be an overstatement. “I was introduced to lacrosse when I was really little by my dad (Richard Reda) who played at Virginia in the ’80s,” said Reda, a senior midfielder at Pleasantville High School (N.Y.). “My sister (Meghan) plays at Fairfield […]
LaxLessons.com | September 18, 2013
Auric Enchill was familiar with Tufts University well before he verbally committed to the Jumbos’ admissions process this summer. That’s because his brother, AJ Enchill, is a sophomore midfielder for the Division III power. Like his older brother, Auric is a midfielder. He is playing his upcoming senior season at the Trinity-Pawling School in New […]
LaxLessons.com | September 15, 2013
The USC women’s lacrosse program is in just its second year. Which makes the Trojans’ efforts on the recruiting scene all the more impressive. USC has already emerged as one of the leading destinations for the premier girls high school players in the country. Chalk up another one for the Trojans. Class of 2015 midfielder […]
LaxLessons.com | September 9, 2013
Reader “Just sayin” asked the question. Now, Joe Lombardi has the answer. Just sayin” wanted to know who Joe thinks the top football-playing tristate lacrosse standouts are. Here’s Joe’s response: I talk all the time about the football/lacrosse connection and the synergy between the sports. We now have more football/lacrosse standouts than ever. And in […]
LaxLessons.com | September 8, 2013
Austin Graham took center stage for one of the nation’s most successful and tradition-rich programs as a sophomore. It happened in a battle of New York powers as Yorktown visited Smithtown West. Starting goaltender Zach Reilly left the game in the first half with a broken collarbone injury, and was sidelined for most of the […]
LaxLessons.com | August 27, 2013
Nick DelBene is the one. Yorktown, among the most renowned and successful varsity programs from sea to shining sea, has its first Class of 2015 commit. Towson University, meanwhile, has its second tristate rising junior verbal. DelBene gave a verbal to Towson yesterday, a commitment first reported when it was made by Joe Lombardi on […]
LaxLessons.com | August 26, 2013
Liam Lynch excels in the faceoff X. But don’t call the rising junior at New York Class C state finalist Bronxville a FOGO. Lynch, after all, is a skilled midfielder with outstanding stick skills who is also a crafty dodger and finisher. “I pride myself on doing all the little things to help make my […]
LaxLessons.com | August 23, 2013
If you were with us on Lacrosse Insider earlier this week, you already know that Penn has become the second Ivy League second to garner a rising sophomore tristate commitment. The first came when we first reported that midfielder Cooper Telesco of Ridgewood, N.J., committed to the admissions process at Cornell. Joe Lombardi is now […]
LaxLessons.com | August 22, 2013
Most college-bound lacrosse players remember when they first chose to play the sport. Mike O’Connor does too. But in his case, the word “chose” may not exactly fit. You see, the senior attackman/midfielder at Ossining High School (N.Y.) is the nephew of two former Yorktown High School All-Americans who went on to play at Army: […]
