Athletic, versatile Friends (NY) senior Yaraghi commits to Connecticut College
Some lacrosse players find football to be a perfect complement sport to play in the fall. Others prefer soccer. Then there’s Brandon Yaraghi. “I am playing football for my senior year, but I have played soccer all of my life,” said the senior longstick midfielder at Friends Academy (N.Y.). “I have always wanted to try football […]
Player’s perspective: Tim Covel, Cheshire (CT) defender
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 […]
Mahopac’s Thompson finds the right fit in Connecticut College
Ross Thompson is no stranger to looking beyond just lacrosse in selecting a college to play the sport. After all, Thompson’s brother, Chase, is a junior midfielder at Franklin & Marshall. The Mahopac (N.Y.) senior attackman/midfielder’s decision to attend Connecticut College had every bit to do with academics as it did athletics as you will […]
Three-sport star Covel will stay close to home at Connecticut College
In an age of specialization in sports, the way college lacrosse coaches see it, an athlete who can excel in several sports has a big advantage on the lacrosse field. Meet Timothy Covel. A decorated standout in football and lacrosse at Cheshire High School (Conn.), Covel’s future at the next level is in lacrosse. The […]
Rye’s Barton, an ESG standout, reflects on his college choice
Aside from John Jay, no team from the Hudson Valley region has more seniors committed to play lacrosse in college than Rye. The six-time Class C sectional finalist Garnets have six players set to take their skills to the next level. Among them is Briggs Barton, an athletic attackman with good size at 6-foot-3. Barton, […]
Player’s perspective: Garden City’s Kevin Dachille, senior midfielder
Garden City can’t wait to get started. The Trojans, who are coming off a state quarterfinal appearance, are the No. 7 team in the Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse Preseason National Rankings. Garden City opens the season against Syosset for the second year in a row. The teams play on Wednesday, March 24 at Garden City. The […]
Player’s perspective: Mamaroneck’s Matt Weiner, senior goaltender
It should be an interesting season for Mamaroneck. Realignment has put the Tigers in a league that includes White Plains, Eastchester, New Rochelle, Roosevelt and Scarsdale. If Mamaroneck is to contend for the top spot, Connecticut College-bound senior goaltender Matt Weiner will have to come up with plenty of big saves. * Section 1 league rundown
