Britton becomes Darien's latest Cornell commit
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 […]
Player's perspective: Garden City's JP Burnside, senior defenseman
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 […]
Player’s perspective: Bronxville's Charlie McCormick, senior midfielder
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 […]
Player’s perspective: Rob Caffrey, Lakeland/Panas senior attack
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 […]
Snow is falling (again), but start of season is getting closer (really)
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 […]
Player's perspective: Brunswick's David Better, senior defenseman
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 […]
Player's perspective: Manhasset's John Maimone-Medwick, senior defenseman
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 […]
College scrimmages start this weekend
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 […]
Player's perspective: Fox Lane's Cameron Stephens, senior goalie
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 […]
Player's perspective: Arlington's Pat Sunday, senior defenseman
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 […]
Player's perspective: Sachem North's George Raum, senior defenseman
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 […]
Varsity lacrosse to debut at Carmel this season
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 […]
Koelsch will continue Yorktown’s Hopkins tradition
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 […]
Player's perspective: Greenwich's Adam Sands, senior defenseman
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 […]
Player's perspective: John Jay's Mike Daniello, senior attack
“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 […]
Player's perspective: Smithtown West's Kyle Keenan, senior attack
West Islip has dominated Section 11 Class A the last five years. But there could be a new sheriff in town. In addition to traditional power Ward Melville, Sachem North, which handed West Islip its only loss last season, looks strong, along with East Islip and Connetquot. So too does Smithtown West. After all, the […]
Player's perspective: Somers' Anthony Lombardo, senior midfielder
Surrounded by tradition-rich lacrosse neighbors such as Yorktown, Lakeland/Panas, John Jay and Mahopac, Somers was a relative latecomer to the game. The Tuskers, after all, didn’t launch a varsity team until 1996. But since then, Somers has vaulted to prominence as one of the premier programs in the region. One of the keys to that […]
Player's perspective: Garden City's Brian Coleman, senior attack/midfielder
To make it to the state title game again this season, Garden City must first get out of Nassau. That’s no easy task — to say the least — considering two-time Class C state champ Manhasset has moved up to Class B for the 2011 season. We’ve heard your take on how the Section 8 […]
Eager for lax? It's snow problem, colleges starting practices
While most reading this undoubtedly spent part of today once again digging out from the third major snowstorm to hit the region in the last three weeks, you can take some comfort in the fact that spring will be here soon, and before that, there will be plenty of lacrosse to enjoy College teams from […]
Player's perspective: Darien's Case Matheis, junior attack
We’re about two months away from the start of varsity practice, but there’s still plenty of recruiting news and schedule info going on throughout the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region, the nation’s No. 1 lacrosse hotbed. If you checked out the comments portion of our “Schedules galore” post today, you saw the completed John Jay scheduled […]
Fahey continues Yorktown's Albany connection
The University at Albany’s men’s lacrosse program has had a strong Yorktown connection for the last 12 years. That’s the length of time former Husker star Scott Marr has been the Great Danes’ head coach. During that time, Marr, the older brother of Yorktown varsity coach Dave Marr, has been able to successfully recruit some […]
Player’s perspective: Greenwich’s Patrick Robben, senior midfielder
It was an unforgettable finish for Greenwich. After ending the regular season with a 9-2 loss to Darien, the Cardinals entered the FCIAC playoffs with an 8-7 record. But Greenwich then picked up an 8-5 win at defending FCIAC champion Ridgefield before edging Darien 8-7 in the semifinals and New Canaan 5-4 in the title […]
Player's perspective: Ty Schuldt, Yorktown senior midfielder
You’d be hard-pressed a varsity team anywhere in the nation that plays a non-section schedule as difficult as the one Yorktown does each year. This season is no different. Though, as we told you early in the fall, Ward Melville is not on the Huskers’ schedule for the first time in 30-plus years, a talented […]
Palasek transfers to 'Cuse; Hobart cited for major NCAA violations
We told you folks way back, back, back on Aug. 29 that former Rocky Point star Tommy Palasek would likely end up at Syracuse after announcing his transfer from Johns Hopkins. Today, it became official. Palasek has enrolled at the ‘Cuse and will have two seasons of eligibility remaining, starting with this season. You can […]
Player's perspective: Darien's Eric Parnon, senior defenseman
With each day, we’re getting closer and closer to the start of varsity practices. And as we make our way there, we have been getting insights on the upcoming season from some of the region’s top players in our “Player’s perspective” feature. Up next is one of the leading high school defenders you’ll find anywhere, […]
Player's perspective: Shane Thornton, Chaminade senior attack/midfield
Flyers vs. Friars. If you’re a high school lax fan in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed, the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region, it’s always one of the best matchups to watch of the season. Often, times three. Last year, the teams split their regular-season meetings before St. Anthony’s won the CHSAA final in OT. We received […]
Player's perspective: Rye's Michael Collins, senior defenseman
Rye is moving up in the world. After a string of six straight Section 1 Class C championship-game appearances, the Garnets will be competing in Class B this season. The most stacked class in the section includes defending champion John Jay, Yorktown (winners of 28 sectional titles the last 31 years) and 2009 Class B […]
Player's perspective: Lakeland/Panas' Conor Prunty, senior midfielder
It won’t be long now, gang. The new year is here and the official start of college preseason practices is upon us. High school teams, of course, still have a ways to go, but it’s coming up pretty fast. With that in mind, we are continuing to work our way up and down the region, […]
