Michigan’s recruiting efforts among top stories from last week in tristate lacrosse
There’s been no shortage of news involving the newest Division I men’s lacrosse programs the last few weeks. Michigan is no exception. The Wolverines have broken recruiting ground in New Jersey, landing a commitment from one of the top juniors in the Garden City. That’s one of the topics in Joe Lombardi’s weekly column on […]
Croton-Harmon’s Schulze, whose focus is now on football, has promising college future in lacrosse
Jesse Schulze is pretty focused on football these days. And why not? After all, Schulze is one of the leading players on a Croton-Harmon team looking to make a return trip to the New York State Class B title game and win its third straight Section 1 title. The Tigers play at Lourdes this weekend […]
UNC-bound Gilman reflects on his move to Governor’s Academy
When Eddie Gilman made the decision to commit to the University of North Carolina midway through his sophomore year at Hendrick Hudson High School (N.Y.) this past January, it did not wind up being the last time he would have to decide on a new school to attend. Late this summer, the goaltender made another […]
Caridi commitment keeps Sachem North’s Stony Brook connection in full force
It’s become quite a pipeline. Stony Brook University has found a high school pipeline for talent and that school is Sachem North. All told, five Flaming Arrow players are either current or future Seawolves. The latest to join that group is junior midfielder Joe Caridi, who verballed to SBU earlier this week. He joins current […]
Bucknell-bound Reed becomes Darien’s second junior commit
Playing alongside Division I caliber talent is something John Reed has gotten to experience long before he will begin his collegiate career. You see, Reed is a junior attackman at defending Class M Connecticut state champion Darien. “Just this past year, I had the opportunity to play with and learn from amazing players such as […]
Trinity-Pawling PG O’Leary, an all-stater in NJ, set on St. John’s
Now, Jackson O’Leary is ready to take on New York. The attackman from Westfield, N.J., has started a post-grad year at Trinity-Pawling. It comes after he was named to the New Jersey all-state team and a first-team All-Union Division honoree this past spring. He was also selected to the New Jersey State all-star game. O’Leary […]
Proposed men’s lacrosse rules changes approved
Several rules changes to men’s lacrosse, including the addition of a shot clock after a stall warning is issued, were approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Friday and will take effect next season. Matters of implementation have not all yet been determined. For more, check this report from ncaa.org. Have a recruiting commitment […]
Tristate players will play big role in Richmond’s lacrosse rise
The University of Richmond announced on Friday that it will be upgrading to Division I status. “If you were starting from scratch, just building an athletic program,” Richmond Athletic Director Jim Miller told the Richmond Times-Dispatch, “lacrosse would be a sport that would be near the top of the list at Richmond.” And players from […]
Glen Ridge’s Kinley, one of NJ’s top juniors, commits to Michigan
With the University of Richmond’s announcement on Friday that it will be upgrading to Division I in men’s lacrosse, newly launched programs have been very much in the spotlight. Especially their recruiting efforts. It seemsince the summer travel season started, a week hasn’t gone by in without a tristate standout committing to one of the […]
Newly launched D-I programs gaining recruiting traction in tristate
If you’ve been checking here regularly since spring ended and right on through as summer has turned to fall, you’ve undoubtedly noticed a trend. Namely, newly launched college programs like Marquette, Michigan, Furman, Monmouth and Boston University making their mark on the recruiting scene. Richmond’s decision on Friday to upgrade to D-I status will undoubtedly […]
Richmond becomes latest college to add D-I men’s lax
Furman. Boston University. Monmouth. There has been a flurry of colleges that have announced they will be adding Division I lacrosse this year. We now have another one. Rumors were rampant that the University of Richmond would transition from the club to D-I level in men’s lacrosse. Today, the Spiders made it official. Men’s lacrosse […]
Jericho’s Starr set on Haverford
Noah Starr is equally effective as a feeder and finisher. The end result is an attackman whose skill set predicts success at the next level. So it should come as no surprise that the Jericho High School (N.Y.) senior will be headed to Haverford College. Now, here’s a Q&A with Noah on his commitment. What […]
Lang gives Holy Trinity a sophomore Ohio State connection
Holy Trinity (N.Y.) is quickly becoming a breeding ground for future Buckeyes. Two-way midfielder Brian Lang has become the second Holy Trinity sophomore to commit to Ohio State, joining attackman Michael Laviano. “Michael is a very close friend of mine, and has been my best friend for a few years,” Lang said. “When he committed, […]
Choate soph Uppgren goes from ‘little scrub’ to Duke commit
There was no youth lacrosse program when Turner Uppgren was growing up in Stillwater, Minn. So his father decided to do something about that. He started one – when Uppgren was a second-grader. But there was one problem. “Because the program was so low on players, he would throw me into the net with the […]
Hen Hud football star Fraietta’s future is at Stony Brook in lax
Joe Fraietta is focused on Friday night. That’s the way it is with most high school football standouts in the tristate region. Fraietta is starting quarterback for the Hendrick Hudson Sailors who host Hudson Valley, N.Y., rival Lakeland on Friday night. While it’s been a busy week of planning and preparation for gameday, Fraietta took […]
Ridge (N.J.) defender Mangion will help Monmouth at its launch
When Brian Mangion was growing up in Basking Ridge, N.J., he never could have imagined that he would wind up playing his college lacrosse just 60 miles away at Monmouth University. The Ridge senior defenseman never could have imagined that for the simple reason that Monmouth did not decide to launch a lacrosse program until […]
Will NHL lockout spark interest in the National Lacrosse League?
No one likes to see play stoppages in professional sports. But if the National Hockey League lockout winds up being a lengthy one, could the National Lacrosse League be one of the beneficiaries? That’s the subject of a good amount of discussion right now among devotees of professional lacrosse’s indoor game. For more, check out […]
Baltimore-area colleges will host touring Keio team from Japan
The Keio University men’s lacrosse team has been in the midst of a big comeback the last year and a half. The Tokyo-based squad hasn’t had to battle back from any loss on the field, but from a devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that hit Japanese in March, 2011. Keio’s road back from that […]
Manhasset twins staying together in college, another Ohio State sophomore commit top this week’s tristate lacrosse news
Twin brothers Liam and Bobby Young, seniors at Manhasset High School, will remain teammates in college. Ohio State, meanwhile, picked up a verbal commitment from a tristate high school sophomore for the second straight week. Those are among the topics in Joe’s weekly tristate High School Notebook at InsideLacrosse.com. Have a recruiting commitment to report? […]
Garden City’s Finnell named national HS coach of the year
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Garden City’s boys lacrosse team earned plenty of accolades this past spring, finishing 22-0 and winning the Class B state title. Today, the Trojans’ coach earned a prestigious honor of his own. Steve Finnell was named the 2012 coach of the year by the National Interscholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association. The […]
About-face on faceoffs: Rules Committee approves motorcycle grip
The Men’s Lacrosse Rules Committee has reversed an earlier recommendation made just over a month ago to eliminate the motorcyle grip on faceoffs. In an announcement today, the committee announced that after considering the feedback it received since that Aug. 3 decision, it will no longer ban the grip. Several other rules changes, including the […]
Notre Dame’s move to ACC will create ‘Super League’ for men’s lacrosse
Imagine a men’s lacrosse league that includes Virginia, Duke, North Carolina, Maryland, Syracuse and Notre Dame. Soon, you won’t have to. That’s because today, Notre Dame announced its intention to leave the Big East and join the Atlantic Coast Conference for all sports except football. The move may not take effect for 27 months, however, […]
Margiotta is eager to make his mark at Mercer
Jack Margiotta is a physical athlete with good stick skills and leadership abilities. The kind of player who can anchor a defense. The Trinity-Pawling (N.Y.) senior three-sport standout hopes to get that chance for the newly launched Division I lax program at Mercer University in Macon, Ga. A native of Randolph, N.J., the 6-foot Margiotta […]
NJ standout Phillips will venture to Vermont with his box-style skills
Perhaps it’s appropriate that Mark Phillips will be playing his college lacrosse close to the Canadian border. After all, the attackman/midfielder from Montclair Kimberley Academy (N.J.), has an offensive game reminiscent of a crease attackman in box lacrosse, as evidenced by his highlight film. The 5-foot-9, 175-pound lefty has outstanding stick skills, a strong shot […]
Manhasset’s Young twins will follow same college path to Furman
Any college program that targets and ultimately lands a commitment from a midfielder with good size and speed would undoubtedly like to clone that player. Furman University in Greenville, S.C., is doing the next best thing. That’s because the senior twin brother tandem of Liam and Bobby Young of Manhasset High School (N.Y.) have both […]
First Class of 2015 commitments for Chaminade, Ohio State
First things first. Chaminade High School (N.Y.) and Ohio State University each saw their first Class of 2015 commitments this past week. The first Chaminade sophomore verbal commitment was made by midfielder Thomas O’Connell. Ohio State received its first commitment from a sophomore when Michael Laviano of Holy Trinity verballed to the Buckeyes. Both verbals […]
Maryland-bound O’Connell is Chaminade’s first Class of 2015 commit
Thomas O’Connell is the first Flyer. When it comes to the Class of 2015, at least. As first reported last night at Twitter.com/joe_lombardi, one of the nation’s premier programs, Chaminade High School (N.Y.), saw its first sophomore college commitment completed when O’Connell verballed to the University of Maryland. The 6-foot, 165-pound O’Connell is an athletic […]
John Jay’s Cortland State-bound Duffy already very familiar with college sports
Andrew Duffy knows all about the demands and rewards of being a college athlete. That’s a rare trait for a high school senior. But the John Jay-Cross River (N.Y.) midfielder is in a unique position. As you’ll soon learn, all three of his siblings played sports at the collegiate level. Andrew will be continuing that […]
Mahopac’s Thompson finds the right fit in Connecticut College
Ross Thompson is no stranger to looking beyond just lacrosse in selecting a college to play the sport. After all, Thompson’s brother, Chase, is a junior midfielder at Franklin & Marshall. The Mahopac (N.Y.) senior attackman/midfielder’s decision to attend Connecticut College had every bit to do with academics as it did athletics as you will […]
Ohio State snags its first Class of 2015 recruit in Holy Trinity’s Laviano
Ohio State has burst into the Class of 2015. The Buckeyes received their first commitment from a sophomore last week when Michael Laviano verballed to the Buckeyes. Laviano is a right-handed attackman who plays at Holy Trinity (N.Y.). The 5-foot-10 Laviano earned all-league honors last season, registering 21 goals and 36 assists. He is an […]
Chelsea Piers Connecticut tryout info for travel programs
Chelsea Piers Connecticut (CPCT) in Stamford has announced 2012-2013 tryout information for their elite travel lacrosse program, CP-LAX led by former All American and current CPCT Lacrosse Director, Scott Bulkley. Boys team tryouts will take place Sept. 16 and Sept. 21 while the girls tryouts will be on Sept. 16 and Sept. 17. All tryouts […]
Meet another NJ football standout whose college future is in lacrosse: Fairfield-bound Walsh
When it comes to high school sports in the tristate region, New Jersey is to football what Long Island is to lacrosse. The last few weeks, we’ve been telling you about several football standouts from the Garden City whose high school futures are in lacrosse. Today, we meet another one. He’s Conor Walsh, a senior […]
House of Sports will cater to lacrosse year-round
It’s called the House of Sports. But don’t be surprised if the new sports training facility opening this month in Ardsley soon becomes known as the House of Lacrosse. That’s because the $20 million indoor center, slated to open on Monday, Sept. 10, has gone all out in catering to the large — and growing […]
Ridgefield (CT) midfielder Dearth is latest tristate standout bound for BU
Boston University’s men’s lacrosse program is on first big winning streak. Sure, the Terriers have not yet played an actual game since announcing in mid-February they would be launching a D-I program starting with the 2014 season. But BU is sure making its mark in recruiting. If you been reading here the last few weeks, […]
Syracuse recruit Callahan’s rapid rise in the spotlight
When Nolan Callahan transferred to prep school in New Hampshire two years ago, the hockey goalie from Florida contemplated playing tennis in the spring. But he wound up trying lacrosse. Now, the rising junior at Avon Old Farms (Conn.) is headed to one of the nation’s premier D-I powers — Syracuse. Callahan’s intriguing story is […]
