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Do you really believe that St. Anthony's recruits? How do you recruit when there is a tuition payment in excess of 8,000 to attend and there are no athletic scholarships for lacrosse. Some people take a 2nd job just to send their kids ,I'm one of them mine just graduated and it was worth every dime. It may not be for everyone but for my daughter it certainly was.

St. Anthony's is self selecting. The kids/parents know it is known for top athletics, so the top athletes apply/ attend. Chaminade is the same self-selecting, except it is for academics the top kids sit for the exam, they take the top applicants. It isn't that these schools make them into top athletes/scholars. They come in at that level already.

Sheesh my kid went public and got academic scholarship to a D1 school and was a walk on for sport. Grades/SAT scores will be what get you the opportunity. Didn't cost me a dime for high school.

didnt cost you a dime?, what are you living, tax free over there..must be some HS..

Does St.Anthony's, Chaminade etc. offer academic financial assistance?

Who are the players that will make a difference this year on the various teams?

Yes they offer academic financial assistance which just happens to go to some of the more athletically gifted applicants.

How would they know if the student is athletically gifted?

Assistance is available on a financial need basis no other assistance is available.

It is a matter of who's n"needs" you're talking about.

For instance, St Anthony's really "needs" that kid to play well against Chaminade this year, so let's give him some money!

I follow a girls' HS basketball website and there are always discussions about the various parochial schools recruiting and offering all sorts of perks. So yeah, maybe St. A's and the others don't offer scholarships on paper, just like a D3 college, they can, and do, work with you in other ways. It's naive to believe otherwise.

Not that hard to find out ,take lax for example ,the coach goes to a travel lax tournament see's a very talented 7-8 grade player from some team and speaks to the parents about the virtues of St. Anthony education, Happens all the time.

Inside Lacrosse Top 20 preseason high school rankings... LI has 4 teams in the top 20

http://insidelacrosse.com/ilwomen/news/2012/02/22/ilwomencom-2012-preseason-high-school-rankings

Wouldn't a tremendous pre-season event include the four top Maryland teams (McDonough, Bryn Mawr, Good Counsel, and Marriotts Ridge) facing off against the Long Island powerhouses (St. Anthony's, Garden City, Northport, and Farmingdale)? Each team plays a mini-game against the four out-of-state sides with the best record from the Maryland group and best record from the New [lacrosse] group fighting it out in a Championship match for preseason "hot bed" bragging rights?

I know Farmingdale has a great tradition,great coaching and was a great team recently,but there is no way they are a top 4 team this year. They just lost too much talent.

Can anybody tell me how many regular season games a Girls Section 8 team is allowed to play.

Answer : 16.

Source : New [lacrosse] State Public High School Athletic Association - Standards

can anyone tell me how the playoffs will work this year in nassau

What is a girl's varsity lacrosse coach looking for in a tryout in those players, speed, stick skills, agressiveness, field savy,just what sets a player apart?

Some of our readers might be aware that St. Paul's (Maryland) will be hosting an eight team New [lacrosse] and Maryland High School Girls Lacrosse Challenge on April 21st/22nd, 2012. Four top ranked teams from each state will face-off during the weekend's action.

The playoffs start with the classifications of each school. In Section VIII (Nassau), the classes are set as follows :

Class A (16 Teams) : Baldwin, East Meadow, Farmingdale, Freeport, Mepstead, Herricks, Hicksville, Kennedy-Bellmore, Logn Beach, MacArthur, Massapequa, Oceanside, Plainview JFK, Port Washington, Syosset, Valley Stream

Class B (23 Teams) : Bethpage, Calhoun, Carey, Clarke, Elmont, Garden City, Glen Cove, Great Neck North, Great Neck South, Hewlett, Jericho, Levittown-Division, Lynbrook, Malverne/East Rockaway, Manhasset, Mepham, New Hyde Park, Plainedge, Roslyn, Sewanhaka, South Side, Wantagh, West Hempstead

Class C (10 Teams) : Carle Place, Cold Spring Harbor, Floral Park, Friends Academy, Island Trees, Locust Valley, Mineola, North Shore, Seaford, Wheatley School

In Section XI (Suffolk County), the Class settings are as follows for Spring 2012.

Class A (22 Teams) : Bay Shore, Brentwood, Commack, Connetquot, East Islip, HHHills, Lindenhurst, Longwood, Middle Country, North Babylon, Northport, Patchogue-Medford, Riverhead, Sachem East, Sachem North, Smithtown East, Smithtwon West, Walt Whitman Ward Melville, West Babylon, West Islip, William Floyd

Class B (16 Teams) : Bellport, Comsewogue, Copiague, Deer Park, East Hampton, Eastport-South Manor, Harborfields, Hauppauge, Huntington, Islip, Kings Park, Mattituck/Greenport, Miller Place, Rocky Point, Sayville, Shoreham-Wading River

Class C (6 Teams) : Babylon, Bayport-Blue Point, Center Moriches, Elwood-John Glenn, Mount Sinai, Westhampton Beach

In Section XI (Suffolk), the top class is forecasting twelve seeds with the top four getting first round byes. Playoff action starts on Friday, May 18th, 2012.

In the second division, eight teams are forecast making the post season with action starting on Saturday, May 19th, 2012.

In the third division, three teams will be named with a semifinal on Tuesday, May 22nd for the second and third seeds.

Already looking forward to the first weekend in June, here are the Long Island Championship match-up details including the States weekend that follows.

Girls' Lacrosse - Jeremy Thode (Coordinator)

6/3 - Long Island Championships at Dowling Sports Complex
Class C: Sec XI vs. Sec VIII, 12 noon
Class B: Sec XI vs. Sec VIII, 2:30 pm
Class A: Sec XI vs. Sec VIII, 5 pm
6/8-9 - NYSPHSAA Championship, SUNY Cortland (Sec III)

The latest information that we have was that Shoreham-Wading River was still sized at Class B based on registration numbers.

2012 New [lacrosse] Girls' High School Preview via ESPN

Class A

Baldwinsville (N.Y.) returns two All-Central New [lacrosse] Second Team selections in Claire and Maggie Monnat. The attackers look to help Baldwinsville improve upon its 13-5 season and avenge its two losses to West Genesee last season.

Bay Shore (Bay Shore, N.Y.) returns six starters from last year's team, including USC commit Caroline DeLyra and Under Armour Underclass All-American Kaitlyn Arnold.

Corning (N.Y.) finished at No. 38 in last year's FAB 50 and returns midfielder Haley Lukefahr who represented Upstate New [lacrosse] at the Under Armour Underclassmen games.

Farmingdale (N.Y.) returns six players that have committed to Division I programs. The Dalers only two losses last season were to the New [lacrosse] Class A and B champions (Northport, Garden City) so the Dalers should have a stellar season in store for 2012. The offense should be strong again with the seniors Kim Kolodny (Rutgers), Colleen Reynolds (Fairfield), Megan Sullivan (Stony Brook) and junior Amanda Turturro (Rutgers).

Lakeland-Panas (Shrub Oak, N.Y.) returns eight starters from last year's 16-3-1 team, including Division I commits: Alexa Bonnes (Connecticut), Chyna Hill (Fresno State) along with midfielder Emma Bozek who is committed to North Carolina for field hockey.

Niskayuna (N.Y.) finished 15-5 last season. Three of the Warriors losses were by a combined four goals a stat that could turn around in 2012 with the return of ESPNHS 100 midfielder Kayla Treanor.

Northport (N.Y.) was talented last season, finishing as the No. 8 team in the FAB 50 and winning the Class A state championship. As talented as the Tigers were last year, 2012 could be even better. Led by the No. 1 junior in the nation and the youngest player on the US U-19 team, Cortney Fortunato (Notre Dame), Northport boasts an impressive lineup. Six seniors are committed to Division I programs, including two goalies Michaela Aymong (Richmond) and Meghan Kollmeier (UMass). The goalies have a strong defense in front of them with Amanda Desmond (Iona) and Annie Dodge (Siena).

Ward Melville (East Setauket, N.Y.) finished 11-7 last season, its first winning record in three seasons. 2012 could be a continued improvement with four players committed to Division I programs, including seniors Jordan Porretto (St. Francis) and Elizabeth Rullan (Navy).

West Genesee (Camillus, N.Y.) returns its top five midfielders, top three defenders and two of its top three attackers from last year's 19-1 team. Eight current Wildcats have committed to play college lacrosse, including three ESPNHS 100 players: Emily Tripodi (31), Shelby Milne (52) and Kara Dattellas (55).

Class B

Carthage (Carthage, N.Y.) returns eight starters from last year's 12-7 team. The offense should be strong this season with Adilen Cruz (Belmont Abbey), Alyssa Kidder (Liberty) and Meghan Serota (LeMoyne) returning to the midfield and attack.

Fox Lane (Beford, N.Y.) returns seven starters from last year's 16-1 squad, including North Carolina commit and ESPNHS 100 athlete Sammy Jo Tracy. Three players overall from the Foxes are committed to D-I programs: Kate Burbank (North Carolina), Kailey O'Hagan (Cornell) and Tracy.

Garden City (N.Y.) graduated nine seniors from last season's No. 2 FAB 50 team, but the Trojans will reload in 2012. Nine players are committed to Division I programs, including ESPNHS 100 athletes Alexandra Bruno (Princeton) and Catherine Dickinson (Pennsylvania). The Trojans talent level combine with its schedule that includes St. Anthony's should make the Trojans a favorite to FAB 50 voters in addition to the favorite to repeat as Class B state champions for the seventh straight season. The defense is anchored by Top 50 junior Linda Attanasio.

Hauppauge (N.Y.) returns 10 starters, including eight future Division I players, from a team that finished 19-1 and reached the Class B quarterfinals. Two ESPNHS 100 players lead the Eagle; No. 8 Stephanie Peragallo (Notre Dame) and No. 14 Taylor Ranftle (Virginia).

Manhasset (N.Y.) boasts the No. 3 player in the ESPNHS 100 with the return of attacker Halle Majorana (Maryland). Two of Manhasset's losses last season were to Garden City, so the Indians will likely have another chance at the Trojans if both teams make it to the Section 11 final.

Last year was a year of adjustments for Shoreham-Wading River (Shoreham, N.Y.). The Wildcats moved to Class B last season after dominating Class C during the previous four seasons and also had a new coach on the sideline when Mary Bergmann took over for Bob Vlahakis. 2012 could be a better year with the return of Northwestern commit Meredith Bushell and Ohio State commit Paulina Constant. The juniors should help anchor the midfielder while senior Katie Boden (UMass) leads the attack.

Class C

Lafayette (Lafayette, N.Y.) returns 10 starters, including its starting attack (Cassley Jackowski and Emily Peebles) and goalie (Shannon Knapp) from a team that won its first league title and reached the sectional quarterfinals last season.

CHSAA

Sacred Heart Academy (Hempstead, N.Y.) won 10 of its final 12 games last season with the two losses coming at the hands of St. Anthony's. The Spartans could challenge for the CHSAA title again this season with five seniors heading to play Division I lacrosse. The offense should be strong with attackers Meghan Breen (UMass), Ashley Ruchalski (Siena) and Maeve Quinn (Fairfield) all returning.

St. Anthony's (South Huntington, N.Y.) looks to win its fourth-straight CHSAA championship and with eight starters returning will be the favorite. Twelve players on the Friars squad have committed to play Division I lacrosse, including two ESPNHS 100 selections -- Annie Heagerty (Georgetown) and Darcy Messina (Florida). The junior class is equally talented with two ESPNHS Top 50 juniors -- Maggie Bill (North Carolina) and Jenny Schwalje (Georgetown). The Friars schedule is not entirely set yet, but the team will play in the St. Paul's Play Day weekend where they will play two of the top Maryland teams -- either Bryn Mawr (Baltimore, Md.), Good Counsel (Olney, Md.), McDonogh (Owings Mills, Md.) or St. Paul's (Brooklandville, Md.).

ESPN Games to Watch for the 2012 Season

April 16: Northport at Ward Melville
April 21: St. Anthony's at St. Paul's MD/NY Challenge
April 27: Bay Shore at Northport
April 28: St. Anthony's at Garden City

The Maryland/New [lacrosse] Challenge at St. Paul's (Brooklandville, Md.) on April 21 will affect the FAB 50 as two of the hotbeds go head to head.

The schedule has not yet been published so what the matchups have not been set, but St. Anthony's is expected to take on two of the top teams in Maryland.

Underclassemen To Watch

(Position: athlete, year, high school (State), college commitment)

Attack: Devyn Antolini, Jr., Babylon, Marquette; Kaitlyn Arnold, Jr., Bay Shore; Lindsay Biondi, Jr., Ithaca, Maryland; Erin Cunningham, Jr., Ward Melville, Jacksonville; Michaela Duranti, Jr., St. Anthony's, Towson; Colleen Lovett, Jr., Wantagh, Georgetown; Bairre Reilly, Jr., Locust Valley, Maryland; Marisa Romeo, Jr., Christian Brothers; Kelly Schlansker, Jr., Niskayuna, Michigan

Midfield: Maggie Bill, Jr., St. Anthony's, North Carolina; Kate Burbank, Jr., Fox Lane, North Carolina; Meredith Bushell, Jr., Shoreham-Wading River, Northwestern; Paulina Constant, Jr., Shoreham-Wading River, Ohio State; Kendall D'Amore, Jr., Canandaigua; Cynthia Del Core, Bay Shore, USC; Taylor Fischer, Jr., Comsewogue, UMass; Carolina Fitzgerald, Jr., Mount Siani, Florida; Haley Lukefahr, Jr., Corning East, Virginia Tech; Kailey O'Hagan, Jr., Fox Lane, Cornell; Lexi Peebles, Soph., Lafayette; Dakotah Savitcheff, Jr., Canandaigua, Albany; Jenny Schwalje, Jr., St. Anthony's, Georgetown; Skye Schumacher, Soph., Lafayette;

Defense: Linda Attanasio, Jr., Garden City; Marie Cristoforo, Jr., Garden City, Marquette; Elizabeth Furman, Jr., Garden City, Holy Cross; Marissa Hudgins, Soph., West Genesee; Cassandra Miner, Jr., Lafayette; Lily Schmitt, Jr., Garden City, Johns Hopkins; Jessica Volpe, Jr., Hauppauge, Stony Brook.

Goalie: Shannon Knapp, Jr., Lafayette

Key Starters

(Position: athlete, year, high school (city, state), college commitment)

G: Erin McNulty, Sr., Sachem North (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.), Binghamton
D: Stephanie Peragallo, Sr., Hauppauge (N.Y.), Notre Dame
D: Kelsey Hart, Sr., North Babylon (N.Y.), Florida
D: Mia Capone, Sr., Watertown (N.Y.), Harvard
D: Jordan Porretto, Sr., Ward Melville (East Setauket, N.Y.), St. Francis
M: Kayla Treanor, Sr., Niskayuna (N.Y.), Syracuse
M: Dene' DeMartino, Sr., Eastport-South Manor (Manorville, N.Y.), Johns Hopkins
M: Sammy Jo Tracy, Sr., Fox Lane (Bedford, N.Y.), North Carolina
A: Halle Majorana, Sr., Manhasset (N.Y.), Maryland
A: Alexandra Bruno, Sr., Garden City (N.Y.), Princeton
A: Taylor Ranftle, Sr., Hauppauge (N.Y.), Virginia
A: Cortney Fortunato, Jr., Northport (N.Y.), Notre Dame

They are back in Class C this year

That is interesting if true - there is a funny "squiggle" in this year's class sizings between girls and boys lacrosse.

NYSPHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011-12 TOURNAMENT FORMAT

5 CLASS SPORTS	Baseball Softball Boys and Girls Soccer Boys and Girls Basketball	AA A B C D	925+ 525-924 305-524 175-304 174-below
	Girls Volleyball	AA A B C D	1040+ 690-1039 436-689 256-435 255-below
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4 CLASS SPORTS	Boys and Girls Cross Country (Revised for 2011-12)	A B C D	911+ 470-910 260-469 259-below
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3 CLASS SPORTS	Field Hockey	A B C	915+ 450-914 449-below
	Boys Lacrosse	A B C	1050+ 650-1049 649-below
	Girls Lacrosse	A B C	1050+ 675-1049 674-below
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2 CLASS SPORTS	Wrestling Boys and Girls Spring Track	I II	600+ 599-below
	Boys Volleyball	A B	1000+ 999-below
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1 CLASS SPORTS	Boys and Girls Tennis Boys and Girls Swimming Girls Gymnastics Boys and Girls Bowling Boys and Girls Winter Track Boys and Girls Golf

The latest information that we have was that Shoreham-Wading River was still sized at Class B based on registration numbers.


And Mt. Sinai says thank god,

I dont think shoreham is in B anymore they should be registered as C

Rather than guessing, BOTC contacted the Shoreham-Wading River district this morning. Given decreased enrollment from last season and the revised breakpoints, the girls Varsity Lacrosse program is a Class C for Spring 2012. Previous reports of remaining a Class B school were in error.

Confirmed - thank you.

How is SW expected to be this year? Will it be close between them and Mt. Sinai?

mt saini cant be happy. last year was a free pass to states

I believe both teams are looking good

Both teams have some great kids. It will be exciting to see what happens and is a great rivalry for girls lacrosse. Good Luck! BTW...thanks BOTC for clearing that SWR class c or b issue up and for your excellent coverage of girls lax!!