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Event Recap Video: Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight

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The 2013 Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Showcase was held July 8-11 at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut. The event featured over 300 of the top players from of the classes of 2015 and 2016. Check out the video for some great highlights.
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Quick Highlights: Maverik Showtime 2015 All-Star Game

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The 2013 Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Showcase was held July 8-11 at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut. The event featured over 300 members of the classes of 2015 and 2016. On Wednesday night, two All-Star games were played: a 2015 and 2016 game. Check out the video for game highlights from the 2015 game.
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Featured Five: Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight (2015's)

The fifth-annual Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight took place from Monday, July 8 through Thursday, July 11 at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut. One of the preeminent stops on the summer recruiting circuit, Showtime featured over 300 players – representing a diverse geographical area – from the 2015 and 2016 classes, breaking down to roughly 160 per grade. Some of the nation’s top college programs were on hand to take in the action, including defending National Champion Duke, Maryland, Johns Hopkins, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Ohio State and many, many more. Here are five players that stood out and some others who made an impression from the 2015 class. ...

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Featured Five: Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight (2016's)

The fifth-annual Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight took place from Monday, July 8 through Thursday, July 11 at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut. One of the preeminent stops on the summer recruiting circuit, Showtime featured over 300 players – representing a diverse geographical area – from the 2015 and 2016 classes, breaking down to roughly 160 per grade. Some of the nation’s top college programs were on hand to take in the action, including defending National Champion Duke, Maryland, Johns Hopkins, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Ohio State and many, many more. Here are five players that stood out and some others who made an impression from the 2016 class. ...

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Relive the Season: Chapter Choices- Best Saves

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This spring, the LR News team traveled to 15 games across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions, making stops from Conestoga (PA) up to Salisbury (CT) and many in between. Check out the video on the right for our favorite saves from the 15 Chapter Videos taken over the course of the 2013 Season.
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Lunchtime Lacrosse Links

Tuesday's lax links are in! Today's reads include a couple of transfers that will change the dynamic of the ECAC conference next spring, continued event coverage, and a first hand perspective of a Post-Graduate year. Enjoy! ...

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Relive the Season: Chapter Choices- Best Checks

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This spring, the LR News team traveled to 15 games across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions, making stops from Conestoga (PA) up to Salisbury (CT) and many in between. Check out the video on the right for a collection of some of our favorite checks from these 15 Chapter Videos.
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Prepping for Success: The Realities of a Post-Graduate Year

If you’re going to do a Post-Graduate year, you need to come in with the full understanding that you will receive texts and phone calls from your friends partying in college while you are stuck in the library studying for an 8AM Economics test,” Coach Peter Newman of the Westminster School told me upon entering his office for the first time. While one may assume that most 18 year-olds would forgo the test in exchange for the party, the number of students choosing a Post-Graduate (PG) year is increasing because of the unique opportunities a Prep School such as Westminster can provide. In addition to having another year to mature, my year at Westminster allowed me to acquire the time management skills necessary to succeed as a student-athlete at the collegiate level. In deciding if I wanted to essentially repeat senior year of High School, there was no first hand guide on what the experience was really like from a student’s perspective. Through this article, I hope to provide a first hand take on why one may choose to do a PG year, what the atmosphere is like when you’re there, and how it helps to form a more efficient college student. ...

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