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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 […]

It will be a NJ vs. NY matchup of nationally ranked teams on Saturday, April 6 when Delbarton visits St. Anthony’s at 1 p.m. The contest can be seen live on MSG Varsity Channel 14 (Optimum) and on MSGVarsity.com. Our latest poll question asks who you think will win the game. To vote, go to […]

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. To say Ric Beardsley revolutionized lacrosse would not be an exaggeration. A four-time All-America defenseman at Syracuse University, Beardsley brought his own unique mix of energy and enthusiasm combined with outstanding physical […]

Possession is the name of the game in lacrosse. And the perfect way to describe David Smith’s game. Faceoffs and groundballs are the specialty of the sophomore from Shawnee High School in New Jersey. He’ll be taking those skills to the major Division I level after verballing committing this past week to the University of […]

Defending New York State Class A champion West Islip and two-time New York Class B state semifinalist Yorktown get their seasons started today. West Islip, which ends the week with a showdown against Chaminade on Saturday, visits Suffolk County rival Connetquot at 4 p.m. Also among the games during a busy day in Section 11, […]

It may have only been Game 1, but defending New York Class B state champion Garden City looked like it was in championship form yesterday in an 8-4 win over Syosset in the traditional marquee season-starter for tristate lax. It was the fifth straight year the two teams have met in the season opener and […]

A pair of former St. Anthony’s High School (N.Y.) standouts will battle each other as opponents tonight. That’s when Will Manny and UMass take on Dante Fantoni and Lehigh. You can watch the game, which will be played at Lehigh, on ESPNU at 6 p.m. Both players are senior attackmen. For more on the Manny/Fantoni […]

Craig Berge’s abilities on the field made him a target recruit of many of the nation’s top programs. The midfielder at Massapequa High School (N.Y.), one of the top juniors in the nation, became even more appealing to elite college programs because of his proficiency in the classroom. He sports a 3.73 grade-point average. So […]

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? […]

The schedule has now been set for the fifth annual Red/Gray Preseason Classic at Somers High School in Northern Westcheser on Saturday, March 23. Participating teams are St. Anthonty’s (N.Y.), Don Bosco (N.J.), Clarkstown South (N.Y.), Fox Lane (N.Y.), Guilderland (N.Y.), Kings Park (N.Y.), Lakeland/Panas (N.Y.), Mahopac (N.Y.), Niskyauna (N.Y.) and host Somers. Here is […]

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 […]

In just over a month, the Rebels will be playing for real. After weeks and weeks of preparation, perennial Section 1 (N.Y.) Class A title contender Lakeland/Panas starts the regular season with a March 28 game at Arlington. LP last won the sectional title in 2010 before losing to West Islip in the state semifinals. […]

Photo above by Newsphoto.com The eyes of the lacrosse world will be focused on Baltimore on March 23 for the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic at M&T Bank Stadium. Colgate faces Navy in Game 1 at 2 p.m., followed by a 4:30 p.m. clash between Virginia and Johns Hopkins. The day begins with a premier high […]

It hasn’t taken Richie Easterly to make his mark on the varsity level in both football and lacrosse. The sophomore at Westhill High School (NY) in Syracuse earned the starting quarterback job as a freshman. That followed a spring in which, as an eighth-grader, he earned a spot on the man-up unit, before going on […]

It’s been a busy stretch for sophomore commits. In just the last week, we told you about three of them: Mountain Lakes (N.Y.) midfielder Brad Smith (Duke), Arlington (N.Y.) attackman/midfielder Brendan Sunday (Towson) and Trinity-Pawling (N.Y.) attackman Thomas Bianchin (Providence). Chalk up another one. For this commitment, we head out to western New York, just […]

Garden City has no shortage of players who helped the Trojans win the Long Island Championship in football this past fall, but whose focus has now shifted to winning a second straight New York State title in lacrosse. We’ve heard from one of them, Boston University-bound senior midfielder Brian Badgett. Matt Cortese is another. A […]

Can Bronxville three-peat? That will be one of the major storylines entering the season in Section 1 in New York, where the Broncos have won back-to-back Class C titles. Bronxville beat Hen Hud 12-6 in last year’s sectional title game after defeating Byram Hills 15-6 ion the 2011 final. The Broncos advanced to the state […]

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 […]

Chaminade’s main mission for 2013 couldn’t be any clearer. The Flyers are aiming to win a CHSAA AAA championship for the first time since 2008, when they beat St. Anthony’s 12-11 in overtime in the title game. But the Friars have bounced back big time since then, beating ‘Nade in the title game four straight […]

It was a season of comebacks for the Darien Blue Wave. A year after being denied in their quest for a seventh straight Connecticut Class M state title, the Blue Wave beat New Canaan 11-5 in the CIAC title game. That big win was the result of another comeback. After all, Darien had fallen to […]

The newly launched Division I program at Michigan enjoyed a breakthrough recruiting weekend, securing its first-ever verbal commitments from sophomores in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Both were reported in real time on Twitter.com/joe_lombardi, starting with Pingry School (N.J.) midfielder JC Sorenson’s decision. That was followed by […]

LaxLesson.com and ArchLevel Lacrosse have officially announced a partnership in a new coaching development program for the United Kingdom and European communities. The rapidly growing lacrosse development company, ArchLevel Lacrosse, has been systematically developing the game on every level throughout the UK and Europe over the past three years. Offering unprecedented programs in that part […]

If you have the December, 2012 issue of Inside Lacrosse Magazine nearby, please take a moment to turn to Page 116. There, you will see three pages devoted to techniques in changing directions from behind the cage from none other than former University of North Carolina and current Rochester Rattlers attackman Billy Bitter, a native […]