Llinares scores three, defense excels as Hofstra beats Ohio State for its third straight win

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* Scoreboard Central: Finals, box scores from Saturday’s action  * Box score From press release HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Sophomore Sam Llinares tallied three goals and added one assist and senior Torin Varn added two goals to lead the Hofstra Pride to a 7-5 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes in a non-conference game at James […]

Today on TV: National coverage starts on Ohio State visits Hopkins

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We’re halfway through the opening weekend of the 2014 college lacrosse season. For a rundown of finals and box scores from Saturday’s games, click here. Today marks the first day of national television coverage for the brand-new season. It begins at 11:30 a.m. as Johns Hopkins hosts Ohio State on ESPNU. Schedules Scanner: Links for […]

Smithtown East (NY) sophomore star Dan Rooney opts for Ohio State

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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. […]

Player’s perspective: Ohio State-bound Bray, Shoreham-Wading River prepare for return to Class B

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Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats was stopped short in its bid for a second straight New York State Class C title this past spring. The Wildcats fell to Bronxville 14-13 in overtime in the state semis at Marist College to end the year 18-2. SWR’s only other loss was a 10-9 overtime regular-season setback to Garden City […]

Lacrosse Insider: Tristate 2016 verbals to Duke, Ohio State; Summit (NJ) standout decides

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We have two major 2016 verbal commitments and two 2014 commitments to highlight this latest Lacrosse Insider update. They come from one of the nation’s premier and most tradition-rich high school programs, arguably the premier program in New Jersey, one of the top prep schools in New England and a perennial playoff contender in upstate […]

San Diego-area 2016 standout Costa opts for Ohio State

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Cal Costa’s introduction to lacrosse came when he was a fifth-grader. “One of my friends gave me a lacrosse stick and invited me to practice with his team,” said Costa, who is now a sophomore at the Bishops School in San Diego, Calif. “I fell in love with the game at that practice and the […]

Lacrosse Insider: Harrison (NY) standout commits; Two big verbals from beyond tristate

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Harrison High School (N.Y.) is known for its successful football program. But the Huskies’ lacrosse program has been on the rise and that’s beginning to be more evident when it comes to college recruits. Senior midfielder Jake Marino, who is bound for UMass, was among 30 tristate lacrosse players cited by Joe Lombardi as also […]

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 […]

Garden City (NY) sophomore Borges opts for Ohio State

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Matt Borges is part of the next generation. Borges is a defenseman/long-stick midfielder for defending New York State Class B champion Garden City. Twelve seniors on that team are currently playing on college team. Seven current GC seniors and two juniors have committed to play at the next level. There are more on the way. […]

SWR sophomore Bray will be bound for Ohio State lacrosse

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Ryan Bray’s best lacrosse is clearly ahead of him. Which is not to say he hasn’t accomplished a lot already. Only a sophomore, Bray is an attackman for defending New York State Class C champion Shoreham-Wading River, who was named Suffolk County Rookie of the Year last year. The 5-foot-11, 150-pound Bray still has three […]

First Class of 2015 commitments for Chaminade, Ohio State

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First things first. Chaminade High School (N.Y.) and Ohio State University each saw their first Class of 2015 commitments this past week. The first Chaminade sophomore verbal commitment was made by midfielder Thomas O’Connell. Ohio State received its first commitment from a sophomore when Michael Laviano of Holy Trinity verballed to the Buckeyes. Both verbals […]

Chalk up another one for the Buckeyes; CSH middie Winkoff headed to Columbus

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We told you on Monday that Ohio State landed a commitment from Bayport-Blue Point attackman Brian Ward. Well, chalk up another one for the Buckeyes. And it also happens to be a junior standout from Long Island. Cold Spring Harbor’s Allen Winkoff will be joining his friend Brian Ward in Columbus. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound Winkoff, […]

Bayport-Blue Point’s Ward opts for Ohio State

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Brian Ward first discovered lacrosse at the age of 5. Now, just over 10 years later, he’s on the brink of playing at the highest level of Division I lacrosse. The junior lefty attackman/midfielder from Bayport-Blue Point, a starter since eighth grade, has verbally committed to Ohio State. Now, here’s a Q&A with Brian on […]

Player's perspective: Fox Lane's Cameron Stephens, senior goalie

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Much of the preseason chatter involving Section 1 Class B has centered on defending champion John Jay, 2009 champion Somers and the two new additions to the class: Yorktown and Rye. But there are several others teams that certainly bear watching. We’ll be focusing on a couple of them in the days to come. First […]

SWR’s Mahoney opts for Ohio State; Junior commit rundown

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It didn’t take Chris Mahoney long to make a name for himself. After joining the Shoreham-Wading River varsity team in 2009, he was named Suffolk County defensive rookie of the year. Last season, he was an all-county selection. Now, the 6-foot-3, 210-pound Mahoney is one of the top juniors from the nation’s top lacrosse hotbed, […]

Stephens makes it official; Sachem North honors 7 commits

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There’s just one more full day, gang, and then National Letter of Intent Signing Week, and with it our special  coverage, will come to a close. When that happens, we will be presenting a final rundown of senior signings. In the meantime, you can check the list of D-I commits we posted last week as […]

Syosset high-scoring junior Hunter set on Ohio State

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When you consider all he’s accomplished already in his high school lacrosse career, it seems hard to believe Ryan Hunter still has two more varsity seasons remaining. The Syosset junior attackman was his team’s leading scorer both as a freshman and sophomore. Hunter, who has scored 63 goals during that span, has helped the Braves […]

Fox Lane has another college-bound senior in Werner

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Hey, gang. If you check out our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” each day, you learned late yesterday that junior attackman Ryan Hunter, who has been a starter for Syosset since his freshman year, has committed to Ohio State. We’ll hear from Ryan on his commitment coming soon. Now, our focus turns to Fox […]

Fox Lane’s Stephens opts for Ohio State

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It didn’t take long for Fox Lane rising senior Cameron Stephens to decide Ohio State was the right fit for him. Stephens, a 6-foot-5 goaltender and member of the Hudson Valley Empire State Games team, told me early last night by phone that he has given a verbal commitment to accept a scholarship offer from […]