Offensive-minded midfielder Jimmy Kickel of Ward Melville (NY) will play his college lacrosse close to home
It’s been a busy week for Class of 2015 commits for one of the nation’s premier programs — Ward Melville, which just two seasons ago went 22-0 and won its eighth New York state title. We told you earlier this week about defenseman Mike Cirrone’s verbal commitment to the University of Richmond. Teammate Jimmy Kickel […]
Lacrosse Insider: Here are the Top 50 in our inaugural Tristate Top 100 preseason rankings
Our first-ever player rankings debuted here Sunday at Lacrosse Insider as we ran down players 50-100 in our listing of the Top 100 varsity players in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region heading into the 2014 season. For those just joining us, because we won’t budge in our […]
Defending consensus national champ Ward Melville has a new coach and lots of new players to watch
It was a storybook season, even for a program with the tradition of success of Ward Melville. A perfect 22-0 record, its first New York state title since 2000, and a consensus No. 1 national ranking. The 2014 Ward Melville Patriots will have a tough act to follow. They’ll also have a new head coach […]
Midfielder McCulloch from NY state champ, nation’s No. 1 team, Ward Melville, commits to Cornell
The 2013 varsity season was a baptism under fire for Jake McCulloch. And he answered the call. Jake McCulloch earned a starting spot on a midfield line that included two of the tristate region’s Class of 2013 standouts: Duke-bound Jack Bruckner and Rutgers-bound Christian Mazzone. Together, the trio were a big reason Ward Melville won […]
Lacrosse Insider: Cornell gets commit from Ward Melville (NY) 2015 standout
Cornell lacrosse is a big hit in East Setauket. The Big Red picked up their second commitment today from a player from the nation’s consensus No. 1-ranked team in 2013, unbeaten New York Class A state champion Ward Melville. The Patriots now have three committed players from the Class of 2015. In the most recent […]
Big week for recruiting commitments; summer circuit sizzles
Star attackman Daniel Bucaro of unbeaten New York state champion Ward Melville, regarded by many as the top uncommitted rising junior in the nation, made his college commitment this past week, verballing to Georgetown. It was a week filled with commitment news, and one in which the summer showcase circuit sizzled as well. For more, […]
Daniel Bucaro, one of nation’s top rising juniors, goes for Georgetown lacrosse
It was a breakout season for both Ward Melville and Daniel Bucaro. The Patriots finished 22-0 in winning their New York Class A state championship – their first state crown since 2000 – and finished as the consensus No. 1 team in the various national rankings. Bucaro, meanwhile, in his first year as a starter, […]
Big news today: Class of 2015 stars Bucaro, Sessa decide
Two of the leading players in the Class of 2015 have made their college choices. Our own @Joe_Lombardi broke the news on both commitments on LaxLessons.com’s “Lacrosse Insider.” Attackman Daniel Bucaro of New York Class A state champion Ward Melville decided on Georgetown. who is Bucaro is coming off a breakout sophomore season for the […]
Lacrosse Insider: Ward Melville star Bucaro makes college choice
It’s the biggest verbal commitment of the summer so far. Our own Joe Lombardi just broke the news that one of the nation’s top rising juniors, Ward Melville (NY) attackman Daniel Bucaro, has made his college choice. Bucaro had a breakout sophomore season with 57 goals and 30 assists, including four goals in the 12-3 […]
Cornell-bound Reilly is Ward Melville’s first Class of 2015 commit
It’s been three weeks since the 2013 high school season ended, but national champion Ward Melville just picked up a first. The Patriots got their first verbal commitment from a player in the Class of 2015 earlier tonight when rising junior defenseman Tom Reilly committed to the admissions process at Cornell University, as first reported […]
