High School Zone: Long Island NY

West Islip’s mission for 2014 is as clear as could be. After all, the Lions are coming off a 12-6 season in which their run of nine straight Suffolk County (N.Y.) championships and 11 straight Section 11 title-game appearances came to an end. WI’s title run ended with a 12-4 loss to Smithtown East 12-4 […]

St. Anthony’s is eager to return to a familiar place in 2014. The Friars had won four straight New York CHSAA AAA Nassau/Suffolk championships, beating Chaminade in the AAA final each season prior to last year. That title run came to an end in 2013 as Chaminade defeated the Friars 7-5 in the title game […]

Manhasset won back-to-back New York State Class C championships in 2009 and ’10. Then, in 2011, the Indians moved up to Class B, joining their longtime archrival, Garden City. The Trojans have defeated ‘Set in the Nassau Class B title game each of the last three years, winning state titles the last two season. Last […]

A combination of size and stick skills are two of the most ideal attributes Division I coaches crave in a defenseman. Put checks in both columns for Nick Biasi. The Class of 2015 Bethpage High School (N.Y.) standout checks in at 6-foot-4, 210 pounds. A natural righty, he is equally strong with either hand. So […]

It was a breakthrough season for Friends Academy in 2013. The Quakers, making their third straight appearance in the Nassau County (N.Y.) Class C championship game, came away with the title. Friends picked up a decisive 9-4 win against Cold Spring Harbor, the team it played in the title game each of the previous two […]

The contentious back-and-forth battle regarding the varsity coaching status of two-time defending Long Island Class C champion Shoreham-Wading River’s Tom Rotanz now appears settled. Justin Arini, left, has been named as the Wildcats’ new varsity coach. Arini, who works in the district as a guidance counselor, is a former assistant coach at Manhattan College. He […]

The 2013 season will be remembered for a long time in Mineola. The Chaminade Flyers completed a rare 3-0 season series sweep of archrival St. Anthony’s, with the final win, a 7-5 victory, coming in the much-awaited CHSAA (N.Y.) Nassau-Suffolk AAA title game. Chaminade finished 15-2 with the losses coming against Hudson Valley (N.Y.) power […]

Courtesy Hofstra Athletic Communications From press release Hofstra University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jeff Hathaway announced today that head men’s lacrosse coach Seth Tierney has agreed to a multi-year contract extension to continue his coaching career with the Pride. “For the past seven years, Seth has been an exceptional coach and an outstanding […]

Cold Spring Harbor is looking for a reversal of fortune in 2014. The Seahawks have advanced to the Nassau County (N.Y.) Class C championship game five straight seasons, losing each time, most recently last spring, when they fell to the Friends Academy 9-4. CSH last won a county crown in 2008, when it beat Manhasset […]

Hewlett hopes to stay in the hunt in one of the nation’s most competitive conferences. The Bulldogs played in Section 8 Class B, also known as Nassau County on Long Island, home of the two-time New York state champion Garden City Trojans. GC ended Hewlett’s 2013 season with a 12-3 win over the Bulldogs in […]

After falling by one goal to Syosset in the 2012 Nassau County (N.Y.) Class A title game, Massapequa came back to become Chiefs of Section 8 in 2013. ‘Pequa picked up a 14-5 win over Port Washington. The postseason ride ended with a 12-3 loss to eventual state champion Ward Melville in the Long Island […]

The following are Division I boys lacrosse collegiate commitments from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate area, for the high school graduating Class of 2014 (current freshmen). Be sure to check separate listings for commitments by the classes of 2014, 2015 and 2016. If you have a commitment to […]

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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 […]