Cameron Pincus Selects Boston University

Senior midfielder Cameron Pincus recently made his decision to attend and play at Boston University after his final season at Pittsford. During the off-season Cameron has played for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Varsity Elite U17 team, the Brine National High School All-American team, and the SweetLax Lacrosse Club. With SweetLax he played in the Turkey Shoot and the Big-4 Uplax tournament last fall. Full Story

Rion Davison Commits to Hartford

Penn Yan junior attackman Rion Davison has announced his verbal commitment to the University of Hartford. Davison scored 43g-27a in his sophomore year and was named to the Class C All-Tournament team in both his freshman and sophomore years. When he starts his junior season this spring, he will enter with a career record of 76g-34a. Full Story

Josh Swartzman Celebrates Appointment to Air Force Academy

A large group of McQuaid Jesuit High School students received hall passes so they could show up to congratulate senior defenseman Josh Swartzman at a ceremony to honor his appointment to the Air Force Academy this morning.  Full Story

Pal-Mac Junior Ben Reeves Commits to Hobart

Palmyra Macedon junior attackman Ben Reeves made his verbal commitment to attend and play lacrosse at Hobart College. A Varsity player since eighth grade, Reeves considered Albany and Syracuse before selecting Hobart. Full Story

I-90 Showcase Tournament in Buffalo

Among the ever growing number of off-season opportunities for high school lacrosse players is an elite December tournament which will be held in Buffalo. Full Story

Some of the Top Images From 2012

One of the things that makes SportsFive.NET reporting interesting and entertaining are the images that are published with the stories. Full Story

Pittsford's Panara Commits to Fairfield

Pittsford junior defenseman Nick Panara gave his verbal commitment to attend and play lacrosse at Fairfield University today. A varsity player since his freshman year, Panara considered Loyola, Syracuse, Cornell, Maryland and Bucknell before selecting the Stags. Full Story

FCA set for Regional Tryouts on Dec 2nd

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is ready for their 2013 team tryouts which will be held on Sunday December 2nd. The tryouts will be held at the Total Sports Experience in Rochester from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Full Story

Catching up with some NLIs - Brooks, Lombardi, Capone and Sapor

Senior Midfielder Benjamin Brooks signed his National Letter of Intent on November 3rd with members of his family including grandparents and mother and a host of the Irondequoit High School lacrosse team members
present. His off season experience have included playing for the Blaze Rising senior team, and the SweetLax AA Elite team. He was also named a Brine National High School All American last summer. Ben will join his brother Ian for the 2014 season at Mercyhurst University. Full Story

National Letters of Intent - Derek Richards to Mercyhurst

Yesterday Hilton celebrated their National Letter of Intent signing seniors that included senior attackman Derek Richards, who will attend Mercyhurst University next fall. Full Story

NLI Ceremonies at Fairport and McQuaid Jesuit

During the "Fall Signing Period" a number of schools held ceremonies to honor players who signed National Letter of Intents to play at Division I or Division II NCAA teams after their last year of high school. Full Story

Lecture on Stick Making at U of R

An unusual opportunity to learn about the art of traditional lacrosse stick making is available to the Section Five community on November 28th at the University of Rochester. Full Story

National Letters of Intent - Four for Penfield

This is the first week of the fall signing period. Some players in NCAA division I and division II schools are allowed to sign their National Letters of Intent, pledging their commitment to their colleges/universities. Full Story

Lakers Pick up Another - Geneva's Dan Hickey

Senior defenseman Dan Hickey has decided to attend and play lacrosse at Mercyhurst University. The Geneva long-stick, who scored 7g-5a last season also considered LeMoyne and St John Fisher before choosing to play for the Lakers in Erie, PA. Full Story

Rochester Chapter Installs 19th Class

The Greater Rochester Chapter of USLacrosse held their 2012 Hall of Fame dinner Friday night at the Burgundy Basin Inn in Pittsford. Full Story

Rochester Chapter Announces Hall of Fame 2012

he Greater Rochester Chapter of the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame will welcome four new members with the induction of Jacques Monte, Patty Queener, Brent Rothfuss and John Hayes as the Class of 2012. Full Story

Brogden Cup to be Played at Florida Festival

Earlier this year, the Rochester team won the Brine National All-American Lacrosse National Classic. As a result, the team earned the right to represent the United States and compete for the "Brogden Cup. Full Story

GVLOA Looking for NEW Officials for 2013

As the number of lacrosse programs in the Section Five area continues to grow, there is a greater need for trained officials at both scholastic and youth levels. Full Story

New "FullStat" Data available for Last Year

During the off-season, the staff at SportsFive have been entering "FullStat" data collected by twelve teams during the 2012 season into the statistics databases. Full Story

Catching Up: Joe Arcarese to Siena

Over the summer months, Fairport senior defenseman Joe Arcarese made his verbal commitment to attend and play at Siena (Loudonville, NY). A two year starter for the Raiders, Arcarese had played on the Nike Upstate teams for three years and was a Brine National High School All-American, playing for the Rochester team. He is a three year player with Blaze Lacrosse and has played both close defense and long stick midfielder. Full Story

Where are MY Stats?

Since 2007, teams in Section Five have been required to send in basic post-game reports. The basic reports include the scores (by quarter), the number of goals and assists produced by each player and the performance of each goalie (saves, goals against and minutes played). Full Story

Looking for Coaching Help: Bloomfield-Honeoye Brighton, Gananda, Spencerport and Marcus Whitman

Chris Stock has stepped down at Bloomfield-Honeoye and the Pride are looking for coaching help at Varsity or lower levels. Interested candidates should contact the athletic department. Full Story

New Modified Program in Rochester Inner-City

For the first time, the Rochester City Schools will have a modified lacrosse program. UPrep (University Preparatory) Charter School will have a 7th and 8th grade team this spring. Full Story

2012 Rochester Hall of Fame Class Announced

The Greater Rochester Chapter of the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame will welcome four new members with the induction of Jacques Monte, Patty Queener, Brent Rothfuss and John Hayes as the Class of 2012. Full Story

2nd Soph Commit - Sam Byassee to Maryland

Sophomore midfielder Sam Byassee considered Ohio State, UNC and Penn State before making a verbal commitment to attend and play at the University of Maryland after his 2015 graduation from Victor. Full Story