Lacrosse Insider
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByaLCoI4aio The Class of 2018 is in the midst of a wave of new verbals. So let’s get right to them. Our first is a new verbal that follows a decommitment. Westfield (NJ) midfielder Nicky Bond, who had been bound for Navy, has committed to the admissions process at Princeton. The 5-foot-10, 150-pound Bond is a […]
The lax hawk will be flying high soon enough. The hawk is the adopted mascot of the three-time defending Connecticut state champion Darien boys lacrosse program. The hawk will undoubtedly be spreading its wings March 18 when official practices start. After the annual blue-white intrasquad scrimmage, the Wave have several challenging preseason outings before embarking […]
We’ve presented region-by-region Top 10 boys varsity games to watch in 2017 on Long Island as well as Connecticut. We now turn to the Hudson Valley with a look at the top games this coming season in the counties just north of New York City. We are including games that will actually be played in the Hudson Valley, […]
We launched our region-by-region Top 10 boys varsity games to watch in 2017 on Long Island. ICYMI, you can check that rundown out here. We now head up and over the Long Island Sound with a look at the top games this coming season in Connecticut. First, a quick reminder. These are all intrastate games. We […]
One of the most highly sought-after sophomores in the Hudson Valley has made his college choice. Athletic midfielder Jack Howe, a key contributor on the Section 1 (NY) Class C champion Pleasantville varsity squad as a freshman last spring, has just committed to Georgetown. Howe, a triple-threat player with good size, skills and speed, had 24 […]
A challenging schedule as tough as any public school program you’ll find has been been one of the main reasons — maybe the main reason — for the success of the Yorktown (NY) boys lacrosse program. This year’s schedule is no different. But then again, it actually is. The Huskers have added a pair of […]
New Class of 2019 and 2018 commitments headline this latest update. We start with the sophomore class, where New Jersey power Don Bosco Prep just delivered Quinnipiac University its first 2019 tristate verbal. It comes from defender Michael Buschbacher. The 6-foot-1, 165-pound Buschbacher has good skills and speed to go with his size and is a […]
We’ve presented our tristate varsity players to watch for the upcoming 2017 varsity season. Now, let’s get to the games. We will focus on games between teams in within their own areas — Long Island, Hudson Valley, Connecticut, New Jersey, Upstate New York — and then present a separate look at interstate showdowns, which have […]
Two programs known for churning out exceptional goaltenders are front and center in this latest update. CHSAA power Chaminade has one alum who is now a netminder for Notre Dame, in Fighting Irish freshman Jack Zullo. Just as Zullo will be entering his senior year at UND, another Flyer will be joining him in South […]
Colgate has compiled an impressive array of senior and junior commitments from the tristate region. The Red Raiders hope they can do the same with NY/NJ/CT underclassmen. To that end, ‘Gate took the first step. But considering the player and program that provided the Raiders with their first Class of 2019, it wound up being a […]
Rutgers has just scored a daily double of sorts as the Scarlet Knights have picked up their first Class of 2020 verbals, with both coming from in-state. Jack Aimone (left), a versatile and athletic midfielder from Hunterdon Central, is the first Garden State freshman standout who plans to join the Scarlet Knights. Aimone, who plays travel […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLcWcOa7lQg The journey of one of the nation’s premier high school super scorers will soon land in Baltimore. Junior midfielder Chase Scanlan, who was New York’s top scorer in 2016 with 104 goals and 169 points for upstate Gowanda/Silver Creek (NY), has just verballed to Loyola after earlier decommitting from Syracuse. Scanlan had a state record 14 goals in a […]
It’s always noteworthy when a player opts to go the Division III route after drawing interest from Division III. That’s the case with defender Logan Adams of Hunterdon Central (NJ), left, who just decided on Ithaca College. Adams had been recruited by D-I programs Villanova, Providence and Lehigh as well as Hobart, Salisbury and Gettysburg. The […]
The 2016 John Jay (NY) boys lacrosse team (above) was tested by a tough schedule last season in its run to the Section 1 Class B finals. As anyone who’s followed the Indians during their rise to national prominence over the last decade knows, a challenging schedule is nothing new for John Jay. But this […]
Our latest Class of 2020 verbal comes from a Connecticut program that does not often send many of its players to the Division I level. Trumbull High School is located on the farthest eastern point of the lax hotbed of Fairfield County, bordered by towns such as Monroe, Shelton and Stratford, rather than the powerhouses farthest […]
