Cazenovia (NY) star TJ Connellan continues family’s Penn State connection
New York state power Cazenovia is sure doing its part to help Penn State have a strong recruiting Class of 2016. First, midfielder Cole Willard of the 2014 Class C state finalists and 2013 state champions verballed to Penn State back in September. Then, earlier this month, the Nittany Lions secured a commitment from Cazenovia […]
Athletic two-way middie Burns is latest Smithtown East (NY) star to pick Penn State
It’s more than 300 miles between Smithtown East High School (N.Y.) and Penn State University. But the lacrosse programs at those respective places are narrowing that gap very quickly. Bobby Burns, a freshman midfielder, became the latest Smithtown East standout to verbally commit to Penn State. Gerard Arceri, a sophomore faceoff specialist, became Penn […]
Prestreau on his new home Penn State: ‘I love everything about the school’
Brian Prestreau is relaunching the start of his collegiate career. The 2013 All-American at Yorktown High School (N.Y.), who this spring scored 67 goals (the second-highest single-season total for a midfielder in school history) has had a change of heart. Prestreau, who committed to and enrolled at Stony Brook University, has decided to transfer to […]
2016 attackman Willard of NY Class C state champ Cazenovia: ‘Penn State offered everything that I was looking for academically and athletically’
Since we first reported on July 25 on our Lacrosse Insider section that Smithtown East (N.Y.) faceoff specialist Gerard Arceri had become Penn State’s first 2016 tristate verbal, the Nittany Lions have been on a roll when it come to landing verbals from sophomores in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse. In fact, in […]
Canandaigua (NY) 2016 standout Schaefer picks Penn State
It was just over a month ago that we broke at our Lacrosse Insider special coverage section that Penn State received its first Class of 2016 verbal commitment (from Gerard Arceri of Smithtown East High School, N.Y.). Since then, PSU has picked up four more from the tristate region with the latest coming earlier this […]
Spectacular summer sets stage for Arceri to become PSU’s first Class of 2016 commit
What a difference a few weeks can make for a lacrosse recruit. Just ask Gerard Arceri. After spending his freshman season on the varsity team at Smithtown East (N.Y.) No. 3 on the depth chart in the faceoff X, the rising sophomore has enjoyed a breakout summer. It’s included strong showing at the Maverik Showtime […]
Penn State-bound Sanders makes quick adjustment to field lacrosse
The game of field lacrosse is still relatively new to TJ Sanders But that hasn’t stopped the senior attackman at Millbrook School in New York’s Hudson Valley from being a recruit target of several of the nation’s top Division I programs. The 6-foot, 170-pound lefty has decided which one he will be taking his exceptional […]
Player's perspective: Garden City's JP Burnside, senior defenseman
Garden City is preparing to officially start defense of its Long Island Class B championship. If the Trojans are to once again emerge from a stacked field of contenders that now includes two-time Class C state champion Manhasset, defense will play a big role. Garden City is well-equipped in that area with a unit that […]
Salisbury star Carfora picks Penn State, new coach Tambroni
The commitments continue to roll in, folks. As they come, as always, we take time out to take an up close and personal look at some of those who have decided where they will continue their lacrosse careers after their decisions have been posted on our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown.” Next up is […]
