It started with a bet. New Hampton School senior goalie Jimmy McCool (West Roxbury, Mass.) is rarely at a loss for words, and sometimes those words land him in predicaments. After playing football at the school as a freshman, he got into a discussion with a former classmate about the merits —or lack … [Read more...]
Recruiting: Why Katie Peterson of Franklin (Mass.) chose UMass
The first thing one notices about Katie Peterson is her height. At an even 6-feet, the standout Franklin (Mass.) High School junior has always been tall. “I’ve been tall since kindergarten,” she said. “I look at pictures from back then and I’m towering over all of my friends.” That frame may be one … [Read more...]
Recruiting: Why Billerica junior Maddie White chose D-2 route
Every September, the overwhelming majority of high school and prep school juniors who make their college commitments are staking a future in Division 1, often at some of the nation’s best programs. Maddie White (Billerica, Mass.) had a different plan. Roughly one year after her older sister, Abby, … [Read more...]
Recruiting: Why BC High’s James Carroll chose Georgetown
Three sets of Carroll brothers overlapped for a year at BC High. The youngest brother did not. But James Carroll has positioned himself to make up for lost time. Carroll, a junior long-stick midfielder who helped lead the Eagles to the MIAA Division 1 championship game in the spring, made it … [Read more...]
How the NESCAC women are embracing a fall like no other
Middlebury College coach Kate Livesay admits that it feels like she’s playing catch-up. The coach of the Division 3 national champion in 2016 and ‘19, Livesay didn’t get to experience a season last spring when the Panthers opted out of NESCAC competition, one of four league schools to do so. “I … [Read more...]
Chloe Humphrey, others from Darien lead early ’23 commits
Like in past years, the road to Division 1 for the region’s high school junior girls starts in Darien, Conn. Since first contact was permitted on Sept. 1 (and even before that in the case of the military academies), seven juniors from the region have connected and made their college commitments. … [Read more...]
