There was a major move in the world of college lacrosse yesterday. Joe Lombardi reported on LaxLessons.com’s “Lacrosse Insider” section that Princeton University filled its assistant coaching vacancy created when Greg Raymond left to become head coach at Hobart. Former Army three-time All-American John Walker is the new assistant under coach Chris Bates. He will […]

The Lake Placid Summit annual lacrosse extravaganza is winding to a close this weekend. More than 180 teams, from Under-15 all the way up to the Masters division, have converged on scenic Lake Placid, N.Y., for one of the most eagerly awaited events of the summer. Here’s a rundown of titles awarded so far, with […]

Ben Coakley of Hunterdon Central High School in Flemington, N.J., provided Towson University’s men’s lacrosse program with a first. The agile and athletic left-handed attackman decided on the Tigers, marking Towson’s first Class of 2016 tristate verbal. Coakley’s commitment was reported when it was made on Aug. 5 by Joe Lombardi on LaxLessons.com’s “Lacrosse Insider” […]

One of the nation’s most successful high school programs now has three Class of 2014 commits. One of the nation’s most successful college programs now has a new assistant coach. Joe Lombardi is reporting that West Islip High School (N.Y.) attackman Trevor Bovich (pictured above) has verballed to Bryant University. Bovich joins AJ Ilchert (St. […]

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Trevor Pollack, a rising senior midfielder, has been a varsity player at Tappan Zee High School (N.Y.) since his freshman year. Now, he’s preparing for a four-year collegiate career at Mount St. Mary’s. Pollack, who played for the Dip N Dunk Lacrosse Club this summer, also considered Wagner and Nazareth. You can watch Pollack’s highlight […]

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We told you here last night that the Stevens Institute of Technology, a strong Division III program in Hoboken, N.J., picked up a big commit from a Class of 2014 standout from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Defenseman Bob Giordano of John Jay High School (N.Y.) became […]

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Binghamton University has hit double digits. The Bearcats now have 10 – count ’em – verbal commitments from the No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse (Long Island) within the No. 1 overall lax hotbed (the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region.) We have just updated our respective college class-by-class commit rundowns with a new BU-bound Islander. It’s […]

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We have news of a major verbal in Division I women’s lacrosse as the trend of varsity girls standouts making commitments earlier and earlier continues. Joe Lombardi is reporting that one of the top players in New York State will be staying close to her upstate home to play her collegiate lacrosse. Queensbury High School […]

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The eyes of the lacrosse world are focused on upstate New York this week, and several championships have already been awarded at the Lake Placid Summit. Here’s a rundown, with links to stories. * Baltimore Crabs win the U-19 men’s title. * The Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ National high school team won the boys U-18 […]

Binghamton University has had a big week. If you have been following along on LaxLessons.com’s “Lacrosse Insider” section, you already know that the Bearcats doubled their number of Class of 2015 commits to four. The latest verbal came from Mike Perotto, a strong position defender from the Aquinas Institute of Rochester (N.Y.), whose commitment was […]

The University of Notre Dame has picked up a verbal commitment from one of the leading previously uncommitted faceoff specialists available and one of the best players from John Jay High School in Cross River, N.Y., has made his college choice. Those are the latest developments reported by Joe Lombardi since our last update earlier […]

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The University at Albany has made its way into the Class of 2015 among recruits in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Jack Burgmaster of Auburn High School (N.Y.) and the Team United travel program, a throwback two-way midfielder, has verballed to the Great Danes, a commitment first […]

Army has now received six commitments from rising seniors in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Before we get to the latest Black Knight verbal, here’s a rundown of the five commits: * Tommy Marino (Smithtown East, NY), attack * Kieran Mullins (Islip, NY), attack * Andrew Nadjari […]

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Jimmy Hoffman is a late bloomer, according to his coach at Sachem North (N.Y.) High School, Jay Mauro. When it comes to projecting potential at the collegiate level, that’s a good thing. “He can shoot the heck out of it and plays tough defense,” Mauro said of Hoffman, a left-handed midfielder. “One of his best […]

Michael Moynihan epitomizes the type of player that has helped West Islip emerge as one of the most successful high school program in the nation the last decade. The Lions are known for their hard-nosed style of play with versatile players tailor-made for that brand of lacrosse. Meet Michael Moynihan. The rising senior for WI […]