Breaking down Westwood vs. Wellesley, 3 other MIAA finals
Will Monday be another coronation for the girls from Westwood High School? Or can Wellesley do better than its motto of, “Get better every day”…
MIAA girls takeaways: Finally, the big games have arrived
The biggest surprise of the first week of MIAA girls lacrosse state tournament play? No surprises. As we move into the quarterfinal round this week,…
MASS.: BC High, L-S stand out amid changed landscape
Imagine you just started following Massachusetts boys lacrosse last year. Now, all of it is different. Divisional realignment, and the addition of a fourth tier,…
MASS.: Westwood, Franklin lead the charge into a new MIAA era
The MIAA Division 1 season went down to the final rainy minute a year ago. The two teams that staged a classic championship game, with…
Appreciation: The region owes a lacrosse debt to Stew Curran
He was best known as the lacrosse coach at Cohasset High School, but on Saturday mornings at the Good Sport sporting retail store in town,…
Magnificent seven: The region’s players to watch in the Big Ten
For years, the strongest regional tie to the Big Ten Conference has been Northwestern coach and South Shore native Kelly Amonte Hiller, who’s led the…
Jaffe: Like the man, Stew Curran’s legacy one of a kind
Editor's note: This column appears in the November-December issue of New England Lacrosse Journal. Stew Curran introduced himself to me on a lacrosse field in…
From the podcast: Scoops founder Matt Belson on making lacrosse fun
On this week's episode of New England Lacrosse Journal's "Chasing the Goal" podcast, hosts Kyle Devitte and Jack Piatelli welcome the founder of Scoops Lacrosse.…
D-2/D-3: Billerica shocks, Reading is poised, D-S is close
Every sectional tournament in the MIAA boys lacrosse playoffs has completed at least one round of competition, with many regions advancing past the quarterfinals earlier…
MIAA girls rankings: Westwood, NDA, others pass early tests
A little before 7 p.m. on a steamy Monday night at Walpole High School, the reality and finality of a good season came squarely into…
MIAA girls rankings: On eve of tournaments, who is No. 1?
As some leagues are in the process of crowning champions, the start of MIAA sectional tournaments is looming. With the late start date, compressed time…
MIAA boys preview: L-S, BC High, St. John’s Prep all poised
At least nothing is something. When it comes to Massachusetts high school boys lacrosse, just knowing that you can’t know anything for sure is the…
