Last season for the Brooks School team was bookended by losing streaks -- a seven-game losing streak to start the season and a four-game losing streak to end it. Despite the struggles to get into the win column (a 3-13 overall record), head coach Ian Speliotis said the team learned that when it was … [Read more...]
Prep Spotlight: How St. Mark’s is looking to level up in the ISL
Alex Bunick spent the past two seasons as the defensive coordinator for Belmont Hill, a part of two Independent School League championship teams. He’s also an ISL alum who played lacrosse at Rivers. Previously, when he had visited St. Mark’s, he had shown up at the fields, played or coached, and … [Read more...]
Prep Spotlight: Why St. George’s wants to be a ‘disruptor’ in ISL
Ten goals. Last season, there were five games that St. George’s played that resulted in losses by three goals or fewer. The score differential in those losses was 10 goals, and two of those games – against Thayer and Lawrence Academy – were one-goal losses. Head coach Charlie Congleton said the … [Read more...]
Prep Spotlight: New coach, new goals for defensive Roxbury Latin
Chris Brown was an assistant coach on the Roxbury Latin staff during the 2025 season, and he said it was his favorite year working with then-head coach Mike Higgins. One thing he was very proud of was how the coaching staff trusted one another and collaborated. He experienced what it was like to … [Read more...]
Prep Spotlight: Why a healthier Thayer is set to defend, compete
At one point during Thayer game last season, head coach Billy Daye turned to the sidelines. He saw seven players he considered key contributors, all injured and unavailable to play. Daye said he learns something new about coaching every year, but in 2025, the lesson he learned was how important it … [Read more...]
Prep Spotlight: Governor’s looking to seize ‘every single opportunity’
After eight Independent School League championships won or shared from 2006 through 2018, the trophy case at Governor’s Academy hasn’t collected any new hardware in recent years. There were the back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2022 and 2023, the first two years of the championship tournament era, … [Read more...]
