The last time we saw the UMass men’s lacrosse team on the field, head coach Greg Cannella’s team won its fourth straight game, 14-10 over Long Island University. That stretch included the season’s signature win, a 13-10 upset of then-No. 1 Yale, the first time the program had ever taken down a … [Read more...]
What pointed Concord-Carlisle’s Conor Trant to Saint Joseph’s
When it comes to diamonds in the rough, the size of the diamond isn’t everything. Entering his sophomore year at Concord-Carlisle (Mass.) High School, faceoff specialist/midfielder Conor Trant estimated his size at “5-foot-5 and about 130 pounds” -- not a build that would turn many heads in Division … [Read more...]
The Division 1 two-sport shuffle remains a demanding challenge
By the time Kenzie Kent (Norwell, Mass.) concluded her amazing two-sport career at Boston College in the spring of 2019, she hadn’t just left a permanent mark as one of the greatest athletes in school history, a status that was confirmed recently when she was voted the best BC athlete of the last 40 … [Read more...]
Brendan Poirier is MVP, others shine at NXT Philly Showcase
There were plenty of New England standouts at the NXT Nike Philly Fall Showcase, which was held over the weekend in Downingtown, Pa. Some 240 players from the Class of 2022, 240 players from the Class of 2023 and 140 players from the Class of 2024 took part in the 12th annual event, which included … [Read more...]
Tracing standout Nic Boudreau’s journey from Maine to Yale
The first summer Nic Boudreau played on a club team was as a sixth-grader with a collection of other players from the state of Maine. He remembers some of the results, a 21-1 loss to Igloo out of Long Island and a 19-0 loss to Team 91. “It wasn’t the greatest first taste ever,” he recalled. But from … [Read more...]
Junior talent in Founders League doesn’t just belong to Taft
If getting juniors committed to Division 1 programs was a race in the Founders League, the comfortable lead would belong to Taft School. Since Sept. 1, seven juniors from Taft have made their college commitments, six of them to Ivy League programs and one to Army-West Point. “This is a very strong … [Read more...]