Lacrosse Insider
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com James Sullivan and the Garden City Trojans are one of three New York powers playing nationally regarded teams from the Baltimore area in games at three different locations on Thursday, April 17. The short lifespan of the varsity lacrosse season is evident by the fact that this week, just a week […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Tyler Miller of Rye Country Day (NY) had five goals in a big win over Canterbury (CT) last week. Each week, we highlight top performances by varsity players and coaches from the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for the lacrosse, the NY/NJ/CT tristate region. Players of the Week New York Babylon’s Nick […]
Northern Highlands Regional High School hn Allendale, N.J., has jumped out to a 5-1 start. The Highlanders, who compete in the ultra competitive Gibbs Conference in New Jersey, could conceivably be 9-1 when they play at Don Bosco Prep on April 24. The Northern Highlands varsity program is not the only one enjoying success. Its […]
Boston University is a brand-new Division I men’s lacrosse program, but it hasn’t taken the Terriers long to establish a connection to one of the nation’s premier varsity programs. Brian Badgett, who helped Garden City win its second straight New York Class B title last year, is a freshman midfielder for BU. Now, another Trojan […]
Fairfield University players in the airport after arriving in Louisville, Ky., for their March 29 win over Bellarmine. Below: Fairfield players enjoy a meal after the game. Lehigh players aboard the bus for their Tuesday, April 8 game at Princeton. Lacrosse Insider Recruiting Central Top 100 tristate preseason player rankings, players 1-50 Top 100 tristate […]
Connecticut’s got next. The varsity lacrosse regular season began in the tristate in the middle of March. Public schools team did not even begin their official practices, however, until March 24. This week marks the beginning of regular-season games with action set to start on Wednesday, April 9. That’s one of the big headlines as […]
There were some close calls, but each of the top three teams in the Tristate Top 25 enjoyed undefeated weeks. There was some drama involving our No. 4- and No. 5-ranked teams, but Ward Melville held on to its No. 4 ranking by outlasting No. 5 Yorktown in overtime. While the Top 5 remain the […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Pleasantville (NY) senior Brendan Halloran is among our latest players of the week. Each week, we highlight top performances by varsity players and coaches from the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for the lacrosse, the NY/NJ/CT tristate region. Players of the Week New York Bronxville’s Henry Grass had five goals and four […]
With the accelerated recruiting commitment process, there’s no shortage of freshman players grabbing attention. But many, if not most, of them have yet to play varsity before giving verbals. That’s why the story of a player who has emerged as a force on the varsity scene this spring is so noteworthy. After all, Herschel Halesworth […]
The Long Island Showcase has emerged as one of the top recruiting events in the summer months. And why not? After all, the top 20 players from Nassau and Suffolk battle it out in rising senior, rising junior and rising sophomore showcases in an event run by the Nassau and Suffolk County Coaches Associations. The […]
The 2014 varsity boys lacrosse season is just a week old in New Jersey and already one of the top players from one of the top teams in the state has suffered a season-ending injury. The injury occurred this past week in an interstate matchup between Christian Brothers Academy of Syracuse and Don Bosco Prep […]
We have a pair of 2015 commitments to report in this latest recruiting update – one from Long Island and the other from Connecticut. We start on Long Island with defending Nassau County Class A champion Massapequa. Joe Lombardi is reporting that defenseman Sean Gleason has verballed to the University at Albany. Gleason is Massapequa’s […]
Warmer temperatures are finally expected to make their debut in the 2014 varsity season. That’s perfect timing, because the schedule is also heating up as well. Here’s a look at what to watch this coming week: Monday, March 31 St. Augustine Prep (NJ) at Loyola Blakefield (MD): Good interstate matchup of strong programs. Millbrook (NY) […]
Summit’s defense, which employs a trademark zone, was a big key in the Hilltoppers’ 8-7 win over the previously ranked No. 2 team in the Tristate Top 25 rankings, Delbarton. With Hudson Valley and New Jersey team started the season this past weekend, the rankings have seen a shakeup. Summit catapulted into the Top 10 […]
Each week, we highlight top performances by varsity players and coaches from the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for the lacrosse, the NY/NJ/CT tristate region. Players of the Week New York * Bronxville’s Ted Forst had five goals and two assists, including the winner in OT, in a 13-12 season-opening victory against Mamaroneck in a matchup […]
