Epic Moments: Tom Werney, former Somers (NY) and Fairfield University attackman/midfielder

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LaxLessons.com and Epoch Lacrosse have teamed up for a new feature at LaxLessons.com in which lacrosse standouts share their epic high school memories. Somers has been one of the top boys lacrosse programs in New York’s Section 1 for just over a decade. If there’s one player who ignited the Tuskers’ rise, it was Tom […]

Monday, 3/18: First full week of regular season gets under way

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There have been a handful of regular-season games already played since last Friday — all on Long Island. Most notably, Sayville edged Connetquot 14-13 and Oceanside outlasted Hewlett 13-11 on Saturday in boys action and Locust Valley pulled away for a 17-4 victory against Bethpage in a girls game. This week, the regular season begins […]

Player’s perspective: Jack Harrington, Greenwich (CT) defender

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Greenwich wrapped up a 9-9 season with a 15-5 loss to eventual Connecticut Class L state champion Fairfield Prep in the first round of the CIAC tournament. For a team whose roster was made up of many underclassmen, the Cardinals’ 2012 finish may actually prove to be the start of something big. After all, those […]

Today on TV: Michigan/Colgate Metro Classic game on ESPNU

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There will be more ESPN coverage today at the inaugural Metroplitan Classic, which feature a college lacrosse doubleheader at Citi Field in Flushing, Queens. It starts with Navy taking on Holy Cross at noon, followed by a 3 p.m. game between Michigan facing Colgate. ESPNU will telecast the Michigan-Colgate game with ESPN3 carrying the Holy […]

It’s time to get the regular season started

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Here we go. There have been a handful of season-opening games the last few days in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region the last few days, but the 2013 varsity lacrosse season starts in earnest this week with a marquee matchup getting things going on Tuesday, March 19. For more on that, be sure to […]

LaxLessons launches iPhone/iPad app for lacrosse coaches, players

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LaxLessons, home of the premier instruction lacrosse website, today launched a new mobile instruction app. The app features all the animated drills and plays available at LaxLessons.com, but is now available as a free download for both the iPad and iPhone in Apple’s iTunes store. The number of lacrosse players on organized teams in the […]

St. Anthony’s (NY) sophomore middie Jones headed to Hopkins

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Do you remember the 2005 Division I men’s lacrosse national championship game? Danny Jones sure does. In fact, to say it left a big impact on the sophomore at four-time New York CHSAA champion St. Anthony’s would be an understatement. For starters, it was Jones’ first introduction to lacrosse. He discovered it while flipping through […]