The 2013 travel season is now one for the books. So we thought we’d do our first (of many) breakdowns of how Division I programs are doing when it comes to getting verbal commitments from members of the classes of 2014, ’15 and ’16 who play in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the […]

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It was quite a week for Syracuse University when it comes to the Class of 2016. For starters, as we first reported on Lacrosse Insider special coverage section, ‘Cuse got its first 2016 commit when Smithtown West High School (N.Y.) midfielder Dan Varello verballed to SU. The Orange ended the week by picking up another […]

If today’s Major League Lacrosse final is as exciting as yesterday’s semifinals, we should be in for quite a show. It will be Chesepeake vs. Charlotte in the title game today at 3 p.m. at PPL Park in Chester, Pa., just outside Philadelphia. You can watch the Steinfeld Trophy game live on ESPN2. Fourth-seeded Charlotte […]

With the huge increase in the number of players participating in lacrosse, finding an opportunity to attend a school that is as strong academically as it is athletically is more challenging than ever. One of the top 2014 defenders in New Jersey has been able to find a college that meets that description. Eric Rogers […]

Dylan Harned has the speed to get up and down the field and the skills to play both ways. When he gets to his spot, he also has the size to make an impact. If the Class of 2014 standout for Middle Country (N.Y.) sounds like he has the ingredients of a college player, it’s […]

It’s Championship Weekend in Major League Lacrosse. The Final Four consists of the Charlotte Hounds, Chesapeake Bayhawks, Denver Outlaws and Hamilton Nationals. Semifinal action is set for today at PPL Park in Philadelphia with Charlotte facing Denver at 1 p.m. on ESPN2 and Chesapeake playing Hamilton at 4 p.m. on the CBS Sports Network. The […]

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Earlier this week, we broke the news here at Lacrosse Insider that Syracuse University got its first 2016 commit when Smithtown West High School (N.Y.) midfielder Dan Varello verballed to SU. Today, the Orange picked up another commit from a rising sophomore midfielder: Jamie Trimboli of Greece Athena High School in upstate New York. The […]

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Joe Lombardi is reporting that 6-foot-1, 185-pound right-handed defender Eric Rogers of the Pingry School in Bernards, N.J., has verbally committed to the admissions process at Division III power Middlebury. Rogers also visited Dartmouth, Colgate and Bucknell and was also interested Williams, Bowdoin, Washington & Lee and Yale. Rogers, who is also a hockey standout […]

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If you were with us on Lacrosse Insider earlier this week, you already know that Penn has become the second Ivy League second to garner a rising sophomore tristate commitment. The first came when we first reported that midfielder Cooper Telesco of Ridgewood, N.J., committed to the admissions process at Cornell. Joe Lombardi is now […]

TJ Tiernan is an impact player whether he or his team have possession of the ball or not. “I would describe myself as a two-way player who works equally as hard offensively as I do defensively,” said the Class of 2015 midfielder at Elwood-John Glenn High School (N.Y.). Tiernan’s hard work is paying off.  He […]

Holy Cross is making some noise in New Jersey. We told you here at Lacrosse Insider on Aug. 18 that the Crusaders had copped a commitment from Seton Hall Prep defender Matt Farrell. (Here’s the follow-up Q&A with Matt on his verbal, published Aug. 20 at LaxLessons.com/blog.) Now, Joe Lombardi is reporting that yet another […]

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Most college-bound lacrosse players remember when they first chose to play the sport. Mike O’Connor does too. But in his case, the word “chose” may not exactly fit. You see, the senior attackman/midfielder at Ossining High School (N.Y.) is the nephew of two former Yorktown High School All-Americans who went on to play at Army: […]

Syracuse University and Smithtown West High School (N.Y.) both broke into the Class of 2016 earlier this week. Joe Lombardi broke the news earlier this week on our LaxLessons.com special coverage section, Lacrosse Insider, that faceoff specialist Danny Varello will be following his brother Joe’s path to Division I lacrosse. Joe Varello, a standout for […]

The Cross River, N.Y.-based Prime Time travel program has a big — and growing — connection with the Stevens Institute of Technology. For starters, Prime Time Director Nick Daniello played for the Ducks. And now, two Prime Time 2014 players will follow his path. We told you about John Jay defenseman Bob Giordano’s decision. Now, […]

We broke the news here last week that the first tristate 2016 Ivy League verbal was made when midfielder Cooper Telesco of Ridgewood, N.J., committed to the admissions process at Cornell. Now, Penn has become the second Ivy League second to garner a rising sophomore tristate commitment. Joe Lombardi is reporting that a Hudson Valley […]

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