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Another rising senior star from the tristate region, Alex Corpolongo, has made his college choice. The Somers midfield standout selected Stony Brook. “ I just wanted to find a school that was a good fit for me athletically, academically and financially,” Corpolongo said. “Stony Brook is a great school that’s affordable for my family and I believe […]

Commitments listed by high school/prep school AVON OLD FARMS (CT) – 7 Jack Burke College, position: Washington, attack Liam Cardon College, position:  Kenyon, defense Dan Kinek College, position: Michigan, midfield Dan McDougall College, position:  Delaware, defense Kris Molinaro College, position: Colby, midfield Will Ryan College, position: Johns Hopkins, goaltender Derek Sganga College, position: Marist, defense/long-stick […]

What recently graduated high school players will make immediate impacts as freshmen in college? Who are the top five boys and girls returning players for next year? Who are the boys and girls tristate players of the year for this past spring. Joe Lombardi and Carl Reuter will give their thoughts on those questions and […]

Under Armour All-America Weekend has arrived. Action gets under way on Friday at noon with pool play in the boys and girls underclass tournaments. Here’s a link to the schedule. The weekend will be headlined by the 2012 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic on Saturday. The boys game, which will be telecast on ESPNU, features several […]

Things move quickly when it comes to recruiting commitments. Especially this time of year. Consider Jesse Parker. Just five days ago, the Half Hollow Hills East standout was one of the top uncommitted players on display at the Long Island Lacrosse Showcase at Adelphi University. As of today, Parker is uncommitted no more. The righty […]

After winning the Rising Senior and Rising Junior games last year, Suffolk made it a perfect 3-for-3 at this year’s Long Island Lacrosse Showcase, adding a victory in the Rising Sophomore game, which was held this year at Adelphi University. Suffolk won the Senior game 6-5 in overtime, the Junior game 11-10 and the Sophomore […]

The following is the roster for the Rising Sophomore Game at the fourth annual Long Island Lacrosse Showcase played on Thursday, June 21 at Adelphi University in Garden City. Suffolk won 13-9. Nassau Attack: Nick Spillane, Carey Colin Burke, Cold Spring Harbor Gordon Purdie, Lynbrook Paul Dilena, Massapequa Dylan Crossan, South Side Midfield: Jared Warner, […]

The following is the roster for the Rising Junior Game at the fourth annual Long Island Lacrosse Showcase played on Thursday, June 21 at Adelphi University in Garden City. Suffolk won 11-10. Nassau Attack: William Sands, Friends Academy Patrick McCormick, Hicksville Thomas McAndrew, MacArthur James Byrnes, Massapequa Ian Kirby, Massapequa Midfield: Nicholas Suchocki, East Meadow Cody […]

The following is the roster for the Rising Senior Game at the fourth annual Long Island Lacrosse Showcase played on Thursday, June 21 at Adelphi University in Garden City. Suffolk won 6-5 in overtime. Nassau Attack: Ryan Mahon, Bethpage Jack Worsetll, Garden City Tom Lavelle, Manhasset John Crawley, Port Washington Midfield: Chris Racalbuto, JFK Bellmore […]

The roster for the Hudson Valley team that will be competing in the Empire State Cup July 26-29 in Syracuse was finalized today. It includes a mix of recent high school graduates as well as returning varsity players. Here’s the roster: Attack: Brian Prunty, Lakeland/Panas Chris Santangelo, Rye Joe Buzzetti, Clarkstown South Kevin McDermott, Hen Hud […]

Rosters are now set for the  2012 Under Armour Underclassmen Elite Stars Lacrosse Tournament set forJune 29-July 1 at Towson University in Towson, Md. There will be boys and girls teams representing Long Island, New England, Upstate New York, Baltimore, New Jersey, Philadelphia, the South, Midwest, West and Washington, D.C. You can check out all the […]

Unbeaten New York State Class B champion Garden City is the consensus No. 1 high school team for the 2012 season. The Trojans, downed Ithaca and Yorktown in the state final and semifinal (respectively), to finish 22-0. Here are links to the rankings released yesterday (LaxPower) and today (Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse): * Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse […]

Temperatures will be climbing as the week progresses. The summer recruiting calendar is also heating up. Now that the high school season is over, there are plenty of events in the next few weeks we’ll be following. First off, this week. The 10th annual Brine Shootout is under way at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. […]

Connecticut’s 2012 US Lacrosse All-Americans will be among those honored on Tuesday, June 19 at 7 p.m. at the CHSCA annual Lacrosse Banquet at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. Here’s a look at award winners: All-Americans Matt Brophy, Fairfield Prep, senior, midfield, Deerfield Academy Tony Britton, Darien, senior, defense, Cornell Kevin Brown, Fairfield Prep, junior, attack, […]

The 2012 high school season in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, is now one for the books. With the season now complete, take a moment to weigh in with your vote in our latest poll, which asks, “Who do you think was the MVP of the 2012 […]

Many of the top returning players and rising stars in the Hudson Valley/Connecticut region will be showcasing their skills for college coaches today at John Jay High School. For the fourth straight year, John Jay is the host site for the Moonlight Lacrosse Showcase. More than 80 players expected to compete. Action gets under way […]

It’s opening week for the Sound Shore Adult Men’’s League of the Hudson Valley/Connecticut region. This is the league’’s 32nd season. Teams that compete are from Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Fairfield counties. You can check out the day-by-day schedule for this season here. We are also inviting teams to post their rosters on this thread. […]

Section 1 selected its nine US Lacrosse All-Americans, as we reported here first the night of the selections. Earlier today, on that same thread, we posted the All-Section 1 and All-Section 1 honorable-mention recipients. In case you missed it, here’s the rundown once again. Recipients will be honored at a dinner on Thursday, June 14. […]

Tryouts for the Empire State Cup, an inaugural event debuting this summer modeled after the Empire State Games, are upcoming. Tryouts for the Hudson Valley and Long Island are as follows: Hudson Valley: June 21, 4 p.m., Somers High School Long Island: June 15, 5 p.m., Half Hollow Hills East High School More info on […]

State champions have been crowned throughout the tristate region.   With the season now complete, take a moment to weigh in with your vote in our latest poll, which asks, “Who do you think was the MVP of the 2012 boys lax season in the tristate area?” To vote, go to the right panel of this […]

Hofstra players Adrian Sorichetti, far left, and Mike Malave with Chris Jinno of Keio University, one of their hosts during the 23rd International Friendship Games, which highlighted a nine-day trip to Japan that started on May 30. Members of the  Hofstra men’s lacrosse team weren’t the only ones who enjoyed a memorable time in Tokyo […]

BOYS State championships Connecticut  at Brien McMahon High School, Norwalk Class L Fairfield Prep 8, Ridgefield 6 Class M Darien 11, New Canaan 5 Class S Joel Barlow 15, Somers 2 New York at Faller Field, Middletown High School  Class A West Islip  12, Ithaca 7 Class B Garden City 11, Irondequoit 5 Class C […]

It’s title time. Among the headlines: * Garden City, Shoreham-Wading River and New Canaan will be trying to win both boys and girls titles. * The GC boys, making their third straight title-game appearance, last won a championship in 2000. The GC girls are looking for their seventh straight championship. * Shoreham-Wading River’s boys, fresh […]

Photos by Ray Nelson Garden City will be making its third straight appearance in the New York Class B state title game. The Trojans’ 14-4 win over Yorktown in the downstate semifinals at Hofstra University clinched the appearance. GC will take on Irondequoit at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 9 at Middletown High School’s Faller […]

Photos by Ray Nelson After a one-year hiatus, the West Islip Lions are back in the state championship game. WI got there by outlasting Niskayuna 9-6 in the Class A downstate semifinals at Hofstra University. West Islip will play Ithaca on Saturday, June 9 at Middletown High School’s Faller Field  at 1:30 p.m. for the […]

Photos by Ray Nelson Notre Dame-bound Trevor Brosco (above) had three goals and two assists and Ohio State-bound Chris Mahoney (below) led a dominating defensive effort as Shoreham-Wading River beat Bronxville 11-2 in the Class C downstate semifinals at Hofstra University. The Wildcats will play Penn Yan at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 9 at […]

State championships New York Saturday, June 9 at Faller Field, Middletown High School (pictured above) Class C Shoreham-Wading River vs. Penn Yan winner, 11 a.m. Class A West Islip  vs.  Ithaca, 1:30 p.m. Class B Garden City vs. Irondequoit, 4 p.m. * Click here for the complete New York state boys and girls brackets Connecticut  Saturday, June 9 […]

We’re one step away from the state finals in New York and Connecticut boys lacrosse and from the Tournament of Champions final in New Jersey. Among the day’s big headlines, we start with the Final Four in each of the three classes in New York. Downstate New York: * Two of the nation’s most tradition-rich […]

The 2012 high school season will be one for the books by late in the day on Saturday. But as the games end, a new wave of recruiting commitments will be starting. The wave was started this past weekend. As we first told you on Twitter, one of the tristate region’s top juniors has made […]

First-round results (Games played Saturday, June 2) Ridgewood 6, Chatham 3 Delbarton 9, Montclair Kimberley 2 Bridgewater-Raritan, bye Summit, bye Semifinals Wednesday, June 6 at Kean University Summit vs. Delbarton, 5 p.m. Bridgewater-Raritan vs. Ridgewood, 7:30 p.m. Finals Saturday, June 6 at Kean University  7:30 p.m. LAXLESSONS Links Recruiting coverage * Updated recruiting review and […]

Photos by Ray Nelson West Islip  is back in the downstate semifinals after a one-year hiatus. The Lions play a red-hot Niskayuna team that has been more explosively offensively than the defensive-oriented Silver Warrior teams of the last decade.  Niskayuna advanced to the Class A semifinals by beating Section 1 champion Mamaroneck while West Islip […]

It was quite a Saturday for boys lacrosse, with state semifinal matchups now set. Now, it’s the girls’ turn. The Long Island Championships are set for Dowling College in Shirley, N.Y. (Exit 68 off the LIE). CLASS C: North Shore (Section 8 ) vs. Shoreham-Wading River (Section 11), noon CLASS B: Garden City (Section 8 ) […]

Downstate New York boys semifinals Wednesday, June 6 at Hofstra University, Hempstead Class C Shoreham-Wading River vs. Bronxville, 3:30 p.m. Class A West Islip vs. Niskayuna, 5:30 p.m. Class B Garden City vs. Yorktown, 8 p.m. Upstate New York boys semifinals Wednesday, June 6 at Cicero North Syracuse High School Class C Homer vs. Penn […]

We’re a step away from the state semifinals. So let’s get right to it. For starters, the Long Island boys championship games are today. (The girls play their Island title tripleheader tomorrow.) Here’s the lineup for Hofstra University in Hempstead: Games at Hofstra University, Hempstead Class C Shoreham-Wading River (Section 11) vs. Cold Spring Harbor […]

A youth lacrosse jamboree for boys and girls in grades five through eight to benefit former Fox Lane player Tony Ciccone is set for June 9 and 10 at Fox Lane High School in Bedford, N.Y. Action runs from 8 a.m. till 4 p.m. each day. There will also be a BBQ from 11 a.m. to […]