Two of nation’s top D-III programs will play at Iona Prep (NY)

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No. 1-ranked Rochester Institute of Technology and Western New England University, two of the nation’s top Division III programs, will be battling it out at a neutral site on Saturday when they meet in a noon game at Iona Prep in New Rochelle, N.Y. Both teams have players from the NY/NJ/CT tristate region. You can […]

South Side (NY) D/LSM LiCalzi is latest Class of 2017 tristate commit

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It’s a reflection on the changing landscape of the lacrosse recruiting process that the 2014 high school season has yet to start, yet there are now 12 freshmen from the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, that have already committed to Division I programs. The latest came earlier this […]

No. 1-ranked Syracuse beats Towson 13-12 in scrimmage

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Press release TOWSON, Md. – Top-ranked Syracuse improved to 3-0 this preseason with a 13-12 scrimmage victory against Towson in a game that featured five 15-minute quarters Saturday, Feb. 1 at Johnny Unitas Stadium. The Orange trailed for most of the game, but scored five of the last six goals to win by one. Attackmen […]

House of Sports Winter Lacrosse Classes start Jan. 27

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The House of Sports Winter II Lacrosse Classes will kick off on Monday, Jan. 27 in Ardsley, N.Y., and registration is now open.  These clinics focus on pre-season lacrosse training that stress fundamentals. House of Sports’ Executive Director of Boys Lacrosse Ned Crotty and Director of Girls Lacrosse Jackie Pierce have implemented an elite curriculum […]

Syracuse native Chase, now playing in Florida, will be on the attack at Notre Dame

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For our latest Class of 2015 commitment, we travel beyond the tristate, and in fact, beyond the Northeast, and all the way down to Tallahassee, Fla., where MacLay School attackman Stephen Chase has made his choice after drawing interest from many of the nation’s premier programs. Chase has verbally committed to Notre Dame. A two-time […]

Lacrosse Insider: Syracuse is No. 1 in Joe Lombardi’s Top 5 college rankings for 2014 tristate signings

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The accelerated recruiting pace that Joe Lombardi (pictured here) analyzed in depth here yesterday has resulted in a scramble for top underclass talent among the nation’s top programs. So most of the recruiting battles for the Class of 2014 were won or lost more than a year ago – at least. Now that those verbals […]

Lacrosse Insider: Cornell, Duke reel in 2016 verbals from NY, CT

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We have a couple of major Class of 2016 verbal commitments to report in this latest update. We start in upstate New York where Cornell University has managed to keep one of the top attackmen in the Central/Western portion of the Empire State close to home. Joe Lombardi is reporting that Victor High School sophomore […]

Aggressive, athletic 2015 NJ Midfielder Gerhard is bound for Bucknell

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Peter Gerhard is a Double A player. The Ranney High School (N.J.) junior has a combination of aggressiveness and athleticism that makes him perfect to play midfield. “My strengths as a player revolve around my ability to play both offense and defense as a midfielder,” he said. It’s proven effective both at the varsity level, […]

Unorthodox but effective NJ 2015 converted attackman Sefcik now making mark in goal

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  The recruiting spotlight continues to shine on the Morristown-Beard School in New Jersey. Earlier this week, we heard from Joseph Rago, an attackman who has committed to Marist. Now, we stay in the Class of 2015 with the focus on Crimson 2015 goaltender Matt Sefcik. Sefcik has given a verbal to Wagner, a commitment […]

Lacrosse Insider: Two-time NY state champ Garden City gets its seventh 2014 commit; NJ 2015 midfielder verbals; Le Moyne lands upstate NY defender

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Two-time New York Class B champion Garden City has a new college commit in its Class of 2014. A standout 2015 midfielder from New Jersey is also Division I-bound and an upstate New York player is headed to one of the nation’s top Division II programs. We start at GC, which now has seven college-bound […]

Syracuse wraps up fall exhibition schedule by beating SU Alumni Stars 13-10

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From press release SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse varsity scored six straight goals in the second half to break open a tight game and defeat the Alumni All-Stars, 13-10, in the fourth-annual Orange Alumni Lacrosse Classic Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Carrier Dome. Kevin Rice (Skaneateles, N.Y.) and Dylan Donahue (Camillus, N.Y.) each had three […]

Lacrosse Insider: Mountain Lakes (NJ) 2015 bound for Bryant; Pace lands NJ standout; One of CHSAA’s top goalies commits; 6-foot-4 2015 defender picks Furman over Syracuse, Loyola UMass

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New Jersey has been front and center when it comes to recruiting news from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse the last 24 hours. If you’ve been with us here at Lacrosse Insider, you already know this, of course. The latest verbal from a Garden State standout comes from one of the station’s most […]

Premier Lacrosse summer 2014 tryouts Oct. 19; registration open now

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Premier Lacrosse will be holding its Summer 2014 tryouts on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Stringham Park in Lagrange, N.Y. Eligible male players must be currently in grades 4-11 for the 2013/2014 school year and have a valid US Lacrosse membership. All eligible players from Dutchess, Westchester, Putnam, Ulster, and Fairfield counties are welcomed and encouraged to attend […]

Feeder/finisher Freilich gives Trinity-Pawling (NY) 10 2014 college commits

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The Trinity-Pawling School continues to rack up college commitments. The Pride, a perennial contender in the Founder’s League and New England West Division I, now has 10 — count ’em, 10 — college committed players for the Class of 2014. The latest verbal comes from Massachusetts native Josh Freilich, an attackman/midfielder, who committed to Union, […]

Lacrosse Insider: LI 2016 goalie new to his position verbals to Hopkins; Greenwich (CT) gets its sixth senior commit; New varsity coach at Nyack HS (NY) is LI native from Fordham Prep (NY)

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Johns Hopkins has just picked up a brand-new member of its Class of 2016 recruiting class from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Before we get to the latest commitment, here’s a quick recap of the previous Blue Jays tristate sophomore verbals: Owen Colwell, Westfield (N.J.), defense; Matt Hubler, […]

Fox Lane 2016 star Cullen Morgan on Syracuse: ‘The lacrosse program is unbelievable and it has always been my dream to play there’

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Fox Lane High School in the rolling hills of Bedford, N.Y., halfway up Interstate 684, has had a varsity boys lacrosse program since the 1960s. But the Foxes have never had a sophomore commit to a college program. Until last night. Joe Lombardi broke the news on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider expanded coverage section that Maverik […]

Pleasantville (NY) standout Reda will continue family’s lacrosse tradition at Union

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To say Owen Reda has been immersed in lacrosse almost since birth would not be an overstatement. “I was introduced to lacrosse when I was really little by my dad (Richard Reda) who played at Virginia in the ’80s,” said Reda, a senior midfielder at Pleasantville High School (N.Y.). “My sister (Meghan) plays at Fairfield […]

Lacrosse Insider: NJ 2014 attackman, Upstate NY 2015 defender are both D-I bound

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On a day in which the suspension of the entire Cornell University men’s lacrosse team is front and center in the news, we have two commitments to report. One comes from New Jersey and the other from Rochester, N.Y. Hobart University picked up its sixth Class of 2014 tristate verbal. Before we get to the […]

Lacrosse Insider: Three NJ Class of 2015 standouts make commitments

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We have three new Class of 2015 college commitments to report, all from New Jersey. We start at one of the powerhouse high school programs in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region – Delbarton. The Green Wave, who finished 17-1 this past spring, now have four junior commits. […]

SUNY Cortland gets another tristate 2014 commit in Castellano

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The Class of 2014 continues to grow for St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) when it comes to commitments. The count is now 11 with the latest verbal coming from midfielder Luke Castellano, who decided on SUNY Cortland, a decision first announced when it was made by Joe Lombardi on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider special coverage section. Though small […]

Lacrosse Insider: CT 2015 standout verbals to Virginia

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It’s opening weekend for many varsity football teams in the tristate region, but we start this morning with a major lacrosse commitment. In fact, the commitment involves a football standout. Joe Lombardi is reporting that New Canaan High School (Conn.) junior attackman Michale Kraus has given a verbal to the University of Virginia, where his […]

Lacrosse Insider: Two-time NY state champ Garden City gets its third 2015 commit

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Two-time New York Class B state champion Garden City’s Class of 2015 has picked up another college commitment, and the Air Force Academy has also landed another significant verbal at the same. Prior to this weekend, Garden City’s 2015 verbals belong to a pair of defenders/longstick midfielders: Matt Borges (Ohio State) and Tommy Wright (Penn […]

John Jay (NY) 2014 standout Lanza on Marquette: ‘I wanted to go to a school that would provide me with good opportunities for a job after I graduate’

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The Class of 2014 for John Jay High School (N.Y.) has experienced a significant amount of growth this month. We told you that defender Bob Giordano verbally committed to Stevens Institute of Technology. Earlier this week, another verbal increased the Indians’ number of rising senior commits to four. The latest verbal comes from another defender, […]

Lacrosse Insider: Summit (NJ) standout gives Syracuse its third tristate Class of 2015 commit

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Syracuse University has increased its number of 2015 tristate commits to three. Before we get to the latest verbal, here are the previous two: * Nick Mellen (West Genesee, N.Y.), defense * Riley O’Sullivan (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.), attack (decommitted from Georgetown) The latest rising junior to decide on SU is Andrew Helmer of New […]

John Jay (NY) standout Giordano on selecting Stevens Tech: ‘Hoboken is an awesome little place’

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We’ve been reporting on several commitments to the Stevens Institute of Technology the last few days here and on our “Lacrosse Insider” section. There’s a perk that comes with attending Stevens Tech that we have not yet explored until now. Namely, its location. “Hoboken is an awesome little place,” said Bob Giordano of John Jay […]

Lacrosse Insider: Pair of rising juniors bound for Binghamton; Albany breaks into Class of 2015

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Binghamton University has picked up two more  Class of 2015 commits. Both verbals came in the last 24 hours and were first reported by Joe Lombardi. The University at Albany, meanwhile, cracked into the Class of 2015. Prior to the back-to-back commitments, Binghamton had two rising junior verbals: attackman Griffin Konen of Massapequa, N.Y., and […]

Chaminade (NY) 2014 standout Roberts looks ahead to Lafayette

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Growing up in Manhasset, N.Y., James Roberts became immersed in lacrosse at a young age. It’s a passion for the game that has only grown through the years and will continue to grow even more. Roberts, a Class of 2014 attackman/midfielder at defending CHSAA (N.Y.) AAA champion Chaminade, is not only looking forward to his […]

Sleepy Hollow (NY) standout Parens will take his all-out style of play to Clark

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If you’ve been to a Sleepy Hollow High School (N.Y.) game the last couple of season, it probably didn’t take you long to notice Ben Parens After all, the two-way midfielder never leaves the field. Well almost never. He’s also had games where he’s won every faceoff. Literally. Including wins against Briarcliff and Dobbs Ferry […]

Hewlett (NY) midfielder Anderson decides on Dominican

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There’s no doubt that there’s been an increased emphasize on size in college lacrosse the last few years. But there’s still room in the game for those that may not exactly measure up. Meet Jimmy Anderson. The midfielder at George W. Hewlett High School (NY) is 5-foot-7 and 145 pounds. “I am not the biggest […]

Lakeland/Panas (NY) rising senior Zingaro, starter since freshman year, makes his college choice

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If it seems like Michael Zingaro has been a part of the Lakeland/Panas (N.Y.) lacrosse program forever, there’s good reason for that sentiment. Zingaro, after all, is a three-year (going on four-year), starting goaltender for the Rebels. But after one final varsity season, Zingaro will attempt to accomplish a similar feat at the next level. […]

Lacrosse Insider: Maverik Showtime all-star game breakdowns – Class of 2015

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Final: Team Maverik (Blue) 14, Team Cascade (White) 12 A spectacular behind-the-back goal by Riley O’Sullivan (Don Bosco Prep, N.J./Syracuse) off a nice feed from fellow attackman Foster LeBoeuf (Phillips Andover, Mass./Uncommitted) with time winding down put an exclamation point on the win for Team Maverik. O’Sullivan finished with three goals. Three Team Maverik players […]

Long Island Showcase recap, rosters

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The Long Island Showcase marked its fifth year yesterday with a tripleheader at the new outdoor athletic complex at St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue. The event featured rising senior, rising junior and rising sophomore games, with Suffolk winning two of the three games. For more, check this overview from InsideLacrosse.com. ROSTERS Nassau Rising Seniors A […]

Burnt Hills’ Beardsley makes her dream team, Northwestern, her college choice

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For Nicole Beardsley, it was love at first sight. It happened just as Beardsley was wrapping up ninth grade at upstate New York power Burnt Hills. “Ever since I saw my first college games freshman year (2011) at the final four at Stony Brook and especially saw the Northwestern game, I knew that I wanted to be […]

Greeley junior midfielder Frieder finds perfect balance in Brown

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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 […]

No Limit Camps in Westchester, LI will have Maverik giveaways

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Participants looking forward to the No Limit Lacrosse Camps in Bedford, N.Y., and Old Brookville, N.Y. , in June and July have extra reason to be excited. Each day, there will be giveaways including new Maverik Spider Heads, Maverik A1 and H2 Shafts and Maverik Rome Gloves. This year’s camps, which are sold out for the 11th straight year, run from June […]

Albany lands commitment from ‘groundball machine’ Eddinger

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The University at Albany is on a roll. The Great Danes beat John Hopkins for just the second time in program history (in 12 tries), winning 10-9 at Homewood Field on Friday. There’s also some good news for head coach Scott Marr’s program on the recruiting front. Albany has received a verbal commitment from junior […]

Lake-effect snow puts halt to varsity action in Central/Western NY

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It’s called the Snow Belt for a reason. But heavy snow in the spring? Enough is enough. That’s the feeling of folks from Buffalo to Rochester to Syracuse, who have been hit by a lake-effect snowstorm that has resulted in the postponement of many varsity events. Among the games off for today – the scheduled […]

Coach’s Corner: With Final Four coming up, some crossovers from hoops to lacrosse

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Tony Vallance has been coaching at the college level for the past 11 years including stops at Dean Junior College, Muhlenberg College, Bellarmine University and most recently Fairfield University.  Originally from Maryland, he played goalie at Penn State University where he graduated in 1998.  He is currently the Director of Lacrosse Instruction at the House of Sports, located […]

St. Anthony’s sophomore Ella Bonafede decides on Duke

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Growing up in a lacrosse-playing family, Ella Bonafede has never had to search long to find someone to practice with. “I’ve been playing lacrosse in my backyard with my three brothers for as long as I remember,” said the sophomore midfielder for St. Anthony’s (N.Y.), which ranked No. 3 in the latest Nike/US Lacrosse national […]

Coach’s Corner: Look for simple fix first; Where to watch lax online

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Tony Vallance has been coaching at the college level for the past 11 years including stops at Dean Junior College, Muhlenberg College, Bellarmine University and most recently Fairfield University.  Originally from Maryland, he played goalie at Penn State University where he graduated in 1998.  He is currently the Director of Lacrosse Instruction at the House of Sports, located […]

Player’s perspective: Joe Serrecchia, Brewster (NY) defenseman

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Predicting Brewster will be in the mix in the Section 1 (N.Y.) Class B race would be pretty safe. After all, the Bears always seem to be. One of the main reasons for that is a gritty style of play that is perennially powered by a hard-nosed defense. That’s once again the case in 2013. […]

Coach’s Corner: The defense never rests

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Tony Vallance has been coaching at the college level for the past 11 years including stops at Dean Junior College, Muhlenberg College, Bellarmine University and most recently Fairfield University.  Originally from Maryland, he played goalie at Penn State University where he graduated in 1998.  He is currently the Director of Lacrosse Instruction at the House of Sports, located […]

Player’s perspective: Brian Prunty, Lakeland/Panas (NY) attackman

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In just over a month, the Rebels will be playing for real. After weeks and weeks of preparation, perennial Section 1 (N.Y.) Class A title contender Lakeland/Panas starts the regular season with a March 28 game at Arlington. LP last won the sectional title in 2010 before losing to West Islip in the state semifinals. […]

Webster Thomas sophomore standout Hill picks Penn State

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It’s been a busy stretch for sophomore commits. In just the last week, we told you about three of them: Mountain Lakes (N.Y.) midfielder Brad Smith (Duke), Arlington (N.Y.) attackman/midfielder Brendan Sunday (Towson) and Trinity-Pawling (N.Y.) attackman Thomas Bianchin (Providence). Chalk up another one. For this commitment, we head out to western New York, just […]

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 […]

Former LI standouts Galasso, Conroy officially join Syracuse squad

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Former West Islip (N.Y.) High School star Nicky Galasso and former St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) midfielder Brendan Conroy have joined the Orange men’s lacrosse team for the 2013 season, SU head coach John Desko announced today. Galasso, a junior, transferred to Syracuse from North Carolina and has two years of eligibility remaining. Conroy played scholastically at […]

Player’s perspective: Jesse Parker, Half Hollow Hills East (NY) attackman

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The safest prediction on Long Island for 2013 may be Half Hollow Hills East. Those who say the Thunderbirds will once again be in the mix in Suffolk County will likely be proven correct once again. After all, in each of the last three seasons, Hills East finished exactly two games over .500 each time. […]

College lax doubleheader set for Citi Field on St. Pat’s Day

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The New York Mets announced today that they will host the first NCAA Division I lacrosse games at Citi Field and it will be on St. Patrick’s Day. The inaugural Metropolitan Lacrosse Classic will feature the University of Michigan playing Colgate University, and the College of the Holy Cross battling the U.S. Naval Academy on […]

House of Sports offers winter lacrosse training sessions

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Led by Ned Crotty and the rest of its world-class coaching staff, the Lacrosse Academy at the House of Sports is now training weekly over 500 of the best lacrosse players in the region. The sessions will be held in House of Sports’ state-of-the-art lacrosse center in Ardsley, right in the heart of Westchester County, […]

Young, a catalyst behind Tappan Zee’s rise, commits to Kenyon

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Tappan Zee is on the rise. The Dutchmen have emerged as a force to be reckoned with in Rockland County, N.Y., with four straight winning seasons, including marks of 12-6 this past spring and 14-5 in 2011. One of the catalysts behind TZ’s rise has been Zak Young. Now a senior, the attackman/midfielder was a […]

Billy Bitter shows how to change direction from behind the cage

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If you have the December, 2012 issue of Inside Lacrosse Magazine nearby, please take a moment to turn to Page 116. There, you will see three pages devoted to techniques in changing directions from behind the cage from none other than former University of North Carolina and current Rochester Rattlers attackman Billy Bitter, a native […]

House of Sports to host boys, girls winter league for grades 3-HS

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The House of Sports is hosting its own winter lacrosse league for boys and girls from grade 3 through high school Nov. 26, 2012 through Feb. 15, 2013. The league will take place in House of Sports’ state-of-the-art lacrosse center in Ardsley, N.Y., which contains an 80-yard turf field which is the largest in the […]

UVa-bound Zoungrana of Brunswick becomes tristate’s third rising sophomore commit

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We started off this week with news of our third rising sophomore commitment by a tristate sophomore. It was made by Lazare Zoungrana of the Brunswick School in Greenwich, Conn. The 5-foot-9, 155-pound longstick midfielder/defenseman verballed to the University of Virginia. Zoungrana, a New Rochelle resident, has exceptional speed and athleticism and excels in transition […]

Player’s perspective: Dodge, Bulls eye return to Suffolk finals

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Photo by Gene Morris/Smithtown Patch There has been no shortage of talent at Smithtown West the last few years. Brett Madarasz, Jordan Stevens, Kyle Keenan and James Pannell are just some of the names that come to mind. Alex Dodge knows them all very well. Especially from practicing against them. The dodging midfielder was able […]

Star men’s, women’s college players will be holding clinics for players in grades 5-12 next two Sundays at John Jay

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John Jay’s all-time leading scorer in girls lacrosse, Casey Bocklet (pictured above), will be joined by two highly renowned teammates from the national power Northwestern University women’s lacrosse team for a special clinic/workout at John Jay High School in Cross River, N.Y., on Sunday, Dec. 11. West Bablyon’s Shannon Smith, the 2011 Tewaaraton winner as […]