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Pretty defensive. The guy made an observation about the pro/anti Malvern posters and the GA coach tirade. Then he listed the best PIAA teams. How angry are you to attack his son? We get it, the interac is very good. No need to garbage every other team.

And now they have Bronxville tonight and John Jay tomorrow - 2 of the best goalies in Section 1 on little rest.
Who let that schedule happen.

Looking ahead they'll be lucky to come out of the next two weeks with 2 wins

Agreed. I assume Wink got complaints about almost all the girls being on 91 or YJ A and decided to make two more teams. Cha - ching.

Do you mean that they are adding players from other teams for certain games? I only ask because I’ve watched them play a few times and one time in particular they looked like a much different team than I saw playing the week before the players even look different.

The AD is actively emailing students at other schools now along with trying to get her daughter to bring RPCS kids over. I guess this isn’t a violation and it’s a team not a program. GFS is a sinking ship. Nobody trying to jump on. Those 7 will reconsider when they see GFS in B with zero returning starters

1. Location is horrible for the majority of teams.
2. No parking. And it is one way in and out, making it take forever to exit/enter
3. Due to lack of parking, you have to find a strip of grass to park on 1/2 mile down the road
4. No room for spectators
5. No room for tents
6. Outhouses are minimal and in terrible locations. In front of a narrow sidewalk in the parking lot?
7. Can't tell where the lines are on the field.


Agree the amount of fields are nice. But that's the only thing it has going for it. Can't imagine a tournament there. I hope NGLL takes all these issues into consideration for next year. But I'm guessing they got a sweetheart deal to use Copperplex as their primary location.

For sure there is a motive. Are the rosters accessible? Do the hawks coaches have the ability to pull rosters and check? Does anyone in the league stand up to that program?

I can't even begin to tell you HOW SPOT ON THIS IS - HAHAHAHAHA!!!

LB showcases who the HC and donors decided should be the starters last September. The only problem with that is that the % of talent left on the bench during the season would probably make the difference between losing in the 1st round of the MIAA playoffs and losing toward the end of playoffs.

And LB parents truly can't help themselves. Running off Rubeor after 3 years...an LB alum, no less. Then Ubriaco bent over backwards for the parents and donors and left untold talent on the bench in a somewhat humiliating 4 year run at LB. Haus will be run off by 2027 as well, and once the parents & donors have Ford in place, they will run him off too, by 2030. At which point it will be 17 years since the Dons won the MIAA.

Every year, Loyola has sufficient talent to make a run at MIAA semi-finals at least. Players from the best clubs in MD and PA bus in to the school every day. Yet the school seems complacent to achieve less.

To LB's credit, it's embarrassing that even in that who-cares-complacency and total distraction, they can dunk a nearly 20 point win on John Carroll.

Tbh igloo and rebels don’t have much talent at this age. They have survived with a couple kids who were good at the younger ages. The development isn’t there so they haven’t gotten better. Same old story with both programs. It will become clear to the parents this year when they struggle in June.

you are in playoff form already

Most of the founders league is made up of double holdbacks so I’d assume they start recruiting as the boys near HS graduation

Farmingdale 10 Pequa 3. Winning …..

For sure! The player is what is recruited, not the club (or at least that's what we hope!). I'm just trying to understand what kind of support there is for players who opt to go through the process, and the experience of the club to support players through it.

It's great that everything talking about Igloo got deleted except this one.

Love seeing UVA knock out UNC from ACC tournament - well deserved. Tired of hearing that UNC is a "young tem" - they are far from a "yound team" - UVA freshmen stepping up big time. Hope to see a win against Cuse.

I wouldn't say that they would be average. Are you playing for one of those average teams ?

Any chance we can get a Philly area recruiting update for 2025's? Clubs, High Schools, and College Commitment

Nice to see nothing has changed here - consistency counts. I don’t think their benchmark 2023 team ever won more than 1 game a year in HoCO either

$350 and no tryouts. If your in the in crowd good for you but don’t think it’s the best players selected.

Have you seen the middie on Clippers, #1?

All it takes is 1-2 to change a team. Igloo fired coach working hard to become part of 91.

Cool shiny helmets!!

You can’t blink when you’re defending Kian McCoy. However, since it’s impossible to stare for all 48 minutes of game time, all opponents can hope to do is contain him.

The senior was a blur Friday afternoon for host Island Trees, tallying five goals and an assist in an 11-7 win over Hewlett in Nassau Conference C/D.

Coming off an 9-8 overtime loss on Tuesday against Bethpage, Island Trees found itself trailing by one against Hewlett in the second quarter after initially leading 3-0.

“It’s kind of like boxers; they get clipped a couple times and they started throwing haymakers all over the place,” Island Trees coach Brendan Keesee said. “You have to stick to the game plan.”

Sure enough, Island Trees responded with five unanswered goals. Senior attack JC Echezuria (two goals, three assists) displayed incredible vision with a nifty behind-the-back pass off of a give-and-go with McCoy for Island Trees’ sixth goal.

Keesee supported Echezuria's flair, adding that “it’s one more weapon to have in the toolbox.”

“If I see the field and I see gaps, I trust my teammates to find me open,” McCoy added.

Hewlett (7-3) did not score again until the final two minutes, tallying three goals. Cristopher Maiorano (three goals, two assists) accounted for two of them.

Island Trees' long-stick midfielder Joe Mainente forced seven turnovers, had six ground balls and also tallied a goal and three assists. Fellow midfielder Joe Filocamo provided a similar two-way toughness, adding three assists in the win.

“Coming after a tough loss a few days ago, it’s just great to see everyone bond together, itching to get a [win],” Mainente said.

Mainente also went 4-for-9 on faceoffs against Hewlett's points leader Luke Rochler, who went 18-for-22 faceoffs. Luke Forde usually holds that role for Island Trees, but he hasn’t played since April 5 due to injury. Keesee said having a long pole like Mainente on faceoffs allows for a quick defensive transition if he misses the early clamp.

Island Trees (5-4) has been through a gauntlet. Three of its losses came by just one score, with two coming in overtime. But Friday’s win was an important reminder of just how good this team can be when the ball bounces the right way.

“We grew up together, playing this sport together,” McCoy said. “It starts to show when it really matters.”



By Michael Sicoli
michael.sicoli@newsday.com

Sponsored by www.CBLaxers.com

I think it’s what the girls make of it. Those that are playing JV rather than riding the V bench are getting plenty of PT. Those riding the Varsity bench are getting to practice with older girls and still develop. Those playing Varsity are getting to best of both. My daughter is loving her Freshman year and says plenty of her Club teammates are having just as amazing season with many different schools. She is excited for Summer Club but definitely sad to see her first of four HS years come to an end shortly. Sorry to hear not all are having the good experiences others are having this year. I can personally attest all of my daughter’s teammates have been great as have the other parents & coaches on both JV and Varsity.