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Photo by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Smithtown East lost to Sachem North 12-8 on April 22, ending an eight-game win streak. Now, Smithtown East will look to return the favor when it plays the Flaming Arrows in Friday’s Suffolk Class A semis. Sachem North takes an 11-game win streak into the game. We’ve called Suffolk County (NY) […]
It will be Championship Thursday in the CHSAA (NY) Nassau-Suffolk Division as Class AAA and AA titles are decided at Hofstra University’s Shuart Stadium. Here’s a look at the matchups. St. Anthony’s (13-4) vs. Chaminade (12-3), 4:45 p.m. Analysis: The two regular-season were each decided by one goal, with the teams splitting. Round 3 — […]
The FCIAC Tournament should be as highly contested as any you’ll find anywhere in the nation. Darien enters the tournament unbeaten, but has lost by one goal to both New Canaan and Ridgefield. Greenwich, meanwhile, has just two losses. Here’s the tournament schedule, which was just finalized and obtained by Lacrosse Insider. First round, Friday, […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Byram Hills, seeded at No. 6 in Class B, is the only one of six teams in Thursday’s Section 1 finals that was not expected by most to be there. The Bobcats upset No. 2 Somers 9-8 in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. Hudson Valley’s group of teams that will be embarking […]
It will be a huge day of playoff action on Wednesday on Long Island, and some very good teams who’ve had outstanding seasons will be packing their gear and calling it a season. That’s the nature of this time of year in New York, which has a single-elimination format, meaning you can’t lose a sectional […]
The week started out with some interesting results on Long Island. After all, who would have thought Northport, which lost to Half Hollow Hills West 8-5 during the regular season, would turn around and defeat Hills West 15-3 in the first round of the Suffolk Class A playoffs. That 15-goal swing has to be one […]
Suffolk County (NY) Class A playoff action starts Monday in Day 1 of what promises to be one of the most interesting — and eventful — conference championships from sea to shining sea. One of the matchups set for Monday has No. 11-seeded Northport at No. 6 Half Hollow Hills West. One of the top […]
A busy week of playoff action is in store this week in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Here’s a look. Monday, May 19 We’ve waited long enough. Now it’s time to get the playoffs started in the most competitive conference in the nation from top to bottom: Suffolk Class A. Openers had been scheduled […]
Here are the latest LaxLessons Tristate Top 25 rankings. 1. Darien (CT), 15-0: Blue Wave’s defense of Yale-bound goaltender Phil Huffard and long poles Mark Evanchick, Sam Mejes, Brad McCarthy and Kyle Gifford was its usual unyielding self in wins over St. Anthony’s (12-6) and Ridgefield (5-4). Last week’s ranking: No. 2 2. Bergen Catholic […]
Players of the Week New York Hudson Valley Putnam Valley’s Mike Benvenuti had four goals and two assist in a 9-6 Section 1 Class C quarterfinal win over Croton. Westchester Harrison’s Matt McGloughlin, a freshman, had five goals and three assists and UMass-bound senior Jake Marino had four goals and two assists in a 13-4 Section […]
West Islip’s appeal regarding a disputed goal in Sachem North’s 6-5 double-overtime victory over West Islip on Tuesday, May 13 has been denied by Section 11 officials today, Lacrosse Insider has just learned. So the opening-round matchups will go on as planned, but there’s one big change. Instead of the first-round games being played on […]
We posted the Suffolk Division 1 playoff pairings here at Lacrosse Insider on Wednesday. Now, those pairings are being reviewed in light of an appeal by West Islip, Lacrosse Insider has learned. West Islip and Sachem North officials are scheduled to appear in a hearing with Section 11 today to review a call in Sachem […]
We presented the playoff brackets for Suffolk Class A here on Wednesday at Lacrosse Insider. The brackets for classes B and C have now also been completed and are available here. Lacrosse Insider Recruiting Central Top 100 tristate preseason player rankings, players 1-50 Top 100 tristate preseason player rankings, players 51-100 Tristate Division I senior […]
It’s as competitive and power-packed a conference as there is in the country. Suffolk Division 1 ended regular-season action Tuesday with four overtime games, two of which went into overtime. Now, it’s time for the playoffs. Here’s a look at the Section 11 Class A bracket, which was just finalized. Lacrosse Insider Recruiting Central Top […]
With playoff action under way in most of the tristate, injuries to key players on contending teams could play a factor in the outcome of some big upcoming games. Here’s a rundown of some key players whose status is uncertain in the playoffs. Princeton University-bound senior midfielder Austin Sims of defending Class L state champion […]
