Lacrosse Insider
Our latest Class of 2020 is a familiar name following a college path that’s also familiar. Michael O’Connell, a talented two-way midfielder who will enroll this school year at Chaminade HS (NY), has just committed to Maryland, where his brother Thomas, also a middie, is entering his sophomore year on the Terps’ lax team after making […]
Don’t adjust your sets, folks. Yes, we are the leading source for lacrosse recruiting and coverage for the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lax, the NY/NJ/CT tristate region. But we have plenty of tristate-related Florida news in this update. We begin with the first 2020 verbal for Syracuse. It comes from Carter Parlette, an athletic […]
Johns Hopkins’ first Class of 2020 verbals from the NY/NJ/CT tristate hotspot, along with a pair of new verbals following decommitments, highlight this new update. The Hopkins rising freshman verbals have come from upstate New York and New Jersey. Attackman Casey McDermott of Brighton (NY) near Rochester and goalie Connor Cook of Seton Hall Prep (NJ) […]
One of the most successful varsity coaches in the history of tristate lacrosse is stepping down. Chris Smalkais, a Canadian native who was inducted into the Connecticut Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2014, told his players last week he will be stepping down after leading the Fairfield Prep program for 30 years. Smalkais (above at far […]
A brand-new Class of 2019 verbal highlights this latest update. It comes from CT power Fairfield Prep where attackman/midfielder Ethan Grandolfo committed this weekend to Air Force. A skilled lefty, Grandolfo is small (at 5-foot-7, 145 pounds), but extremely quick and polished and is a proficient goal scorer. He’s also an outstanding student with a […]
We have a wave of new verbals to bring you in this latest update, including four new Class of 2019 commitments. Let’s start with a big commitment to the admissions process at Princeton with a name very familiar to the program. John Schreiber (pictured above), a throwback middie at Iona Prep in Westchester, just decided […]
Anthony Uva is now playing his lacrosse in the Hudson Valley at Trinity-Pawling School, but UVa’s roots are in New Jersey, and more specifically, Bernardsville. The Class of 2018 faceoff midfielder now has decided on a college destination, committing to St John’s. The 5-foot-10, 155-pound Uva, a righty, also considered Hobart and Fairfield. He is an aggressive, […]
The day Regan Quinn verballed to Virginia was one he’ll remember for reasons more than lacrosse. That was when Quinn and several other students from Chaminade High School (NY) left for Poland to participate in World Youth Day, a 10-day event in Poland that included a visit from Pope Francis. Quinn’s experiences at World Youth Day […]
Before we get to the latest batch of commitments, we have a quick programming note as far as the NCAA Division I recruiting calendar is concerned. Tuesday marked Day 1 of a quiet period that will last until Monday. The quiet period will be followed by a dead period that lasts from next Tuesday, Aug. […]
The commitments are continuing to come at a fast and furious pace as the calendar has now flipped from July to August. We begin with a pair of new Class of 2019 verbals, both from New Jersey. Midfielder Drew Brennfleck of Mountain Lakes just committed to Virginia and new coach Lars Tiffany. A two-way talent, the 6-foot, […]
We’re now up to seven Class of 2020 tristate commitments with our latest verbal — the sixth from a Long Island standout. It was made by South Side D/LSM Nick LiCalzi, who just committed to Navy. The 6-foot, 150-pound LiCalzi has strong skills and good speed to go along with a high lacrosse IQ. He had […]
A brand-new Class of 2020 commitment headlines this latest update. Midfielder Marcelo Arteaga of Gulliver Schools just verballed to Johns Hopkins. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound Arteaga has a combination of speed, athleticism and skills who makes things happen in the opening field. Our next new commitment comes from the Class of 2019 where attackman DJ Kelly of […]
One of the top rising senior goaltenders on Long Island has made his choice. Ryan Erler, a first-year starter for Smithtown West this past spring, has committed to Stony Brook. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Erler finished with 222 saves and a .67% save percentage. He was all-division, all-county and Section 11 Division 1 goalie of the year. Erler told […]
Our latest Class of 2019 commitment headlines this latest update. It comes from New Jersey where midfielder Justin Douenais of Glen Rock just became the first rising sophomore verbal for St. Joseph’s. The 5-foot-9, 150-pound Douenais is an offensive-minded player who is dangerous in the open field. Moving to the Class of 2018, St. John’s picked […]
A new rising sophomore verbal and three new 2017 commitments are the focus of this update. Our new Class of 2019 commitment comes from Commack on Long Islander where Blake Behlen has committed to Towson. Behlen, who is Commack’s first rising sophomore commit, is an athletic and versatile player with good strength and stamina. Now, to our […]
