The best teams keep winning and the games just keep getting bigger. The higher seed won out in each of the round of 16 games in the MIAA Division 1 boys playoffs, setting up a bevy of high-profile quarterfinal matchups. One quarterfinal will be played tonight: No. 6 Lincoln-Sudbury at No. 3 … [Read more...]
MIAA D-1 takeaways: Looking beyond the clear favorites
No major upsets occurred in the first round of the MIAA Division I lacrosse playoffs. But that is not to say there was nothing to take away. With top-seeded St. John's Prep's 14-3 win over Barnstable on Tuesday, the round of 16 is set. Only two lower-seeded teams won in the round of 32, and those … [Read more...]
Will to win: Will Emsing has fueled title hopes at BC High
BC High (Mass.) senior attackman Will Emsing is just like any other high school kid in many ways. Before heading off to college in the fall, he’s looking forward to working a summer job, hanging out with friends, and golfing when he’s not on the field. The thing is, Emsing is rarely not on the … [Read more...]
Rivalry among Darien, Wilton, New Canaan is at new heights
Three teams in Connecticut’s FCIAC have their eyes set on something beyond just league and Class L titles. In mid-May, Darien sat atop the USA Lacrosse Top 25 national rankings, with New Canaan (fourth) and Wilton (eighth) not far behind. All three teams are ratcheting up their play as their … [Read more...]
TWICE AS NICE: Nobles downs Governor’s to secure ISL repeat
BELMONT, Mass. — For the second year straight, the boys from Noble and Greenough are champions of the Independent School League. In a championship game rematch on Sunday with ups and downs for both second-seeded Nobles and fifth-seeded Governor’s, Nobles pulled away down the stretch to record a … [Read more...]
Nobles’ McClements sets mark, and a finals rematch with Gov’s
BYFIELD, Mass. – And then there were two. The same two as last year. In a hotly contested semifinal matchup in the Independent School League championship tournament, fifth-seeded Governor's took down eighth-seeded Tabor on Saturday, 11-8. Gov’s now advances to its second straight ISL title game, … [Read more...]
