With 23 seconds left in the first half of her team’s Women’s World Championship opener against Korea on Thursday, Abby Stoller (Wayland, Mass.) took a free position shot and buried it, putting Team Israel ahead by seven at halftime in a game it would go on to win, 18-6. Not that it was her biggest … [Read more...]
Women’s Worlds: Who are the teams and players to watch?
They’ve won three straight world championships, boast the game’s biggest stars, and are playing on home turf in front of their own fans. Of course the United States women are the favorites to win the World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship, which opens Wednesday at Towson (Md.) University outside … [Read more...]
Twenty-nine from EMLCA named high school All-Americans
Twenty-nine players have been recognized as high school All-Americans, the Eastern Mass. Lacrosse Coaches Association has announced. These 29 players come from 14 different schools, with 10 schools producing multiple All-Americans: St. John’s Prep (four), Hingham (four), Lincoln-Sudbury (three), BC … [Read more...]
MIAA power rankings: Champs Westwood, NDA lead the way
The MIAA crowned its four state champions in girls lacrosse earlier this week, the games spread over two evenings. Fittingly, the two teams that absolutely dominated their respective playoffs -- Westwood in Division 1 and Notre Dame Academy in Division 2 -- are the two teams that finish the year … [Read more...]
MAINE: Titles are twice as nice for Kennebunk, Cape Elizabeth
In Maine, there’s no one better. Kennebunk High School secured its second straight Class A girls championship and second straight undefeated season on Saturday when it beat Yarmouth, 11-7, in the championship game at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland. It was the 32nd consecutive win for the team and … [Read more...]
Breaking down Westwood vs. Wellesley, 3 other MIAA finals
Will Monday be another coronation for the girls from Westwood High School? Or can Wellesley do better than its motto of, “Get better every day” – and be great? The next two days will crown four MIAA girls lacrosse champions at Babson College. The big one is tonight (7:15 p.m.) in Division 1, with … [Read more...]
