Lacrosse Insider
We have three new 2018 verbals as well as new 2017 and 2016 commitments in this update. We start things out beyond the NY/NJ/CT tristate hotspot with a rising sophomore verbal from the Keystone Stone, where Southern Lehigh (PA) 2018 M/FO Mike Sisselberger committed to Lehigh. An athletic, strong player, the 5-foot-8, 180-pound Sisselberger is also a seven-time Tae Kwon Do […]
We’re still awaiting our first 2019 verbal from the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the NY/NJ/CT region. But now, we have two rising freshman verbals from beyond the tristate. Reisterstown, MD resident Clay Lanham, a defenseman at Georgetown Prep, has verballed to the University of North Carolina. He also considered Virginia. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound […]
One of the nation’s top high school powers has just picked up its first Class of 2018 commitment. Yorktown, which won the 2014 New York state title (its seventh in history), saw defenseman Brett Makar give a verbal to the University of Maryland. Makar (pictured here) is an athletic and agile player known for his […]
Brendan Gorman will be coming back to the tristate. The former standout at Albertus Magnus High School in Rockland County (NY) will take over as the new varsity head coach at New Jersey power Don Bosco Prep. Gorman will also become a physical education teacher in the Don Bosco School District. As previously reported on […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hg8Dx6EQEg Our latest 2018 verbal is the fourth tristate rising sophomore commitment for the University of Virginia and also the fourth for the Brunswick School (CT). It comes from goaltender Patrick Burkinshaw, who arrived at Brunswick by way of Daniel Hand High School in Madison, where he started on varsity as a freshman in 2014, […]
The wave of 2018 commitments continues with two Division I programs landing their first rising sophomore verbals. We begin on Long Island, where Stony Brook University’s initial 2018 commitment comes from close to its campus Connetquot midfielder Steven Pinto has verbally committed to the Seawolves. Pinto performed well at the Long Island Showcase and also […]
We have six new commitments to report in this latest update — with two each from the classes of 2016, ’17 and ’18. We start with 2018 and the fourth tristate verbal in that class for Duke. It comes from defender Wilson Stephenson of the Brunswick School (CT). The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Stephenson is a physical […]
We have a brand new batch of commitments to report as we approach the midway point of what has been a red-hot July on the recruiting scene. We start with the Class of 2017 and a big verbal coming out of one of the top programs in New Jersey. Big, athletic midfielder Quin Peene of Ridgewood […]
Game recap: Team Maverik (Red) 9, Team Cascade (White) 7 The first-half goaltending performance of Walker West (Fox Lane HS) was one of the main highlights for the Red team. The uncommitted West made nine saves. Loyola-bound John Raba (Cheshire, CT) had one goal and three assists, Owen Caputo (Middle Creek, NC) and Nicky Solomon […]
Despite thunderstorms and lightning a common occurrence during the first two days of the eighth annual Maverik Showtime National Lacrosse Recruiting Spotlight, all games scheduled to be played were completed. There were adjustments in venue and time, but we were able to see more than enough to formulate a rundown of players we feel stood out. Now, […]
Despite thunderstorms and lightning a common occurrence during the first two days of the eighth annual Maverik Showtime National Lacrosse Recruiting Spotlight at Western Connecticut State in Danbury, all games scheduled to be played were completed. There were adjustments in venue and time, but we were able to see more than enough to formulate a rundown of […]
Game recap: Team Cascade (White) 10, Team Maverik (Navy) 8 UNC commit Bailey Laidman (Dover Sherborn, MA) scored two of his team’s last three goals as Team Cascade broke a 7-7 tie to pull out the win. Uncommitted Christian Cropp (The Benjamin School, FL, pictured at left) also scored two goals for Team Cascade, which led 5-3 […]
Three rising seniors who hope to lead Darien to a third straight Connecticut state title have decided on their collegiate destinations. So too has Connecticut’s single-season all-time scoring leader and one of the leading FOGOs in New Jersey. Darien’s trio of new commits is led by All-America attackman Colin Minicus, who has committed to the […]
https://vimeo.com/98062259 With summer showcase season heating up — quite literally — so too are the number of commitments with each passing day. Our latest verbals come from the Class of 2016 and the Hudson Valley. We begin with Mamaroneck, which has won three Section 1 Class A titles the last four years. Rising senior Eric Greenberg […]
It’s such a busy time of the year for recruiting commitments that not even July 4 could prevent a new batch of verbals from being made, as well as yet another new verbal made following a decommitment. We begin with the latest Class of 2017 commitment from the NY/NJ/CT tristate region. Alessio Jack “Gio” Giovannetti, […]
