Northport (NY) 2017 Connor Cronin will take his faceoffs at Michigan

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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. One of the top faceoff specialists on Long Island will be taking his talents to the Midwest. He’s Northport High School Class of 2017 midfielder Connor Cronin, who […]

South Side, Northport get monumental wins on Long Island

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* High School Scoreboard Central, Thursday, 4/3 Stephen Parker said South Side players were not aware before Thursday’s game against Manhasset that the Cyclones had never beaten the Indians. “Even if we did, that would not have changed our mindset,” said Parker (pictured above). A mindset that helped produce a historic 6-5 win at Manhasset […]

Player’s perspective: UNC-bound Cannon hopes to help Northport contend for Suffolk Division 1 title

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Northport took a six-game winning streak into the Suffolk County (N.Y.) Division 1 semifinals last season. There, the Tigers’ season ended with a 12-6 setback to Smithtown West. Both teams are prominent in LaxLessons.com’s Preseason Tristate Top 25 rankings. The Tigers finished 15-3 last season – the most wins for Northport in coach George Searing’s […]

Fall Signing Week: Photos from Delbarton (NJ), Northport (NY), Garden City (NY); Video from Barrington (RI)

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Three standouts from Delbarton (N.J.) sign their National Letters of Intent: Peter Welch (Duke); Matt Marone (Delaware); and Will McCarthy (Lafayette). Northport High School (N.Y.) attackman Brian Cannon signs his National Letter of Intent to attend the University of North Carolina. Two-time New York Class B state champion Garden City twin brother tandem of Conor […]

St. Anthony’s midfielder Bonomi bound for Richmond

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Ryan Bonomi is no stranger to joining new lacrosse programs. The rising senior at St. Anthony’s played on the varsity team at Northport before transferring prior to his junior season with the Friars. In another year, the athletic, two-way midfielder will be preparing to make another transition to a new team. Bonomi has given a […]

Sophomore attackman Sutherland of unbeaten Northport (NY) makes Maryland his college choice

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Northport has a big week coming up. The unbeaten Tigers play defending New York Class A state champion West Islip on Monday, April 15, before ending the week Saturday at Smithtown West, which is also unbeaten. If Northport is to continue to contend for the top spot in ultra competitive Suffolk County Class A, Rocco […]

Player’s perspective: Mike Calvagna, Sachem North (NY) midfielder

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The race for the top spot in Suffolk County Class A is attracting a lot of discussion — and votes in our latest poll. One team that is always in the hunt but has lacked some preseason buzz in 2013 is Sachem North. For more on the Flaming Arrows, we turn to Mike Calvagna. The […]

Rocky Point’s Strano set to make his mark at Manhattan

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If you thought the end of the National Letter of Intent Fall Early Signing Period would result in a pause in recruiting commitments, think again. Starting early this morning and continuing through the afternoon, we learned of more new verbal commitments, including one involving one of the nation’s top sophomores, attackman Brian Cannon of Northport, […]

First look at 2011: A (very) early overview of how Suffolk shapes up

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For the last five years, the West Islip Lions have been the dominant force in Suffolk County lacrosse. But next season, the Lions will be minus two of the top 10 graduating seniors in the nation in Nicky Galasso and Andrew Hodgson. So how will Suffolk look next season. Yes, it’s early, but that hasn’t […]