A look ahead to next year — and a look back at last week

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It was another busy week for college recruiting commitments. But the biggest news last week involved next year. We learned that, for the first time ever, Middletown High School’s Faller Field (above) will host the state championship games. Those were among the topics in the latest installment of our weekly tristate column for InsideLacrosse.com. Be […]

Middletown to host 2012 New York state finals; semifinal sites also set

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The New York state varsity boys lacrosse championship games have traditionally alternated between Syracuse and Long Island for the most part. But this coming season, the title games will have a new site. Faller Field at Middletown High School in New York’s Orange County, located about 85 miles northwest of Nassau County and 190 miles […]

Getting in the Halloween spirit

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We all have our own Halloween traditions. One college lacrosse program does too. Brigham Young’s team, which competes in the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association, holds an annual Halloween practice. We don’t know how this year’s will turn out yet. But here’s a look back at last year’s:   Follow Joe Lombardi on Twitter @joe_lombardi or […]

McDougall has change of heart, will now attend Delaware

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Dan McDougall was set to continue his lacrosse career at Marist College. But when Scott Nelson left the Red Foxes to take over as head coach at Binghamton, the senior defenseman from Avon Old Farms had a change of heart. McDougall (shown at right in above photo), who gained considerable notice on the summer recruiting […]

Lakeland/Panas standout Laguerre selects Springfield

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When Yorktown and Lakeland/Panas square off next season in the 2012 version of the annual Charlie Murphy Cup, the game will have a definite Springfield College feel to it. That’s because two of the top players involved — both of whom are midfielders — will be playing their college lax there. We told you earlier […]

Dellecave becomes Sachem North’s ninth senior commit

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Sachem North has had no shortage of college-bound players of late. The Flaming Arrows sent eight seniors from last spring’s team to college programs. This coming season’s senior class has topped that, with nine commits. Among them is Zach Dellecave. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound righty defenseman has committed to Dowling. Dellecave, who is known for his […]

Rocco twins reflect on selecting Yale over Hopkins, Georgetown

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A.J. and Austin Rocco have played alongside one another for as long as they’ve been playing lacrosse. Usually on the same attack line – most recently with Avon Old Farms (Conn.) and the Connecticut Bulldogs. That shouldn’t come as a surprise. After all, the two are twin brothers. It should also come as no surprise […]

Battle of the Counties tourney at Syosset for a good cause

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The mission of BraveGoals4Autism is to promote awareness, tolerance and acceptance for kids with autism, raise funds for autism programs across Long Island and increase the number of student volunteers involved in the initiative. That effort will be on full display on Saturday, Nov. 12 at Syosset High School when varsity and junior varsity teams […]

Midfielder Wood eager to join new coach Nagle at Stony Brook

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Jim Nagle is about to embark on his first season as head coach at Stony Brook. The former head coach at Colgate replaces Rick Sowell, who left Stony Brook for Navy. One of Nagle’s top priorities since taking over the Seawolves has been to target talent from the Empire State. Case in point, Patrick Wood. […]

Yorktown’s relentless Raniolo selects Springfield

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Joey Raniolo is relentless. Whether it’s hustling after a ground ball, finding an open teammate or setting screens, the Yorktown midfielder is in perpetual motion on the lacrosse field. It’s those traits that the senior plans on taking with him to the next level. He’s verbally committed to Springfield College, becoming  Yorktown’s fifth senior commit. […]

Fall signing week coming up fast; top juniors wrapping up verbals

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It won’t be long now. We’ve been tracking Class of 2012 commitments for about two years now here and on our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown,” of course. In a little more than two weeks, those commitments will become official. That’s right, gang, the National Letter of Intent is scheduled for Nov. 9 through […]

Chaminade’s Clarke will stay close to home at Hofstra

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Kris Clarke grew up following the Hofstra men’s lacrosse program. In a couple of years, he will be a part of it. The Chaminade junior midfielder and faceoff specialist has verbally committed to join coach Seth Tierney’s program. The 5-foor-10, 170-pound Clarke, who is also a swimming standout, becomes the Flyers’ sixth junior recruit and […]

Check out these free instructional videos

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Many of you come here each day for the latest news and buzz from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region. But there’s more to LaxLessons.com than that. Lots more. In addition to profiles by hundreds of current and former high school players from throughout the area — and, in […]

Carpenter becomes Somers’ second senior commit

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If you checked our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” last week, you learned that the second senior from one of the top programs in New York’s Section 1, Somers, has found a college program to call home. That would be dodging attackman Anthony Carpenter. Ten years from now, the 5-foot-9, 165-pound righty would like […]

Fairfield Prep’s Marusi will take his size, stick skills to UMass

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What do you get when you combine good size with strong skills? If you’re a long-stick midfielder/defenseman, plenty of Division I interest. That’s the scenario that surrounded James Marusi’s recruitment. The Fairfield Prep junior has committed to join coach Greg Cannella’s program at UMass. Marusi is 6-foot-1 and his strong stick skills help him excel […]

Kolesar will go from Warwick to Western New England

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Section 1 gets most of the attention when it comes to high school lacrosse in New York’s Hudson Valley. But last year, Section 9 continued its steady progression with some statement wins against Section 1 teams, including Minisink Valley beating both Pearl River and Clarkstown South, Red Hook defeating Hastings  and Monroe-Woodbury downing Ossining. While […]

Recruiting commitments spring forward to 2014s

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We’ve been reporting commitments for the Class of 2012 and 2013 at a fast and furious pace first on our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown,” and then in our subsequent Q & A’s with recruits. Now, we can add 2014 commits to the process. That’s because the first sophomore from the nation’s No. 1 […]

UVa-bound attackman Breen is region’s first Class of 2014 commit

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We’ve had a steady stream of college commitments for the graduating high school classes of 2012 and ’13. But earlier this week, we had our first Class of 2014 commit from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region. That distinction belongs to Taft School (Conn.) attackman Tyler Breen, who has […]

Mamaroneck junior standout Conley commits to Georgetown

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Peter Conley emerged as a star on the rise this in 2010 when the athletic, dodging midfielder earned all-section honorable-mention honors as a freshman at Mamaroneck High School. He followed that up this past spring by being named all-section section. Conley went on to enjoy a strong summer for the Prime Time travel team, performing […]

Andreassi hopes to outhustle, outmuscle foes at UMass, too

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Photo by Bob Sorensen/Sachem Patch There are plenty of factors to weigh when considering a college during the recruiting process. For Tyler Andreassi, one was tough to overlook. His brother, Michael Andreassi, a former teammate of his at Sachem North, just completed his freshman season at UMass. After considering several D-I programs, Tyler Andreassi, in […]

Cooley’s verbal to Rutgers among last week’s big stories

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The new week has just started and we already have some big news. If you checked our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” tonight, you learned that one of the region’s top juniors, attackman/midfielder Peter Conley of Mamaroneck, verbally committed to Georgetown. Mamaroneck coach Jeff Barnard passed along the news to me earlier tonight. Be […]

Syracuse rolls past alumni team 12-4

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Nine players scored at least one goal for the 2011-12 Syracuse team in a 12-4 win over the Syracuse Alumni All-Stars in the second annual Orange Alumni Classic at the Carrier Dome today. Many of the all-time greats in both Syracuse and lacrosse history played for the alumni team, and Syracuse coach John Desko said […]

St. Anthony’s Deignan taking his takeway talents to Binghamton

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Some defensemen who have good size tend to lack mobility and range. Not George Deignan. The St. Anthony’s 6-foot-2, 185-pound senior, likes to pressure  and pursue opposing offensive players he guards. That’s one of the attributes that made Deignan and his takeaway talents a target of several Division I programs. He has committed to Binghamton […]

Darien’s Lyons develops into a D-I defenseman

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Tommy Lyons’ progression during his time on the varsity team at Darien High School has been steady and noteworthy. Now in his senior year, the right-handed defenseman worked his way to the world of Division I lacrosse, with a career at Mount Saint Mary’s in Maryland awaiting him. Lyons’ road to the next level has […]

There’s plenty more to Army-bound Conroy beyond faceoff dominance

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Lacrosse is where Brendan Conroy’s college future is. The St. Anthony’s senior has committed to join Joe Alberici’s program at Army. But many of his most significant accomplishments so far have come in another sport. He’s a Junior Olympic snowboarder. On the lacrosse field, the 6-0, 190-pound midfielder also has a specialty. Faceoffs. That’s one […]

Video game puts it all in the hands of lax fans

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Imagine creating your own lacrosse video game. Now you can. Tom Kessler has sent to it. The former Hofstra University attackman has launched an ambitious initiative, My Lacrosse Video Game, that allows fans to play a prominent role in launching a lax video game. “A lot of people connected with the game have said they […]

Orange Alumni Classic will feature many of game’s greatest

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Some of the greatest players in Syracuse University — and college lacrosse — history will be on display when the Syracuse Alumni All-Stars take on this year’s Orange team on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 3:30 p.m. at the Carrier Dome in the second annual Orange Alumni Classic. The40-player alumni roster features four-time All-Americans Roy Colsey, […]

Yorktown’s Cooley hopes to make a big impact at Rutgers

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This just in. Lacrosse recruiting has centered on two main attributes of late – size and speed. While still important, stick skills and shooting ability, are no longer front and center among attributes on college coaches’ check list. At 6-3, 230 (give or take a few pounds), Yorktown senior Eric Cooley, who is also a […]

Junior commitments among the week’s big stories

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There was plenty of news to pass along this week. Much of it involved standout juniors. Among the headlines was Yorktown’s Nick Mariano committing to UMass and the second junior at Arlington, JD Colarusso, verballing to Albany. Those are among the stories we highlighted in this week’s tristate lax column for InsideLacrosse.com. You can check […]

Colarusso becomes latest Admiral to decide on Albany

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It’s been quite a 10-day span for the Arlington lacrosse program. And the University at Albany’s. That’s because the Admirals’ two leading players, and two of the Hudson Valley’s top juniors, have committed to stay close to home and play for coach Scott Marr’s Great Danes. Midfielder Danny Hanson gave his verbal to the Great […]