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LaxLessons, home of the premier lacrosse instruction website (LaxLessons.com) and mobile app, announced a partnership with lacrosse Hall of Famer Mark Millon as well as the release of a LaxLessons app for Android users. The app, which features animated and graphically drawn drills and plays, now offers instructional videos from Millon, one of the game’s […]

There are two 12 p.m. mega matchups — one college, one high school — you can watch today on TV at high noon. The college matchup features No. 6 North Carolina playing at No. 8 Johns Hopkins. You can see it on ESPNU. The high school game features defending New York Class A state champion […]

Now that the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic is one for the books, we can look ahead to the Konica Minolta Big City Classic. The Face-Off Classic, played Saturday, March 23 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, started with a 6-5 win for Garden City’s boys varsity team over Loyola-Blakefield (Md.). High school teams will also […]

It’s Day 2 of Columbine’s journey from Colorado to the heart of the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. After a hard-fought 8-5 loss to Yorktown yesterday at West Point, the Rebels face John Jay today at 6 p.m. in Cross River. The outcome of this one should provide […]

Are you getting set for Showdown Saturday? Among the matchups on March 30: La Salle (Pa.) at Gardem City, Chaminade at West Islip and Yorktown at John Jay. The 7 p.m. Yorktown at John Jay game marks the first meeting between the teams since Yorktown pulled out an 9-8 overtime win in the 2012 Section […]

In less than a week we’ll have our first Showdown Saturday of the regular season. Among the matchups on March 30: La Salle (Pa.) at Gardem City, Yorktown at John Jay and Chaminade at West Islip. The high noon Chaminade-WI game is a rematch of a 7-6 Chaminade win last year — which proved to […]

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 […]

There’s lots of March Madness on the airwaves these days, but there will also be some good lacrosse matchups today and throughout the weekend. Today, you can watch an Ivy League battle between visiting Yale and Princeton at 5 p.m. on ESPNU. Tomorrow, both games of the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic at M&T Bank Stadium […]

LaxLessons.com and Epoch Lacrosse have teamed up for a new feature at LaxLessons.com in which lacrosse standouts share their epic high school memories. Somers has been one of the top boys lacrosse programs in New York’s Section 1 for just over a decade. If there’s one player who ignited the Tuskers’ rise, it was Tom […]

Four defending state champions will be on display on Saturday, March 23 at the annual Darien Lacrosse Preseason Jamboree. They include defending New York state champions West Islip (Class A) and Shoreham-Wading River (Class C) and defending Connecticut state champs Fairfield Prep (Class L) and Darien (Class M). Here’s the schedule: Darien vs. Shoreham-Wading River, […]

LaxLessons, home of the premier instruction lacrosse website, today launched a new mobile instruction app. The app features all the animated drills and plays available at LaxLessons.com, but is now available as a free download for both the iPad and iPhone in Apple’s iTunes store. The number of lacrosse players on organized teams in the […]

Today marked the first day of official varsity practices and tryouts for most teams throughout New York State beyond Long Island, which started last Monday. Among the sections getting things started today was Section 1 (Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Dutchess counties), home of two-time Class C champion Bronxville. When Bronxville won the section in 2011, […]

With varsity teams in New York State, and especially Long Island, having a jump on the start of official practices  and the regular season, there is no shortage of huge matchups this month. You can get a rundown of them here as well as in Joe Lombardi’s weekly column on tristate lacrosse for InsideLacrosse.com. What’s […]

High school lacrosse fans in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate regions may be the first ones to set their clocks ahead this weekend when Daylight Savings Time starts at 2 a.m. on Sunday. After all, with some of the big early season matchups set for the opening weeks of the season, who can blame them? […]

A bill that would have required helmets be worn by girls lacrosse players that was proposed for the state of Maryland wound up being withdrawn, but according to Athletic Business, the proposal has sparked a conversation about safety in the girls game. In an interesting development earlier this week, lacrosse sticks are now being allowed […]

Predicting Brewster will be in the mix in the Section 1 (N.Y.) Class B race would be pretty safe. After all, the Bears always seem to be. One of the main reasons for that is a gritty style of play that is perennially powered by a hard-nosed defense. That’s once again the case in 2013. […]

If there’s one word that best sums up Stephen Quinzi, it would be versatility. The junior from Pittsford High School (N.Y.), located 10 miles southeast of Rochester, can play midfield or attack, and is strong with either hand. So it should come as no surprise that Quinzi has become the 15th junior from the Sweetlax […]

LaxLessons.com and Epoch Lacrosse have teamed up for a new feature at LaxLessons.com in which lacrosse standouts share their epic high school memories. Darien High School is home of one of the nation’s top boys lacrosse programs. Scott Bulkey, now the varsity coach at Fairfield County, Conn., rival Greenwich High School, knows that better than […]

Friends has become a force. In Long Island, Class C that is. Friends Academy has advanced to the Nassau County Class C championship game the last two years, falling to Cold Spring Harbor each time. Can the Quakers break through with a title this year? For more, we turn to William Sands. One of the […]

The first national high school rankings of the 2013 season have been released and Chaminade is flying high. The Flyers drew the No. 2 ranking, behind No. 1 Boys Latin (Md.), in the Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse High School Power Rankings. We continue our preseason coverage of the Flyers by hearing from JJ McDaid. The senior […]

Some high school teams in parts of the nation have already started their regular seasons. But among teams in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, we’re still a few weeks away from the first openers. So that gives us some time to continue traversing the tristate to get […]

With the official announcement expected to come Tuesday that former Mets and Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine will become its athletic director, Sacred Heart University is very much in the news. The Pioneers also made their mark on the lacrosse recruiting scene this past week, landing a verbal commitments from one of the top juniors […]

Tony Vallance has been coaching at the college level for the past 11 years including stops at Dean Junior College, Muhlenberg College, Bellarmine University and most recently Fairfield University.  Originally from Maryland, he played goalie at Penn State University where he graduated in 1998.  He is currently the Director of Lacrosse Instruction at the House of Sports, located […]

At first glance, Tom Cummings wasn’t overly familiar with the Mount St. Mary’s College (Md.) program. But the more he learned, the more he liked. “When I first began to look at where I might have an opportunity to play lacrosse at the college level, I wasn’t really familiar with Mount Saint Mary’s,” said the […]

Predicting Jamesville-Dewitt will once again contend for a New York state championship is hardly going out on a limb. After all, the Red Rams have won three state titles the last five seasons. How does JD look heading into 2013? For a look, we turn to Justin Diamond. The senior attackman is bound for Boston […]

Two-time New York State Class C semifinalist Bronxville has a record. Junior attackman Matt Behrens’ verbal commitment to Georgetown University, which was first reported on Twitter.com/joe_lombardi, gives the Broncos five Division I-bound players. Behrens, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound lefty, is an effective feeder/finisher with a strong shot, good field vision and the ability to use either […]

He runs a 4.65 in the 40-yard dash, squats 415 pounds and bench presses 245. If it sounds like Ryan Berning is a college football prospect, it’s because he is. The 6-foot, 180-pound senior at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati (shown at right in both photos above), in fact, had 17 tackles from his […]

Arlington’s boys lacrosse team is in the midst of a rapid rise and one of there are two initials that are among the reasons that the Admirals have risen to title-contender status in New York’s Section 1 Class A. JD. As in JD Colarusso. The last line of defense, the senior goaltender has helped Arlington […]

With a total of 14 college-bound players, expectations are high at the Trinity-Pawling School in New York’s Hudson Valley, which competes in the highly regarded Founders League. Sacred Heart University-bound Bryce Jurk is among nine T-P seniors set to take their games to the next level. A 6-foot-1, 175-pound midfielder, Jurk is especially adept at […]

The race for the top spot in Suffolk County Class A is attracting a lot of discussion — and votes in our latest poll. One team that is always in the hunt but has lacked some preseason buzz in 2013 is Sachem North. For more on the Flaming Arrows, we turn to Mike Calvagna. The […]

It was a fantastic finish for Iona Prep last season. The Gaels rallied back from a three-goal fourth-quarter deficit to beat rival Fordham Prep 10-9 for their fifth New York CHSAA Division AA title in the last six years. How does Iona Prep look in 2013? For more, we turn to Ross Schnitzer. The 6-foot-4, […]

Ridgefield’s first game in its quest for a third straight appearance in the Connecticut Class L title game won’t be for six weeks, when the Tigers host Greenwich on April 3. But they have been doing plenty of work in preparation for that season-opener, and the official start of practice. We continue our preseason look […]

Providence College has tapped into the Class of 2015 for its first recruit. It’s Thomas Bianchin. A lefty attackman, Bianchin transferred to Trinity-Pawling School (N.Y.) from Bishop Ryan Catholic in Hamilton, Ontario. Bianchin is an explosive player who is adept at feeding and finishing, as evidenced by his highlight reel. Now, here’s a Q&A with […]

Northport is on the rise. The Tigers, after all, have improved their record in each of the last three seasons. Considering they play in one of the nation’s most competitive conferences — Division 1 in Suffolk County on Long Island — that’s quite an accomplishment. After all, Division 1 includes West Islip, Smithtown West, Smithtown […]

You’ll have to excuse Shawn Smith if his entire sports focus these days isn’t centered on the official start of varsity lacrosse practice and tryouts on March 11. You see, the John Jay (N.Y.) junior is a key member of the Indians’ ice hockey team that sports a 16-1-1 record and 10-0-1 mark in league […]

Brad Smith fits the mold of a major Division I midfielder perfectly. The sophomore at New Jersey power Mountain Lakes has good size, athleticism, field vision, dodging ability and a high lacrosse IQ. Those attributes made him a target of many of the nation’s top programs. Late last month, as first reported at Twitter.com/joe_lombardi, Smith […]

Bayport-Blue Point was one of the surprise teams in the high school lacrosse universe in 2011, making an unlikely trip to the New York State Class C championship game. Last year, the Phantoms finished 12-6, and again ended the season by losing to the eventual state champion — this time it was against Shoreham-Wading River […]

Tim Covel is part of a proud few. The three-sport athlete. So for the senior defenseman/long-stick midfielder at Cheshire High School (Conn.), preparing for the start of the lacrosse season is a bit of a different process. That doesn’t mean that Covel, who will attend Connecticut Connecticut, doesn’t have a stick in his hand during […]

The Bernards High School Mountaineers are hoping to continue their climb. After back-to-back losing seasons in 2009 and ’10, the Mountains have made some noise in New Jersey Group 1 the last two years, winning 14 games each season. Can the Mountaineers reach new heights in 2013? For a look, we turn to senior Griffin […]

Rutgers and Maryland will be joining the Big Ten. Will Johns Hopkins be next? Speculation about the Blue Jays’ conference future continues, and InsideLacrosse.com’s Terry Foy takes a look at the possibilities. In other headlines this week: * Injury will sideline Galasso for Syracuse’s 2013 season * Minus Galasso, ‘Cuse must now rely on other […]

When it comes to CHSAA lacrosse, there is much discussion of the always intriguing St. Anthony’s-Chaminade rivalry. While St. A’s has won four straight AAA titles, despite losing twice during the regular season to the Flyers each of the last two years, there has also been a fair amount of drama in Division AA. After […]

Jeff Kratky says it simply and best. “The competition in the Western New England is always intense,” said the senior faceoff midfielder at the Taft School in Watertown, Conn. It would be hard to argue with that assessment, considering the league includes Deerfield, Salisbury, Avon Old Farms, Brunswick, Westminster, Trinity-Pawling and Hotchkiss. Kratky, a Darien, […]

Our most recent “Preaseason player’s perspective,” featured a senior standout from New York’s Hudson Valley bound for Johns Hopkins University, Yorktown defenseman Trevor Koelsch. Today, we present another one. Matt Ledwin is one of the premier faceoff specialists in the Northeast. The standout from Hendrick Hudson High School, located just 10 miles west of Yorktown […]

It all starts in exactly two months. That’s when the Yorktown Huskers open the 2013 season. They’ll do it in nearby West Point in New York’s Hudson Valley when they host Columbine High School (Colo.) on March 27 at 11 a.m. Just three days later, on March 30, it’s the annual showdown against John Jay […]

When it comes to lacrosse hotbeds, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region is, of course, No. 1. So now that National Letter of Intent Fall Signing Week, which runs from Nov. 14-21, is upon us, the question is: What college is No. 1 when it comes to landing commitments from tristate seniors? The answer is […]

Sam Gravitte is no stranger to starring roles. A member of an acting family, he has been at home on stage since he was a youngster and will be playing the lead role in the Ridgefield High School production of “The Pajama Game.” In football, the RHS junior just wrapped up a season in which […]