MSG Varsity, Cablevision’s 24/7 Emmy Award winning high school network, will capture LIVE action of two of the top boys lacrosse teams in the tri-state area. No. 2-ranked Delbarton High School and No. 3-ranked Chaminade High School face off on Saturday, May 18 at 3 p.m. on MSG Varsity  Channel 14 (Optimum). “What a great [...]

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The Section 1 tournament started yesterday with a pair of outbracket games as Pearl River downed Dobbs Ferry 17-5 and Haldane beat Lourdes 11-3 in Class C. Here’s today’s opening-round lineup with the quarterfinals set for Saturday, May 18. The games below are all on the home field of the higher seed. Class A: No. [...]

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Final seedings (Power-point system used) 1. Ridgefield 2. New Canaan 3. Darien 4. Greenwich 5. Staples 6. Wilton 7. St. Joseph 8. Ludlowe Quarterfinals, Saturday, May 18 No. 5 Staples at No. 4 Greenwich, 11 a.m. No. 6 Wilton at No. 3 Darien, 1 p.m. No. 8 Ludlowe at No. 1 Ridgefield, 1 p.m. No. [...]

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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 Top 20 * New York State Sportswriters Association weekly boys [...]

Rutgers University has concluded an investigation of allegations of verbal abuse made against its men’s lacrosse coach Brian Brecht that led to Brecht being suspended with pay since April 19 and has reinstated Brecht as its coach. Here’s the official announcement from the university. The Wall Street Journal’s “Urban Gardner” columnist, Ralph Gardner, meanwhile, takes [...]

We are at the midway point of a hybrid week in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the NY/NJ/CT tristate region. The mix of final-week regular-season games and playoff contests is creating for a nice variety of exciting action. Staples marks a first in its final regular-season contest as the Wreckers play their first [...]

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* Click here for Class A Classes B and C: Tue, May 21 @higher seed 4 PM Thu, May 23 @higher seed 4 PM Fri, May 24 @higher seed 4 PM Tue, May 28 @neutral site Separate Adm Wed, May 29 @neutral site Separate Adm. @B1 Comsewogue_ ] – > – > – > -> [...]

Class A: 1. North Rockland 2. Arlington 3. Mamaroneck 4. White Plains 5. New Rochelle 6. Mahopac 7. Lakeland/Panas 8. Clarkstown South 9. Wappingers 10. Suffern 11. Carmel Class B: 1. Yorktown 2. Rye 3. John Jay 4. Somers 5. Byram Hills 6. Nyack 7. Ossining 8. Brewster 9. Fox Lane 10. Eastchester 11. Tappan [...]

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It’s playoff time in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed. Last week, New Jersey completed several of its county tournaments. Among the champions: Don Bosco Prep (Bergen) and Seton Hall Prep (Essex). Yesterday, Nassau County started postseason action. Among the highlights: defending New York Class B state champion Garden City beat Bethpage 17-4. Today, we will [...]

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Suffolk County Class A is as tough as its gets when it comes to the level of talent from top to bottom. Who will be the best of the best when the title game is played May 29 at Stony Brook University. It could be any one of five or more teams. Playoff action begins [...]

Smithtown West’s big win over intertown rival Smithtown East last week meant a lot more than bragging rights. There were huge playoff seeding implications at stake as well. Joe Lombardi looks at that and more in his latest “Lombardi on Lacrosse” column for MSGVarsity.com. Among other teams included: Garden City, Shoreham-Wading River, St. A’s, Chaminade, [...]

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Downstate New York will have its sectional playoff seedings set within the next 24 hours. Be sure to check back for the info. In the meantime, regular-season action is winding to a close. Section 1 powers Yorktown and Arlington will look to bounce back from tough losses when they meet today at 4:30 p.m. at [...]

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One of the heroes of St. Anthony’s 13-12 overtime win at Yorktown this past Saturday wound up being someone who did not even play at all in the first half. Hofstra University-bound junior goaltender Jack Concannon saved the day for the Friars. Literally. That’s among the topics in Joe Lombardi’s latest column on tristate lacrosse [...]

It’s another full day on NCAA Tournament men’s lacrosse first-round games as we wish Happy Mother’s Day to all lax moms across the nation and around the world. Here’s the rundown: Cornell at No. 6 Maryland, 1 p.m., ESPN2/WatchESPN Towson at No. 3 Ohio State, 3 p.m., ESPNU/Watch ESPN Loyola-Maryland at No. 7 Duke, 5:15 [...]

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MaxPreps photos by Dave Anderson In a big girls showdown on May 8, Ella Bonafede, left, and St. Anthony’s dealt Garden City its first loss, winning 11-6 after building a 9-3 halftime lead. Click here for the complete photo gallery. Garden City beat previously unbeaten Shoreham-Wading River 10-9 in overtime on May 11, overcoming an [...]

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