Leading off today: The New York State Public High School Athletic Association boys lacrosse tournament winds down today with a championship tripleheader today at Marina Auto Stadium in Rochester beginning at 11 a.m.

   Here are a few notes on today's games:

   Spreading the wealth: New York began its three-class format in lacrosse in 2000, and today marks the first time that six different sections are supplying the finalists. In fact, it will be only the third time that the champions came from three different sections.

   Orchard Park and Niskayuna are trying to make history for their respective regions. Sections 6 and 2 have never won boys lacrosse championships. Penn Yan (2001, Class C) is the only Section 5 school wo have taken home the hardware.

   Haven't I seen you before? Today's six finalists have made 14 appearances in championship games, but the tripleheader contains only one rematch: LaFayette beat Manhasset in the 2005 Class C matchup, 10-9.

   Manhasset has been to five previous finals, followed by LaFayette (3), West Islip (3), Orchard Park (2), Niskayuna (1). Canandaigua is the only team making its first appearance in a title game.

   Double trouble: Last spring, West Genesee became the first school to win New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships in football and lacrosse in the same school year. Orchard Park, led by the father-and-son tandem of Gene and senior attackman Jeff Tundo, is seeking to do it today.

   Class A, Orchard Park Quakers (Sec. 6, 21-2) vs. West Islip Lions (Sec. 11, 21-1): Orchard Park made back-to-back appearances in the final in 2000 and '01, losing each to Long Island representatives. West Islip made three trips in four years, bringing home trophies in '06 and '07 via victories against West Genesee.

   Orchard Park began the week ranked No. 3 in Class A by the New York State Sportswriters Association and has moved up to No. 2 in the LaxPower.com computer rankings. West Islip is second and first, respectively.

   Both schools have father-and-soon combos. OP head coach Gene Tundo and son Jeff are winding up their great run together today, and Shane Craig plays for Scott Craig at West Islip.

   More about Orchard Park: Senior Artie Marrapese scored four goals and an assists in Thursday's 8-7 victory against Ithaca in the semifinals at St. John Fisher College. Senior Mike Moran won eight faceoffs in that game and the Quakers were 9-for-19 overall vs. Gabe Mendola, who had won all 12 of his draws in the Little Red's upset of West Genesee.

   OP seniors who've committed to Division I colleges: attack Jeff Tundo (Ohio State) and middie Artie Marrapese (St. Joseph's).

   More tidbits: Coach Gene Tundo begins the day with 455 career victories with Orchard Park, which has won 15 straight sectional chapionships. . . The Quakers beat Class B finalist Canandaigua, 5-4, back on April 3. Their loss was by 1 12-9 score to Class B Corning East early last month on neutral turf at Alfred University. . . . Players point to a mid-April trip as a key moment to the season. OP defeated Dulany, Md., 9-4, and Manhem Township, Pa., 13-5, on consecutive days during spring break.

   More about West Islip: Senior attackman Shane Craig scored four goals and Nicky Galasso had three (plus an assist) on Thursday to lead the Lions past Yorktown, 13-8. Galasso scored 18 seconds before halftime after Yorktown had rallied from 5-1 to 5-4. Andrew Hodgson and Brian Badolato each scored two goals and added an assist.

   West Islip seniors who've committed to Division I colleges: middie Ian Braddish (North Carolina), middie Kevin Dolan (Air Force), goalie Ryan Zaremba (Army) and defender Mime McCormack (Yale).

   More tidbits: West Islip has won six straight Suffolk County championships. . . . The only West Islip loss was by an 8-7 margin in OT to Ward Melville in early May. It was avenged by a 9-5 margin June 4 in the Section 11 final. . . . There was no bottom-feeding during the regular season ad Middle Country (4-12) was the only team on the schedule that did not win at least six games. . . . The 2009 honors have not been announced yet, but Galasso was named All-LI by Newsday as a sophomore after picking up 60 goals and 57 assists.

   Class B, Niskayuna Silver Warriors (Sec. 2, 22-0) vs. Canandaigua Braves (Sec. 5, 21-2): Niskayuna's previous trip to the finals resulted in a 15-2 loss to West Genesee in 2005 was in Class A.

   Niskayuna began the week ranked No. 1 in Class B by the NYSSWA and stands No. 2 in the LaxPower.com

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computer rankings. Canandaigua is third and first, respectively.

   Mike Hall (Nisky) vs. Marshall Johnson (CA) on the faceoff X figures to be the matchup of the day.

   More about Niskayuna: The Silver Warriors advanced with a 15-8 win over Sayville on Thursday at Middletown High. Senior midfielder Dan McKinney scored five goals and added three assists in the semifinal after piling up seven goals in the quarterfinals. Mark Panneton scored four goals and Jared Franze added three on Thursday.

   Though Sayville did score eight goals, Stefan Sloma has been solid in the cage the last two games in place of James Manchester, who came down with chickenpox.    Niskayuna seniors who've committed to Division I colleges: middie Dan McKinney (Georgetown), middie Jared Franze (Hartford) and defender Steve Abba (Army).

   More tidbits: Niskayuna never allowed more than four goals in a game until a 14-5 win over Somers in the state quarterfinals.

   More about Canandaigua: The Braves have been followed around by camera crews from Tangerine Films this spring after being selected as the focus of the annual "Season in the Balance" promotion. New Balance donated approximately $30,000 of Brine and Warrior equipment to the school as part of the deal, which includes a series of weekly video blogs. New webisodes are posted weekly.

   Senior middie Marshall Johnson was credited with 16 wins in 17 faceoffs Tuesday against Jamesville-DeWitt.

   Canandaigua seniors who've committed to Division I colleges: middie Marshall Johnson (Fairfield).

   More tibdits: The Braves have won six Section 5 championships in the last 10 years. . . . Canandaigua is leaving the Finger Lakes League this summer to begin play in the Monroe County League. . . . The Braves are on a 19-game winning streak since losing to Corning East, 9-6, on April 17 to fall to 2-2 for the season. The other loss was to Orchard Park in the opener. . . . The key win may have come against Fairport, 10-7, on May 23, when the Class A REd Raiders were playing some of their best lacrosse of the season.

   Class C, LaFayette Lancers (Sec. 3, 23-0) vs. Manhasset Indians (Sec. 8, 19-1): Manhasset captured Class B in 1995 and Class C in 2004. LaFayette was the champion in 2003 and '05.

   Manhasset is ranked No. 1 in Class C by the NYSSWA and the LaxPower.com computer rankings. LaFayette is second in both.

   More about LaFayette: Junior Miles Thompson leads the attack with 82 goals, including 10 vs. Syracuse CBA on April 14 and a hat trick or better in his last 15 games. Senior Gehnew Printup (49), sophomore Lyle Thompson (46) and senior John Greeley (45) have accounted for another 140 goals.

   Miles Thompson has a team-best 46 assists, three more than Lyle Thompson.

   LaFayette seniors who've committed to Division I colleges: middie John Greeley Johns Hopkins).

   More Tidbits: LaFayette has won 11 Section 3 championships. . . . The Thompsons transfered into the school from Salmon River shortly before the season. . . . LaFayette played a Class C schedule after beating Jamesville-DeWitt, a state Class B semifinalist, in its opener.

   More about Manhasset: Attackman Connor English was selected All-LI by Newsday a year ago as a junior after finishing with 53 goals and 20 assists.

   Saying that Manhasset plays in Class C is midleading. The regular-season schedule included a Class A opponet, five from Class B and games against Darien (Conn.) plus CHSAA powerhouse Chaminade. The sole loss was by 11-10 in overtime to Comsewogue back on April 7.

   Manhasset seniors who've committed to Division I colleges: attack Connor English (Virginia), attack Kevin Heenan (Penn), middie Jeff Molinari (Harvard) and defender Brad Cappellini (Harvard).

   More tidbits: Bill Cherry took over as coach after more than two cadaes on the staff when 504-game winner Alan Lowe retired in the fall of 2006.