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LILJ Girls High School Winter League Championship Weekend Recap
Last weekend was the conclusion of the LILJ Girls High School Winter League, wrapping up a thrilling five weeks of play at Stony Brook Indoor featuring plenty of teams across both the high school and club circuit. The final weekend saw a total of five champions crowned with one middle school, one JV, and three varsity teams, and there were plenty of dramatic finishes across the board in the semifinal, championship, as well as the consolation matchups. Congratulations to the champions which were YJ O’Sullivan, YJ Friedman, St. Anthony’s Black, YJ Torre Mitchell, and Commack! Let’s go back recap all of the action from last Saturday and Sunday in the Girls High School Winter League!
Battle of the Sound Players that Impressed
In the second annual Battle of the Sound tournament, the LILJ at Stony Brook Indoor hosted six teams from across the tristate area in a championship style tournament. The six teams from five schools included Darien, Garden City, Suffern, Westhampton, and two teams from St. Anthony’s, featuring many of the game’s premier high school talents. This year it was the Garden City Trojans winning the championship over the reigning champion Darien Blue Wave. Across the board there were plenty of standouts throughout the tournament for their respective teams. Check out down below those that impressed in this year’s Battle of the Sound!
LILJ Girls High School Winter League Week 1 Playoff Recap
Week 1 of the playoffs in the LILJ Girls High School Winter League is in the books and there were plenty of great matchups over the weekend and throughout the week in the JV and Varsity brackets. This weekend it all comes down to the semifinals and championship games as the 2024-25 winter league comes to a close and champs will be crowned. Let’s review how the opening rounds of the playoffs unfolded before the semifinals get going tomorrow morning!
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LILJ Boys High School Winter League Week 3 Recap
Last weekend concluded pool play in the LILJ Boys High School Winter League and the stage is now set for the playoffs starting Saturday January 4th. In addition to the four pool play games, the slate also included a first ever middle school winter league matchup in the 2029 class between GC Elite and 91 Chaos to open the night for the boys. Let’s go back and review the five games from last weekend ahead of next week’s playoff matchups!
LILJ Girls High School Winter League Week 3 Recap
Last Saturday and Sunday was the finale of pool play in the LILJ Girls High School Winter League with a number of competitive games on the slate across all three divisions that went right down to the wire. Individual players also put together some remarkable performances over the weekend as they continue to make their mark for their respective teams. With the stage now set for the playoffs starting next weekend, let’s go back and recap all of the matchups from the final week of pool play in week 3 of the LILJ Girls High School Winter League!
LILJ Girls High School Winter League Week 2 Recap
Week 2 of the LILJ Girls High School Winter League did not disappoint, with a number of competitive games across all three divisions including buzzer beater finishes, and some great individual performances. In the middle school division each team completed their four pool play games and are getting set for the playoffs in January, while the junior varsity and high school divisions continued their pool play matchups to battle for seeding in each pool. Last week even saw some teams make their winter league debuts with Team 91 Roar and Sayville JV. After a full slate of games on December 14th and 15th, let’s refresh with a week 2 weekend recap of all of the matchups ahead of the start of week 3 tomorrow morning!
LILJ Girls High School Winter League Week 1 Recap
The first weekend of the LILJ Girls HSWL started off with a bang, as it now features three different divisions including middle school, junior varsity and varsity. Across each division led to a total of 28 games played between Saturday December 7th and Sunday December 8th to get the first week of pool play started, featuring both a number of returning teams as well as plenty of newcomers making their winter league debuts across both school and club teams. With week 1 in the books and week 2 getting started tomorrow morning, let’s go back and recap the week that was in the first week of pool play games!
Uncommitted Players to Watch at IMLCA Players Summit
The fall lacrosse season is coming to a close and it concludes with IMLCA Players Summit in Orlando Florida. A number of club programs from across the country in the classes of 2026 and 2027 will be making the trip to play against great competition and be seen by plenty of college coaches as they look to fill out their recruits in the ’26 class and get looks at the 2027s that they will look to target next year. Take a look at some of the uncommitted players to watch this weekend down at Players Summit!
Uncommitted Players to Watch at IWLCA Presidents Cup
