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Michigan has made another big splash on the tristate recruiting scene. Coach John Paul’s Wolverines have landed a verbal from one of the top Class of 2017 players in Connecticut. Joe Lombardi is reporting that lefty attackman Alex Buckanavage of the Brunswick School has just verballed to Michigan. Buckanavage is a creative feeder/finisher with a […]
Photos by Ray Passaro/LISportsShots.com The ability of players to come together and play together in an all-star environment is impressive. The Suffolk rising senior team has mastered that art. Suffolk’s rising seniors have won all of the Long Island Showcase confrontations against their counterparts from Nassau in the six-year history of the event. The latest […]
Photos by Ray Passaro/LISportsShots.com The Rising Junior game at the sixth annual Long Island Showcase Friday, June 20 at Farmingdale State University featured the most even mix of committed and uncommitted players. The result was an interesting and eventful game that featured noteworthy performances on both offense and defense. Result Suffolk 13, Nassau 8 Noteworthy […]
With the accelerated recruiting process resulting in commitments being made earlier and earlier, the game most major Division I coaches attending the Long Island Showcase tripleheader on Friday, June 20 were paying extra attention during the final game — the Rising Sophomore contest. That’s because nearly all the players involved in the contest were uncommitted. […]
* LaxLessons All-Tristate players, coaches of the year, first and second teams Honorable Mention Connecticut: Pat Batista, St. Joseph, jr., LSM; Teddy Bossidy, New Canaan, sr., M; Micky Carbone, Ridgefield, sr., M; Ian Burgoyne, Darien, jr., M; Frank Cognetta, New Canaan, sr., D (pictured below, at right); Ryan Corcoran, St. Joseph, sr., A; Kyle Cornell, […]
Fordham Prep enjoyed a great deal of success during Len DeLucia’s six-year tenure as head coach of the CHSAA (NY) school. DeLucia, pictured at left, led the Rams to one of their biggest interstate wins in a school history, a 7-6 victory over national power Gonzaga (DC) in the Strake Jesuit Tournament in Tampa, Fla., […]
With showcases now under way, get set for an increasing volume of verbal commitments in the coming weeks. As always, we’ll bring you the news first right here on Lacrosse Insider. So stay tuned for all the latest news as it happens. In this update, we have three commitments to report. We begin with a […]
Rosters for the three Suffolk County teams that will be competing in the Long Island Showcase on Friday, June 20 at Farmingdale State University have been selected. The starting time for the games are as follows: Rising Seniors 4 p.m., Rising Juniors 6 p.m. and Rising Sophomores 8 p.m. You can check out Nassau rosters here. […]
* Darien completes its quest for perfection For the Darien Blue Wave, the after effects of an uncharacteristic 12-8 2013 season in which the Blue Wave failed to advance to beyond either the FCIAC or Connecticut state semifinals lingered through the summer and into the fall. Finally, Blue Wave coach Jeff Brameier had reached his […]
Here are the final LaxLessons Tristate Top 25 rankings for the 2014 varsity season. 1. Darien (CT), 23-0: The 2014 Blue Wave are the second in school history to finish as unbeaten state champs, but coach Jeff Brameier said this year’s team was the best to ever wear blue-and-white jerseys. Last week’s ranking: No. 1 […]
Rosters for the three Nassau County teams that will be competing in the Long Island Showcase on Friday, June 20 at Farmingdale State University have been selected. The starting time for the games are as follows: Rising Seniors 4 p.m., Rising Juniors 6 p.m. and Rising Sophomores 8 p.m. You can check out Suffolk rosters here. […]
We have ourselves a rivalry weekend in the state finals. It’s a scenario that could only happen in Connecticut because of the way the state playoffs are structured. The CIAC class- championship tripleheader at Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk on Saturday, June 14 is highlighted by a couple of Thanksgiving football rivals meeting for […]
The 11th annual New York Lacrosse Academy Boys High School Showcase is scheduled for Saturday, June 14 at Farmingdale State on Long Island. For the schedule, click here. Now, here are rosters in the fourth of four parts. Team 91 Varsity 0 James Mallay Midfield 2015 South Side 3 Garrison Wojtas Defense 2015 Hauppauge 4 […]
The 11th annual New York Lacrosse Academy Boys High School Showcase is scheduled for Saturday, June 14 at Farmingdale State on Long Island. For the schedule, click here. Now, here are rosters in the third of four parts. NJLC 2016 Gold Attack 2016 East Brunswick HS Defense 2016 west windsor plainsboro north LSM 2016 Lawrenceville […]