High School Zone: Long Island NY
The decision came almost two full years ago. That’s when Pat McCormick, a versatile lefty attackman from Hicksville High School (N.Y.), verbally committed to the University of North Carolina. With the accelerated recruiting process that started when we first reported that Syosset (N.Y.) goaltender Ryan Feit became the first-ever sophomore to verbally commit back in […]
New men’s lacrosse coach Tom Mariano is building a new culture at Pace University. Mariano took over the Pleasantville, N.Y.-based Division II program in July after leaving his post at Sacred Heart University. If you’ve been following, he’s been making his mark on the recruiting scene, and judging by his latest commit, culture is one […]
The 2013 season may have been Tom Rotanz’s last after 19 years as head coach at Long Island power Shoreham-Wading River High School. Rotanz reportedly was given the option of coaching for one final season by school officials, but declined, according to a report published today by the Riverhead News Review. Rotanz has led the […]
With Fall National Letter of Intent Signing Week set to start on Wednesday, Nov. 13, we’ll have the most up-t0-date rundown of all Class of 2014 college commits by high school. One school that will be near the top of the list is Sachem North (N.Y.). The Flaming Arrows now have nine 2014 verbals, with […]
Smithtown East High School reached new heights in boys lacrosse this past spring. The Bulls beat West Islip 12-4 in the Suffolk County (N.Y.) Class A quarterfinals to end WI’s string of 11 straight appearances in the county final and nine consecutive county championships. In that game, goaltender Brian Balkam had 19 saves for East. […]
Sachem North has seen its number of senior college committed players reach eight. The Flaming Arrows’ latest 2014 verbal was made by defender Paul La Francesca, who has committed to the admissions process at SUNY Maritime, a decision first reported when it was made on Nov. 1 by Joe Lombardi on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider premium […]
