When powerhouse Medfield moved down to MIAA Division 3 in 2022, championships were expected immediately. It took them two years to claim that first D-3 title, but after winning it all last year, the Warriors look poised to do it again, and add another state banner to the nine they own. Medfield … [Read more...]
MIAA D-2: It’s Longmeadow, and a host of familiar challengers
The MIAA Division 2 title contenders should look pretty familiar this spring. There’s Reading Memorial, the 2023 champ and 2022 runner-up, and Duxbury, which has made three straight appearances in the final four. There’s Marshfield (last year’s runner-up) and Hingham, two teams that dropped down … [Read more...]
MIAA D-1: Can anyone stop the St. John’s Prep five-peat?
With games starting on Thursday, it’s time to preview the season ahead. We’ll be looking at the top three MIAA divisions with a close eye on the defending champions. There’s no other place to start than in Division 1 and four-time defending champ St. John’s Prep. “St. John’s Prep is top dog in D-1 … [Read more...]
This is what’s unique about BC’s latest championship defense
From the outside looking in, it seems like the Boston College women’s lacrosse team has a lot of holes to fill before its Feb. 7 season opener against Loyola. The Eagles graduated eight starters from last year’s NCAA title team, including first-team All-Americans Belle Smith and Sydney Scales … [Read more...]
Tommy Farrell embracing a big role at North Andover (Mass.)
North Andover (Mass.) High School coach Steve Zella first noticed Tommy Farrell’s field vision when Farrell was an eighth-grader playing in a summer league. When Farrell was about to start his freshman season with North Andover in the spring of 2023, Zella told his team about what he had seen. “The … [Read more...]
Recruiting: Change was good for Choate standout Paul Wable
In the fall of 2023, Paul Wable played attack for his club team, Express North. Now, in the fall of 2024, he’s committed to the University of North Carolina as a short-stick defensive midfielder. Wable is from Cheshire, Conn., and he was an offensive middie for two years at Cheshire High School, … [Read more...]
