Lacrosse Insider: Duke gets its second tristate Class of 2016 commit; Hudson Valley 2014 standout verbals

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Duke has doubled its number of commitments for the Class of 2016 from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. A senior standout from New York’s Hudson Valley, meanwhile, has decided on one of the nation’s top Division III programs. We start with Duke’s latest sophomore verbal. Duke’s first […]

Haverford (Pa.) 2016 standout Aitken: ‘I loved everything about Virginia’

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The Class of 2016 is growing and growing when it comes to college commitments — both inside and outside the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Today we are spotlighting a big verbal that comes beyond the borders of the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse. Dox Aitken, an attackman/midfielder at the Haverford School (Pa.)., verbally […]

College commits by HS freshmen drawing more attention

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When Syosset (N.Y.) senior goaltender Ryan Feit verbally committed to Johns Hopkins in October, 2010, a decision first reported here at LaxLessons.com, it signaled the start of a trend. One that was the talk of the lax world for months — until it was no longer unique. Now, sophomore verbal commitments are almost commonplace. But […]

Philly-area standout first freshman to make college commitment

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Just over two years ago, in October 2010, Syosset goaltender Ryan Feit became the first sophomore to verbally commit to a collegiate lacrosse program when he announced his intentions to attend Johns Hopkins. Feit, now a senior, made his commitment official during Fall Signing Week Nov. 14-21 by putting pen to paper on a National […]

GC is No. 2, Darien No. 3 in IL preseason national rankings

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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 […]