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 […]

You make the call: What’s the tristate varsity matchup you’re most looking forward to this month?

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With varsity teams in New York State, and especially Long Island, having a jump on the start of official practices  and the regular season, there is no shortage of huge matchups this month. You can get a rundown of them here as well as in Joe Lombardi’s weekly column on tristate lacrosse for InsideLacrosse.com. What’s […]

ESG postponement, big recruiting commitments top tristate news

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The Empire State Games’ planned 2013 return will not be happening. The relaunch of the Games after a two-year hiatus has been postponed until 2014 because of lack of funding. There were also some major recruiting commitments this past week, including two-time New York State Class C semifinalist Bronxville’s fifth Division I commit and a […]

NY state champ SWR’s Cummings commits to Mount St. Mary’s

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At first glance, Tom Cummings wasn’t overly familiar with the Mount St. Mary’s College (Md.) program. But the more he learned, the more he liked. “When I first began to look at where I might have an opportunity to play lacrosse at the college level, I wasn’t really familiar with Mount Saint Mary’s,” said the […]

Hopkins, Duke soph commits headline week’s tristate news

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Sophomore verbal commitments to Johns Hopkins and Duke were made by players from two of the top varsity programs in the tristate region — St. Anthony’s (NY) and Mountain Lakes (NY) — this past week. That is among the topics in Joe Lombardi’s latest column for InsideLacrosse.com. Have a recruiting commitment to report? Email us […]

Couple of big midfield commits as start of varsity practice draws near

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A couple of standout tristate midfielders — a sophomore from New Jersey and star quarterback in football from Long Island — made their college choices. That’s among the topics in Joe Lombardi’s new column for InsideLacrosse.com. Have a recruiting commitment to report? Email us at info@laxlessons.com. LAXLESSONS Links Schedules scanner Links to 2013 men’s and […]

Player’s perspective: Brian Badgett, Garden CIty (NY) midfielder

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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 […]

Player’s perspective: Brandon Lee, John Jay (NY) attackman

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The start of the 2013 varsity season is getting closer and closer, and for the John Jay Indians, the opening month of March will go out like a Lion indeed. After hosting a talented team from Columbine (Colo.), the Indians and archrival Yorktown squad off in the annual regular-season game of the year in New […]

Lakeland/Panas junior Prunty will follow brother’s path to Siena

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Brian Prunty was familiar with Siena College long before he ever stepped foot on campus for an unofficial visit. The Lakeland/Panas (N.Y.) junior attackman also knew plenty about the Saints’ men’s lacrosse program, including its coaches and players. After all, one of Siena’s leading players, sophomore midfielder Conor Prunty, is his brother. That played a […]

Warwick All-America defender Donnellan decides on Pace

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So you thought the final week of the calendar year would allow lacrosse players throughout the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate area a little bit of downtime before starting — or, in most cases, re-starting — rigorous preseason training and condition. While that’s true, some standouts from the region have made even more worthwhile use of […]

With new year fast approaching, it’s time to look ahead to 2013

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It won’t be long now. With the start of the new year rapidly approaching, it’s time to start looking ahead to how the 2013 boys lacrosse season is shaping up in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. How do defending New York and Connecticut state champions West Islip […]

Latest Gait headed to D-I, Michigan’s soph commits top news

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Another member of the Gait lacrosse dynasty will be playing lacrosse at the Division I level. But it won’t be at Syracuse. The upstart University of Michigan, meanwhile , broke into the high school sophomore class by landing three big commitments. Those are among the topics in Joe Lombardi’s latest column for InsideLacrosse.com. Have a […]

New Jersey steals tristate lacrosse spotlight

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New Jersey lacrosse is on rise. Anyone who doubts that must not have been paying attention the last week. That’s because six — count ’em, six — boys lacrosse standouts from the Garden State made verbal commitments this past week. That’s among the topics Joe Lombardi covers in his weekly column on tristate lax for […]

Ridgefield 6-3 sophomore Volante hopes to help Army come up big

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If you enjoy watching defenders who value style over substance, Paul Volante may not be what you’re looking for. The sophomore at two-time Connecticut state finalist Ridgefield is all about being steady and not necessarily spectacular. “I am not a very flashy player,” Volante said. “I play smart with good fundamentals and always play for […]

Laxers play key roles in Garden City, Chaminade football titles

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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 […]

Looking back at this past week in tristate lacrosse

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It was a big week on the lax scene. The announcements by the University of Maryland and Rutgers University that they will be joining the Big Ten Conference got most of the attention. That news came just as National Letter of Intent Fall Signing Week was coming to a close. Joe Lombardi takes a look […]

Plenty of tristate lacrosse news as NLI Fall Signing Week draws near

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It won’t be long now. Scores of seniors from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate area, will be making their verbal commitments binding Nov. 14-21 during National Letter of Intent Signing Period. More on that — plenty more — to come, of course. In the meantime, there’s plenty of […]

Nassau coaches’ rankings, Whitten’s depature headline week’s tristate news

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Who’s No. 1 in Nassau County? We’re going to have to wait more than seven months to find out the answer. But Section 8 coaches have go on record with their preseason rankings by conference. The Nassau County coaches’ rankings, along with the depature of coach Alex Whitten of defending FCIAC champion New Canaan, top […]

Recapping a busy week in tristate lacrosse

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The return of the Empire State Games after a two-year hiatus is front and center among the top stories in the tristate region this past week. But there were plenty of other big ones – recruiting-wise and otherwise, including one of  Darien’s leading players making his college choice, Virginia landing a commitment from a tristate […]

Newly launched D-I programs gaining recruiting traction in tristate

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If you’ve been checking here regularly since spring ended and right on through as summer has turned to fall, you’ve undoubtedly noticed a trend. Namely, newly launched college programs like Marquette, Michigan, Furman, Monmouth and Boston University making their mark on the recruiting scene. Richmond’s decision on Friday to upgrade to D-I status will undoubtedly […]

First Class of 2015 commitments for Chaminade, Ohio State

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First things first. Chaminade High School (N.Y.) and Ohio State University each saw their first Class of 2015 commitments this past week. The first Chaminade sophomore verbal commitment was made by midfielder Thomas O’Connell. Ohio State received its first commitment from a sophomore when Michael Laviano of Holy Trinity verballed to the Buckeyes. Both verbals […]

Syracuse recruit Callahan’s rapid rise in the spotlight

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When Nolan Callahan transferred to prep school in New Hampshire two years ago, the hockey goalie from Florida contemplated playing tennis in the spring. But he wound up trying lacrosse. Now, the rising junior at Avon Old Farms (Conn.) is headed to one of the nation’s premier D-I powers — Syracuse. Callahan’s intriguing story is […]

What tristate team will be No. 1 in Class of 2013 commits?

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That’s the question Joe Lombardi asks in his weekly column on tristate lax for InsideLacrosse.com. Right now, it’s a heated race between Delbarton (N.J.), Chaminade (N.Y.), St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) and Don Bosco Prep (N.J.). Joe had three separate commit updates yesterday at Twitter.com/joe_lombardi that had big  impacts on that unofficial recruiting race: * Chaminade (N.Y.) […]