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One of the nation’s most tradition-rich and successful high school programs just saw its third sophomore make a verbal commitment. Goaltender Teddy Dolan of Garden City has decided on Binghamton University. Dolan is an outstanding stopper with good field vision, field generalship, communication skills and a high lacrosse IQ. GC’s other 2018 verbals have come […]
We just brought you news of the first Class of 2020 boys commit (which followed the first 2020 girls verbal earlier this year). Now, we have a new Class of 2019 commitment, bring to 21 the total of tristate freshmen who have verballed to D-I program. Colton Teitelbaum, a goalie at Locust Valley High School […]
Here’s a college-by-college rundown of commitments for tristate members of the Class of 2020. AIR FORCE (1): Jack Stewart, Huntington (NY), midfield ALBANY (1): Regan Endres, Albany, midfield/faceoff ARMY (3): Dylan D’Agostino, St. Anthony’s (NY), midfield; Johnny Devino, Chaminade (NY), midfield; Finn McCullough, Niskayuna (NY), attack BOSTON UNIVERSITY (2): Griffin Schutz, Trumbull HS (CT), attack; Zander Stapleton, Port […]
If you were with us here on Lacrosse Insider a couple of weeks ago, we told you our first Class of 2020 commitment was imminent. Now, it has come. But wait, there’s more, as they say in those infomercials. We can now report that Bay Shore (NY) lefty attackman Brennan O’Neill today became the first eighth-grader to give […]
“You have to be careful about making predictions, especially about the future,” the late, great New York Yankees Hall-of-Fame catcher Yogi Berra famously said. We find that to be especially true with season-openers. After all, until a team — no matter what sport — actually plays a regular-season game, assessing its strengths and weaknesses can […]
St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue on Long Island, which recently announced it will be fielding a Division III men’s lacrosse team in 2017, has found its first-ever head coach. Assistant Vice President & Senior Director of Athletics & Recreation Shantey M. Hill announced the appointment of Tom Rotanz (pictured below) to the position. “St. Joseph’s […]
We talk mainly about varsity lacrosse here, but there’s a preseason JV event worth noting this weekend. John Jay High School in Cross River (NY) will be hosting some of the top programs in the tristate for a full day of lacrosse. Action gets underway at 10 a.m. with a varsity scrimmage between two of […]
We have a brand-new Class of 2019 update in this latest update. It comes from Culver Academy (IN) where midfielder Ethan Hennessey just decided on Air Force. The 6-foot, 175-pound Hennessey has outstanding speed, running the 40-yard dash in 4.85 seconds. Though still developing skill-wise, Hennessey, a native of South Carolina, is a strong dodger […]
We have three new NY/NJ/CT commitments to report in this update, starting with two Class of 2016 verbals. One of the tristate’s top programs, Ward Melville, in Suffolk County on Long Island, just saw its ninth senior give a commitment. Midfielder Christian Grilli has decided on NYIT. Grilli is a versatile, two-way player with a […]
Something old is new again. Since its inception, the LaxLessons Tristate Top 25 rankings — and our Tristate Top 100 player rankings — have included boys lacrosse programs within the NY/NJ/CT metropolitan area. This season, we expand that footprint to include all of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. What better time than now? After all, […]
The start of practices and tryouts for boys lacrosse teams in New York hasn’t prevented a verbal commitment from being made. It comes from one of the top programs in Suffolk County (NY), where Class of 2017 Rocky Point defenseman/longstick midfielder Sean McGovern has verballed to Adelphi. McGovern is an aggressive player with good defensive technique. He […]
Monday is the first official day of varsity practices and tryouts for public school teams in New York. We’re now less than two weeks away from the season’s first games and scrimmages, which be on Long Island and New York City, starting Monday, March 14. Wednesday, March 16 is a particularly big day for scrimmages on […]
Ridgewood, one of the most successful and talent-rich programs in New Jersey, now has four Class of 2017 commits. The latest was just made by longstick midfielder Sloan Ruhl, who committed to the Division III program at Colorado College. The 5-foot-10, 165-pound Ruhl has good instincts and range. He is also athletic with above-average speed […]
Syracuse University has broken through into the tristate Class of 2019 with its first verbal commitment. It comes from one of the region’s most tradition-rich and successful programs, Ward Melville, in Suffolk County on Long Island. Midfielder Brandon Aviles is a versatile and athletic player who excels in the faceoff X. Aviles is WM’s third freshman […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZgdYdHSxHs We have two new commitments in this latest updates — coming from the classes of 2017 and ’18. Let’s start with 2017 and in New York’s Hudson Valley where Arlington HS midfielder Matt Lopez has committed to Salisbury, 10-time Division III national champ. A righty, Lopez combines athleticism with skills. https://vimeo.com/132026601 Our next commitment comes from […]
