High School Zone: Long Island NY
LaxLessons.com | February 19, 2013
At first glance, Tom Cummings wasn’t overly familiar with the Mount St. Mary’s College (Md.) program. But the more he learned, the more he liked. “When I first began to look at where I might have an opportunity to play lacrosse at the college level, I wasn’t really familiar with Mount Saint Mary’s,” said the […]
LaxLessons.com | February 11, 2013
Mark it down. Massapequa will be one of the teams playing in the Nassau County Class A title game. That may be a bold prediction to make, but then again, when you look at what’s happened the last three years, it may considered a pretty safe pick. That’s because the Chiefs have in the the […]
LaxLessons.com | February 8, 2013
You never know what’s going to happen when East meets West. As in Smithtown East and Smithtown West, that is. We’ve been talking a lot about the race for the top spot in Suffolk County’s Division 1. And even if Smithtown East and Smithtown West weren’t right in the thick of things — which they […]
LaxLessons.com | February 8, 2013
Sacred Heart-University bound Brian Masi (third from right) is one of six seniors from Smithtown West bound for Division I programs, along with, from left: midfielder Dillon Gruder (UMass), attackman Pat O’Brien (Army), faceoff midfielder Joe Varello (Navy), defender Frank Briar (Marist) and attackman Eric Joseph (Lafayette). The race for the championship in Suffolk County’s […]
LaxLessons.com | February 7, 2013
With the official start of varsity boys lacrosse practice in the tristate getting closer and closer, be sure to vote in our latest poll, which asks, “Who do you think should be the favorite to win the Suffolk County (Section 11, N.Y.) Division 1 title?” To vote, go to the right panel of this page. […]
LaxLessons.com | February 5, 2013
Northport is on the rise. The Tigers, after all, have improved their record in each of the last three seasons. Considering they play in one of the nation’s most competitive conferences — Division 1 in Suffolk County on Long Island — that’s quite an accomplishment. After all, Division 1 includes West Islip, Smithtown West, Smithtown […]
LaxLessons.com | February 3, 2013
Garden City has no shortage of players who helped the Trojans win the Long Island Championship in football this past fall, but whose focus has now shifted to winning a second straight New York State title in lacrosse. We’ve heard from one of them, Boston University-bound senior midfielder Brian Badgett. Matt Cortese is another. A […]
LaxLessons.com | February 3, 2013
The CHSAA championship races are always interesting. This season should be no exception as Chaminade will look to unseat St. Anthony’s in Division AAA and Fordham Prep will look to avenge last year’s one-goal lost to Iona Prep in the Division AA title game. That is among the topics in Joe Lombardi’s latest column for […]
LaxLessons.com | February 1, 2013
Bayport-Blue Point was one of the surprise teams in the high school lacrosse universe in 2011, making an unlikely trip to the New York State Class C championship game. Last year, the Phantoms finished 12-6, and again ended the season by losing to the eventual state champion — this time it was against Shoreham-Wading River […]
LaxLessons.com | January 26, 2013
Chaminade’s main mission for 2013 couldn’t be any clearer. The Flyers are aiming to win a CHSAA AAA championship for the first time since 2008, when they beat St. Anthony’s 12-11 in overtime in the title game. But the Friars have bounced back big time since then, beating ‘Nade in the title game four straight […]
LaxLessons.com | January 23, 2013
Do you remember the 2005 Division I men’s lacrosse national championship game? Danny Jones sure does. In fact, to say it left a big impact on the sophomore at four-time New York CHSAA champion St. Anthony’s would be an understatement. For starters, it was Jones’ first introduction to lacrosse. He discovered it while flipping through […]
LaxLessons.com | January 17, 2013
Matt Borges is part of the next generation. Borges is a defenseman/long-stick midfielder for defending New York State Class B champion Garden City. Twelve seniors on that team are currently playing on college team. Seven current GC seniors and two juniors have committed to play at the next level. There are more on the way. […]
LaxLessons.com | January 8, 2013
Former West Islip (N.Y.) High School star Nicky Galasso and former St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) midfielder Brendan Conroy have joined the Orange men’s lacrosse team for the 2013 season, SU head coach John Desko announced today. Galasso, a junior, transferred to Syracuse from North Carolina and has two years of eligibility remaining. Conroy played scholastically at […]
LaxLessons.com | December 11, 2012
What do you get when you combine good size with great stick skills? The essential ingredients of a major Division I attackman. Tommy Marino has those attributes — and then some. “I would say I have a big frame, good work on the crease, fast outside shot and good inside finishing,” the Smithtown East (N.Y.) […]
LaxLessons.com | December 1, 2012
Lacrosse has emerged as the hottest sport at the varsity level in much of the nation. That fact was apparent today as both Garden City and Chaminade won football championships on Long Island. Yes, football championships. You see, many of the leading players for both teams are Division I-bound for lacrosse — not football. For […]
