Garden City (NY) 2015 A/M Liam Byrnes becomes latest brother bound for college lacrosse
Liam Byrnes (center) with his college-bound brothers, twins Kieran (Villanova) and Conor (VMI). Make way for another Byrnes brother, NCAA lacrosse. First, there was Kieran Byrnes, a 2014 attackman for New York power Garden City, who committed to Villanova in July 2012. Then, there was Conor Byrnes, Kieran’s twin brother and a 2014 GC defender, […]
Lacrosse Insider: 2015 attackman will continue Garden City (NY)/Boston U connection
Boston University is a brand-new Division I men’s lacrosse program, but it hasn’t taken the Terriers long to establish a connection to one of the nation’s premier varsity programs. Brian Badgett, who helped Garden City win its second straight New York Class B title last year, is a freshman midfielder for BU. Now, another Trojan […]
Player’s perspective: Bonaparte, Ridgefield (CT) add out-of-state clash vs. Garden City (NY) to schedule
Will Bonaparte (right), signs his National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Maryland this past fall, joined by teammate Micky Carbone, who signed with Providence. During its climb to prominence as one of the premier programs in Connecticut, Ridgefield has benefited from playing a tough out-of-state schedule that has included such tristate powers […]
Player’s perspective: Goaltender Dolan, Garden City seek third straight NY state title
Our preseason player perspectives have become an annual tradition at LaxLessons.com. We traverse the tristate — and beyond — to get the thoughts of some of the leading returning varsity players as their teams prepare for the start of a new season. Where better to start for 2014 than at the home of the only […]
Lacrosse Insider: Two-time NY state champ Garden City gets its seventh 2014 commit; NJ 2015 midfielder verbals; Le Moyne lands upstate NY defender
Two-time New York Class B champion Garden City has a new college commit in its Class of 2014. A standout 2015 midfielder from New Jersey is also Division I-bound and an upstate New York player is headed to one of the nation’s top Division II programs. We start at GC, which now has seven college-bound […]
Lacrosse Insider: Two-time NY state champ Garden City gets its third 2015 commit
Two-time New York Class B state champion Garden City’s Class of 2015 has picked up another college commitment, and the Air Force Academy has also landed another significant verbal at the same. Prior to this weekend, Garden City’s 2015 verbals belong to a pair of defenders/longstick midfielders: Matt Borges (Ohio State) and Tommy Wright (Penn […]
Garden City playoff hero Stasco set on St. Joseph’s
It was an unforgettable moment in an unforgettable season. With two seconds remaining in regulation of the New York State Class B semifinals on June 5 at Marist College, Dale Stasco was on the receiving end of a perfect pass from teammate Cody George. Stasco then let it rip and his blast found the back […]
Garden City middie Riedell finds the perfect fit in Washington & Lee
Garden City has had a recurring theme during its run of back-to-back New York Class B state titles. Namely, strong senior classes. If that trend continues next season, Connor Riedell will undoubtedly be a big reason. Riedell is a two-way midfielder with good speed who excels in transition. Earlier this week, the athletic right verbally […]
You make the call: Who will win Woodstick 2?
What do you think the result of Woodstick 2 – the Nassau County Class B final between No.1 Garden City and No. 2 Manhasset on Tuesday, May 28 – will be? That’s our latest poll question. Manhasset won the teams’ regular-season meeting — the 123rd Woodstick Classic — 9-7 on April 27. What will be […]
Player’s perspective: Brian Badgett, Garden CIty (NY) midfielder
Garden City hopes to build off last year’s breakthrough season. After falling in the New York Class B state title game two years in a row, the Trojans coasted to an 11-4 win over Irondequoit in the final at Middletown High School after beating Yorktown 14-4 in the semifinals at Hofstra University. The championship capped […]
Laxers play key roles in Garden City, Chaminade football titles
Lacrosse has emerged as the hottest sport at the varsity level in much of the nation. That fact was apparent today as both Garden City and Chaminade won football championships on Long Island. Yes, football championships. You see, many of the leading players for both teams are Division I-bound for lacrosse — not football. For […]
Marquee programs lead field at SWR Fall Classic
High school teams that have combined for 90 state titles will be competing in one venue on Sunday, Nov. 18. They will be vying at Tom Rotanz’s Shoreham-Wading River Fall Classic, which is annually regarded as the premier event on the fall schedule in the tristate region. This year’s event will be played at Farmingdale […]
Garden City’s Finnell named national HS coach of the year
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Garden City’s boys lacrosse team earned plenty of accolades this past spring, finishing 22-0 and winning the Class B state title. Today, the Trojans’ coach earned a prestigious honor of his own. Steve Finnell was named the 2012 coach of the year by the National Interscholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association. The […]
Player’s perspective: Guterding, GC set for more tough tests
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 […]
Garden City’s Guterding decides on Duke
Growing up in Garden City has provided Justin Guterding with plenty of real-life examples of what it takes to be a major Division I player. After all, six seniors from last year’s Class B state runner-up squad committed to Division I programs. Next season, the Trojans already have three Division I-bound rising senior recruits. Guterding, […]
Gameday Saturday, 3/26: Garden City, Smithtown West to clash; Preseason tournaments at Darien, Somers, Daniel Hand
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com As we get set for the final weekend of the month, it will be a busy Saturday with some big preseason tournaments mixed in with a fair number of regular-season games in Long Island, highlighted by the showdown between Garden City and Smithtown West as well as a matchup between Wantagh […]
Finnell breaks down Garden City
Garden City will start the 2011 season No. 2 in the nation in the Inside Lacrosse/Under Armour national power rankings. But before worrying about how the stack up nationally, or even making it back to the state championship game, the Trojans first have to find a way to get out of Nassau County. That’s because […]
GC is No. 2, Darien No. 3 in IL preseason national rankings
The nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region, is well-represented in Inside Lacrosse’s Under Armour preseason national power rankings. Garden City, a 2010 Class B New York finalist, checks in at No. 2 behind top-ranked Pennsylvania’s Haverford. Darien, the six-time Connecticut Class M state champs, is No. 3. Darien faces Haverford […]
Player's perspective: Garden City's Brian Fischer, senior defenseman
When Garden City players walked off the field after losing to Jamesville-DeWitt 11-5 on June 12 in the Class B state title game at Stony Brook University, it marked the end of the season. But not the end of many of those players’ championship hopes. After all, the nucleus of that Trojans’ team is back […]
Player's perspective: Garden City's Stephen Jahelka, senior defenseman
We’ve talked a good deal here about the abundance of talent Garden City has entering the 2011 season. But equally as important is another attribute the Trojans are also blessed with. Experience. The Trojans, who fell to Jamesville-DeWitt last year in the Class B state title game at Stony Brook, have a strong group of […]
Player's perspective: Garden City's JP Burnside, senior defenseman
Garden City is preparing to officially start defense of its Long Island Class B championship. If the Trojans are to once again emerge from a stacked field of contenders that now includes two-time Class C state champion Manhasset, defense will play a big role. Garden City is well-equipped in that area with a unit that […]
Player's perspective: Garden City's Brian Coleman, senior attack/midfielder
To make it to the state title game again this season, Garden City must first get out of Nassau. That’s no easy task — to say the least — considering two-time Class C state champ Manhasset has moved up to Class B for the 2011 season. We’ve heard your take on how the Section 8 […]
You make the call: Who is the favorite in Section 8 Class B?
There was no shortage of opinion late in the summer when we devoted a thread to an outlook on Section 1 Class B for this coming season. With two-time finalists John Jay and Somers back, and Yorktown moving down from Class A, and Rye moving up from last C, Class B looks to be stacked […]
Updates on Garden City-Ward Melville, West Islip-Ward Melville, Woodstick Classic; Section 1 league schedules
Our current poll question is, “Who do you think will be Long Island’s best team in 2011?” (Don’t forget to exercise your right to vote. On the right panel of this page, just scroll past the “New Comments” and “Popular” tabs and click on “Poll,” and then click on your choice.) Two of the nominees […]
West Islip’s Galasso and Manhasset savor state titles, historic milestones
West Islip’s Nick Galasso, who was on the field for all four of the Lions’ state titles the last five years, speaks to reporters after his final championship, which came Saturday in a win against Fairport at Stony Brook University’s LaValle Stadium. Galasso also broke the all-time Long Island record for career points in the […]
Finnell hopes history doesn’t repeat itself against Syosset
As far as season openers go, it wasn’t exactly tailor-made. But the Garden City Trojans certainly learned a lot and made improvements after falling to Syosset 6-3 to start the 2009 campaign. Well guess what, gang? The teams meet again to start the 2010 season. The game is set for 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday at […]
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: Garden City’s Jared Mitchell, senior midfielder
Garden City will start the season as the No. 7 team in the nation, according to Inside Lacrosse’s Preseason Power Rankings. So you’ll be hearing a lot about the Trojans, who have 11 players who are planning to continue playing the sport in college. For an in-depth and thorough look at the Trojans, be sure […]
Garden City recruit rundown
Junior attackman Brian Coleman of Garden City has committed to Penn. (File photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com) The Garden City Trojans fell to Sayville in a squeaker last year in the state quarterfinals. But the Trojans appear to be the Class B team to beat on Long Island this season given the fact that 11 players […]
