High School Zone: Long Island NY
There was a definite Ohio State feel in the hallways of Syosset High School today. The fact that Ryan Hunter was wearing a red Ohio State T-shirt and Ohio State baseball cap hardly came as a surprise. After all, the senior attackman committed to play at OSU back in October, 2010. But the newest Brave […]
It’s become the lacrosse equivalent of a best-of-three series. CHSAA rivals Chaminade and St. Anthony’s square off twice during the regular season, and then, invariably, once more, in the postseason championship game. Neither team has swept a season series since 2006. St. Anthony’s enters the season having won three straight Catholic League titles. Last year, […]
Benny Borgognone brings a football mentality to the lacrosse field. That should hardly come as a surprise. After all, he’s a standout linebacker for Manhasset. Borgognone, a sophomore, describes himself as an aggressive, possession first defenseman. Those are traits similar to his brother, Frank, a senior defenseman for Manhasset, who has signed to play at […]
Duke, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, UNC, Maryland, Virginia and Penn State. Those were among the schools Ryan Keenan considered before making his college choice. Keenan, a sophomore lefty attackman at Smithtown West, decided on Penn State. Keenan made an immediate impact on the Bulls’ varsity squad last year, starting after his brother, current Duke freshman Kyle […]
Since Manhasset moved up to Class B prior to last season, the race for Class C supremacy in Nassau County — and Long Island, for that matter — has been interesting to watch. Cold Spring Harbor outlasted the Friends Academy 8-7 to take the Section 8 Class C title last year. The Seahawks then fell […]
While much of the attention of the lacrosse world has been focused on the US Lacrosse National Convention, which got under way yesterday in Philadelphia, another noteworthy event was also held. Major League Lacrosse’s annual collegiate draft. Former Smithtown West standout Rob Pannell (pictured at left), coming off a 42-goal, 47 assist season at Cornell, was selected […]
Jake Froccaro is a talented player whose highlight reel is as impressive as his No. 12 national ranking among current high school seniors by Inside Lacrosse. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound Port Washington attackman/midfielder also has some strong bloodlines. His older brother, Jeff, is a standout at Princeton, who was a second-team All-Ivy League selection as a freshman […]
The Woodstick Classic is the nation’s longest uninterrupted high school boys lax annual affair. Last year’sevent, the 120th edition of a rivalry that started in 1935, had special significance since both Garden City and Manhasset were aligned in the same class, meaning it was a likely preview of the Nassau County Class B title game. […]
Photo by Gene Morris/Smithtown Patch There has been no shortage of talent at Smithtown West the last few years. Brett Madarasz, Jordan Stevens, Kyle Keenan and James Pannell are just some of the names that come to mind. Alex Dodge knows them all very well. Especially from practicing against them. The dodging midfielder was able […]
There’s been a surge in sophomore commitments the last few weeks, and we expect a few noteworthy ones to come in the weeks and months ahead. If you were with us earlier today on Twitter or checked out our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown,” we told you about the latest. Patrick McCormick, a versatile […]
Christian Zawadzki didn’t have to look far to see what attributes it takes to be Division I lacrosse player. His brother, Anthony, is a junior midfielder at Lafayette. He also learned at an early age the dedication and commitment it takes to reach the highest level in a sport. His father, Tony, is a football […]
We just reviewed a busy week for commitments among members of the Class of 2013. For a recap, be sure to check out our weekly column on lax in the tristate for InsideLacrosse.com. Slowly the number of commitments among current sophomores is rising. Earlier today, I received word of the latest. Christian Zawadzki of Smithtown […]
Evan Zakow is not like most attackmen. Sure, the Walt Whitman senior likes to feed and finish. He also enjoys doing something you won’t hear a lot of players at his position ever even mention. “I love to ride,” Zakow said. “Attackmen don’t get revenge often on the long-poles and I hate watching the ball on the […]
Northport is on a roll when it comes to recruiting. As we told you last week, attackman Brian Cannon, one of the nation’s top sophomores, committed to North Carolina. Another Tiger standout has also made a verbal commitment to a Division I program. Junior John Glancy announced his intentions to accept a scholarship offer from […]
Siena College is off to a new start. Brian Brecht, who served as the Saints’ head coach for the last seven seasons, left Loudonville to take over the Rutgers program. Enter John Svec. The new Siena head coach had been an assistant an assistant at Hobart. Despite the transition, there’s little doubt Svec will follow […]
