Player’s perspective: Ilchert, West Islip (NY) eager to return to championship form
West Islip’s mission for 2014 is as clear as could be. After all, the Lions are coming off a 12-6 season in which their run of nine straight Suffolk County (N.Y.) championships and 11 straight Section 11 title-game appearances came to an end. WI’s title run ended with a 12-4 loss to Smithtown East 12-4 […]
Lacrosse Insider: Towson gets first Class of 2016 tristate commit; West Islip (NY) 2014 is bound for Quinnipiac
The number of Class of 2016 college commitments among tristate standouts has now increased to 12. Johns Hopkins and Penn State each have three rising sophomore verbals. Six other programs each have one. Today, Towson joined that group of six. The Tigers picked up a commitment from the Garden State. It comes from an agile […]
Player’s perspective: AJ Ilchert, West Islip (NY) defenseman
West Islip will be one of the major forces in high school lacrosse not only in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut region this coming season, but in the nation. That’s not exactly a bold statement. After all, the Lions beat Ithaca 12-7 in the New York State Class A title game on June 9 in Middletown […]
WI’s Ilchert will take his relentless style of play to St. Joseph’s
AJ Ilchert plays for the West Islip Lions. But when he’s on the lacrosse field, he best resembles a bull in a china shop. “My style of play is ultra athletic, aggressive man-to-man – take no prisoners,” said the junior defenseman. It’s a style that should serve him well at the next level. The 6-foot, 180-pound […]
