If you’re a Section 1 follower, you know that, almost always, when John Jay and Yorktown play, it’s a great game. (Such scroll down and check the scores of the games between the teams since 2005.) This year, John Jay-Yorktown will once again be for a great cause. In the last few years, it’s been […]

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Garden City’s memories of opening the regular season at Syosset are not exactly fond ones. Two years ago, the Trojans did precisely that and were handed a 6-3 loss. Tomorrow, the teams meet again at Syosset High School in another season-opening game. Start time is 4:30 p.m. Expectations are high, of course, for a Garden […]

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Is Ardsley lacrosse on the rise? The Panthers were one of the surprise teams in the section in 2007, finishing 17-4. But after back-to-back nine-win seasons, Ardsley struggled last season. How do the Panthers look this season? In a moment, we’ll get the thoughts of senior attackman/midfielder Andrew Montag. Now, here are Andrew’s perspectives on […]

Darien looks dominant, but no one is handing the FCIAC tournament title to the nation’s No. 3 ranked team. Not at all. After all, recent history tells us to expect the unexpected. In fact, three different teams have won the conference’s postseason championship the last three years. What’s in store for this season? That’s the […]

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With two-time New York Class C state champ Manhasset moving up to Class B, Cold Spring Harbor has quite an opportunity. The Seahawks fell to Set 7-5 each of the last two years in the Nassau County championship game. Now though, that roadblock in orange-and-blue uniforms no longer exists. Will CSH make the most of […]

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Be sure to check out a rundown of where you can catch this week’s action both on TV and online by Matt Kinnear of Inside Lacrosse by clicking here. Here’s a look at the Division I games on tap for this weekend, followed by scores played already this week. Saturday Johns Hopkins 12, Virginia 11 […]

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Two weeks ago, we unveiled the schedule for the third annual Red/Gray Preseason Tournament at Somers High School this coming Saturday. All told, nine teams from the Hudson Valley, Long Island and New Jersey will be competing in the event. There have been several changes in the schedule of scrimmages (each played in 35 minutes […]

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It’s been a busy week of games at the Division I level, with plenty more on tap for this weekend. (You can check the results and schedule by clicking here.) There have also been some noteworthy developments of the field. Two head coaches — Ed Stephenson of Binghamton and Adam Pascal of Holy Cross — […]

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For the last month-plus, we’ve been passing along plenty of college scores here. And this week is no exception, of course. (For a rundown of this week’s D-I scores and the weekend schedule, click here.) But today, for the first time since June 12, 2010, we will have some high school scores from games played […]

Brandon Gamblin enjoyed a prolific scoring performance at this past summer’s Empire State Games. The UMass-bound midfielder finished the tournament with 17 goals in six games as Long Island won its fifth straight gold medal. Gamblin should also have a huge impact this coming varsity season. He’s now a member of the Sachem North Flaming […]

With varsity practices now under way everywhere except Connecticut and a handful of season-opening games beginning on Saturday, it won’t be long now, gang. With the start of the season in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region, now on the horizon, be sure to get breakdowns of teams. Here’s […]

It gets late early out there. That old Yogi Berra line, initially used to describe the conditions for left fielders battling the setting sun in the old Yankee Stadium, can also be used when it comes to the 2011 varsity boys lax season. That’s because there is a jaw-dropping array of huge early season showdowns […]

West Islip has dominated Section 11 Class A the last five years. There are no two ways about it. The Class A race in Suffolk is up for grabs. For starters, you’ve got West Islip, which, despite huge graduation losses, has still won four state titles the last five years. There’s also Sachem North, which […]

Mahopac last advanced to the Section 1 Class A championship game in 2005, losing to Yorktown 10-9. Could the ‘Pac make it back this coming season? The fact that Yorktown, as we’ve been discussing since last fall, will be competing in Class B should help the chances. Though defending champion Lakeland/Panas is the favorite, the […]

Two-time defending Class C state champion Manhasset’s move up to Class B for this season is undoubtedly one of the major storylines both regionally and nationally heading into the start of the season. That was among the topics examined as InsideLacrosse.com launched its coverage of the upcoming season in the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region. The […]