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We have boys and girls commitments to report in this latest update from the tristate region and beyond — in fact, as far west as California. So let’s get right to it. We begin with a verbal commitment from one of the premier programs in New York. Niskayuna Class of 2016 attackman Aidan Byrne informed […]

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We have three commitments to report in this update — one from a Hudson Valley (NY) player on a New Jersey-based school and two from Connecticut. We begin in the Garden State. Joe Lombardi is reporting that Don Bosco Prep Class of 2016 midfielder Russell Masci of Don Bosco Prep did indeed verbal to the […]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcDmwJt92jQ We have two big college commitments and one major high school transfer to report in this latest update. We start with the Class of 2017. Joe Lombardi is reporting that the University of Pennsylvania has secured its fourth rising sophomore commitment to its admissions process. It comes from defender Max Metalios of  Brunswick (CT). […]

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A 2012 Under Armour All-American has a new college home. Tommy Forsberg of Elwood-John Glenn High School in Suffolk County (NY), was ranked among the top freshman midfielders in all of college lacrosse his freshman season in 2013 at the University of Maryland. Now, the four-year letterwinner at John Glenn has found a new college […]

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It’s been another big day for verbal commitments in the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the NY/NJ/CT tristate region. We begin with a huge Class of 2017 commitment. Joe Lombardi is reporting that one of the top faceoff specialists on Long Island has made his choice. He’s Northport High School midfielder Connor Cronin, who […]

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We have two major Class of 2016 commitments to report in this latest update, both from New York, with one coming from a perennial New York state title contender from upstate Section 3 (Syracuse area) and the other from downstate Section 11 (Suffolk County on Long Island). We begin with 2013 New York Class C […]

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We have a pair of verbal commitments to report in his update — another from the rising sophomore Class of 2017 and the other from the rising senior Class of 2015. We begin in the Class of 2015. Joe Lombardi is reporting that one of the leading scorers on Long Island has made his Division […]

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Players from coast-to-coast battled it out at the Blue Chip 225 sophomore session July 14 through July 17 at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI. This week’s sophomore showcase was highlighted by the all-star game doubleheader played Wednesday night, July 16. The first game featured the varsity senior all-star game followed by the elite sophomore all-stars. […]

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We have several Class of 2015 commitments from the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, to report in this latest recruiting update. But we begin with the hottest class for activity of late — the Class of 2017. Joe Lombardi is reporting that the University of Pennsylvania has just […]

Players from coast-to-coast battled it out at the Blue Chip 225 sophomore session July 14 through July 17 at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI. This week’s sophomore showcase was highlighted by the all-star game doubleheader played Wednesday night, July 16. The first game featured the varsity sophomore all-star game followed by the elite sophomore all-stars. […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF3BL1QCh20 Ward Melville and Yorktown have combined to win 15 New York state titles. On Monday, the two national powers – and longtime inter-sectional rivals – combined on a pair of Division I commitments, both in the Class of 2015. Joe Lombardi is reporting that Ward Melville midfielder Jimmy Kickel and Yorktown midfielder Mike Dedvukaj […]

The Ward Melville team that went unbeaten and won the New York Class A state title in 2013 was renowned – deservedly so – for an outstanding senior class. But there were also several sophomores on that squad who are now eager for a shot at returning to the state championship game. A total of […]

We began our analysis of the Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight all-star games played at Western Connecticut State University earlier this week with a look at the Class of 2017. Now, here’s a look at the 2016 game, and 10 peak performers, followed by a look at five other 2016 standouts from the four-day event. […]

Oh, brother. When it comes to one lacrosse-playing family and the number of college commitments it’s racked up, that might be an understandable reaction. First, there was Kieran Byrnes, a 2014 attackman for New York power Garden City, who committed to Villanova in July 2012. Then, there was Conor Byrnes, Kieran’s twin brother and a […]

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Less than two weeks ago, on the Fourth of July, we broke the news that one of the tristate’s top players had decommitted and was weighing his options regarding deciding on a new school. Now, we can report that the decision has been made as well as the fourth verbal commit for New York Class […]

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