2026 Season previews with defending state champions – Billerica

In lacrosse context, when you think of the word tradition, Billerica is a program that immediately comes to mind in Massachusetts. The proud, historic program hadn't celebrated a lax championship in 24 years until last year's Indians squad won one of the greatest games in state history, 17-16 over Reading in the Division 2 final. If you play high school lacrosse in the Commonwealth, you always get up to play a game against Billerica. It's going to be a tough, physical affair. That was always going to be the case with or without a championship. But now, every team in a loaded D2 will be laser focused on Ryan Nickerson's In