High School Zone: Upstate NY

The combination of size and speed is what most Division I coaches covet in a midfielder. Lincoln McGarrity is blessed with both. The athletic two-way midfielder at Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse is 6-foot-4, 200 pounds. He also runs the 40-yard dash in 4.75 seconds. If that’s not enough, he also has two more varsity […]

The summer showcase season is well under way and the 2014 varsity season in the tristate is now one for the books. But what a season it was. It featured three first-time state champions, a team finishing unbeaten and plenty of dramatic moments along the way. Joe Lombardi (pictured at left) takes a look back […]

State championships are traditionally a time for graduating seniors to grab the spotlight. That was certainly the case in New York as Massapequa (Class A), Yorktown (Class B) and Bronxville (Class C) came away with state titles. If you followed along here, you are well aware of the many seniors who stood out for those […]

Lacrosse Insider Recruiting Central Top 100 tristate preseason player rankings, players 1-50 Top 100 tristate preseason player rankings, players 51-100 Tristate Division I senior (Class of 2014) commitments by college Tristate Division I junior (Class of 2015) commitments by college Tristate Division I sophomore (Class of 2016) commitments by college Tristate Division I freshman (Class […]

Lacrosse Insider Recruiting Central Top 100 tristate preseason player rankings, players 1-50 Top 100 tristate preseason player rankings, players 51-100 Tristate Division I senior (Class of 2014) commitments by college Tristate Division I junior (Class of 2015) commitments by college Tristate Division I sophomore (Class of 2016) commitments by college Tristate Division I freshman (Class […]

* High School Gameday, Saturday, June 7 NY Bronxville 13, Cazenovia 10 Massapequa 16, Fayetteville-Manlius 2 Yorktown 10, Jamesville-DeWitt 9 CT Amity 12, New Milford 9 Brookfield 11, Somers 9 Daniel Hand 16, Guilford 5 Darien 19, Notre Dame-West Haven 5 East Catholic 6, Old Lyme 5 Greenwich 9, Fairfield Prep 8 Joel Barlow 19, […]

* High School Gameday, Saturday, June 7 * New York state tournament final brackets, scores by round HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Making its first New York state championship game appearance, Massapequa cruised to a 16-2 win over Section 3’s Fayetteville-Manlius in the Class A championship game at Hofstra University on Saturday. Massapequa (19-2), which ends the […]

State championships will be played in New York and the Tournament of Champions final will be played in New Jersey while Connecticut state playoff action continues. While postseason action is hot and heavy in the NY/NJ/CT tristate region, the travel season is starting as well, with showcase events on tap beginning this coming weekend. Now, […]

It will be Championship Saturday in two of the tristates on Saturday as New York and New Jersey will crown its champions. (Connecticut state titles games will be the following Saturday, June 14.) New York State finals at Hofstra University, Hempstead Saturday, June 7 Class A Fayetteville-Manlius/Section 3 (18-3) vs. Massapequa/Section 11 (18-2), 11 a.m. […]

To view complete brackets on the NYSPHSAA website, click here, or click on each image below. Boys Class A   Boys Class B Boys Class C   Girls Class A Girls Class B Girls Class C Have a recruiting commitment to report? Send an email to info@laxlessons.com, contact Joe Lombardi directly at joe@laxlessons.com or send […]

If the postseason is anything like the wild ride we’ve seen during the regular season, the next few weeks should be very exciting in the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Joe Lombardi hosts a comprehensive look at tristate teams to keep an eye on as the playoffs get […]

Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Players of the Week New York Hudson Valley Pleasantville’s Brendan Halloran (above) became the school’s all-time scoring leader when he netted a second-period goal in a 12-6 win over Greeley, giving him 230 points for his career. Long Island Wantagh’s Kyle Cain had five goals and six assists in a 14-6 […]

Here are the latest LaxLessons Tristate Top 25 rankings. 1. Smithtown West (NY), 11-0: As unbeaten teams continue to fall, the Bulls are not only one of the few and the proud, but maintaining their top ranking. Last week’s ranking: No. 1 2. Bergen Catholic (NJ), 9-0: A 10-9 overtime win at Cherry Creek (CO) […]

* High School Gameday, Saturday, 4/26 NY Carey 11, Wantagh 8 Elwood-John Glenn 12, Comsewogue 6 Floral Park 13, Glen Cove 3 Garden City 7, Long Beach 4 Great Neck North 11, Roosevelt 4 Horace Greeley 9, Brewster 8 Jamesville-DeWItt 14, Fairport 8 Kennedy Catholic 16, Bishop Loughlin 5 Kings Park 9, Babylon 8, OT […]

* Lacrosse Insider: Games to watch this week * Lacrosse Insider: Tristate HS players, coach of the week * Lacrosse Insider: Tristate Top 25 rankings * High School Scoreboard Central, Monday, 4/21 Call it Telltale Tuesday. There’s no shortage of matchups on the slate that will reveal plenty as we get set for the regular-season […]