Yale takes over No. 1 spot for second time ever after win against Albany
The Yale University men’s lacrosse team has vaulted to the No. 1 ranking in the nation for just the second time in program history following Sunday’s 14-6 win over then No. 2 Albany. The Bulldogs (11-2, 5-0 Ivy), who have won 4 straight, got standout performances from several former tristate high school standouts. Pitted against […]
Smithtown East breaks through with dramatic win over archrival, previously unbeaten Smithtown West
Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com One of Smithtown East goaltender Billy McEnroe’s 13 saves came as the final horn sounded in an 11-10 win over previously unbeaten Smithtown West. When they sit down to write the history of the lacrosse battles of Smithtown, Thursday’s game between the intra-district archrivals will have to rank at or near […]
Ask Joe: These lacrosse standouts are the tristate’s top football players
Reader “Just sayin” asked the question. Now, Joe Lombardi has the answer. Just sayin” wanted to know who Joe thinks the top football-playing tristate lacrosse standouts are. Here’s Joe’s response: I talk all the time about the football/lacrosse connection and the synergy between the sports. We now have more football/lacrosse standouts than ever. And in […]
Lacrosse Insider: A look at the final schools of three of the region’s leading uncommitted players
We’ve had a steady stream of new verbal commitments coming in each day throughout the summer. Judging by the number of players in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, weighing their options, it shows no signs of stopping any time soon. From time to time here, we will […]
Player’s perspective: Brian Balkam, Smithtown East (NY) goaltender
You never know what’s going to happen when East meets West. As in Smithtown East and Smithtown West, that is. We’ve been talking a lot about the race for the top spot in Suffolk County’s Division 1. And even if Smithtown East and Smithtown West weren’t right in the thick of things — which they […]
