Division 1 recruiting has been in a “dead period” since the current high school juniors were sophomores, and that will extend through at least April 15, 2021. It’s nearly impossible to find a corner of the sports world that COVID-19 hasn’t touched since March and lacrosse recruiting is no exception. … [Read more...]
Why the time was finally right for Thayer’s Eva Chouinard
Time isn’t always measured by a clock or a calendar. Eva Chouinard has learned that over the past year-plus. An impact player at Thayer Academy as a freshman, time felt like it was speeding up last fall, when her sophomore field hockey season was ended by a tear in her patella tendon, what she … [Read more...]
After years of ISL struggles, BB&N’s time could be now
For Jack Pappendick and Thomas Porell, one of the benefits of playing on the Buckingham Browne and Nichols varsity team as eighth-graders was having older players to look up to. Older players like Max Ewald, who was starting as a freshman. That spring was a baptism by fire, predictably. Playing in … [Read more...]
Fire and ice: Courtney Quirk, Lauren Ward power Brewster
First off, the similarities. Defender/midfielder Courtney Quirk and attack Lauren Ward are both juniors and starters since their freshman year at Brewster Academy. Both play multiple sports at the Lakes Region school and play club for the NH Tomahawks. Both recently made their college commitments, … [Read more...]
Quinlan and Reagan O’Brien: Latin, lacrosse and loyalty
During lacrosse season, it’s a daily grind, even before practice starts. Sisters Quinlan and Reagan O’Brien, and the rest of their lacrosse teammates at Boston Latin School, know the routine well. But getting from the school to the practice field at Joe Moakley Park in Southie is still an hour-long … [Read more...]
Tate Seeman of Nobles sees a chance to soar at Air Force
His senior year at Noble and Greenough was looming, but Tate Seeman admitted that he didn’t have a great grasp of the colleges he wanted to target when this past summer began. A 6-foot-3, 200-pound defender, he knew he was going to be playing somewhere. Once the quarantine lifted, he had a strong … [Read more...]