For Matt Hahn, it was love at first sight. It happened when Hahn and his brother, Taylor, were given lacrosse sticks by the father for Christmas when they were in second grade. Now, a decade later, not only has Hahn’s passion for the game grown, so too have his skills and talent level. Last week, […]

The University of Michigan has made major strides in getting verbal commitments from highly regarded Northeast standouts the last year. That trend continues today. Joe Lombardi is reporting that attackman Will Reynolds has just verbally committed to the Wolverines. Reynolds is a 2013 graduate of Daniel Hand High School in Madison, Conn., who is now […]

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Our new “Beyond the Northeast” recruiting section debuts today. We start with a rising sophomore from California who just verbally committed to the University of Maryland. But Preston Faecher, a standout attackman at Redondo Union High School (Calif.) in Redondo, Calif., is not exactly unfamiliar with the Eastern seaboard. His father, after all, is a […]

Team Pride scored off the first faceoff in overtime on a goal by midfielder Blake Boudreau (Bishop Guerin, N.H.) to beat Team Liberty 11-10 in the title game of the Champion All-American Showcase Friday night in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Team Pride, which trailed 5-0 at the half, never led at any point in regulation. […]

A total of 98 players were invited today to try out for the U.S. Men’s team that will compete at the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championships in Denver July 10-19, 2014. Tryouts are scheduled for Aug. 30-Sept. 1 at Goucher College in Baltimore. Those who are being invited were announced at halftime of […]

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There’s no doubt that there’s been an increased emphasize on size in college lacrosse the last few years. But there’s still room in the game for those that may not exactly measure up. Meet Jimmy Anderson. The midfielder at George W. Hewlett High School (NY) is 5-foot-7 and 145 pounds. “I am not the biggest […]

It takes just over five minutes to travel from Sachem North High School to Stony Brook University. It’s a short trip for sure, but for many Flaming Arrows’ players, it has become the final destination on the long road to Division I lacrosse. Most recently, Anthony Ross. The rising senior defender’s commitment was first reported […]

We now have a Class of 2015 commitment to report. Attackman Matt Hahn of Avon Old Farms (Conn.) has verbally committed to play at Air Force. Hahn, who plays travel lacrosse with 3d New England, attended both fall and summer Jake Reed’s Nike Blue Chip. He also played on the championship team at the Denver […]

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The University of Dayton will add women’s lacrosse as an intercollegiate sport and begin competition in spring of 2016. The addition of women’s lacrosse, the fastest-growing team sport in the U.S., according to the most recent research by Sports Marketing Surveys USA, gives Dayton 18 intercollegiate sports. “Lacrosse is enjoying unprecedented growth,” University of Dayton  […]

The University of Maryland is on the board. In terms of commits for the Class of 2016 from the nation’s No. 1 lax hotbed, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, that is. Before we get to news here’s a quick recap of how things look for rising sophomore tristate verbals. Johns Hopkins University leads the […]

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The boys championship game of the 2013 Champion All-American Showcase at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., will be telecast live today at 7 p.m. on ESPNU. It will be Team Pride vs. Team Liberty. Here are rosters of the teams: Team Liberty 1 – Luke Goldstock (A), Niskayuna, N.Y., […]

It was quite a week for the Somers High School (N.Y.) boys lacrosse program. The Tuskers saw two rising seniors commit to Division I programs in a 24-hour, midweek stretch. Attackman Tim Cousin will join his brother Kevin at Siena College. And, in another brother combo, Justin Corpolongo is the latest member of his family […]

For Kyle Cain, the road to Division I lacrosse started just after he finished second grade when he won a lacrosse stick in a raffle. Now, the rising senior at Wantagh High School (N.Y.) is preparing for Division I. The lefty attackman verbally committed to St. Joseph’s University last week, as first reported at Twitter.com/Joe_Lombardi. […]

The Sound Shore Lacrosse League has set its championship schedule. Five games will be played Thursday, Aug. 1 at SUNY Purchase, league director Chuck Cohen announced tonight. The other game, also set for Aug. 1, will be at Legacy Field in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. High School, 6 p.m., at SUNY Purchase Division 3, 7 p.m., […]

We’ve had a steady stream of new verbal commitments coming in each day throughout the summer. Judging by the number of players in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, weighing their options, it shows no signs of stopping any time soon. From time to time here, we will […]

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