Furman-bound Widhelm follows lead of his grandfather, an All-American at Hopkins

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The role lacrosse has played in Parker Widhelm’s family spans generations. Widhelm’s grandather, Gus Widhelm, a product of the Gilman School in Baltimore, was an All-America defender at Johns Hopkins in 1959. “I have grown up with him talking about his time playing,” Widhelm. One day, Parker, who also plays defense, may have a similar […]

Suffolk County Community College standouts will remain teammates on Furman’s brand-new program

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Photo by Marcello Cutti Jr./Starlight Illustrated A pair of Suffolk Community College players will continue as teammates at the Division I level. Both  Dylan Feeney (pictured above) and Kenny Meinsen (pictured below) have committed to coach Richie Furman’s newly launched program at Furman University. Feeney and Meinsen each enjoyed banner seasons in 2012 for head […]

Manhasset’s Young twins will follow same college path to Furman

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Any college program that targets and ultimately lands a commitment from a midfielder with good size and speed would undoubtedly like to clone that player. Furman University in Greenville, S.C., is doing the next best thing. That’s because the senior twin brother tandem of Liam and Bobby Young of Manhasset High School (N.Y.) have both […]

Chalk up another one? Report: Boston U. will add men’s lax

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The decisions by Michigan and Marquette to add men’s lacrosse programs attracted a huge amount of attention when they were made. But beyond the BCS and more recently, there have been colleges who have also decided to launch programs. Just last week, Furman University in South Carolina announced it would be adding both men’s and […]