EXPRESS North Announces New Coaches, Tryouts
Express Keeps on Rolling!! Express NORTH Katonah announces: Tryouts start this Saturday for Graduation Years 2027-2019 (September Grade 3-11)!! We anticipate having AA & A Teams at Most Age Levels!! BRIAN KUCZMA John’s Hopkins 3x All-American, Defensive Player of the Year, current Head Coach Wappingers Falls, Former Head Coach Putnam Valley (where he won 3 […]
St. Anthony’s HS (NY) twins Tyler and Thomas Reynolds will be teammates with Tampa lacrosse
It’s the busiest time of year for recruiting news. Get caught up right here, right now by visiting LaxLessons.com’s groundbreaking, imitated, but never duplicated Lacrosse Insider. It’s the No. 1 source and unparalleled leader for recruiting news, analysis and information in the NY/NJ/CT tristate region and the entire lax galaxy. St. Anthony’s Tampa-bound twinx Tyler Reynolds, left, and Thomas Reynolds. The […]
Midfielder Matt Huber’s verbal gives St. Anthony’s (NY) lacrosse 13 Class of 2015 commits
It’s the busiest time of year for major D-I commitments in the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the NY/NJ/CT tristate region. Get caught up right here, right now. CHSAA (NY) power St. Anthony’s has seen its Class of 2015 commit count climb to 13. The Friars reached a baker’s dozen last week when midfielder Matthew […]
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, […]
Chmil continues family’s D-I lacrosse tradition by deciding on Duke
Matt Chmil is part of a new generation of lacrosse players. One that has taken up America’s fastest growing sport even though their family roots were in other sports. The Chaminade High School (NY) Class of 2017 midfielder’s father, Steve Chmil, was an infielder in the Atlanta Braves’ organization from 1980-85 after starring at Vanderbilt […]
Smithtown East (NY) sophomore star Dan Rooney opts for Ohio State
Dan Rooney made an immediate impact on the varsity team at Smithtown East, in the tristate lacrosse hotspot of Smithtown in Suffolk County (N.Y.), as a freshman last year. Rooney’s best lacrosse, though, is yet to come. The sophomore attackman, a LaxLessons.com Tristate Top 100 preseason selection, has three more varsity seasons with the Bulls. […]
Attackman Guarino’s ‘no fear of failure’ style makes him 17th 2014 commit for St. Anthony’s (NY)
The term “reckless abandon” is not always associated with the attack position. But if you’ve ever seen Paul Guarino play, you know it fits. “I believe this game has to be played with no inhibitions,” the senior at national power St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) said. “A lot of people look at my style of play as […]
St. Anthony’s (NY) Bucknell-bound ‘Gooch’ Senerchia is tristate’s second Class of 2017 commit
The number of tristate verbal commitments for the Class of 2017 has doubled in the last 24 hours. The first 2017 verbal commitment was made back in September when Ara Atayan of New York state finalist Bronxville decided on North Carolina. Atayan, whose commitment was first reported by Joe Lombardi on LaxLesson.com’s Lacrosse Insider premium […]
St. Anthony’s HS (NY) goaltender Modugno’s path to his position came almost by chance
For Baylee Modugno, it all started in fifth grade. That’s when one of his best friends, Jason Debenedictis, made a request. Debenedictis, now a senior attackman at Sachem East High School (N.Y.), has committed to St. John’s University. “One day, he was shooting in his backyard and shouted out to me ‘Throw on this equipment […]
Manhasset 2016 attackman Gavin says decision on Duke was ‘an easy one’
It didn’t take Matt Gavin long to step in and step up on one of the nation’s most tradition-rich and successful high school boys lacrosse programs. A lefty feeder/finisher, Gavin had 40 goals to go along with 26 assists for Manhasset (N.Y.) this past spring as a freshman. Gavin’s hoping to make a sudden impact […]
McLaughlin gives Garden City (NY) its seventh college-bound rising senior
The Class of 2014 is closing in fast. Garden City had eight college-bound seniors on the team that won a second straight New York State Class B title this past spring. This year’s crop of rising seniors is now up to seven college commits. Today, we take a look at the latest — Brendan McLaughlin, […]
Cold Spring Harbor (NY) 2015 standout Burke will continue family’s D-I tradition
Colin Burke first made a splash on the recruiting scene in 2012 when he was named Nassau co-MVP of the Long Island Showcase Nassau vs. Suffolk rising sophomore game. Now, Burke, a Class of 2015 standout from Cold Spring Harbor, knows the college where he will be headed. The attackman/midfielder has verballed to Fairfield University, […]
Massapequa 2015 attackman Dilena is Marist’s latest LI commit
Marist College’s recruiting splash on Long Island added some ripples earlier this week when the Red Foxes picked up a verbal from one of Long Island’s top attackmen. It came when Paul Dilena of Nassau County Class A champion Massapequa verballed to coach Keegan Wilkinson’s program, a commitment first reported when it was made by […]
St. Anthony’s (NY) senior Rivera on his college choice: “The bottom line is Cortland wins national championships’
When you play at St. Anthony’s (N.Y.), winning championships is the rule not the exception. While finding a college program that achieves similar success is a challenge to say the least. Greg Rivera thinks he’s found what’s he’s looking for in SUNY Cortland. The rising senior attackman verbally committed to the Red Dragons last week, […]
Wantagh (NY) playmaking attackman Cain commits to St. Joe’s
For Kyle Cain, the road to Division I lacrosse started just after he finished second grade when he won a lacrosse stick in a raffle. Now, the rising senior at Wantagh High School (N.Y.) is preparing for Division I. The lefty attackman verbally committed to St. Joseph’s University last week, as first reported at Twitter.com/Joe_Lombardi. […]
Chaminade junior Fowler continues family’s Duke tradition
The Fowler/Duke connection is in full force. Duke faceoff star Brendan Fowler and incoming Duke freshman goaltender Danny Fowler will have another Blue Devil brother. Rising junior longstick midfielder Jack Fowler has verballed to Duke, as first reported last week at Twitter.com/Joe_Lombardi. Jack Fowler is a technically sound defender who plays well off the ball. […]
Defending champs Long Island Express among teams announced for US Lacrosse U-15 National
US Lacrosse today announced the 56 youth teams that will compete in the fifth annual US Lacrosse Under-15 National Championship, powered by Lacrosse Unlimited, July 23-25 (girls) and July 26-28 (boys) at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Defending national champions Sky Walkers (Md.) and Long Island Express (N.Y.) […]
Brunswick (CT) rising sophomore Reilly Walsh looks ahead to Duke lacrosse
Bronxville’s run to its first-ever New York state title-game appearance this past spring featured the talents of an outstanding senior nucleus. But there were also some impact players who were underclassmen. Freshman attackman/midfielder Reilly Walsh had three goals and two assists as the Broncos downed defending Class C state champion 14-13 in overtime in the […]
St. Anthony’s rising senior Nadjari headed to West Point
If there’s an early tristate leader for most verbal commitments since the 2013 varsity season ended on June 8, St. Anthony’s would have to be the No. 1. The New York CHSAA power has seen four members of its program give verbals in less than two weeks. The latest came today as rising junior attackman […]
St. A’s Laupus will stay a Friar by picking Providence
It’s been a busy stretch for St. Anthony’s (N.Y.). We shared the story of defender Mike Ruane’s decision to verbal to Quinnipiac yesterday. Today, we have news of another Division I-bound Friar. He’s one who will remain a Friar at the next level: midfielder Tom Laupus has verbally committed to Providence College, as first reported […]
St. Anthony’s Ruane will be playing his college lax at Quinnipiac
Mike Ruane’s lacrosse career started in second grade when his mother signed him up to give the sport a try. It was well worth it. Now, just over nine years later, the defender/longstick midfielder from St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) will be playing the sport at the Division I level. Ruane verbally committed earlier today to Quinnipiac […]
St. Anthony’s (NY) sophomore middie Jones headed to Hopkins
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 […]
St. Anthony’s Concannon will make his stops for Hofstra
Jack Concannon’s journey to the world of Division I lacrosse started at age 4 when he first started playing the sport. That early start helped the St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) junior goaltender develop exceptional stick skills and quick hands. When he developed athleticism and size to go with those skills — he’s now 6-foot-2 — he […]
Harborfields 6-foot-4 middie Schwartz hopes to make a big impact in college
Zach Schwartz should make a big impact at the next level. Literally. The Harborfields (N.Y.) senior midfielder is 6-foot-4. But size isn’t his only attribute. “I also consider my speed and lacrosse IQ some of my strengths as a midfielder,” Schwartz said. Those talents will be on display in his final varsity season with the […]
HHHW’s Holmquist gives his take on Tufts
Willie Holmquist is a speedy midfielder who is adept at split dodging. But when it came time to decide on a college, first and foremost in the Half Hollow Hills West rising senior’s check list was academics. After weighing considering some of the top academic institutions along the East Coast, the 6-foot-1, 170-pound righty verbally […]
Sophomore star Blohm gives Syosset another future Buckeye
There was a definite Ohio State feel in the hallways of Syosset High School today. The fact that Ryan Hunter was wearing a red Ohio State T-shirt and Ohio State baseball cap hardly came as a surprise. After all, the senior attackman committed to play at OSU back in October, 2010. But the newest Brave […]
Manhasset sophomore Borgognone will make it a family affair at Fairfield
Benny Borgognone brings a football mentality to the lacrosse field. That should hardly come as a surprise. After all, he’s a standout linebacker for Manhasset. Borgognone, a sophomore, describes himself as an aggressive, possession first defenseman. Those are traits similar to his brother, Frank, a senior defenseman for Manhasset, who has signed to play at […]
Hicksville’s McCormick, one of nation’s top sophs, verbals to UNC
There’s been a surge in sophomore commitments the last few weeks, and we expect a few noteworthy ones to come in the weeks and months ahead. If you were with us earlier today on Twitter or checked out our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown,” we told you about the latest. Patrick McCormick, a versatile […]
