Haverford (Pa.) 2016 standout Aitken: ‘I loved everything about Virginia’
The Class of 2016 is growing and growing when it comes to college commitments — both inside and outside the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Today we are spotlighting a big verbal that comes beyond the borders of the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse. Dox Aitken, an attackman/midfielder at the Haverford School (Pa.)., verbally […]
Seton Hill University (Pa.) women’s coach, bus driver killed in crash
Seton Hill University women’s lacrosse coach Kristie Quigley and the driver of the team bus were both killed today in an accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The unborn son of Quigley, who was six months pregnant, also did not survive. (Quigley is pictured at right.) In a statement released this afternoon, the university said at […]
St. Augustine Prep (NJ) FOGO Fox finds the right fit in Fairfield
Chalk up another one for St. Augustine’s Prep. We reported yesterday that the New Jersey power, which has averaged 17 wins per season the last five years, saw sophomore midfielder James Kitchen verballed to Hofstra. Another Hermits’ player has also decided his Division I future. He’s Will Fox. The 5-foot-8, 185-pound junior faceoff midfielder has […]
St. Augustine Prep (NJ) sophomore Kitchen headed to Hofstra
It’s safe to say that James Kitchen’s best lacrosse is ahead of him. The sophomore at New Jersey power St. Augustine has all the ingredients of a major Division I midfielder. So it should come as no surprise that the 6-foot-3, 185-pound righty has committed to Hofstra University. “JK is a very promising young midfielder,” […]
Latest Gait headed to D-I, Michigan’s soph commits top news
Another member of the Gait lacrosse dynasty will be playing lacrosse at the Division I level. But it won’t be at Syracuse. The upstart University of Michigan, meanwhile , broke into the high school sophomore class by landing three big commitments. Those are among the topics in Joe Lombardi’s latest column for InsideLacrosse.com. Have a […]
Michigan-bound Shima latest Philly area underclassman to verbal
National HS power Haverford (Pa.) made news late last month when Forry Smith verballed to Johns Hopkins to become the first freshman to ever commit in D-I lax history. Soon after, another ninth-grader Jack Reilly, a defenseman at Conestoga, verballed to Virginia. Earlier this week, another Philly area underclass standout made a commitment. He’s Brendan […]
College commits by HS freshmen drawing more attention
When Syosset (N.Y.) senior goaltender Ryan Feit verbally committed to Johns Hopkins in October, 2010, a decision first reported here at LaxLessons.com, it signaled the start of a trend. One that was the talk of the lax world for months — until it was no longer unique. Now, sophomore verbal commitments are almost commonplace. But […]
Philly-area standout first freshman to make college commitment
Just over two years ago, in October 2010, Syosset goaltender Ryan Feit became the first sophomore to verbally commit to a collegiate lacrosse program when he announced his intentions to attend Johns Hopkins. Feit, now a senior, made his commitment official during Fall Signing Week Nov. 14-21 by putting pen to paper on a National […]
