Sectional and conference championship action is in full force in downstate New York as well as Connecticut. New Jersey state tournament action, meanwhile, continues. That’s among the topics in Joe Lombardi’s latest column on tristate lacrosse for InsideLacrosse.com. LAXLESSONS Links New iPhone/iPad and Android apps * Download for free the new LaxLessons’ playbook Android app [...]
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 [...]
Matchups between FCIAC West Division leader Ridgefield and East Division co-leader New Canaan and the annual Battle of Smithtown between Smithtown West and Smithtown East highlight an eventful upcoming week of games. That’s among the topics in Joe Lombardi’s latest column on tristate lacrosse for InsideLacrosse.com. LAXLESSONS Links New iPhone/iPad app * Download for free [...]
Manhasset and Yorktown shared the spotlight not only of the tristate but the entire nation with a pair of monumental wins on Saturday. ‘Set held on for a 9-7 win over Garden City in the 123rd Woodstick Classic, snapping a streak of three straight Woodstick wins by the Trojans. Yorktown pulled away for a 12-8 [...]
Do you like surprises? Then the 2012 high school lacrosse season in the tristate region has been to your liking. After all, there have been plenty of them. That’s among the topics in Joe Lombardi’s latest column for InsideLacrosse.com. Have a recruiting commitment to report? Email us at info@laxlessons.com. LAXLESSONS Links New iPhone/iPad app * [...]
There was no shortage of news both on and off the field in tristate lacrosse this past week. Among the headlines: Sophomore verbal commitments are now becoming prevalent in the women’s game; there will be a new recruiting showcase this summer; there were plenty of noteworthy results in varsity games. Those are among the topics [...]
It was a week that started with two-time New Jersey Tournament of Champions winner Bridgewater-Raritan seeing its 36-game win streak snapped and ended with the start of the Ric Beardsley coaching era at Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse with an OT game against powerhouse Jamesville-Dewitt and another epic Manhasset-Darien battle. Those are among the topics [...]
It was quite a week for Hudson Valley and Long Island varsity teams and it wrapped up with some interesting outcomes yesterday Now, Connecticut and New Jersey squads are set to get their seasons going this coming week. For more on that, and a look ahead to some of the big games on the schedule [...]
Sophomore verbal commitments by boys lacrosse players have become more and more frequent But they remain rare on the girls side. That’s why it was especially big news when Ella Bonafede, a midfielder on the top-ranked girls team in the tristate region, St. Anthony’s, decided on Duke. For more on that, and a look ahead [...]
Here we go. There have been a handful of season-opening games the last few days in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region the last few days, but the 2013 varsity lacrosse season starts in earnest this week with a marquee matchup getting things going on Tuesday, March 19. For more on that, be sure to [...]
Monday, March 4 marks the official start of varsity practice for Long Island. Within the next two weeks, all programs from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, will have started too. While the focus is now on the soon-to-start season, there were some big recruitment commitments last week. [...]
The Empire State Games’ planned 2013 return will not be happening. The relaunch of the Games after a two-year hiatus has been postponed until 2014 because of lack of funding. There were also some major recruiting commitments this past week, including two-time New York State Class C semifinalist Bronxville’s fifth Division I commit and a [...]
Commitments by four New York State standouts — Syracuse University-bound Rye High School junior defender Lazarus Chavez and three sophomores — were the big stories this past week in tristate news. That, along with the latest batch of preseason player perspectives, are among the topics in Joe Lombardi’s latest column for InsideLacrosse.com. Have a recruiting [...]
Two of the top sophomore standouts in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut region gave verbal commitments to Duke and Towson. That, along with the latest batch of preseason player perspectives, are among the topics in Joe Lombardi’s latest column for InsideLacrosse.com. Have a recruiting commitment to report? Email us at info@laxlessons.com. LAXLESSONS Links Schedules scanner Links [...]
The CHSAA championship races are always interesting. This season should be no exception as Chaminade will look to unseat St. Anthony’s in Division AAA and Fordham Prep will look to avenge last year’s one-goal lost to Iona Prep in the Division AA title game. That is among the topics in Joe Lombardi’s latest column for [...]
