It’s been quite a day of commitments. Before we get to the latest, here’s the recap: Class of 2014 Aaron Denesevich, St. Augustine’s (N.J.), Wagner, midfield Pat Hadley, Deerfield (Mass.), Notre Dame, midfield Dylan Maher, Ridgefield (CT), Jake Pulver, Fayetteville Manlius (NY), Cornell, defense (decommitted from Sacred Heart) Josh Pulver, Fayetteville Manlius (N.Y.), Syracuse, defense […]

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We told you earlier tonight that rising junior attackman Griffin Konen of Massapequa verbally committed to Binghamton University. Now, we have news of another Chiefs’ attackman making his college choice. It also happens to be to a Division I program, and in this case, was made by the leading scorer on the Nassau County Class […]

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Chalk up another one for the Bearcats. Earlier tonight, we told you the Bearcats landed a verbal commitment from Sachem East (N.Y.) rising junior midfielder Joe Licata. BU has now received a verbal from another Long Island standout — this one from Nassau County. It comes up from Griffin Konen of Section 8 Class A […]

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It’s 9 p.m. Eastern Time, and considering the volume of verbal commitments we’ve had today, the night is still young. Here’s our sixth of the day and it comes from Long Island. Sachem East (N.Y.) athletic midfielder Joe Licata has decided on Binghamton University. Licata is an effective time-and-room shooter who performed well last week […]

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July is hot. Not only in terms of the temperature, but in terms of the number verbal commitments made. Earlier today, we told you about five commitments, four in the Class of 2014 and one from the Class of 2015. Just moments ago, another Class of ’14 verbal was made. It came from a program […]

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Syracuse has scored a couple of verbal commitments. That tops today’s recruiting news. The Orange picked up verbals from a defenseman and a midfielder. The midfielder, Sean Mackin, is a rising junior from Chagrin Falls, Ohio (located 25 miles east of Cleveland). The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Mackin, is a two-way player, who had 23 goals and […]

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US Lacrosse today announced the 56 youth teams that will compete in the fifth annual US Lacrosse Under-15 National Championship, powered by Lacrosse Unlimited, July 23-25 (girls) and July 26-28 (boys) at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Defending national champions Sky Walkers (Md.) and Long Island Express (N.Y.) […]

Registration is under way for the Cape Ann Charity Lacrosse Tournament set for Aug. 24-25 at Raymond Fields in Ipswich, Mass. You can register online here. The tournament is an annual fundraising event for MetroLacrosse which features some of the most talented men’s and women’s adult teams competing inopen divisions. Boston-based MetroLacrosse, which was founded in 2000, is […]

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 […]

Here’s a rundown of events this weekend: Warrior Summer Sizzle July 12-14, Baltimore Bulldog Bash July 13, Yale University (Conn.) Good to Great July 14-16, Amherst (Mass.) Jersey Shootout July 14-15, Rutgers University Busch Campus (N.J.) Blue Chip 225 Sophomores July 15-18, Bryant University (R.I.) Champ Camp July 17-20, Johns Hopkins University (Md.) Gait Cup […]

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The Empire State Cup will return to Syracuse Aug. 1-4. Because of this year’s late announcement, and in an effort to accommodate as many players and coaches as possible, the Cup has decided players must first register online and then make either one of the tryouts dates or participate in the first practice. Information on tryouts […]

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Defending Section 1 Class B champion Yorktown ended the 2013 season with three college committed players, all of whom earned US Lacrosse All-America honors: They are: Austin Fusco (Syracuse, defense/longstick midfield), Luke Palmadesso (Villanova, midfield) and Connor Vercruysse (Rutgers, attack). The number of college-bound Huskers in the Class of 2014 has increased to four and […]

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Brendan Kavanagh’s style of play is similar to that of his brother, Notre Dame standout and former Chaminade star Matt Kavanagh. “I have a Canadian, hockey-type style of play like my brother,” Brendan, a rising senior attackman at Kellenberg Memorial (N.Y.) said. Both are also lefties. But when it came time to make his college […]

We told you late last week about a midfielder from two-time defending New York Class B state champion Garden City committing to a strong Division III program. That commitment was made by Connor Riedell, who decided on Washington & Lee. Today, we have news of another Class of 2014 GC senior middie bound for the […]

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One of the nation’s premier summer showcases, the Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight, wrapped up late this week at Western Connecticut STate University in Danbury, Conn. For more on that and other top stories in tristate lacrosse, check Joe Lombardi’s latest column on tristate lacrosse for InsideLacrosse.com. With the 2013 season now complete, our latest […]