There is no side-stepping in today's episode as Tom and Mike discuss the TD Ierlan transfer and the reaction he received. Also on deck for today is the topic of parents' behavior at events.
This week Mike and Tom discuss a hot-button issue after West Genesee's Mike Messere said his players quit "a long time ago". Also in this week's episode, Tom talks about attending the Baltimore Summer Kickoff and the Mason Dixon Showcase.
In Season 2, Episode 1 of the Around the Crease podcast, Tom Peace of the Peace Report Lax Blog joins Mike Loveday as co-host. The duo discusses storylines from the end of the 2018 season and what impact the end of early recruiting has on players and parents.
Friday, March 23 was a big night across the nation in boys’ lacrosse, especially on the East Coast. Owen Caputo hit 400 career points in North Carolina. Jef Hewlings reached 300 career wins in Pennsylvania and Eric Malever set the season mark for most points in a game in Georgia. All this and more in today’s Stylax Stat Leaders update.
Of the four player updates in today's Stylax Stat Leaders, three still have at least one left in their high school careers. Players from Kennesaw Mountain (Ga.), Western (Fla.), and Rancho Cotate (Calif.) are featured in today's update.
Another coaching milestone highlights today's Stylax Stat Leaders as longtime McCallie School head coach Troy Kemp notches a career milestone. Also today, players from Summit Country Day (Ohio), Male (Ky.), Boone (Fla.) earn updates.
Two faceoff men earn spots among the season leaders after winning more than 70 percent of their opportunities on Thursday. Also today, another four-overtime game and a Missouri senior starts his season off strong.
Mikey Berkman became the 76th player in boys' lacrosse history to reach 400 career points, but before he entered his freshman year the legendary Casey Powell issued a challenge - break his record.
Nicky Solomon, the brother of Syracuse sophomore, Nathan 'King' Solomon, talks about reaching 500 career points, what it means for Georgia and if his teammates think he's better than Nate.
Bligh totaled 13 points on seven goals and six assists in two victories last week. The Brown commit scored eight points on five goals and three assists as St. Ignatius Prep defeated Sacred Heart Cathedral (Calif.) 16–1 in their season opener on Feb. 26.
Centennial (Ga.) senior Nicky Solomon passed Mikey Powell to become just the 18th player in boys' high school lacrosse history to reach 500 career points. Also in today's update, a team from Nevada and players from California, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee earn spots on the Best Known Performances.
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Program note: This episode originally appeared using another platform and was Episode 32. Today, I talk with High Point head lacrosse coach Jon Torpey. We go over quite a bit in today's podcast. Among today's topics are: How do I get on a coach's radar? How, when, the best way to contact a college coach? How do the new NCAA rules impact me? What can I do to stand out from everyone else? What events should I attend? How many events should I attend? What do coaches look for out of players at an ev...
Tufts lacrosse head coach Casey D'Annolfo discusses how high school players can prepare for college early by taking their SAT/ACT tests as early as possible in today's podcast. We also touch on social media usage, specifically how much coaches check out potential recruit profiles, can a bad post cost you a scholarship and can you use social media to contact a coach. References States representing Tufts Tweet SAT Tweet Jumbolaxclinics.com Tufts Lacrosse website...
Today, I talk with High Point head lacrosse coach Jon Torpey. We go over quite a bit in today's podcast. Among today's topics are: How do I get on a coach's radar? How, when, best way to contact a college coach? How do the new NCAA rules impact me? What can I do to stand out from everyone else? What events should I attend? How many events should I attend? What do coaches look for out of players at an event? What factors go into recruiting a class for your program?
Justin Shockey considered giving up lacrosse at one point. But with the support of teammates and mentors, he stayed with it to become the premier face-off man in the nation and earns LaxRecords.com’s first-ever Player of the Year. The future Navy face-off man put together one of the more impressive seasons in Landon (Bethesda, Md.) history. Shockey won 79.3 percent of his face-offs this season and chipped in 197 ground balls, leading the team in both categories. He scored 24 points on 14 goals a...
Today's podcast focuses on El Segundo (Calif.) athlete, Cory Lund who finished his high school lacrosse career as California's all-time assist leader. The Williams College signee finished with 192 career assists and 370 total points. Lund averaged 7.87 points per game, with the bulk of his points coming in his final three years. Lund and I talk about his freshman injury, how that helped him during his sophomore season, his recruiting process and why he chose lacrosse. You can check out the all-t...
Calvert Hall (Baltimore) took home the MIAA A Conference championship in a 12-6 win over McDonogh (Owings Mills, Md.) on May 25. Head Coach Bryan Kelly spoke with me about that championship game, the season and how it came together during the year, what their best game of the year was and a quick look at some of the returning players for 2018. Links Week 13 Consensus Rankings What do you want to hear?...
Today's podcast is all about rankings. Specifically, ranking philosophy and its application during the high school season. My guest today is Sheldon Shealer, national editor at TopDrawerSoccer.com. Yes, I talk with a soccer guy about lacrosse rankings. Shealer was my professor at Mount St. Mary's and has been my mentor for more than 12 years now. He is the one who taught me how to do rankings and has been my go-to when I have a question about placing a team. For that reason, I brought him on to ...
What is the best rivalry in high school lacrosse? On today's podcast I talk with St. Paul's (Brooklandville, Md.) head coach Rick Brocato and Director of Alumni Relations at Boys' Latin (Baltimore) Mac Kennedy about their programs rivalry. St. Paul's and Boys' Latin meet for the 100th time on May 16 and marks the final regular season game for Brocato. Both teams are heading into the playoffs and could meet one more time, but this 100th meeting is special. Why? Kennedy and Brocato fill in all tho...
This week's podcast focuses on Massachusetts high school lacrosse with Matt Noonan of NoontimeSports.com. Matt is a good friend, going back to my days at ESPN and he's been on the Massachusetts high school scene for a number of years. This week, we talk a little about some of the hot teams so far this season and about some of the teams that may be getting hot at the right time of the year. Be sure to check out NoontimeSports.com in addition to following Matt on Facebook and Twitter. Links below....
This week I talk with Lee Roggenburg from FloridaLacrosseNews.com about the 2017 FHSAA championship, surprises from the season in addition to some players and teams that impressed him. Also this week, St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) senior Kevin Crowley is a guest after winning a state championship and earning LaxRecords.com Player of the Week. Links: FloridaLacrosseNews.com FloridaLX on Twitter Player of the Week...
Today's show revolves mainly around the 400-point club. I have four guests on today's show: Nicky Solomon from Centennial who is the latest player to reach 400 career points; Bryan Wallace, Solomon's head coach; Kirk Ventiquattro from Carthage (N.Y.) who has coached more 400-point scorers than any other high school coach in history. Also on the show this week is Severna Park (Md.) attackman and UMBC commit, Trevor Patschorke who earned last week's LaxRecords.com Player of the Week. For anyone wh...
This week's podcast has two guests, Nyack (N.Y.) senior goalie and Albany commit Will Ramos and Immokalee (Fla.) head coach Scott Rickard. In addition to my guests this week, I talk a little about the latest Consensus Rankings with Haverford School's move back into the Top 10 and why I think some schools get jumped. I also highlight just a couple of last week's best performances before getting into the interviews. Below are some links to some of the topics I discuss this week. Week 6 Consensus R...
In this week's podcast, I talk a little more about national rankings and what surprised me this week. Also, I talk with last week's Player of the Week, Bullis' Alex Trippi and highlight a few players who reached notable milestones over the weekend Links: Alex Trippi, Player of the Week Reid Smith, Player of the Week Latest Consensus Rankings...
This week's podcast features a bit of follow up on last week's roundup where I talked about whether Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.) and St. Ignatius Prep (San Francisco) would make it into the nation rankings. I also talk about some of the team's that surprised in terms of how they're being ranked. I also give some shout-outs to players who stood out to me over the last week along with an interview with this week's Player of the Week, Clay Welch, from Ponte Vedra (Fla.). I also have Mac Kennedy...
Today I’m talking to West Genesee (Camillus, N.Y.) head coach Mike Messere. This was special for me because Messere has the most wins of any high school lacrosse coach, boys or girls, in history. He starts this year with 811 career wins and is the only coach in history to surpass 800. He has the most state championships of any coach in history with 15 and if that’s not enough, Messere also led the Wildcats to a 91-game win streak that stared in 1981 and ended in 1984. That streak is tied for mos...
