High School Zone: Long Island NY
The high school postseason provides college coaches with a rare opportunity to watch prospective recruits in action after a long college season kept those coaches close to their own teams. But Hofstra University coach Seth Tierney didn’t need Long Island Class A champion Massapequa’s prolonged postseason run to make an evaluation on a player who’s […]
The Long Island Showcase brings the leading rising sophomore, juniors and seniors on Long Island in one setting. As we told you earlier, this year’s event is scheduled for Friday, June 20 at Farmingdale State. Tryouts have started with the final rosters of 40 players for each class scheduled to be selected on Thursday, June […]
From press releases The United States Marine Corps, in partnership with the Nassau County Coaches Association, New York Lizards and Town of Glen Cove will host the inaugural Dan Daly Cup all-star lacrosse game at Glen Cove High School on Saturday, June 21 at noon. The game will feature the top high school junior lacrosse […]
The travel season and summer showcases start this coming weekend, even as state playoff action continues for varsity teams in the tristate. Here’s a rundown of events for June through early August. Andy Forsberg Memorial Tournament June 7-8, Huntington, NY D-III Summer Showcase June 8, Hackley School, Tarrytown, NY Moonlight Showcase June 12, John Jay […]
New York state tournament brackets The three downstate representatives in the New York state championships will be determined on Wednesday, June 4 at Hofstra University’s Shuart Stadium. Class A: Niskayuna/Section 2 (19-1) vs. Massapequa/Section 8 (17-2), 3:30 p.m. Analysis: Niskayuna has been knocking on the door. The Silver Warriors have won 13 Section 2 (Albany […]
West Islip (Class A), Manhasset (Class B), Cold Spring Harbor (Class C) win Long Island girls titles
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 […]
Here are the latest LaxLessons Tristate Top 25 rankings. 1. Darien (CT), 19-0: Blue Wave are now tied with Wilton for most FCIAC titles, with 13. Last week’s ranking: No. 1 2. Massapequa (NY), 17-2: The Chiefs, who have won 17 straight since back-to-back losses to Chaminade (NY) and Garden City (NY), will be looking […]
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 […]
When Sachem North (NY) coach Jason Mauro says he expects big things from Brant Junge, he means that literally. Junge, after all, is 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds. “Brant is a good kid who really worked hard this spring,” Mauro said. “We are expecting big things from Brant this summer into next year. He has a […]
Saturday will be one of the special days on the tristate lacrosse calendar. It’s the Long Island Championship at Hofstra University’s Shuart Stadium. The winners of the LIC, which is also the state quarterfinals, advance to the downstate semifinals Wednesday, June 4 against winners of Saturday’s Section 1 vs. Section 2 quarterfinal games, back at […]
To view complete brackets on the NYSPHSAA website, click here, or click on each image below. Boys Class A Boys Class B Boys Class C Girls Class A Girls Class B Girls Class C Have a recruiting commitment to report? Send an email to info@laxlessons.com, contact Joe Lombardi directly at joe@laxlessons.com or send […]
A pair of standouts from Suffolk County on Long Island have made verbal commitments to Division I programs in the last 24 hours. One verbal comes from the Class of 2016, the other, the Class of 2015. Joe Lombardi is reporting that Commack High School midfielder Tom Dugan has verbally committed to Stony Brook. Dugan […]
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 […]
Photo by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Smithtown East lost to Sachem North 12-8 on April 22, ending an eight-game win streak. Now, Smithtown East will look to return the favor when it plays the Flaming Arrows in Friday’s Suffolk Class A semis. Sachem North takes an 11-game win streak into the game. We’ve called Suffolk County (NY) […]
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 […]
