Andrew West, a standout goaltender for the Blue Wave last season, is a freshman at Cornell. And two current juniors are on the way – West’s brother, midfielder Henry West, and now, defenseman Tony Britton, who has verbally committed to coach Ben DeLuca’s Big Red. Britton’s path to Division I lacrosse is especially interesting, considering [...]
Garden City is preparing to officially start defense of its Long Island Class B championship. If the Trojans are to once again emerge from a stacked field of contenders that now includes two-time Class C state champion Manhasset, defense will play a big role. Garden City is well-equipped in that area with a unit that [...]
There will be a new look in Section 1 Class C this coming season. That’s because Rye, which has made six straight championship game appearances, has moved up to Class B. Putnam Valley, which has won back-to-back titles and faced Rye in the last six title games, is the favorite. But who are some contenders [...]
Last season, of course, was a historic one for the Lakeland/Panas Rebels, who beat archrival Yorktown twice in the same season for the first time in school history, including a dramatic overtime win in the sectional title game, and advanced to the state semifinals for the first time since 1997. One of the main reasons [...]
As each new snowstorm rumbles its way through the region, it may not seem like it, but the start of the lax season is getting closer and closer with each new snowflake. In fact, as we told you earlier this week, the first college scrimmages of this season will be held this weekend. Below is [...]
Few leagues in the country are as competitive as the Western New England League. Among the contending teams in the league’s Division I: * Salisbury, with arguably the nation’s top senior in Maryland-bound attackman in David Solomon, a transfer from St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes in Arlington, Va., and Virginia-bound Tyler Scales, one of the [...]
I’m not big on preseason predictions, but I am about to make one with 100 percent certainty. Ready? Here goes. The Manhasset Indians will not win a third straight Class C state championship in 2011. Why am I so certain, you ask? Well, as many of you know by now, it’s because Manhasset will be [...]
The first scrimmages of the preseason are set for this weekend. Among them: Navy at Duke and Colgate at Delaware on noon Saturday and UMass at St. John’s at 1 p.m., also on Saturday. You can check out a listing of scrimmages set the next few weeks compiled by LaxPower.com by clicking here. The schedule [...]
Much of the preseason chatter involving Section 1 Class B has centered on defending champion John Jay, 2009 champion Somers and the two new additions to the class: Yorktown and Rye. But there are several others teams that certainly bear watching. We’ll be focusing on a couple of them in the days to come. First [...]
The list of contending programs in Section 1 has remaining relatively stable. But there could be a new program on its way to contention. At least the signs sure point that way. With a thriving youth program, large high school enrollment and a head coach from the Hudson Valley’s most tradition-rich program (Yorktown grad Donny [...]
It was quite a start to the season. To say the least. Sachem North pulled off one of the biggest upsets imaginable. The Flaming Arrows stunned the nation’s top-ranked team, West Islip, 13-12 in overtime, in an opening-week shocker last season. It proved to be the Lions’ first and only loss in a season in [...]
For years, Carmel had been like a hole in the middle of a donut. Surrounded by schools with established programs such as Mahopac, Brewster, Yorktown, Somers, Danbury and Ridgefield, Carmel remained the last lacrosse holdout. Until now, that is. The Rams will be fielding a varsity team for the first time this spring. It’s been [...]
When it comes to supplying Johns Hopkins with standout players, and more specifically, defensemen, Yorktown High School has a proud tradition. It includes names such as Brian Kuczma, Rob Doerr and Chris Watson. That pipeline began, though, when another former Yorktown all-American, Bill Dwan, joined the Blue Jays after graduating from Yorktown in 1987. Dwan [...]
The Greenwich Cardinals won’t have to wait long this upcoming season to have an idea what their chances are of repeating as FCIAC champions. Last year, of course, Greenwich enjoyed an unlikely run to the title. Following an 8-7 regular season, the Cardinals beat Ridgefield, Darien and New Canaan (in that order) to take the [...]
“It gets late early out there.” When major-league baseball Hall-of-Famer used that phrase, he was describing the conditions for left fielders in Yankee Stadium, faced with having to contend with the setting sun. But the same thing can be said about the 2011 varsity season in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for boys lax, the [...]
