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The contentious back-and-forth battle regarding the varsity coaching status of two-time defending Long Island Class C champion Shoreham-Wading River’s Tom Rotanz now appears settled. Justin Arini, left, has been named as the Wildcats’ new varsity coach. Arini, who works in the district as a guidance counselor, is a former assistant coach at Manhattan College. He […]

As the leading defender on New York Class C state finalist Bronxville, Charlie Tarry was regularly assigned to defend against the opponent’s top scorer. In the downstate semifinals on June 5, Tarry was faced with his most challenging assignment of the season. After all, 2012 state champion Shoreham-Wading River’s University of Maryland-bound leading scorer, Tim […]

Bronxville’s run to its first-ever New York state title-game appearance this past spring featured the talents of an outstanding senior nucleus. But there were also some impact players who were underclassmen. Freshman attackman/midfielder Reilly Walsh had three goals and two assists as the Broncos downed defending Class C state champion 14-13 in overtime in the […]

Four defending state champions will be on display on Saturday, March 23 at the annual Darien Lacrosse Preseason Jamboree. They include defending New York state champions West Islip (Class A) and Shoreham-Wading River (Class C) and defending Connecticut state champs Fairfield Prep (Class L) and Darien (Class M). Here’s the schedule: Darien vs. Shoreham-Wading River, […]

At first glance, Tom Cummings wasn’t overly familiar with the Mount St. Mary’s College (Md.) program. But the more he learned, the more he liked. “When I first began to look at where I might have an opportunity to play lacrosse at the college level, I wasn’t really familiar with Mount Saint Mary’s,” said the […]

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 […]

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 […]

Siena College is off to a new start. Brian Brecht, who served as the Saints’ head coach for the last seven seasons, left Loudonville to take over the Rutgers program. Enter John Svec. The new Siena head coach had been an assistant an assistant at Hobart. Despite the transition, there’s little doubt Svec will follow […]

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, […]

Earlier this year, Mike Malave was all set. The standout midfielder from Shoreham-Wading River committed to Bucknell in January. But by the midway point of the year, the situation that once seemed settled became anything but.

If you do nothing else between now and next season, remember the name Timmy Rotanz. He’s the talented attackman for Shoreham-Wading River, the son of successful head coach Tom Rotanz, and a vital cog in a machine that could very well execute without a hiccup all the way to Rochester come early June. Oh, and […]

Most now view the FCIAC championship chase as a two-horse race between defending champion Darien and Ridgefield. Those two teams don’t meet till mid-May. But we may get a bit of an idea how the teams compare tonight when Darien visits Wilton.

A couple of big showdowns in Suffolk. Some crucial games involving teams from Westchester, Rockland and Putnam. It should be an interesting Thursday throughout the region today.