Contrary to popular belief, it’s not that hard to say good-bye to yesterday. The prep season has been over for more than a week. The college season for less so. As the attention shifts toward the different state high school tournaments, it’s still important to reflect upon the prep season that was. … [Read more...]
MIAA Division 1 tournament: Could win, should win, will win
The MIAA playoff brackets are here and there are some seriously tantalizing matchups to watch out for in the coming rounds. The first set of games is usually heavily weighted towards the higher seeds, but there are still some teams that have the potential for upsets. Still, Looking at the brackets, … [Read more...]
From the podcast: NH Tomahawks founder and coach Chris Cameron
On this week’s episode of New England Lacrosse Journal’s “Chasing The Goal” podcast, hosts Kyle Devitte and Jack Piatelli were joined by New Hampshire Tomahawks founder and Bishop Guertin (N.H.) High School head coach Chris Cameron. Cameron is best known for his creation of the NH Tomahawks, one … [Read more...]
Commentary: The challenges and rewards of coaching JV
This past weekend I missed the NCAA lacrosse championships for the first time since 2009. However, I have a good reason for it. I was coaching Hopkinton (N.H.) High School's junior varsity boys lacrosse team in the New Hampshire state tournament. Yes, there are JV tournaments. This was my second … [Read more...]
Watch list: Eight guys to watch on championship weekend
The NCAA men's lacrosse tournaments conclude this weekend in Philadelphia and, while just one team from the region -- Tufts in Division 3 -- is competing for a championship, there are several players from the region to watch across all the divisions. The Division 1 semifinals are Saturday, with Duke … [Read more...]
From the podcast: Jonathan Donville on balancing life as a pro
On this week’s episode of New England Lacrosse Journal’s “Chasing The Goal” podcast, hosts Kyle Devitte and Jack Piatelli were joined by former Cornell and Maryland standout Jonathan Donville. Donville currently plays for the Cannons of the PLL and the Panther City franchise in the NLL. Last year … [Read more...]