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Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Ty DeVito and Somers (NY) start the week coming off a big victory at Kellenberg in one of several Westchester vs. Long Island matchups on Saturday. The Tuskers visit fellow Section 1 Class B contender John Jay on Tuesday, April 29. We’re just a few weeks away from playoff seeding time […]
Here are the latest LaxLessons Tristate Top 25 rankings. 1. Smithtown West (NY), 11-0: As unbeaten teams continue to fall, the Bulls are not only one of the few and the proud, but maintaining their top ranking. Last week’s ranking: No. 1 2. Bergen Catholic (NJ), 9-0: A 10-9 overtime win at Cherry Creek (CO) […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Upstart Fairfield Warde (CT) picked up a 10-3 win over Norwalk on Saturday. We took a look at five tristate varsity teams we thought were under the radar just as the season was starting, that list of teams include New Jersey’s Bergen Catholic (now 9-0), Long Island’s Rocky Point (9-1) and […]
Syracuse is riding high, with a dramatic come-from-behind ACC semifinal win against Duke setting up an appearance in Sunday’s conference final against Notre Dame in its first season as a member of the league. The Orange are also scoring on the recruiting circuit. Syracuse secured its seventh Class of 2016 verbal when Northport High School […]
Players of the Week New York Bronxville’s Henry Grass had seven goals and one assist in a 15-3 win over Mamaroneck. Carey’s Nick Spillane had five goals and an assist in a 11-9 win over Wantagh. Elwood-John Glenn’s TJ Tiernan (left) had three goals, one assist and 16 groundballs in a 12-6 win over Comsewogue. […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Decker Curran and Greenwich (CT) have an out-of-state test against Lakeland/Panas (NY). Here are predictions for five of the bigger games this weekend. Yorktown (NY) at Chaminade (NY): The Huskers make their first visit to the newly refurbished Ott Stadium. Yorktown’ picked up its biggest signature of last season when it […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Bunnell-Stratford (CT), off to a 3-0 start, hosts Bethel on Tuesday, April 22. Can Connecticut’s upper echelon continue to make a splash after Darien and Ridgefield picked up wins against two of the most successful programs in Long Island history, Manhasset and Garden City, respectively, this past weekend? Will Bergen Catholic […]
Three teams from the FCIAC in Connecticut, including Loyola University-bound Kyle Foote and Greenwich, are now in the Top 10. Here are the latest LaxLessons Tristate Top 25 rankings. 1. Smithtown West (NY), 9-0: Penn State-bound Ryan Keenan is leading the offense and goalie Matt Smidt anchors a defense that has not allowed more than […]
Players of the Week New York Bronxville’s Will Duncan had five goals and six assists in a 17-3 win over Putnam Valley. Chaminade’s Sean Cerrone scored the game-winner with six seconds left in a 14-13 win over Iona Prep. Cerrone and Jack Brennan each had four goals and Cerrone added two assists. Friends’ Pierce Dellaferra […]
Boston University has broken into the Class of 2017. For the first time in the history of the newly launched Division I program, BU has received a verbal commitment from a freshman. In the process, Center Moriches High School on Long Island also saw its first freshman ever give a commitment. Joe Lombardi is reporting […]
We’ve been spotlighting the date April 19 on the tristate varsity lacrosse calendar since way back in February. Now, it’s almost upon us. Here are predictions for some of the bigger games. Battle of the Sound at Darien High School (CT) Manhasset (NY) vs. Darien (CT), 1:30 p.m.: Darien couldn’t have been any more impressive […]
We’ve told you what games are the ones to watch on Saturday, April 19. Now, let’s look at the games within the games. The individual matchups, that is. We’ve spotlighted a few of the games that include some interesting matchups to keep an eye on. Game: Manhasset (NY) at Darien (CT), 1:30 p.m. Matchup: James […]
We’ve been spotlighting the date April 19 in this space since February back when tristate residents woke up to snow on the ground. Now, it’s mid-April and some things have never changed — we’re still talking about Saturday and we also woke up to snow on the ground. Headlining Saturday’s stacked slate will be the […]
Prior to 2013, the last time Darien didn’t win either a Connecticut state title or Fairfield County Interscholastic Association championship was 1996. So to say the Blue Wave are on a mission in 2014 would be an understatement. That sense of urgency was on display Saturday as Darien defeated national power Niskayuna. In the ultra […]
Photo by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com A one-goal win over Locust Valley in a battle of 5-1 teams has moved defending Nassau County (NY) champ Friends to the No. 17 spot in this week’s Top 25 tristate rankings. Here are the latest LaxLessons Tristate Top 25 rankings. 1. Smithtown West (NY), 8-0: Bulls’ lone game this week […]
