The MIAA season is heading toward its inevitable conclusion. In Division 2, the semifinals are set for later today, with second-seeded Longmeadow taking on No. 6 Marshfield (4:30 p.m.), followed by ninth-seeded Walpole facing off against No. 4 Mansfield (7 p.m.). Both games are at Assabet Valley … [Read more...]
MIAA power rankings: Which teams are best poised to thrive?
The MIAA tournaments for boys lacrosse are well underway. The opening rounds have concluded across all four divisions and the first games in the rounds of 16 were played Monday. That's where a lot of upset potential increases. We have rematches, rivalries and unsettled scores across the entire … [Read more...]
Podcast: Andover (Mass.) coach Bryan Brazill on intensity, team building
On this week’s episode of New England Lacrosse Journal’s “Chasing The Goal” podcast, hosts Kyle Devitte and Owen Hart talk with Andover (Mass.) High School head coach Bryan Brazill. A Merrimack College alum, Brazill led the Warriors in scoring in his final two seasons and ranked in the top 10 … [Read more...]
Culture club: Inside Tabor’s rapid rise to the very top of the ISL
Connor Gordon took the head coaching role at Tabor before the 2023 season. For years before that, he was an assistant for the Seawolves, where he had also been the starting goalkeeper for three seasons before graduating in 2012 and going on to play at UMBC. The roots run deep for Gordon, who has … [Read more...]
Power rankings: Which teams have spots in our final Top 10?
One thing that differentiates the prep ranks from the rest of the leagues in New England is the fandom that surrounds them. Everyone has a soft spot for their high school; some may have the opposite feeling, but the prep alums consume every morsel of content thrown to them by the internet. That can … [Read more...]
5 takes: How Tufts cemented dynasty with another D-3 title
It was a chaotic start to the NCAA Division 3 championship game in Charlottesville, Va., on Sunday, with Tufts and RIT trading turnovers, not goals, for the first few minutes of the game, but eventually Tufts broke the deadlock with a high-crease hammer from Will Emsing (Norwell, Mass.). RIT would … [Read more...]
