Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com It’s early, but things have been interesting so far. To say the least. Here are some examples. In Nassau, Massapequa (above) improved to 2-1 by coming away with a 12-7 win against a Wantagh team that went 16-3 last year. Wantagh advanced to the Nassau County Class B title game against [...]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com With the growth of the game, there have been plenty of stories of new programs, such as Carmel (shown above during its first-ever varsity game yesterday against visiting Hen Hud, a 17-5 loss for the host Rams), as well as existing programs on the rise. One of them could be Bethpage. [...]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com It’s our first busy Tuesday of the young season as many teams from the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region start getting ready for the Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday game routine. Actually, for two of them, the routine of just playing varsity games will take some getting used to, folks. We’re talking about two of the [...]
The Big City Classic tripleheader on Sunday at the New Meadowlands in East Rutherford, headlined by the game between Syracuse and defending national champion Duke, highlights this week’s Division I men’s college slate. Before we get to the schedule, be sure to check Matt Kinnear’s rundown of where you can watch games on TV and [...]
Photo by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Long Island was in the spotlight last week, with a full week’s worth of season-opening games, including Chaminade beating Holy Trinity 9-3 on Friday (photo above). This week, it will the Hudson Valley, capped off by the annual showdown between archrivals John Jay and Yorktown. Next week, it’s Connecticut. By the [...]
You can check out video interviews from MSG Varsity with players and coaches from Saturday’s Red/Gray Tournament in Somers by clicking here. The event featured two defending Section 1 championships (Lakeland/Panas in Class A and Putnam Valley in Class C) as well as two teams that took titles in 2009 (Yorktown in Class A and [...]
The game is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 2 in Cross River. But why wait? Let’s hear who you think will win. Right here, right now. Be sure to weigh in with your thoughts and a score prediction on this thread. The John Jay-Yorktown game, by the way, is the focus of our [...]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com As we get set for the final weekend of the month, it will be a busy Saturday with some big preseason tournaments mixed in with a fair number of regular-season games in Long Island, highlighted by the showdown between Garden City and Smithtown West as well as a matchup between Wantagh [...]
The Darien Jamboree traditionally attracts some of the region’s top programs, and this year is no except. Here’s the schedule: STADIUM TURF Darien vs. Shoreham-Wading River, 9 a.m. Darien vs. West Islip, 10:15 a.m. Darien vs. Fairfield Prep, 11:30 a.m. OVAL TURF Fairfield Prep vs. West Islip, 9 a.m. Fairfield Prep vs. Shoreham-Wading River, 10:15 [...]
Well, it wasn’t a game. But yesterday’s scrimmage between two of the top teams in the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region sure did get a lot of interest. In case you missed the post-scrimmage reaction (that’s got to be the first time I’ve used that phrase), be sure to check our “Gameday” thread from yesterday by [...]
With a weather advisory for Northern Westchester in effect until 10 a.m. today, it’s uncertain as we right this whether or not the much-awaited scrimmage between national powers Darien and John Jay, scheduled for 4:30 p.m. in Cross River, will go on today as scheduled. But check back for updates. Meantime, there’s a full slate [...]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com It was just the first half of the first game of what Garden City hopes will be a memorable season. But it wasn’t exactly what the Trojans were expecting. Not at all. Garden City wound up pulling away for an 8-1 win at Syosset yesterday afternoon, but the Trojans were held [...]
If you’re a Section 1 follower, you know that, almost always, when John Jay and Yorktown play, it’s a great game. (Such scroll down and check the scores of the games between the teams since 2005.) This year, John Jay-Yorktown will once again be for a great cause. In the last few years, it’s been [...]
Garden City’s memories of opening the regular season at Syosset are not exactly fond ones. Two years ago, the Trojans did precisely that and were handed a 6-3 loss. Tomorrow, the teams meet again at Syosset High School in another season-opening game. Start time is 4:30 p.m. Expectations are high, of course, for a Garden [...]
Is Ardsley lacrosse on the rise? The Panthers were one of the surprise teams in the section in 2007, finishing 17-4. But after back-to-back nine-win seasons, Ardsley struggled last season. How do the Panthers look this season? In a moment, we’ll get the thoughts of senior attackman/midfielder Andrew Montag. Now, here are Andrew’s perspectives on [...]
