From middle afternoon till late in the evening, there will be plenty of mega matchups, with most of them for championships. First, a word about the weather forecast. There is a likelihood of precipitation and a chance of some thunderstorms passing throughout the area during this time frame. So be sure to bring your rain [...]

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Because of the threat of strong thunderstorms today, all Section 1 playoff games scheduled for today, including the boys and girls finals, have been moved to tomorrow – same sites and times. BOYS Finals Friday, May 24  at White Plains High School Class B: No. 1 Yorktown vs. No. 3 John Jay, 3 p.m. Class [...]

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All games will be played Tuesday, May 28 at Hofstra University’s Shuart Stadium. Class B No. 1 Garden City vs. No. 2 Manhasset, 3:30 p.m. Class C No. 1 Cold Spring Harbor vs. 2 Friends Academy, 6 p.m. Class A No. 1 Massapequa vs. No. 3 Port Washington, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals Class A Massapequa 13, [...]

Charlie Trense fills many roles on the lacrosse field. The sophomore at the Westminster Schools in Atlanta can play either close defense or longstick midfield. He also faces off. In addition, Trense, who is a lineman in football and also wrestles, is a physical and aggressive player. After he completes his high school career, the [...]

Here’s a rundown of links to the most update national high school and collegiate rankings: * Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse national high school boys power rankings  * Nike/US Lacrosse national high school boys rankings  * Nike/US Lacrosse national high school girls rankings * MSG Varsity Tri-State boys/girls Top 20 * New York State Sportswriters Association weekly [...]

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There was no shortage of huge stories yesterday in the tristate. Among them: * Smithtown East ended West Islip’s run of nine straight Suffolk County championships by beating the Lions 12-4 in the Section 11 Class A quarterfinals. * For the second straight year, the No. 1 seed fell in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic [...]

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BOYS Finals Thursday, May 23 at White Plains High School Class B: No. 1 Yorktown vs. No. 3 John Jay, 3 p.m. Class C, No. 1 Bronxville vs. No. 2 Pleasantville, 5:30 p.m. Class A, No. 1 North Rockland vs. No. 3 Mamaroneck, 8 p.m. Semifinals North Rockland 12, White Plains 6 Mamaroneck 7, Lakeland/Panas [...]

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BOYS Final Friday, May 24 at Brien McMahon High School, Norwalk No. 2 New Canaan vs. No. 4 Greenwich, 7 p.m. Semifinals New Canaan 5, Darien 3 Greenwich 6, Ridgefield 5 GIRLS Final Friday, May 24 at Brien McMahon High School, Norwalk No. 1 Darien vs. No. 2 New Canaan, 4 p.m. Semifinals Darien 21, [...]

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There will be no shortage of senior boys and girls players from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, at the 2013 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic set for Saturday, July 6 at Towson University. All told, 88 current boys and girls standouts were selected to the North and [...]

We’re inching closer to the finals. Today is a huge day for sectional and conference semifinals in the tristate region. In Section 1 in New York’s Hudson Valley, there are a total of 12 semifinals in boys and girls classes A, B and C. Among the featured boys matchups: No. 7 Lakeland/Panas at No. 3 [...]

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Ethan Frieder’s college decision went beyond finding the right place to continue his lacrosse career. The junior at Horace Greeley High School (N.Y.) was looking for the college that best combined academics with athletics. Frieder found it in Brown University, a commitment first reported at Twitter.com/joe_lombardi. A 5-foot-10, 180-pound two-way midfielder, Frieder is an excellent [...]

Participants looking forward to the No Limit Lacrosse Camps in Bedford, N.Y., and Old Brookville, N.Y. , in June and July have extra reason to be excited. Each day, there will be giveaways including new Maverik Spider Heads, Maverik A1 and H2 Shafts and Maverik Rome Gloves. This year’s camps, which are sold out for the 11th straight year, run from June [...]

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The Nassau County Class B semifinals, set for this Tuesdsay and Wednesday at Hofstra, feature quite a foursome: defending New York state champion Garden City; Manhasset, which beat GC this season in the Woodstick Classic; Long Beach, which features arguably the most dominant offensive player on Long Island; and Cinderella North Shore, which played in [...]

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It will be quite a week in the tristate with sectional and conference championship tournaments in New York and Connecticut and state tournament play on the menu in New Jersey. State tourney play continues today in New Jersey. Among the second-round games, No. 7-seeded St. Peter’s Prep plays at No. 10 St. Joseph’s-Metuchen in a [...]

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