Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. The email hit Chris Zara‘s inbox at precisely 12:01 on Sept. 1, and from there, nothing was the same in Zara’s recruitment process. So much so that a school that the Team 91 Blaze and St. Anthony’s defenseman had no interest in quickly became the place for him to be. “Stony Brook was…
Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Brandon Ventarola quickly found out how much of a priority he was for Colgate once Sept. 1 rolled around. On the day that Division I coaches could first reach out to 2021 prospects, the Team 91 2021 Blaze and Mount Sinai midfielder noticed how badly the Raiders wanted him to be a cornerstone of…
Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Kyle O’Donoghue‘s introduction to the United States Naval Academy was a memorable one, but the Team 91 2021 Blaze and St. John The Baptist midfielder wasn’t going to let that affect his recruitment. The main reason for that, of course, was that he was way too young at the time to make a commitment.…
Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Tyler Gatz wasn’t looking West – at least, not that far West – when he got a call on Sept. 1 that ended up changing everything. The Team 91 2021 Blaze and Mount Sinai midfielder, one of the best offensive midfielders in the entire ’21 class, had just torn his ACL roughly six weeks earlier,…
Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. On a 100-degree day at the National Lacrosse Federation national championships this summer, Chris Simonton spotted a sliver of open space, caught a pass in traffic and took a hard hit while unleashing a shot that quickly found the back of the net. As he got up, he had a few words to…
Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Once again, there’s a strong Team 91 influence in the Inside Lacrosse Power 100 for incoming freshman recruits. A whopping 11 Team 91 players – the most of any club in the country – cracked the top 100 released by IL’s Ty Xanders, including three five-star recruits in No. 2 Kenny Brower (Massapequa / Duke), No.…
Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Liam Linden had an inkling of what he wanted to study in college, but it wasn’t until a job this summer that he realized that he definitely wanted to teach chidren. Linden, a Team 91 2020 Varsity defenseman by way of St. Dominic, got a job this summer as a counselor…
Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Ever since Mac Rodriguez first started playing lacrosse, he envisioned a goal, and he never allowed himself to stray from that vision. “I’ve always wanted to play in the Ivy League because of the academics and the high level of lacrosse,” Rodriguez said. “I also had family members who went to…
Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. For more information on the Team 91 2021 Ambush players, email Brendan Chamberlain. Sept. 1 is here, and it’s time for the class of 2021 to ball out. Today is the first day that non-service academy Division I schools can reach out to prospects in the 2021 class, and Doug Schanars’ group figures to be in high…
Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. For more information on the Team 91 Blaze players, email Brian Spallina. It’s finally here. The Class of 2021 is officially on the clock at midnight on Sept. 1, with all non-service academy Division I schools now eligible to contact 2021s. As usual, Team 91 players are going to be in very high…