High School Zone: Long Island NY
We told you yesterday that one of Saturday’s big boys games — John Jay at Yorktown — will be a benefit game for multiple sclerosis. That’s not the only game in the tristate area being played for a special cause this weekend. When Hewlett hosts Syosset on Saturday at 7 p.m., all proceeds will benefit […]
If yesterday’s regular-season games are any indication, we’re in for quite a spring. Check out these scores: * Bethpage 6, Hicksville 5 * Syosset 12, Cold Spring Harbor 11 * Farmingdale 5, Lynbrook 4 * Eastchester 6, Pearl River 5 Fasten your seatbelts, gang. With increased participation, parity and unpredictability now the buzzwords at all […]
There’s little doubt that St. Anthony’s and Garden City are not only two of the elite programs on Long Island, but in the nation as well. Today, the two powerhouses scrimmaged and St. Anthony’s pulled out a hard-fought win. While we all know it’s never a good idea to put too much stock in scrimmage […]
We’re a week away from the unofficial opening day in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Next Tuesday, March 20, Syosset, seeded first in Nassau County Class A by coaches in the preseason, takes on two-time Class B state finalists Garden City, at Garden City. With the season […]
And we’re off. Well, almost. The start of the high school season is right around the corner for most of the nation and the first Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse Power Rankings of 2012 are out. Salisbury (Conn.) leads the way among tristate teams at No. 4. St. Anthony’s (above) checks in at No. 6. You can […]
Chaminade plays a schedule as competitive as any program around. But in the end, the games that will define the Flyers’ season are the ones against its most traditional opponent – St. Anthony’s. The teams traditionally play a best-of-three series, with two regular-season meetings followed, invariably, by a showdown for the CHSAA championship. The Friars […]
If you’ve been following our “Schedules scanner” thread, you know that when it comes to the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, there is no shortage of challenging schedules. But Shoreham-Wading River has taken it one step further. The Wildcats will get things going before the regular season starts. Coach Tom Rotanz passed along SWR’s […]
Looking for a team that could emerge from under the radar on Long Island? Northport could be a prime candidate. The Tigers have a solid squad that includes three Division I-bound players. The latest commitment was made by attackman Sean Gilroy, as we told you earlier today on Twitter. The adept finisher, who is heading […]
It’s been the biggest trend on the lacrosse recruiting landscape. The latest tristate sophomore to commit to a major Division I program — Cold Spring Harbor’s University of Notre Dame-bound Jordan Walter — has brought the total number to 15. (See the full breakdown below.) Walter, a 5-foot-11, 175-pound midfielder, is known for his dodging […]
It’s become the annual lid lifter to the boys lacrosse season in the nation’s No. 1 lacrosse hotbed, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Nassau County rivals Garden City and Syosset are keeping the tradition intact as they will meet in opening week for the fourth straight year when they square off on March 20 […]
Photo by Miles Tintle If you looking for the prototype of what college coaches are looking for in a major Division I midfielder, we refer you to Exhibit A. His name is Ryan Matthews. The Manhasset senior has size, speed, a strong shot and exceptional stick skills. He was also as equally impressive on the […]
It didn’t take long for Dino LaValle to show he can play with the big boys. The Manhasset junior made that pretty clear a couple of years ago. LaValle, an attackman, has been a standout on the Long Island Sting since the ninth grade. “Dino was the only ninth-grader we let play up on our […]
Smithtown West was a major player in the tristate lax scene last season. The Bulls enjoyed a 15-4 season, which ended with a 12-11 overtime loss to West Islip in the Suffolk County Class A title game. Smithtown West starts 2012 with a new coaching staff, led by new head coach Bob Moltisanti Jr. After […]
The number of current high school sophomores making college commitments is at an all-time high. The latest came over the weekend as Sachem North standout defender Michael Aronow verballed to Penn State. The 5-foot-11, 160-pound Aronow, a sophomore, is an unselfish, team-first player with strong skill skills who has been developing his lacrosse skills since […]
Thirteen sophomores from the region have already made college commitments. (You can check the rundown below.) Two of those commitments have come in the last 24 hours. As we told you yesterday here and today on InsideLacrosse.com, Liam Blohm, a longstick midfielder from Syosset, opted for Ohio State. As we reported earlier today on Twitter, […]
