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Lunchtime Lacrosse Links

Monday’s links have arrived. Today’s reading to kick off your workweek includes a weekend of upsets in the Division III men’s ranks, some men’s DI bracketology and an interesting piece wondering if it’s time for instant replay in lacrosse. Enjoy! ...

Boy’s High School Weekend Recap: April 22

The weekend in the boy’s high school landscape was highlighted by a couple of big games between some of the best teams in the country. On Long Island, there was a huge non-league contest pitting one of the best in Nassau County against one of the best in Suffolk as Garden City (NY) traveled to Ward Melville (NY). In a tight defensive battle, the 631 area code came out on top, as the Patriots defeated the visiting Trojans, 7-3. As we noted in our game observations last week, Melville’s defense has been impressive this season. They continued their solid play Saturday, holding Garden City to just three goals while the team’s offense went on a 4-0 fourth-quarter run to break a 3-3 deadlock. A huge win for the Patriots, who are one of the best teams in the country thus far at 9-0. Garden City fell to 6-2. ...

Girl’s High School Weekend Recap: April 22

Last week in girl’s high school lacrosse was highlighted by a big interstate matchup. On Saturday, Manhasset (NY) traveled to face Summit (NJ) and took home a big 11-8 victory. The Indians moved to 7-1 on the season, with their only loss coming to undefeated Garden City (NY). Summit fell to 7-2. Also in New Jersey, Mendham (NJ) took down visiting Chatham (NJ) on Thursday, 10-6. The Minutemen then followed that with a huge victory over Ridgewood (NJ), 9-8 in double overtime, to push their record to 6-3. Meanwhile, Moorestown (NJ) had another dominant 3-0 week to move their record to 9-0. The Quakers have scored at least 14 goals in each of their victories this season. ...

Lunchtime Lacrosse Links

Friday’s links are here. Our thoughts and prayers remain with those in Boston. Hopefully this situation gets resolved soon. We kick off today’s reading with a statement from MLL Commissioner David Gross. ...

The Week In LR News

The week in stories, links and videos from SportsRecruits.com/news. This week featured some excellent videos of Smithtown West (NY) at Ward Melville (NY) from Monday and yesterday’s Chatham (NJ) and Mendham (NJ) matchup. There was plenty more, including game observations, commitment news and weekly previews. ...

Game Recap Video: Chatham (NJ) at Mendham (NJ)

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The Mendham Minutemen (NJ) outscored the visiting Chatham Cougars (NJ) 4-1 in the second half to turn a 6-5 halftime lead into a 10-6 victory at Mendham High School on Thursday afternoon. Check out the video on the right for some great highlights of the action.
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Member Commitment: Justin Russo, Class of 2013, Montclair State University

Justin Russo (Holmdel, New Jersey/Holmdel High School) has committed to play lacrosse at the Montclair State University. Montclair State is currently in first place in the Skyline Conference with a record of 11-4. The team’s most recent victory – a 16-10 triumph over Kean – put them in sole possession of the top spot with one regular season game remaining. The Red Hawks are the four-time defending Skyline Champions, winning the conference tournament in each year since 2009. The wins qualified them for the NCAA tournament. ...

Lunchtime Lacrosse Links

It’s time for Thursday’s links. Today's reading features a new venue announcement for the ACC men’s lacrosse championships beginning next season, a big upset in the men’s DIII ranks and a cool feature on the DiMaria brothers – who play at Duke and Lehigh, respectively. Enjoy! ...

Lunchtime Lacrosse Links

Wednesday’s links have arrived. Today’s batch includes a surreal interview with members of the Tufts women’s lacrosse team, who were near the finish line as Monday’s chaos at the Boston Marathon unfolded. Our thoughts and prayers remain with Boston. We have some big lacrosse news as well, including Hobart's upset of Syracuse and the interesting fans of the Florida women's lacrosse team. ...