High School Zone: Long Island NY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF3BL1QCh20 Ward Melville and Yorktown have combined to win 15 New York state titles. On Monday, the two national powers – and longtime inter-sectional rivals – combined on a pair of Division I commitments, both in the Class of 2015. Joe Lombardi is reporting that Ward Melville midfielder Jimmy Kickel and Yorktown midfielder Mike Dedvukaj […]
The Ward Melville team that went unbeaten and won the New York Class A state title in 2013 was renowned – deservedly so – for an outstanding senior class. But there were also several sophomores on that squad who are now eager for a shot at returning to the state championship game. A total of […]
Photo by Steve Ryan/MaxPreps A desire to play closer to home wound up being the difference in one of the tristate’s top Class of 2015 players having a change of course in his college destination. Star attackman and St. Anthony’s High School (NY) standout Michael Laviano has verballed to Boston University after decommitting from a […]
We began our analysis of the Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight all-star games played at Western Connecticut State University earlier this week with a look at the Class of 2017. Now, here’s a look at the 2016 game, and 10 peak performers, followed by a look at five other 2016 standouts from the four-day event. […]
Rain forced a 45-minute delay in the start of the all-star game doubleheader at the Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Conn., on Wednesday, July 9. Lightning halted play for a half hour as well. While it wound up being the longest doubleheader in the event’s seven-year history, it […]
From press release Dominican College of Blauvelt (NY) Director of Athletics Joe Clinton has announced that Marcello Sandoval has been named the new head men’s lacrosse coach. Sandoval becomes the seventh head coach in program history. “We are very excited to have Marcello take over the men’s lacrosse program and join our athletics staff,” said […]
The Class of 2016 and Class of 2017 all-star games at the Maverik Showtime Lacrosse National Recruiting Spotlight, held its all-star games Wednesday night at Western Connecticut State University, have gone final. Click here for game recaps and check back for Joe Lombardi’s Class of 2016 and Class of 2017 player breakdowns and evaluations. Here […]
Maverik Showtime Lacrosse National Recruiting Spotlight, regarded as the nation’s No. 1 summer showcase, held its all-star games Wednesday night at Western Connecticut State University. Led by MVP Connor DeSimone of Smithtown East High School (NY), Team Maverik (Red) beat Team Cascade (White) beat 14-8 in the Class of 2017 game, which was halted a […]
Dave Pietramala was perched in a folding chair right near midfield at the Long Island Showcase on June 20 at Farmingdale State. One of the players who caught the eye of the Long Island native and Johns Hopkins coach was a Class of 2017 defender/longstick midfielder from Mount Sinai High School, Lucas Capobianco-Hogan. Less than […]
The University of Maryland has just picked up its second Class of 2017 commitment from Long Island. The first came back in February when Commack High School midfielder Kevin Snyder decided on the Terrapins. Joe Lombardi is reporting that another Suffolk standout will also be bound for College Park. In the process, Sachem North High […]
Here are Suffolk County (NY) 2014 US Lacrosse All-Americans. Dan Bucaro, Ward Melville, jr., attack, Georgetown Brian Cannon, Northport, sr., attack, North Carolina Logan Greco, Smithtown West, sr., defense, Virginia Ryan Keenan, Smithtown West, sr., attack, Penn State Kieran Mullins, Islip, sr., attack, Army Justin Reh, Rocky Point, sr., attack, Albany Troy Reh, Rocky Point, […]
It’s the Fourth of July, but that doesn’t mean the news has taken a pause when it comes to wild, wacky world of lacrosse recruiting. In fact, we have some very big news to report in this update. We start on Long Island. One of the leading Class of 2015 players in the nation, St. Anthony’s […]
Matt Chmil is part of a new generation of lacrosse players. One that has taken up America’s fastest growing sport even though their family roots were in other sports. The Chaminade High School (NY) Class of 2017 midfielder’s father, Steve Chmil, was an infielder in the Atlanta Braves’ organization from 1980-85 after starring at Vanderbilt […]
