Lacrosse Insider: Long Island Championship previews, analysis, predictions

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Nassau County enjoyed a big year for Nassau County in 2014 with two Section 8 teams — Massapequa and Lynbrook — winning Long Island championships. Both those teams enjoyed unbeaten regular seasons, but fell in the Nassau finals earlier this week. There are a pair of returning county champs in Saturday’s tripleheader at Stony Brook […]

Lacrosse Insider: NJ Tournament of Champions title-game predictions, analysis

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It’s been an interesting season of in-state and intrastate action in New Jersey. It wraps up Saturday night, June 7 with a marquee matchup in the New Jersey Tournament of Champions title game. Here’s a preview, including analysis and a prediction. Tournament of Champions final at Bridgewater-Raritan High School No. 1 Delbarton (20-3) vs. No. […]

Lacrosse Insider: NY state finals title-game previews, predictions, analysis

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It will be Championship Saturday in two of the tristates on Saturday as New York and New Jersey will crown its champions. (Connecticut state titles games will be the following Saturday, June 14.) New York State finals at Hofstra University, Hempstead Saturday, June 7 Class A Fayetteville-Manlius/Section 3 (18-3) vs. Massapequa/Section 11 (18-2), 11 a.m. […]

Lacrosse Insider: Downstate NY semifinal previews, analysis

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New York state tournament brackets The three downstate representatives in the New York state championships will be determined on Wednesday, June 4 at Hofstra University’s Shuart Stadium. Class A: Niskayuna/Section 2 (19-1) vs. Massapequa/Section 8 (17-2), 3:30 p.m. Analysis: Niskayuna has been knocking on the door. The Silver Warriors have won 13 Section 2 (Albany […]

Lacrosse Insider: FCIAC first-round predictions

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The talent level of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference has become even more evident as teams get set for first-round play on Friday, May 23. After all, defending Connecticut Class M state champ Wilton did not make the eight-team field. Two-time defending FCIAC champ New Canaan, meanwhile, is the No. 4 seed. With that […]

Lacrosse Insider: Suffolk (NY) Class A semifinal predictions, analysis

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Photo by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Smithtown East lost to Sachem North 12-8 on April 22, ending an eight-game win streak. Now, Smithtown East will look to return the favor when it plays the Flaming Arrows in Friday’s Suffolk Class A semis. Sachem North takes an 11-game win streak into the game. We’ve called Suffolk County (NY) […]

Lacrosse Insider: CHSAA Nassau-Suffolk Class AAA, AA predictions, analysis

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It will be Championship Thursday in the CHSAA (NY) Nassau-Suffolk Division as Class AAA and AA titles are decided at Hofstra University’s Shuart Stadium. Here’s a look at the matchups. St. Anthony’s (13-4) vs. Chaminade (12-3), 4:45 p.m. Analysis: The two regular-season were each decided by one goal, with the teams splitting. Round 3 — […]