Lacrosse Insider
https://vine.co/v/ea2YJMuQaWb/embed It’s yet another stacked Saturday in the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the NY/NJ/CT tristate region. So without further ado, let’s see if we can keep our own season-long hot streak of forecasting Saturday action red-hot despite the unwelcome blast of cold air that has returned to the area. The return of wintry weather […]
1. Darien (CT): Record: 4-0; Last week’s ranking: No. 2 2. Massapequa (NY): Record: 10-0; Last week’s ranking: No. 3 3. Syosset (NY): Record: 7-0; Last week’s ranking: No. 5 4. Ward Melville (NY) Record: 7-1; Last week’s ranking: No. 4 5. Smithtown East (NY): Record: 7-1; Last week’s ranking: No. 1 6. Chaminade (NY): Record: 6-1; Last week’s ranking: No. 7 7. Brunswick (CT): Record: […]
A big, annual interstate event and an upset win on Long Island have produced the latest honorees as tristate player, coach of the week here on Lacrosse Insider. Player of the Week Simon Mathias, Ridgefield, FCIAC (CT), pictured above: The University of Pennsylvania-bound senior attackman had three goals and two assists as the Tigers beat […]
Having just enjoyed our first warm — or at least, warm enough — Saturday of the NY/NJ/CT boys lacrosse regular season, we feel like we’ve turned a corner in the tristate hotspot. It couldn’t have come at a better time, either. After all, other than the Connecticut public schools who started their seasons later, teams […]
It was one of the biggest wins for a season from the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the NY/NJ/CT tristate region, during the 2014 varsity season. Fordham Prep defeated Gonzaga, from the heart of proud, traditional hotbed of the sports, the DC/Baltimore region, a stunning 7-6 defeat. The teams will meet again this Saturday. […]
As we get start for the start of Week 4, here are the latest LaxLessons Tristate Top 25 rankings for this week. 1. Smithtown East (NY): Record: 6-0; Last week’s ranking: No. 1 2. Darien (CT): Record: 2-0; Last week’s ranking: No. 2 3. Massapequa (NY): Record: 7-0; Last week’s ranking: No. 3 4. Syosset (NY): Record: 7-0; Last week’s […]
We just wrapped up our first full week of action involving boys lacrosse teams from the entire tristate as Connecticut public schools started their seasons on Wednesday, April 8. Here are our player/coach honorees from that full slate of games: Player of the Week Jake McCulloch, Ward Melville (NY): The senior midfielder scored 11 goals […]
This week will have to go a long way to top the wild past week of action we had in the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse. Here’s a look at featured boys lacrosse matchups in NY/NJ/CT this coming week: Monday, April 13 Byram Hills (NY) at Suffern (NY) Rye Country Day (NY) at Fieldston (NY) Mahopac (NY) at Horace […]
Pardon the basketball reference, but we’re shooting at around a 90-percent success rate with our Saturday predictions this season. Not too shabby, we must say, especially given the rash of stunning upsets, especially on Long Island, and, most specifically, Suffolk County, and especially since we try to pick the mostly highly contested games on the slate […]
As we get start for the start of Week 4, here are the latest LaxLessons Tristate Top 25 rankings for this week. 1. Smithtown East (NY): Record: 3-0; Last week’s ranking: No. 1 2. Darien (CT): Record: 0-0; Last week’s ranking: No. 2 3. Massapequa (NY): Record: 5-0; Last week’s ranking: No. 3 4. Delbarton (NJ): Record: 4-0; Last week’s ranking: No. […]
Photo by Ray Nelson Ward Melville (NY), shown in action last week in a win at Sachem North, renews its rivalry with Yorktown on Saturday, April 11. It’s among our tristate games to watch this week. Connecticut public school teams get the regular season started on Wednesday, and, as you’ll see, there are some good matchups […]
Photo by Ray Nelson Dan Bucaro (far left) in action last week at Sachem North. Player of the Week Dan Bucaro, Ward Melville, Section 11 (NY): The Georgetown University-bound senior attackman had three goals and five assists in a 16-7 win at Sachem North. Bucaro emerged as an impact player on the varsity team at […]
After a quiet Friday, varsity action will heat up in the hotspot on Saturday with a full slate of big games in the NY/NJ/CT tristate region. Here’s a look ahead, including predictions on selected matchips. Cherry Creek (CO) at Summit (NJ). Prediction: Summit 7, Cherry Creek 6, OT St. Anthony’s (NY) at Haverford (PA). Prediction: Haverford 9, […]
As we get start for the start of Week 3, here are the latest LaxLessons Tristate Top 25 rankings for this week. 1. Smithtown East (NY): Record: 2-0; Last week’s ranking: No. 1 2. Darien (CT): Record: 0-0; Last week’s ranking: No. 2 3. Massapequa (NY): Record: 3-0; Last week’s ranking: No. 3 4. Delbarton (NJ): Record: 1-0; Last week’s ranking: No. […]
With spring break this week, be sure to check schedules carefully for starting times, with some action starting in the morning. After a Saturday in which several games, especially in Suffolk County on Long Island, were postponed by 1-3 inches of snow, the week ahead will once again be un-springlike with highs in the 40s until […]
