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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 […]

Darien looks dominant, but no one is handing the FCIAC tournament title to the nation’s No. 3 ranked team. Not at all. After all, recent history tells us to expect the unexpected. In fact, three different teams have won the conference’s postseason championship the last three years. What’s in store for this season? That’s the […]

With two-time New York Class C state champ Manhasset moving up to Class B, Cold Spring Harbor has quite an opportunity. The Seahawks fell to Set 7-5 each of the last two years in the Nassau County championship game. Now though, that roadblock in orange-and-blue uniforms no longer exists. Will CSH make the most of […]

Be sure to check out a rundown of where you can catch this week’s action both on TV and online by Matt Kinnear of Inside Lacrosse by clicking here. Here’s a look at the Division I games on tap for this weekend, followed by scores played already this week. Saturday Johns Hopkins 12, Virginia 11 […]

Two weeks ago, we unveiled the schedule for the third annual Red/Gray Preseason Tournament at Somers High School this coming Saturday. All told, nine teams from the Hudson Valley, Long Island and New Jersey will be competing in the event. There have been several changes in the schedule of scrimmages (each played in 35 minutes […]

It’s been a busy week of games at the Division I level, with plenty more on tap for this weekend. (You can check the results and schedule by clicking here.) There have also been some noteworthy developments of the field. Two head coaches — Ed Stephenson of Binghamton and Adam Pascal of Holy Cross — […]

For the last month-plus, we’ve been passing along plenty of college scores here. And this week is no exception, of course. (For a rundown of this week’s D-I scores and the weekend schedule, click here.) But today, for the first time since June 12, 2010, we will have some high school scores from games played […]

Brandon Gamblin enjoyed a prolific scoring performance at this past summer’s Empire State Games. The UMass-bound midfielder finished the tournament with 17 goals in six games as Long Island won its fifth straight gold medal. Gamblin should also have a huge impact this coming varsity season. He’s now a member of the Sachem North Flaming […]

With varsity practices now under way everywhere except Connecticut and a handful of season-opening games beginning on Saturday, it won’t be long now, gang. With the start of the season in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region, now on the horizon, be sure to get breakdowns of teams. Here’s […]

It gets late early out there. That old Yogi Berra line, initially used to describe the conditions for left fielders battling the setting sun in the old Yankee Stadium, can also be used when it comes to the 2011 varsity boys lax season. That’s because there is a jaw-dropping array of huge early season showdowns […]

West Islip has dominated Section 11 Class A the last five years. There are no two ways about it. The Class A race in Suffolk is up for grabs. For starters, you’ve got West Islip, which, despite huge graduation losses, has still won four state titles the last five years. There’s also Sachem North, which […]

Mahopac last advanced to the Section 1 Class A championship game in 2005, losing to Yorktown 10-9. Could the ‘Pac make it back this coming season? The fact that Yorktown, as we’ve been discussing since last fall, will be competing in Class B should help the chances. Though defending champion Lakeland/Panas is the favorite, the […]

Two-time defending Class C state champion Manhasset’s move up to Class B for this season is undoubtedly one of the major storylines both regionally and nationally heading into the start of the season. That was among the topics examined as InsideLacrosse.com launched its coverage of the upcoming season in the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region. The […]

Friday Maryland 15, UMBC 6 Saturday Syracuse 5, Johns Hopkins 4, 2OT Towson 9, Stony Brook 8 Delaware 7, Hofstra 6 Denver 13, Sacred Heart 12, 4 OT Army 12, Rutgers 4 Vermont 14, St. John’s 9 Colgate 11, Fairfield 9 Penn 8, Princeton 3 Cornell 10, Yale 8 Virginia 14, Ohio State 11 Navy […]

Garden City will start the 2011 season No. 2 in the nation in the Inside Lacrosse/Under Armour national power rankings. But before worrying about how the stack up nationally, or even making it back to the state championship game, the Trojans first have to find a way to get out of Nassau County. That’s because […]

It’s been arguably the game of the year in Section 1 lacrosse for the last eight years or so. But when John Jay and Yorktown play, it’s more than a game, it’s a community event. With that in mind, the two communities have worked together to help a special cause. In the last few years, […]

Photo by Miles Tintle The 2011 season promises to be one of the most interesting — and challenging — in the long and storied history of Manhasset’s boys lacrosse statement. That’s a bold statement, to be sure. But consider this. The Indians, who have won back-to-back Class C state titles, have moved up to Class […]

It’s conference tournament time in college basketball, capped off by Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament this weekend. But there will be plenty of big lacrosse games as well this weekend. Some will be played around some huge basketball games as well. If you’re at Yale on Saturday for the 1 p.m. lax game against […]

It’s become an annual ritual. Namely, the site of Iona Prep boys lax players hoisting Metro League and then Catholic state championship trophies. John Castellano hopes to help the Gaels celebrate once again. A senior attackman, Castellano is one of Iona’s top returnees and one of its go-to scorers. Here are John’s perspectives on the […]

The adidas National Lacrosse Classic is set for this July in Maryland and the nation’s No. 1 lacrosse hotbed, the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region, will be well-represented. A total of 17 players from the region (all current high school juniors are sophomores) were selected to the 25-member East Region team. Eight regions throughout the country, […]

North Rockland went unbeaten against fellow Rockland County teams in both 2007 and 2008. In 2009, the Red Raiders lost two intra-county games — vs. Clarkstown South and Nanuet. But last year, the Red Raiders endured a sub-par 3-13 season that included a 3-5 mark against county competition. Will North Rockland be back with a […]

The Red/Gray preseason tournament returns for its third year at Somers High School on Saturday, March 26. This year, it will include nine teams, including several of Somers’ neighboring teams from northern Westchester and Putnam, including Yorktown, defending Section 1 Class A champ Lakeland/Panas and two-time defending Section 1 Class C champ Putnam Valley, as […]

Earlier today, we told you about our third sophomore commitment from the nation’s No. 1 lacrosse hotbed, the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region. Jack Lambert, an athletic defenseman with good speed and stick skills, has decided on North Carolina after being pursued by most of the nation’s top programs, including Virginia and Syracuse. The 6-foot, 170-pound […]

We have our third sophomore commitment from the nation’s No. 1 lacrosse hotbed, the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region, gang. If you checked out our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” this morning, you learned that John Jay defenseman Jack Lambert has just given a verbal commitment to the University of North Carolina. Lambert joins a […]

Syracuse’s men’s lacrosse team is alone at the top. Tim Desko scored five goals as Syracuse held on for a 12-10 win over Virginia tonight before 14,430 fans at the Carrier Dome in a matchup of teams that entered the game ranked No. 1 in the latest USILA Division I coaches’ poll. Syracuse, playing before […]

It will be No. 1 vs. No. 1 on Friday before what is expected to be a huge and raucous crowd at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. Virginia and Syracuse, who are tied for first in the latest USILA coaches’ poll, square off in a 6 p.m. game that will be broadcast live by ESPNU. […]

I’m not one for hyperbole. But when it comes to a high school lacrosse program, Darien is as good as it gets. The Blue Wave, after all, have won six straight state titles. How many other teams can say that? Clearly, the Blue Wave have been dominant during that stretch. But in 2011, they may […]

Perhaps the greatest player in the history of lacrosse is Jim Brown. Brown, who starred in both football and lacrosse, was named by The Sporting News as the best football player ever. But he famously said, “I’d rather play lacrosse six days a week and football on the seventh.” A three-time All-American at Manhasset High […]

If you checked our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” yesterday, you learned that one of the leading players on Section 1 Class A title contender Mahopac is set for the next level. Senior defenseman Frankie Verde has decided on Springfield College. As a youngster, the 6-foot, 185-pound Verde quit lacrosse to play baseball, but […]