St. Sebastian's senior Mike Swirbalus is one of the ISL's top returning scorers. (St. Sebastian's)With roughly three decades of history, Independent School League lacrosse is both storied and ripe with quality. In 2019, expect no different as Governor's Academy and Noble & Greenough enter as … [Read more...]
Brunswick, Salisbury vie for peak of New England West 1
Brunswick’s Christian Ronda (Princeton), is one of the region’s most creative distributors. (Brunswick School)As usual, the gathering of talent in the upper echelon of New England West 1 is something to behold. One of the nation’s top lacrosse leagues may have gotten even bigger and stronger from … [Read more...]
Deven Varney last line of defense for Roxbury Latin
Adam Richins/Roxbury LatinDeven Varney still recalls the conversation fondly, in the backyard of his Cohasset, Mass., home, the one that brought him into uncharted territory within youth lacrosse. There was an injury in net on his older brother’s team and nobody seemed all too willing to step up — … [Read more...]
Top 10 prep and high school FOGOs to watch for
John Dixon of Noble & Greenough School. (Tim Carey)With the Class of 2018 having graduated, some of New England's best and brightest faceoff specialists have progressed onto college lacrosse. There's Joe Neuman of Salisbury, who's serving as a back-up at Yale. Former Brunswick star Jordan Ginder is … [Read more...]
Top 10 goalies to watch for in prep and high school lacrosse
Roxbury Latin goalie Deven Varney. (Adam Richins)With a glance across the college lacrosse landscape, it quickly becomes apparent that New England prep and public school programs have long produced top goalies. Phil Goss, an All-American at Brown, attended prep powerhouse Deerfield Academy. Current … [Read more...]
Top 10 defensemen and LSMs to watch for in preps and high schools
Blake Brookes of Belmont Hill. (Adam Richins)Once again, this year’s crop of defensemen and long-stick midfielders in New England is a fairly deep one. It's full of players who are as aggressive in pursuit as they are staunch in using their size and aggression to set the tone. There are big bodies … [Read more...]
Top 10 prep and high school attackmen to watch for
MacGregor Peterson of Taft vs. Westminster during an April 2018 game. (Robert Falcetti/Taft)What makes the good attackmen great? More than just blessed athleticism, an off-the-chart physical intangible or a relentless nose for the net, the truly great ones are unpredictable, always one step ahead or … [Read more...]
Top 10 prep and high school midfielders to watch for
Bear Lockshin of the Westminster School. (Credit: Westminster School)From the public school mainstays of Southern Connecticut, to the vaunted Independent School League program, to the prowess of prep juggernauts scattered across Western New England, the top midfield talent across the region this … [Read more...]
Preview: UMass stays local, Boston College and Dartmouth await top teams
Norwell, Mass., native Stephanie Croke had 39 points as a UMass sophomore. (Thom Kendall Photography)With opening weekend in the rearview, the vast majority of New England's teams begin their 2019 season this weekend. Namely, the Ivy League programs get underway, while the collective has regrouped … [Read more...]
Preview: Yale returns, Harvard’s daunting trip, UMass welcomes Ohio State
Yale attackman Matt Gaudet in the 2018 national semifinal vs. Albany. (John McCreary/New England Lacrosse Journal)The region's Division 1 men's teams have Friday off, then it's a fast and heavy schedule once Saturday comes around. To know what's in store, New England Lacrosse Journal has its weekend … [Read more...]
UConn Huskies carry “chip on their shoulders” into 2019
UConn midfielder Sydney Watson. (Credit: Stephen Slade)There’s been a jolt of lightning running through Storrs, Conn., this winter. “We’ve been having real high energy,” said sophomore midfielder Sydney Watson, who after a revelatory freshman season figures to bear a brunt of the scoring and … [Read more...]
St. Anselm has sky-high expectations for 2019
Senior attackman Anthony Busconi. (Jim Stankiewicz / Saint Anselm Athletics)Mike Sciamanna’s fourth season as St. Anselm head coach comes with a different view. The Hawks are used to being the underdog. Last year, for instance, after playing Merrimack to a four-goal loss in the Northeast-10 … [Read more...]
