A savvy quick hit play that not only looks good but if ran with proper timing and spacing will lead to that big last second goal.

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Nick Mariano was one of six different players to score the first six goals of the game for Yorktown in a 13-7 win last night at Somers. (Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com)

Senior midfielder Kevin Dachille and the Garden City Trojans host New Canaan today at 4:15 p.m. (Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com) We’ve reached the unofficial midway point of the regular season and have quite a week on tap. It starts on Monday with a couple of marquee matchups and ends on Saturday with two of the […]

Yorktown senior goaltender Derek Koelsch came up big today with 15 saves as the Huskers beat Chaminade 11-9 for their third straight win and fourth in the last six meetings against the Flyers. (Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com) The tripleheader that made up the “Lead the Way Lacrosse Day of Heroes” at St. Anthony’s today is […]

Matt Gillan (No. 2), Will Himler, center, and the Chaminade Flyers face Yorktown in Game 2 of a showcase tripleheader today at St. Anthony’s in South Huntington. (Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com) What’s better than a big inter-sectional Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut lacrosse showdown on a sunny Saturday? How about three of them. All at the same […]

From time to time, we will be highlighting comments from you folks here in our new “Reader’s perspective” feature. On today’s agenda, a look at the new formula for playoff seedings in Section 1 (Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Dutchess counties) as a result of the new geographically aligned league structure and elimination of the so-called […]

Coach Jeff Brameier and his Darien team have a tradition of playing close games against Manhasset. Will that continue Saturday? Weigh in with your thoughts in our latest poll question. (Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com) We’re now just a day away from a special day of lacrosse throughout the region, folks. It’s a day that’s not […]

Yorktown has had plenty to celebrate in its annual meetings against Mahopac. The rivals square off again today at 4:30 p.m. at Yorktown’s Charlie Murphy Field. (Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com)

The John Jay coaching brain trust of, left to right, head coach Tim Schurr and assistants Geoff Nolan and Mike Bocklet discuss strategy yesterday at halftime of the Indians’ 13-10 win over visiting Horace Greeley. Also shown is assistant John Carrozza, far left, warming up the goalie. Nolan, Bocklet and Carrozza are all John Jay […]

The Rocker Step Dodge is another dodge from behind the cage. Works best when used off of the Question Mark Dodge. It’s just as important to be a step ahead mentally on your defensemen as it is physically.

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It’s one of the more action packed Tuesdays of the season with plenty of intriguing games throughout the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region.

It will be a busy week of action as we approach the midway point of the regular season. The week will be capped by a tripleheader at St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington on Saturday featuring six of the top programs in the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region.

Junior goaltender Cameron Stephens made 15 saves as Fox Lane defeated Briarcliff 11-4 on Saturday. (Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com) From time to time, we will be highlighting comments from you folks here in our new “Reader’s perspective” feature. Long Island teams have gotten most of the acclaim thanks to some impressive out-of-section wins. (Speaking of […]

This is a unique Saturday in that many of the premier programs from the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region will be playing outside the area today. More on that in a minute. But if you are looking for a marquee matchup around these parts, we recommend a couple of games to check out.

We talked earlier this week in this space about how the days of dominant teams rolling through the competition in high school lacrosse is a thing of the past. Almost as if to make sure we were paying attention came this result from yesterday. Walt Whitman 11, Ward Melville 10.