Elusive Half Hollow Hills West (NY) 2017 attackman Cam Mulé decides on Duke lacrosse

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It’s the busiest time of year for major D-I commitments.  Get caught up right here, right now by visiting LaxLessons.com’s groundbreaking Lacrosse Insider, the leading source and unparalleled leader for recruiting news, analysis and information in the NY/NJ/CT tristate region and the entire lax galaxy. Cam Mulé has been immersed in lacrosse for as long as he can remember. That […]

Tristate standouts help Duke defend title in dramatic fashion

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* Men’s interactive Division I, II, III Tournament brackets * Women’s interactive Division I, II, III Tournament brackets * USILA 2014 Division I, II, III All-America teams Fifteen players from the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, helped Duke University defend its NCAA title as the Blue Devils held […]

Manhasset 2016 attackman Gavin says decision on Duke was ‘an easy one’

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It didn’t take Matt Gavin long to step in and step up on one of the nation’s most tradition-rich and successful high school boys lacrosse programs. A lefty feeder/finisher, Gavin had 40 goals to go along with 26 assists for Manhasset (N.Y.) this past spring as a freshman. Gavin’s hoping to make a sudden impact […]

Brunswick (CT) rising sophomore Reilly Walsh looks ahead to Duke lacrosse

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Bronxville’s run to its first-ever New York state title-game appearance this past spring featured the talents of an outstanding senior nucleus. But there were also some impact players who were underclassmen. Freshman attackman/midfielder Reilly Walsh had three goals and two assists as the Broncos downed defending Class C state champion 14-13 in overtime in the […]

Sophomore girls commit, big boys rivalry games top lacrosse news

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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 […]

Player’s perspective: Guterding, GC set for more tough tests

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Much of the preseason buzz surrounding the 2011 season centered on the fact that longtime Woodstick Classic rivals Manhasset and Garden City would be competed in the same class – B. That meant that either Manhasset or Garden City would not get out of Nassau County in the postseason – let alone make it to […]

Player’s perspective: Darien’s Matheis prepares for varsity finale

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Few players in the area have had as important an offseason as Case Matheis. The Darien senior attackman’s 2011 season was cut short by a knee injury. After igniting the Blue Wave’s FCIAC title run, Matheis suffered a torn meniscus in the state quarterfinals. Darien’s quest for “Seven in 11” – a seventh straight state […]

Greenwich sophomore Harrington on Duke: ‘I felt like it was the right fit on every level’

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If we had to pick a theme for lacrosse news in the month or so following National Letter of Intent Fall Early Signing Week, it would be this: Sophomores take center stage. The accelerated recruiting pace has led to a steady stream of verbal commitments from the members of the Class of 2014. The latest […]

Some big college scrimmages set for today

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Most of the sports focus this weekend is on Super Bowl XLV, which, of course, will be played tomorrow in Dallas. But for lax fans, there are some interesting scrimmages going on today throughout the Northeast. We will be getting reports on some of them, including the two going on at Syracuse as No. 2 […]

Player's perspective: Darien's Case Matheis, junior attack

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We’re about two months away from the start of varsity practice, but there’s still plenty of recruiting news and schedule info going on throughout the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region, the nation’s No. 1 lacrosse hotbed. If you checked out the comments portion of our “Schedules galore” post today, you saw the completed John Jay scheduled […]