St. Anthony’s (NY) 2016 attackman ‘Dusty’ Heagerty will take his nickname, game to Michigan

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Considering he will  playing lacrosse at the Division I collegiate level, it may be surprising how TJ Heagerty’s nickname came about. The sophomore attackman at national power St. Anthony’s is known as “Dusty.” It’s a relatively new nickname — and it’s stuck. “I got the nickname ‘Dusty’ in eighth grade when my friends and I […]

Army-bound O’Brien gives St. Anthony’s (NY) 17 Class of 2014 verbals

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St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) enters the 2014 varsity season on a mission after seeing its run of four straight CHSAA AAA titles ended last season. The Friars will have no shortage of college-bound players aiming to achieve that goal. St. A’s has 17 — count ’em — 17 Class of 2014 commits alone. One of them, […]

Player’s perspective: Bonafede, Chaminade will have a tough act to follow in 2014

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The 2013 season will be remembered for a long time in Mineola. The Chaminade Flyers completed a rare 3-0 season series sweep of archrival St. Anthony’s, with the final win, a 7-5 victory, coming in the much-awaited CHSAA (N.Y.) Nassau-Suffolk AAA title game. Chaminade finished 15-2 with the losses coming against Hudson Valley (N.Y.) power […]

Attackman Guarino’s ‘no fear of failure’ style makes him 17th 2014 commit for St. Anthony’s (NY)

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The term “reckless abandon” is not always associated with the attack position. But if you’ve ever seen Paul Guarino play, you know it fits. “I believe this game has to be played with no inhibitions,” the senior at national power St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) said. “A lot of people look at my style of play as […]

St. Anthony’s (NY) Bucknell-bound ‘Gooch’ Senerchia is tristate’s second Class of 2017 commit

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The number of tristate verbal commitments for the Class of 2017 has doubled in the last 24 hours. The first 2017 verbal commitment was made back in September when Ara Atayan of New York state finalist Bronxville decided on North Carolina. Atayan, whose commitment was first reported by Joe Lombardi on LaxLesson.com’s Lacrosse Insider premium […]

Lacrosse Insider: 2016 NY LSM, standout at Maverik Showtime, verbals to UVa; St. Anthony’s (NY) gets its 14th 2014 verbal

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Virginia has picked up its third tristate commit for the Class of 2016. High school power St. Anthony’s (N.Y.), meanwhile, has seen its 14th senior give a college commitment. Before we get to Virginia’s latest verbal, let’s recap the previous two standouts from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate […]

Villanova-bound 2016 midfielder Nugent marks a first for St. Anthony’s (NY)

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He’s the first of what will undoubtedly be many. Jared Nugent informed Joe Lombardi yesterday that that he has verballed to Villanova. The midfielder becomes the first St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) Class of 2015 college commit. Nugent’s verbal was first reported on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider premium coverage section, The 5-foot-8, 152-pound Nugent, a hard-nosed righty who excels […]

Maverik Showtime 2015 all-star MVP Danny DeSanti: ‘West Point was a perfect fit for me’

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If Danny DeSanti had a “What did you do this summer?” assignment when he returned to classes at St. Anthony’s High School (N.Y.) earlier this month, there’s no doubt he had plenty to write about. After all, the longstick midfielder was named MVP of the 2015 all-star game at one of the summer’s previous recruiting […]

SUNY Cortland gets another tristate 2014 commit in Castellano

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The Class of 2014 continues to grow for St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) when it comes to commitments. The count is now 11 with the latest verbal coming from midfielder Luke Castellano, who decided on SUNY Cortland, a decision first announced when it was made by Joe Lombardi on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider special coverage section. Though small […]

St. Anthony’s (NY) senior Rivera on his college choice: “The bottom line is Cortland wins national championships’

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When you play at St. Anthony’s (N.Y.), winning championships is the rule not the exception. While finding a college program that achieves similar success is a challenge to say the least. Greg Rivera thinks he’s found what’s he’s looking for in SUNY Cortland. The rising senior attackman verbally committed to the Red Dragons last week, […]

You make the call: Who will win Delbarton at St. Anthony’s showdown of nationally ranked teams?

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It will be a NJ vs. NY matchup of nationally ranked teams on Saturday, April 6 when Delbarton visits St. Anthony’s at 1 p.m. The contest can be seen live on MSG Varsity Channel 14 (Optimum) and on MSGVarsity.com. Our latest poll question asks who you think will win the game. To vote, go to […]

St. Anthony’s sophomore Ella Bonafede decides on Duke

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Growing up in a lacrosse-playing family, Ella Bonafede has never had to search long to find someone to practice with. “I’ve been playing lacrosse in my backyard with my three brothers for as long as I remember,” said the sophomore midfielder for St. Anthony’s (N.Y.), which ranked No. 3 in the latest Nike/US Lacrosse national […]