High School Zone: Long Island NY
We spent the better part of the last week-plus updating you folks on senior commits as the National Letter of Intent Fall Early Signing Week came and went. Then, on Thursday, the day after the eight-day window for seniors to sign with Division I and Division II college programs ended, came news that one of […]
We have a while to go before various media preseason polls will be released. But, as is an annual late-fall tradition in Long Island, we can now get a rundown of who the coaches think are the best teams. Below are the Nassau and Suffolk seedings, as voted on by the coaches. NASSAU Conference 1 […]
If you thought the end of the National Letter of Intent Fall Early Signing Period would result in a pause in recruiting commitments, think again. Starting early this morning and continuing through the afternoon, we learned of more new verbal commitments, including one involving one of the nation’s top sophomores, attackman Brian Cannon of Northport, […]
Photo by Gene Morris/Smithtown Patch There are just a few hours to go before the Fall National Letter of Intent Early Signing Week for current high school seniors is one for the books. Be sure to check back first thing tomorrow for a rundown of those seniors who are now officially signed and sealed. For […]
With three full days left in the Fall Early Signing Week, we’ve been telling you that St. Anthony’s leads the region with 16 senior commits. Well, the Friars’ CHSAA rival, Chaminade, is more than holding its own in this department as well. All told, Chaminade has nine senior commits and seven junior commits. One of […]
Two of St. Anthony’s 16 college committed seniors are bound for coach Joe Alberici’s program at West Point – Tim Stackpole (left) and Brendan Conroy. The National Letter of Intent Fall Early Signing Period is now in Day 3, with the final day for players bound for all but a handful of conferences in Division […]
As we’ve been telling you, the start of the National Letter of Intent Signing Week is Wednesday. One regional team that better make sure it has plenty of pens ready to go is Avon Old Farms in Connecticut. Avon, after all, has no less than seven college-bound seniors, four of whom are headed to D-I […]
That effort to promote awareness and acceptance for kids with autism will be on full display on Saturday, Nov. 12 at Syosset High School when varsity and junior varsity teams will be competing in the Battles of the Counties Lacrosse Tournament. That’s among the topics in this week’s column on lax in the region on […]
It was another busy week for college recruiting commitments. But the biggest news last week involved next year. We learned that, for the first time ever, Middletown High School’s Faller Field (above) will host the state championship games. Those were among the topics in the latest installment of our weekly tristate column for InsideLacrosse.com. Be […]
The New York state varsity boys lacrosse championship games have traditionally alternated between Syracuse and Long Island for the most part. But this coming season, the title games will have a new site. Faller Field at Middletown High School in New York’s Orange County, located about 85 miles northwest of Nassau County and 190 miles […]
Kris Clarke grew up following the Hofstra men’s lacrosse program. In a couple of years, he will be a part of it. The Chaminade junior midfielder and faceoff specialist has verbally committed to join coach Seth Tierney’s program. The 5-foor-10, 170-pound Clarke, who is also a swimming standout, becomes the Flyers’ sixth junior recruit and […]
Photo by Bob Sorensen/Sachem Patch There are plenty of factors to weigh when considering a college during the recruiting process. For Tyler Andreassi, one was tough to overlook. His brother, Michael Andreassi, a former teammate of his at Sachem North, just completed his freshman season at UMass. After considering several D-I programs, Tyler Andreassi, in […]
We told you earlier this week that the St. Anthony Friars lead the region in seniors who have committed to collegiate programs with 14. Twelve of them are bound for Division I programs, including Brendon Hurley, who has committed to join new coach Scott Nelson’s program at Binghamton. The 5-foot-11, 165-pound Hurley, a right-handed midfielder, […]
We told you on Monday that Ohio State landed a commitment from Bayport-Blue Point attackman Brian Ward. Well, chalk up another one for the Buckeyes. And it also happens to be a junior standout from Long Island. Cold Spring Harbor’s Allen Winkoff will be joining his friend Brian Ward in Columbus. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound Winkoff, […]
Brian Ward first discovered lacrosse at the age of 5. Now, just over 10 years later, he’s on the brink of playing at the highest level of Division I lacrosse. The junior lefty attackman/midfielder from Bayport-Blue Point, a starter since eighth grade, has verbally committed to Ohio State. Now, here’s a Q&A with Brian on […]
