High School Zone: College

Former West Islip (N.Y.) High School star Nicky Galasso and former St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) midfielder Brendan Conroy have joined the Orange men’s lacrosse team for the 2013 season, SU head coach John Desko announced today. Galasso, a junior, transferred to Syracuse from North Carolina and has two years of eligibility remaining. Conroy played scholastically at […]

Fourteen players from NCAA Division I men’s national champion Loyola of Maryland held a youth clinic in Newtown, Conn., less than a three weeks after the suburban town just east of Danbury was devastated by tragedy. For more, here is a story on the clinic from loyolagreyhounds.com. Have a recruiting commitment to report? Email us […]

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Below are links to LaxPower.com’s college and high school schedule sections. COLLEGE Men’s Division I Division II Division III Women’s Division I Division II Division III HIGH SCHOOL Boys * CHSAA * New York City * Section 1 (Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and parts of Dutchess counties) * Section 2 (Albany area) * Section 3 (Syracuse area) * […]

The New York Mets announced today that they will host the first NCAA Division I lacrosse games at Citi Field and it will be on St. Patrick’s Day. The inaugural Metropolitan Lacrosse Classic will feature the University of Michigan playing Colgate University, and the College of the Holy Cross battling the U.S. Naval Academy on […]

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Lacrosse can teach lessons that go beyond the playing field. That is the theme of an NBC News report that aired late last week. Reporter Ron Mott profiles a non-profit organization formed by New Haven, Conn., native Michael Gary (far right) that gives underprivileged children a chance to learn the game. Gary, who is the […]

The major college conference landscape continues to evolve. To say the least. The latest change came today, with Maryland announcing it will be leaving the ACC and joining the Big 10. Rutgers is expected to announce it will be departing the Big East and also joining the Big 10 on Tuesday, giving the Big 10 […]

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When it comes to lacrosse hotbeds, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region is, of course, No. 1. So now that National Letter of Intent Fall Signing Week, which runs from Nov. 14-21, is upon us, the question is: What college is No. 1 when it comes to landing commitments from tristate seniors? The answer is […]

Photo by Marcello Cutti Jr./Starlight Illustrated A pair of Suffolk Community College players will continue as teammates at the Division I level. Both  Dylan Feeney (pictured above) and Kenny Meinsen (pictured below) have committed to coach Richie Furman’s newly launched program at Furman University. Feeney and Meinsen each enjoyed banner seasons in 2012 for head […]

With the National Letter of Intent Fall Signing Period coming up soon – Nov. 14-21 – we’ll have a college-by-college breakdown of senior commitments from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. NLIs must be attached to athletic scholarships. Nevertheless, we will include all Division I- and Division II-bound […]

Former Yorktown High School and Syracuse University stars Roy Colsey and Tim Nelson were among eight legends of the sport inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame this past weekend in Hunt Valley, Md. Colsey was a two-time All-America midfielder at YHS and a four-time All-American at Syracuse University, before starring in both the […]

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Defending FCIAC boys lacrosse champion New Canaan is in search of a new coach. Alex Whitten told his team on Wednesday that he will be leaving the area to become head coach at Western Albermarle High School in Crozet, Va. Whitten, who is the son of legendary former Wilton coach Guy Whitten, had guided the […]

The rumors began even before Nicky Galasso confirmed he had requested a release from the University of North Carolina. Now, just over a week after that announcement has come another. The all-time leading leading scorer in Long Island high school lacrosse history is indeed headed to Syracuse. Galasso, the former West Islip attackman who led […]

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Nicky Galasso has played his last game for the University of North Carolina. The attackman who led West Islip to four New York state championships en route to becoming the all-time leading scorer in Long Island history has been granted a release by UNC coach Joe Breschi. After being named ACC rookie of the year […]

Several rules changes to men’s lacrosse, including the addition of a shot clock after a stall warning is issued, were approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Friday and will take effect next season. Matters of implementation have not all yet been determined. For more, check this report from ncaa.org. Have a recruiting commitment […]

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The University of Richmond announced on Friday that it will be upgrading to Division I status. “If you were starting from scratch, just building an athletic program,” Richmond Athletic Director Jim Miller told the Richmond Times-Dispatch, “lacrosse would be a sport that would be near the top of the list at Richmond.” And players from […]

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