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Much of the discussion in Connecticut heading into the 2011 season has centered on six-time Class M state champ Darien, defending FCIAC champion Greenwich, th talented New Canaan and Fairfield Prep teams, as well as private school powers Brunswick an Salisbury. One team that has been flying under the radar a bit is Ridgefield, which […]

If you’ve been checking out our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” each day, you’ve noticed that Division III power Nazareth College has been making its mark on the recruiting scene by landing a pair of recruits from the Hudson Valley. Both are defensemen. First, we reported both there, and in a separate post, on […]

We have plenty of interesting and informative “Player perspective” features in store for you folks in the weeks to come. So be sure to check back for that. While we will be getting perspectives from the leading players from throughout the region, we will also, of course, continue to update you with all the latest […]

With the start of the new year upon us, and the start of the 2011 season inching closer and closer each day, it’s time once again to get the perspectives of some of the area’s leading players. We introduced this feature last year, with more than 40 players checking in with their thoughts. If you’re […]

Well, folks. It’s been quite a year. There here have been all sorts of surprising developments, impressive individual and team accomplishments and interesting stories to follow. With the calendar year about to end, we’d like to know what you think was the year’s biggest story. For starters, be sure to exercise your right to vote […]

Amid all the gift gifting, parties and cheer, the holiday season also provides us with an opportunity to look back as well as look forward. As we get to wrap up our first full calendar year at LaxLessons.com, we want to take a moment to wish you and yours a safe, happy and healthy holiday. […]

Tomorrow is the first day of winter. Which makes it the perfect time to take a look at the college choice of John Jay’s Malcolm Winter. As we reported last week, Winter, a left-handed defenseman, has decided on Goucher College in Baltimore. Winter was added late last week in our “Updated recruiting review and commitment […]

Tomorrow marks the official start of winter, which means that we’re getting closer and closer to the start of another lacrosse season. In the meantime, the commitments just keep on coming, gang. If you checked our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” today, you learned of the first commit of New Fairfield’s Class of 2011. […]

If you checked our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” this weekend, you’ve been getting the latest on the decisions by members of the classes of 2011, 2012, and now, 2013 high school classes. Among the new additions: midfielders John Brainard (New Canaan, Class of 2012/UMass) and Alan Henderson (Eastport-South Manor, Class of 2011/Lehigh) and […]

Do you want yet another example of the nationwide growth of lacrosse? Here goes. Marquette University has announced that it will be adding Division I teams in both men’s and women’s lacrosse in 2012. Considering Marquette’s Big East status — and its Midwest location — this is big news on many fronts. Particularly during this […]

What does it take to make it to an Ivy League lacrosse program. Some necessary attributes are obvious. Such as strong academic credentials. But there are plenty more factors involved. Mark Glicini is a perfect example The Yale-bound attackman registered 65 goals and 36 assists last season, leading Mahwah to the Bergen County title and […]

We told you yesterday that one of the top juniors in the Hudson Valley, Pelham defenseman Matt Landis, committed to Notre Dame. Today, we have news on one of the leading juniors in Connecticut. Ridgefield coach Roy Colsey informed me today that attackman Sean Riley has decided on the University of Vermont. The right-handed Riley […]

There’s nothing like an unlikely run to the NCAA Division I championship game to boost recruiting. Just ask Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish, who finished the 2010 regular season7-6 and barely received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, wound up advancing all the way to the title game, where they nearly stunned Duke, before […]

There’s certainly no shortage of talent in the state of Connecticut when it comes to high school lacrosse. Cheshire won the Class L state title last year, edging always strong Fairfield Prep 9-8. (Above, Cheshire is shown celebrating after that big win.) Darien has won six straight Class M state championships and has an array […]

There was no shortage of opinion late in the summer when we devoted a thread to an outlook on Section 1 Class B for this coming season. With two-time finalists John Jay and Somers back, and Yorktown moving down from Class A, and Rye moving up from last C, Class B looks to be stacked […]

It didn’t take Chris Mahoney long to make a name for himself. After joining the Shoreham-Wading River varsity team in 2009, he was named Suffolk County defensive rookie of the year. Last season, he was an all-county selection. Now, the 6-foot-3, 210-pound Mahoney is one of the top juniors from the nation’s top lacrosse hotbed, […]

We’ve spent quite a bit of time reporting on the progression of schedules at both the collegiate and high school level the last few weeks. In college, most of the top programs in Division I have released their completed 2011 schedules. You can access most of them by clicking here. We also have separate links […]

Our current poll question is, “Who do you think will be Long Island’s best team in 2011?” (Don’t forget to exercise your right to vote. On the right panel of this page, just scroll past the “New Comments” and “Popular” tabs and click on “Poll,” and then click on your choice.) Two of the nominees […]

We’ve been passing along high school non-league schedules and college schedules as they’ve been finalized the last few weeks. Yesterday, Johns Hopkins released its schedule. Today, we have a few college schedules to pass along, including defending national champion Duke. The Blue Devils’ schedule is highlighted by a 6:30 p.m. game on Sunday, April 3 […]