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 […]
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, […]
Delbarton (NJ) 2015 star Shaffer continues family’s Duke tradition
Duke has become a family affair for the Shaffers. John Shaffer is a sophomore midfielder for the Blue Devils’ men’s team. Hayler Shaffer will be a freshman on the Blue Devils’ women’s team. And Reed Shaffer, a Class of 2015 midfielder for national power Delbarton (N.J.), is up next. Shaffer committed to Duke earlier this […]
Greeley junior midfielder Frieder finds perfect balance in Brown
Ethan Frieder’s college decision went beyond finding the right place to continue his lacrosse career. The junior at Horace Greeley High School (N.Y.) was looking for the college that best combined academics with athletics. Frieder found it in Brown University, a commitment first reported at Twitter.com/joe_lombardi. A 5-foot-10, 180-pound two-way midfielder, Frieder is an excellent […]
Upstate NY sophomore star Easterly will head south to Loyola
It hasn’t taken Richie Easterly to make his mark on the varsity level in both football and lacrosse. The sophomore at Westhill High School (NY) in Syracuse earned the starting quarterback job as a freshman. That followed a spring in which, as an eighth-grader, he earned a spot on the man-up unit, before going on […]
Michigan-bound Shima latest Philly area underclassman to verbal
National HS power Haverford (Pa.) made news late last month when Forry Smith verballed to Johns Hopkins to become the first freshman to ever commit in D-I lax history. Soon after, another ninth-grader Jack Reilly, a defenseman at Conestoga, verballed to Virginia. Earlier this week, another Philly area underclass standout made a commitment. He’s Brendan […]
Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight All-Star game review
Most of the college coaches on hand for tonight’s Maverik Showtime Lacrosse National Recruiting Spotlight all-star game made a day of it. After watching today’s morning and afternoon sessions, they were back in plenty of time for the marquee event of the four days of action at Western Connecticut State University’s Athletic Complex. In my […]
Maverik Showtime all-star game set for tonight
It will be the best of the best tonite. The Maverik Showtime Lacrosse National Recruiting Spotlight all-star game, with players selected among the total of 160 from throughout the country competing in this week’s event, is set for tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Western Connecticut State University Athletic Complex in Danbury. The Showtime Spotlight has […]
Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight all-star game report
There were plenty of impressive plays and plenty of college coaches on hand to see them tonight at the second annual Maverik Showtime Lacrosse National Recruiting Spotlight all-star game at Western Connecticut State in Danbury. The White team defeated the Red team 13-7 led by a strong defensive effort and the three-goal performance of […]
