Newly released documentary, “COMMITTED,” puts spotlight on lacrosse recruiting

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Alex Weber, the former standout attackman at the University of Pennsylvania who now coaches the varsity team at Harvard Westlake High School (Calif.), produced and directed “COMMITTED,” a documentary on lacrosse recruiting videotaped this past summer at Maverik Showtime National Lacrosse Recruiting Spotlight. You can watch the trailer here. Lacrosse has taken Alex Weber to […]

Syracuse’s first 2017 verbal comes from Niskayuna (NY) midfielder Quinn

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When it comes to his own family, Lucas Quinn is part of the crowd. After all, both his older brothers play Division I college lacrosse at the University of Hartford, where his oldest brother, John, is a senior defender and middle brother, Evan, is a freshman goaltender. The Quinns’ father played lacrosse at Whitesboro (N.Y.) […]

Yorktown (NY) 2015 Dan DelBene will follow his twin brother’s path to Division I lacrosse

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Dan DelBene and his twin brother, Nick, found a useful purpose for lacrosse sticks long before they started playing the game. “We used sticks to get wiffle balls out of the gutter,” Dan said. “But by the time the fourth grade came, our father had sticks in our hands for a different reason. “When we […]

Half Hollow Hills West (NY) 2016 A/M Riley Forte, already a three-year varsity veteran, is headed to Hofstra

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Considering he’s still just a sophomore in high school, you might be surprised to know that Riley Forte is already a varsity veteran. Forte, after all, has been a member of the Half Hollow Hills West (N.Y.) varsity squad since the eighth grade and started every game as a ninth-grader this past spring, registering 11 […]

Size, speed, stick skills make 2016 LSM Conners a perfect fit for Virginia

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Very often, when a longstick player takes the ball upfield, many are anticipating him to pass off to a short stick. But when Jared Conners is on the clear, don’t be surprised if he holds on to the ball. “Not long ago, I played short stick, so I am very comfortable taking the ball up […]

Bridgewater-Raritan (NJ) 2015 standout Lenskold continues his family’s D-I lacrosse tradition

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Richie Lenskold faced some tough competition long before joining the varsity team at New Jersey power Bridgewater-Raritan High School. Lenskold, after all, is the second of four boys in his family – ages 20, 17, 14 and 11. Oldest brother Brian is a junior at Rutgers. “We all love lacrosse and are all faceoff midfielders,” […]

Lacrosse Insider: Hudson Valley 2016 mid, Maverik Showtime all-star selects Syracuse

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Syracuse University has its third Class of 2016 verbal commitment. Joe Lombardi is reporting that Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight all-star midfielder Cullen Morgan has verbally committed to Syracuse University. The 5-foot-11, 170-pound Morgan is an athletic player who has played Prime Time’s travel team 2009. Morgan is Syracuse’s third 2016 tristate commit, joining fellow […]

Don Bosco Prep (NJ) standout McCullough keeps Prime Time’s Stevens Tech connection in full force

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The Cross River, N.Y.-based Prime Time travel program has a big — and growing — connection with the Stevens Institute of Technology. For starters, Prime Time Director Nick Daniello played for the Ducks. And now, two Prime Time 2014 players will follow his path. We told you about John Jay defenseman Bob Giordano’s decision. Now, […]

Ohio State lacrosse snags its seventh tristate Class of 2015 commit in athletic midfielder Barker

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Few programs have made as big as splash when it comes to landing Class of 2015 commitments from players in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as Ohio State. Make that the Ohio State University. The Buckeyes, after all, have picked up  seven — count ’em, seven — of them. The latest came over the […]

Brewster shutdown defender Serrecchia set on Hofstra

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If you’re looking for a high school player who perfectly fits the description of a shutdown defender, look no further than Joe Serrecchia. Serrecchia, a junior longstick midfielder/defenseman at Brewster High School (N.Y.) who starred for the Prime Time travel program over the summer, verbally committed earlier this week to Hofstra University. “Joe has the […]

Rye rising junior Santangelo picks Penn

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Every team needs a midfielder who can break down a defense with a variety of one-on-one moves. In Chris Santangelo, Rye High School (N.Y.) has just that. Soon, so too will the University of Pennsylvania. The 5-foot-10, 170-pound Santangelo verbally committed to the Quakers, as first reported at Twitter.com/joe_lombardi. Santangelo’s commitment came after strong showings […]

Huntington’s Greenhill’s choice of Rutgers goes beyond lacrosse

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For TJ Greenhill, the decision where to play in college went well beyond lacrosse. And, in fact, college. The Huntington High School rising senior set out to find a school that would put him in the best possible position in 2017, and not necessarily 2013. That’s one of the main reasons Greenhill, who hopes to […]