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The newest addition to the National Lacrosse League will be calling Long Island home but for one member of the New York Riptide, coming to Long Island is more of a homecoming. Kieran McArdle grew up in Ronkonkoma in Suffolk County, about 32 miles east of Riptide’s new home at the Nassau Coliseum. more
As he’s done every season since taking over as Head Coach/General Manager of the New York Lizards in 2012, Joe Spallina is willing to make whatever moves he feels will improve the roster and put the team in position to challenge for the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) championship. more
The Malverne Mohawks Lacrosse Club celebrated their 11th anniversary last Sunday during a warm afternoon in the village as part of Malverne Lax Day. The day-long event, which featured hundreds of … more
Alyssa Garbarino’s second concussion came on a frigid Sunday afternoon when she was 17. Under overcast skies, Garbarino, of North Merrick, who was then playing with the East Meadow Soccer Club’s Storm, bruised her way through a sea of bodies. As she battled with her opponent on the Northport Cow Harbor United Soccer Club, she was constantly driven to the ground, her head hitting the hard earth. As fast as she went down, though, she popped back up. As the game wore on, she began to feel dizzy and developed a sharp headache. more
Merokean Dylan O’Shaughnessy was out east in Smithtown, helping his mom, Liz, a landscape designer, with a client’s garden in late June, when he got the call: He had been drafted by the New York Lizards, which this year was the best team in Major League Lacrosse. more
As the Major League Lacrosse season enters the stretch run, the New York Lizards continue to pursue a coveted playoff spot after missing the postseason in 2013. more
While the football and basketball programs have seen tremendous success of late at West Hempstead, finding respectability on the lacrosse field has been a difficult task. With a short roster of young, relatively inexperienced players, turning the corner will be a chore in 2014. more
Three years removed from its last NCAA Tournament appearance, Hofstra men’s lacrosse program is taking a “one game at a time” approach for 2014 in hopes that its season gets extended well into May. more
Long Island has long been considered a lacrosse hotbed, churning out successful collegiate players from high school programs throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties. I graduated from Lynbrook High School in 2010 and saw great players pass through the halls, cradling lacrosse sticks on their way to class. I remember wearing my friends’ home or away jerseys at big games. I enjoyed Lynbrook Lacrosse Day with the rest of my community. more
Building a successful program on lacrosse-rich Long Island can be daunting. In many communities, children are seemingly cradling a stick before they can walk, while in others, a lacrosse stick can easily be mistaken for a crab net. more
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