Lacrosse Insider
It’s been one of the most competitive regular seasons in Section 1, which includes Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess and Rockland counties in New York’s Hudson Valley. The tournament begins Saturday with outbracket games in Class C. Here’s a look at the bracket for what promises to be an eventful postseason. Games are at 4:30 p.m., except […]
1. Darien (CT), 2016 record: 12-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 1 2. Delbarton (NJ), 2016 record: 13-1, Last week’s ranking: No. 2 3. St. Anthony’s (NY), 2016 record: 11-2, Last week’s ranking: No. 3 4. New Canaan (CT), 2016 record: 13-2, Last week’s ranking: No. 4 5. Bridgewater-Raritan (NJ), 2016 record: 11-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 5 6. Victor (NY), 2016 […]
A big week in New Jersey includes rivals Mountain Lakes and Bergen Catholic meeting on Saturday. County playoff action is underway in New Jersey and we already nearly had one would have been a monumental upset, but Delbarton was able to pull out a 7-6 win over West Morris Central on Saturday. The postseason starts […]
Overall Player of the Week Ryan Cornell, Darien (CT): The goaltender’s outstanding play has been critical in the two-time defending Connecticut state champion Blue Wave extending its wn streak to 20. Cornell made 11 saves in an 11-5 win at Ridgefield (CT) on Saturday, capping a 3-0 week for the Wave. He had 14 saves […]
The playoffs start Saturday in New Jersey and Mountain Lakes and Chatham meet in the Morris County semifinals in a rematch of a one-goal regular-season win for the Lakers. Matchup: Murphy Cup: Yorktown (NY) at Lakeland/Panas (NY), 5 p.m. Overview: Coming off a down year, Lakeland/Panas is back in a big way this season and […]
1. Darien (CT), 2016 record: 9-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 1 2. Delbarton (NJ), 2016 record: 10-1, Last week’s ranking: No. 3 3. St. Anthony’s (NY), 2016 record: 10-1, Last week’s ranking: No. 9 4. New Canaan (CT), 2016 record: 9-1, Last week’s ranking: No. 2 5. Bridgewater-Raritan (NJ), 2016 record: 10-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 6 6. Victor (NY), 2016 […]
Monday, May 2 Byram Hills (NY) at White Plains (NY) New Rochelle (NY) at Rye (NY) Harrison (NY) at Nanuet (NY) Rye Neck (NY) at Irvington (NY) North Haven (CT) at Fairfield Prep (CT) Christian Brothers (NJ) at Watchung Hills (NJ) New Fairfield (CT) at Newtown (CT) Tuesday, May 3 Yorktown (NY) at Fox Lane (NY) Ward Melville (NY) at Half Hollow Hills West (NY) Staples (CT) at Darien (CT) Bronxville (NY) […]
Overall Player of the Week Kevin Lindley, Darien (CT): The Loyola University-bound lefty had a career-high seven goals in a 17-3 win over Wilton and three goals and an assist in a 10-7 win against New Canaan as the unbeaten Blue Wave stayed No. 1 in the LaxLessons Top 25 Tristate rankings. Player of the […]
Matchup: New Canaan (CT) at Darien (CT) Overview: A rare aspect of this showdown is the fact both teams are not only longtime rivals, among the top ranked teams in the country, but both are also defending state champs. As far as we can tell, this marks the first time that’s happened. New Canaan […]
1. Darien (CT), 2016 record: 7-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 1 2. New Canaan (CT), 2016 record: 8-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 2 3. Delbarton (NJ), 2016 record: 8-1, Last week’s ranking: No. 6 4. Ward Melville (NY), 2016 record: 8-1, Last week’s ranking: No. 12 5. Smithtown East (NY), 2016 record: 8-1, Last week’s ranking: No. 3 6. Bridgewater-Raritan […]
A fully loaded week wraps up with Rivalry Saturday. Among those matchups – the Woodstick Classic at Garden City, New Canaan at Darien in Connecticut and Mountain Lakes vs. Delbarton in New Jersey plus some high-powered showdowns in Suffolk County. Here’s a day-by-day look: Monday, April 25 Cold Spring Harbor (NY) at Manhasset (NY) Shoreham-Wading River (NY) at […]
Overall Player of the Week Kevin Quigley, Ridge (NJ): The Duke-bound senior had four goals, including the 100th of his varsity career, in a 10-6 win over Watchung Hills. Quigley reached the 100-career point milestone last spring. Player of the Week: Offense Peter Swindell, New Canaan (CT): The senior had five goals in an 8-6 win […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGPHabK52TA During its growth phase that started in the 1960s, many of the elite boys lacrosse programs in the region had to travel outside of their footprints — and often out of state – to face quality competition. Though not a necessity now because of the growth of more talented programs, lacrosse is still the one […]
Given the number of upsets we’re seen throughout the tristate the last week, making these predictions may prove to be a futile exercise during what’s been a wild, wacky season that really speaks to the growth of the game. After all, there are more good programs and that’s producing parity not only at the collegiate level, […]
1. Darien (CT), 2016 record: 5-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 1 2. New Canaan (CT), 2016 record: 5-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 3 3. Smithtown East (NY), 2016 record: 7-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 5 4. St. Anthony’s (NY), 2016 record: 6-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 7 5. Bridgewater-Raritan (NJ), 2016 record: 6-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 2 6. Delbarton […]
