High School Zone: Upstate NY

Upstate New York teams that will compete in the 2013 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic Underclass Tournament at Towson University in Maryland July 3-5 have been selected. Boys Brandon Barker, Pittsford Mendon High School (NY), midfield James Bassett, St. Joseph’s Collegiate (NY), longstick midfield Sam Byassee, Victor High School (NY), midfield Patrick Carlin, Vestal High […]

If you have been following along here, upstate New York has been a hot spot when it comes to major Division I women’s recruiting commitments. That trend continues now as we focus on Allie Butler. The sophomore attack from Queensbury High School has decided to play her college lacrosse close to home by verbally committing […]

For Nicole Beardsley, it was love at first sight. It happened just as Beardsley was wrapping up ninth grade at upstate New York power Burnt Hills. “Ever since I saw my first college games freshman year (2011) at the final four at Stony Brook and especially saw the Northwestern game, I knew that I wanted to be […]

NEW YORK Boys Class A: Ward Melville 16, West Genesee 4 Class B: Garden City 13, Jamesville-DeWitt 8 Class C:  Cazenovia 13, Bronxville 11 Girls Class A: Farmingdale 8, Baldwinsville 5 Class B: CBA 14, Brighton 7 Class C: Mount Sinai 15, Skaneateles 6 CONNECTICUT Boys Division L: Fairfield Prep 14, Staples 8 Division M: […]

FINALS Saturday, June 8 at St. John Fisher College, Rochester Class B: Garden City (Section 8) vs. Jamesville-Dewitt (Section 3), 11 a.m. Class C: Bronxville (Section 1) vs. Cazenovia (Section 3), 1:30 p.m. Class A: Ward Melville (Section 11) vs. West Genesee (Section 3),  4 p.m. SEMIFINAL SCORES Class A Ward Melville 13, Shenendehowa 6 […]

Postseason matchups don’t get much bigger. Or better. It will be defending New York Class B state champion Garden City against the nation’s No. 2-ranked team, unbeaten Niskayuna, in the downstate semifinals at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5 at Marist College. Who do you think will win? That’s our latest poll question as we […]

SEMIFINALS Wednesday, June 5 Downstate at Marist College, Poughkeepsie Class B Niskayuna (Section 2) vs. Garden City (Section 8), 3:30 p.m. Class C Shoreham-Wading River (Section 11) vs. Bronxville (Section 1), 5:30 p.m. Class A Shenendehowa (Section 2) vs. Ward Melville (Section 11), 8 p.m. Upstate at St. John Fisher College, Rochester Class B Jamesville-Dewitt […]

NEW YORK Boys brackets Girls brackets NEW JERSEY Boys Tournament of Champions Girls Tournament of Champions Semifinals – June 5 Finals – June 8 CONNECTICUT Boys Semifinals, finals schedule Girls Class L bracket Class M bracket Class S bracket Have a recruiting commitment to report? Email us at info@laxlessons.com. LAXLESSONS Links New Mobile apps for […]

The Syracuse University women’s lacrosse team is ranked fourth in Division I. So you might think the main factor in Mary Rahal’s decision to commit to the Orange was the fact they have such a strong thing. That’s not quite true, actually. Let the sophomore midfielder from upstate Queensbury High School explain. “They don’t act […]

It’s called the Snow Belt for a reason. But heavy snow in the spring? Enough is enough. That’s the feeling of folks from Buffalo to Rochester to Syracuse, who have been hit by a lake-effect snowstorm that has resulted in the postponement of many varsity events. Among the games off for today – the scheduled […]

LaxLessons.com and Epoch Lacrosse have teamed up for a new feature at LaxLessons.com in which lacrosse standouts share their epic high school memories. To say Ric Beardsley revolutionized lacrosse would not be an exaggeration. A four-time All-America defenseman at Syracuse University, Beardsley brought his own unique mix of energy and enthusiasm combined with outstanding physical […]

Kendall Keahey’s road to Division I lacrosse came through a suggestion. It came from Ric Beardsley, the former Lakeland (NY) High School standout and four-time Syracuse University All-America defenseman. Beardsley, a co-worker of Keahey’s father, Keefe, at PAETEC Business Communications in Syracuse at the time, suggested Kendall give lacrosse a try. Keefe Keahey was an […]

If there’s one word that best sums up Stephen Quinzi, it would be versatility. The junior from Pittsford High School (N.Y.), located 10 miles southeast of Rochester, can play midfield or attack, and is strong with either hand. So it should come as no surprise that Quinzi has become the 15th junior from the Sweetlax […]

One of the factors that influenced Corey Haynes’ decision to verbally commit to St. John’s University had nothing to do with lacrosse, or even the university itself. You see, the Red Storm play many of their home basketball games at Madison Square Garden, which is also the home base of a certain NHL team. The […]

With the official announcement expected to come Tuesday that former Mets and Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine will become its athletic director, Sacred Heart University is very much in the news. The Pioneers also made their mark on the lacrosse recruiting scene this past week, landing a verbal commitments from one of the top juniors […]