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 […]

Player’s perspective: Brian Ward, Bayport-Blue Point (NY), attackman

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Bayport-Blue Point was one of the surprise teams in the high school lacrosse universe in 2011, making an unlikely trip to the New York State Class C championship game. Last year, the Phantoms finished 12-6, and again ended the season by losing to the eventual state champion — this time it was against Shoreham-Wading River […]

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. […]