If getting juniors committed to Division 1 programs was a race in the Founders League, the comfortable lead would belong to Taft School. Since Sept. 1, seven juniors from Taft have made their college commitments, six of them to Ivy League programs and one to Army-West Point. “This is a very strong … [Read more...]
Wave of junior commits teases what could be great ISL season
In typical years in the Independent School League, the days leading up to Thanksgiving let us reflect on recently-completed fall sports seasons and look ahead to winter. Not this year. With no competitive fall sports seasons, and winter campaigns in jeopardy due to COVID-19, players are working out … [Read more...]
Back to Nashville: Emma Davis of Nobles picks Vanderbilt
In the summer before she would enter the seventh grade, Emma Davis’ (Hingham, Mass.) young life got flipped when a new job pointed the family to Nashville, Tenn. The youngest of four children, the concerns shared by her and her brother, Stephen, included sports, a huge part of their lives since they … [Read more...]
Captains’ table: New England contingent leading ACC powers
Last spring, the Atlantic Coast Conference produced two of the top four teams in the end-of-season polls: No. 1 Syracuse and No. 4 North Carolina. This coming spring, both those teams will have a strong New England presence in their captains’ seats. Last week, North Carolina announced its five … [Read more...]
A look at Lila Trussell’s double decision — lacrosse and BC
The story Sami Taylor likes to tell about Lila Trussell goes like this. Laxachusetts teams were having an in-state play day over the summer and Trussell, a 5-foot-11 attack/midfielder who’s tough to miss on the field, got checked in the face and split her lip. Stitches were recommended but declined, … [Read more...]
Why Matt Lazzaro decommitted from BU and chose Penn State
It’s a change of direction for Matt Lazzaro. The standout Franklin (Mass.) High School senior, coming off a summer and fall showcase season that saw him collect more accolades, announced this week that he had decommitted from Boston University and will instead join the program at Penn State in the … [Read more...]
