Here are your Battle of the Hotbeds all-star game rosters

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Tonight’s the night at the Battle of the Hotbeds. The tradition-rich annual event, which is always held as the travel tournament season is winding to a close, will be holding its all-star games tonight. Here’s the lineup: Class of 2015, 9 p.m. (Field 1); Class of 2016, 10 p.m. (Field 1); and Class of 2014, […]

Rye grad Mike Benincasa decides on Delaware

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Mike Benincasa’s athletic ability is evident as soon as he steps foot on the lacrosse field. The recent Rye High School (N.Y.) graduate was a four-year varsity standout as a center on the Garnets’ hockey team. Benincasa will be playing both sports this coming school year at the Westminster School (Conn.). After that, Benincasa will […]

Delbarton (NJ) junior Marone follows father’s path to Delaware

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Here come the Green Wave juniors. New Jersey powerhouse Delbarton School has 11 seniors who have committed to play at the collegiate level. The number of 11th-graders, meanwhile, continues to grow. The most recent junior commit comes from Matt Marone. Marone has verbally committed to the University of Delware, where his father, Mike, a 1982 […]

Dunn decides on Dartmouth after decommitting from Maryland

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With the accelerated recruiting process leading to players making verbal commitments as early as freshman year of high school, it’s important to remember those commitments are not binding. Circumstances change, and sometimes, decisions are altered as a result. Case in point, Alec Dunn. Following his sophomore season at the Westminster School (Conn.), the standout defenseman […]

‘X’ marks the spot for Delaware-bound attackman DiSimone

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If you’re looking for a letter that best describes Dean DiSimone’s game, there’s really only one that would work. X. That’s because the feeding attackman from St. Augustine Prep in South Jersey is especially effective from the X position. It’s one of the reasons the 5-foot-11, 175-pound junior drew interest from a variety of Division […]

Salisbury speedy middie O’Connor decides on Delaware

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Now, here’s a look at another player who made his verbal commitment official by signing an NLI. John O’Connor, a lefty midfielder for the Salisbury School in Connecticut, is bound for the University of Delaware. A strong two-way player, the 5-foot-10, 170-pound O’Connor has exceptional speed and good stick skills. The Canton, N.Y., native, who […]