High School Zone: Long Island NY

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 […]

You’ve seen both the Tristate Top 25 preseason and Week 1 rankings, now let’s give a shoutout to the underdogs. Here’s a look at five under-the-radar teams from the nation’s No. 1 lacrosse hotspot, the NY/NJ/CT tristate region, in the latest “Top 5 in 5” video special anchored by Joe Lombardi. You can watch it […]

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, […]

Photos by Dave Anderson/MaxPreps.com Top: Mike Madsen, who had five goals in Locust Valley’s upset win over Port Washington. Above, twin brother Joe Madsen. It didn’t take long for there to be a major upset in the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the NY/NJ/CT tristate region. It happened on Wednesday as Locust Valley, coming […]

From press releases QUEENS, N.Y. – Unbeaten in its first three home games of the season for the first time since the 2009 campaign, the St. John’s lacrosse team will look to make it 4-for-4 at DaSilva Memorial Field in 2014 when it hosts local rival Hofstra in a midweek non-conference clash at 3 p.m. […]

It will be No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the first full week of regular-season action in the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Two-time New York Class B state champion Garden City will host Smithtown West in a matchup of the top two ranked teams in the LaxLessons.com […]

Here we go. Saturday marks Day 1 of the regular season in the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the NY/NJ/CT tristate region. There is only one regular-season game on the season, but it’s a big one as Connecticut prep power Brunswick visits Haverford (Pa.). Game-time is 11 a.m. More tristate powers will also be […]

Ian Junge has the combination Division I coaches covet in a defender. For starters, the junior at Sachem North is 6-foot-4 and 197 pounds. But wait, as they say in infomercials, there’s more. “He has great feet,” Sachem North coach Jay Mauro said. “He also has a great stick.” Earlier this week, Junge decided on […]

Take away losses to Nassau County champions Massapequa (Class A) and Garden City (Class B) and Wantagh was unbeaten during the 2013 regular season. The Warriors, who finished 14-3, won four straight to open the season before falling to ‘Pequa 16-6 on April 5, three games before a 9-1 setback to G.C. Wantagh’s season ended […]

Alex Weber, the former standout attackman at the University of Pennsylvania who now coaches the varsity team at Harvard Westlake High School (Calif.), produced and directed “COMMITTED,” a documentary on lacrosse recruiting videotaped this past summer at Maverik Showtime National Lacrosse Recruiting Spotlight. You can watch the trailer here. Lacrosse has taken Alex Weber to […]

* Scoreboard Central: Finals, box scores from Saturday’s action  * Box score From press release HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Sophomore Sam Llinares tallied three goals and added one assist and senior Torin Varn added two goals to lead the Hofstra Pride to a 7-5 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes in a non-conference game at James […]

* Scoreboard Central: Finals, box scores from Saturday’s action * Maryland-Stony Brook box score From press release STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Long Island natives senior Mike Chanenchuk and freshman Tim Rotanz combined to score six goals to lead the No. 1 University of Maryland men’s lacrosse team to an 11-8 victory over Stony Brook Saturday […]

Great expectations await Smithtown West High School (N.Y.) as it prepares to start the 2014 varsity season. The Bulls, who made final roster cuts this week, enter the season at or near the top in the preseason rankings, beginning with the first released anywhere, the LaxLessons.com Tristate Top 25 preseason rankings. We got our first […]