The Noble and Greenough girls have faced four tests in the Independent School League so far and – to the surprise of no one – passed them all. Multiple teams have won or shared two straight titles since the ISL began crowning a girls champion in 2005 (St. Mark’s did four of five from 2015-19). But … [Read more...]
Watch list: Seven remaining must-see interstate matchups
Tuesday’s high school lacrosse slate featured one of the tastiest matchups of the month – three-time defending MIAA Division 1 champion St. John’s Prep facing three-time defending NHIAA Division 1 champ Bishop Guertin. In the end, it was standout Jake Vana and St. John’s Prep pulling away for a 10-7 … [Read more...]
Power rankings: BC vulnerable? Plus an awaited sister clash
The Division 1 women’s lacrosse season is charging into conference tournaments. Well, almost. The end of the regular season provides some intriguing matchups. UMass and UConn pushed their annual clash back and will play on Wednesday. Boston College and Syracuse do battle Thursday. And … [Read more...]
National trust: Acacia Walker-Weinstein picked to lead U.S. team
Fourteen years before she was appointed as the head coach at Boston College, a seismic-shift moment in Division 1 women’s lacrosse, a 15-year-old Acacia Walker-Weinstein was the youngest player on the U.S. National Under-19 team in 1999. On Thursday her career came full circle, to a … [Read more...]
Podcast: Coach Corey Bulken on mentors, methods and Maryland
On this week’s episode of New England Lacrosse Journal’s “Chasing The Goal” podcast, hosts Kyle Devitte and Jack Piatelli talk with former University of Hartford assistant coach Corey Bulken. Bulken reached three NCAA Division 2 championship games during his playing career at Le Moyne before … [Read more...]
Prep school girls: Players, games that have caught our eye
Despite some inclement weather, the prep school girls lacrosse season is off to a shining start – at least for some teams. Already we’ve seen some close battles between the region’s powers, exciting finishes and competitive league contests. The best action is still in front of us, but these first … [Read more...]
