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 [...]
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, [...]
NEW YORK Boys brackets Girls brackets NEW JERSEY Boys Group Tournament First Round – May 18 Second Round – May 21 Third Round – May 23 Group Semifinals – May 25 Group Finals – May 29 Tournament of Champions Quarterfinals – June 1 Semifinals – June 5 Finals – June 8 Girls First Round (I [...]
Some signature wins have catapulted Yorktown back into the national spotlight. Joe Lombardi looks at that and more in his latest “Lombardi on Lacrosse” column for MSGVarsity.com. Among other teams included: Chaminade, St. Anthony’s, Garden City, Long Beach, Northport, Smithtown West, Smithtown East, Ward Melville, Shoreham-Wading River, John Jay, Fordham Prep and Iona Prep from [...]
What tristate team has the most dominant defense? The answer could very well be Delbarton. Joe Lombardi explores just that in his latest “Lombardi on Lacrosse” column for MSGVarsity.com. Among other teams included: Yorktown, Chaminade, Manhasset, Garden City, Chaminade, Half Hollow Hills East, Half Hollow Hills West, Long Beach, West Islip, Bronxville and Somers from [...]
A pair of state championship coaches caught in the stands at a big game in Suffolk County last week (at left) are among the items in Joe Lombardi’s “Lombardi on Lacrosse” column for MSGVarsity.com. The coaches are (from left) Shoreham-Wading River’s Tom Rotanz and Garden City’s Steve Finnell. The main focus of this week’s column [...]
The dynamic of the St. Anthony’s-Chaminade rivalry leads off Joe Lombardi’s inaugural “Lombardi on Lacrosse” column for MSGVarsity.com. Among other teams included: Smithtown East, Smithtown West, West Islip, Friends, Shoreham-Wading River, Ward Melville and Northport from Long Island, Yorktown, John Jay and Bronxville from Section 1; Greenwich, Ridgefield, Darien, New Canaan from Connecticut and Summit [...]
A new summer recruiting showcase, the Capital Challenge Showcase Camp for Boys, which will be held at the University of Albany July 19 through July 21. The Capital Challenge, which is presented by United Lacrosse, is a unique three-day showcase event. Players will be coached by NCAA coaches and United Lacrosse directors. The Capital Challenge [...]
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One of the factors that influenced Corey Haynes’ decision to verbally commit to St. John’s University had nothing to do with lacrosse, or even the university itself. You see, the Red Storm play many of their home basketball games at Madison Square Garden, which is also the home base of a certain NHL team. The [...]
Chalk up another one for St. Augustine’s Prep. We reported yesterday that the New Jersey power, which has averaged 17 wins per season the last five years, saw sophomore midfielder James Kitchen verballed to Hofstra. Another Hermits’ player has also decided his Division I future. He’s Will Fox. The 5-foot-8, 185-pound junior faceoff midfielder has [...]
Manhasset and Mountain Lakes are not only two of the top varsity boys lacrosse programs in the tristate region but in the nation. How do the tradition-rich Indians and Lakers look in 2013? That’s among the topics in Joe Lombardi’s latest column for InsideLacrosse.com, along with some big recruiting commitments. Have a recruiting commitment to [...]
There’s no question where the lax hot spot is this weekend. Philadelphia. The city of Brotherly Love is serving as host for the 2013 US Lacrosse National Convention. The convention began on Friday, Jan. 11 and runs through Sunday, Jan. 13. Have a recruiting commitment to report? Email us at info@laxlessons.com. LAXLESSONS Links Schedules scanner [...]
High school lacrosse teams from throughout the region once again joined together for the Sticks for Soldiers Classic. The seventh annual charity event, comprised of boys varsity, boys JV and girls varsity divisions, was held at Fairfield Ludlowe High School’s Taft Field in Fairfield, Conn., on Nov. 24, 2012. Proceeds of the event are donated to [...]
Chase Young plays fast. Speed is one of the main attributes for the midfielder from New Jersey powerhouse St. Augustine Prep’s. So it should come as no surprise that he made his college choice quickly. Young, the latest tristate sophomore to verbally commit, has decided on the University of Delaware. Young will be joined at [...]
