Last season, the Harvard men’s lacrosse team had one of its most successful runs in years. The Crimson beat four top-20 opponents en route to a 3-3 record in the Ivy League. While they missed out on qualifying for the conference tournament, their resume was good enough to earn an at-large bid for … [Read more...]
What to know about the Mass. Youth Lacrosse Convention
The first Massachusetts Youth Lacrosse Convention is set for Saturday at Gillette Stadium’s West Putnam club level. The convention is the brainchild of the MYL directors and is a nice local option for coaches and administrators looking to improve their youth programs. The event is ticketed but is … [Read more...]
How Henry Hasselbeck turned heads at NCAA champ Maryland
Henry Hasselbeck (Weston, Mass.) is one of the more high-profile commitments of the winter wave of ‘24s. Maryland head coach John Tillman scooped up the Xaverian midfielder in early December. The reigning NCAA champions usually pack their recruiting classes with players from hotbeds like Long Island … [Read more...]
From the podcast: The growth and the goals of Laxachusetts
On this week’s episode of New England Lacrosse Journal’s “Chasing The Goal” podcast, hosts Kyle Devitte and Jack Piatelli were joined in studio by Dan Chouinard and Dave Evans of Laxachusetts. Both men have dedicated lots of time in the last 20 years to developing one of the most successful club … [Read more...]
Three burning questions about UMass and its new home
The University of Massachusetts men's lacrosse program was a consistent presence in the Colonial Athletic Association for well over a decade. This season that all changes, as the Minutemen will move from their longtime home to the home of most of their other sports teams - the Atlantic 10 … [Read more...]
Dartmouth will have an early chance to write winning script
Dartmouth had quite a rollercoaster of a season in 2022. The highlight was undoubtedly a four-game win streak that indicated that the team was about to live up to the promise of another juggernaut in the Ivy League. Unfortunately, those early heights couldn’t be sustained and Dartmouth lost its … [Read more...]