Lombardi on Lacrosse: Traditional powers Ward Melville, Garden City, Fairfield Prep, Wilton rise to occasion

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Between them, they’ve accounted for more than 40 state titles. There’s a lot of pressure that comes with that track record of success. And Ward Melville, Garden City, Fairfield Prep and Wilton all rose to the occasion with state championships this past weekend. That’s the main topic in Joe Lombardi’s weekly look at tristate lacrosse […]

Player’s perspective: James Marusi, Fairfield Prep (CT) defender

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The 2012 season couldn’t have been any sweeter for Fairfield Prep. The Jesuits held on for an 8-6 win over Ridgefield in the Connecticut Class L state title game to avenge for a state-title game loss to the Tigers a year earlier. How do the defending champs look entering 2013? For more on that, we […]

You make the call: Who will be Connecticut’s top teams?

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There’s certainly no shortage of talent in the state of Connecticut when it comes to high school lacrosse. Cheshire won the Class L state title last year, edging always strong Fairfield Prep 9-8. (Above, Cheshire is shown celebrating after that big win.) Darien has won six straight Class M state championships and has an array […]

Title time in Connecticut

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Darien, led by a record-breaking performance from sophomore attackman Case Matheis, made it six Class M titles in a row. Fairfield Prep was denied in its bid for a fifth straight Class L title, falling for the third time this season to Cheshire. And Weston avenged for a loss to St. Joseph-Trumbull in last year’s […]