2021 MIAA GAME RECAP: No. 12 Concord-Carlisle 9, No. 7 Longmeadow 7
By Will Quirk
SPRINGFIELD -- The Concord Carlisle and Longmeadow rivalry is a historic matchup featuring two programs that were regular state finalists in the old-Massachusetts West vs. East state tournament format. The last time these two played was in...
2021 Patriot Cup Finals: No. 6 Hingham 11, No. 15 Duxbury 10
By Mike Flanagan
HINGHAM -- When No. 6 Hingham and No. 15 Duxbury get together, it is almost a guarantee that the game will come down to the wire. The last time these two arch-rivals met in the postseason, Hingham's...
2021 Central Mass. Tournament Finals: Grafton 13, Algonquin 5
By Will Quirk
LITTLETON -- The stands were packed, the lights were on and the buzz was in the air on Wednesday night, as the Central Mass. championship game between Grafton and Algonquin took place at Littleton High School. It...
2021 MIAA D1S Tournament Video Recap: No. 3 Needham 12, No. 14 Xaverian 9
By Mike Flanagan
NEEDHAM -- Three of the last five years, Needham’s season ended at the hands of a Catholic Conference opponent in the Division I South Sectionals; Catholic Memorial - 2015, BC High - 2018, 2019.
With both teams at...
2021 MIAA D2 C/W Tournament Game Recap: No. 4 Longmeadow 21, No. 13 St....
LONGMEADOW -- You would typically see a Longmeadow versus St. John’s Shrewsbury matchup in the championship or semifinal game of the MIAA CMass/WWass Sectional bracket. Due to the MIAA selection seedings being solely based on records, we were given...
2021 MIAA D1N Tournament Recap: No. 5 Lincoln-Sudbury 9, No. 4 Acton-Boxboro 5
By Nate Weitzer
ACTON – When Lincoln-Sudbury coach Brian Vona saw the pairings for the Division 1 North sectional, he was somewhat relieved to see a potential matchup with archrival Acton-Boxboro in the quarterfinals.
His Warriors had dropped consecutive games, 10-9...
2021 MIAA D2 C/E VIDEO Recap: No. 7 Walpole 12, No. 2 Foxboro 9
By Mike Flanagan
FOXBORO -- A dominant effort at the face-off X by Colin Birch (18-of-22) along with an eight-point night by Ronan Fahey (3g,5a) helped Walpole pull off the first big upset of the Division 2 Central/East playoffs on...
2021 MIAA D3C/E Finals Video Recap: No. 1 Dover-Sherborn 16, No. 2 Medway 7
By Mike Flanagan
DOVER -- The reigning Division 3 State Champion and top-seeded Dover-Sherborn Raiders found themselves in a dog fight with No. 2 Medway in the first half of Thursday afternoon’s Central/East sectional final.
“Medway pushed us,” said DS head...
2021 MIAA D1S Semifinal Game Recap: No. 6 BC High 12, No. 2 Natick...
By Nate Weitzer
NATICK – In playoff lacrosse, attitude and energy can have a great impact on the ebb and flow of momentum.
BC High's offense started slowly in Friday's Division 1 South semifinal at Natick, but the defense and...
2021 MIAA D2N Final Game Recap: No. 2 Reading 13, No. 5 Wakefield 6
By Kevin Stone
READING - Four years ago, nine players from this year’s Reading squad were freshmen and got to witness what a state title run looks like up close and personal when the 2018 team made its magical championship...