Lacrosse

By Jake Levin DORCHESTER—Working against an elite defense every day at practice makes a tremendous amount of difference for Lincoln-Sudbury, senior middie Collin Murphy noted. Murphy, who’ll play both lacrosse and football at Denison University in Ohio next year, scored four...

By Nate Weitzer  SUDBURY – When No. 2 Lincoln-Sudbury and No. 5 Acton-Boxboro meet on the lacrosse field, the pace of play increases, the intensity ramps up, and little plays become magnified in the context of one of the biggest...

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...

By Kevin J. Stone DANVERS - Just 10 days prior to the first-ever Catholic Conference tournament championship game, BC High took down St. John’s Prep in a low-scoring overtime thriller That game followed up their first meeting in Danvers, earlier...

By Jake Levin NEEDHAM—Among the many mantras BC High coach Marcus Craigwell has instilled upon his team is ‘next man up.’ The sixth-seeded Eagles found themselves in a situation that required the phrase in the second quarter against No. 3 Needham...

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...

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...

By Kevin J. Stone DANVERS - Complete domination in stunning fashion. That’s really the only way to describe third-seeded St. John’s Prep 12-5 Division 1 North title victory on Saturday morning against fifth-seeded Lincoln-Sudbury. Statistically, things were pretty close on paper, but...

By Will Quirk LONGMEADOW -- Mother Nature was certainly not cooperating this week, as Longmeadow and Scituate prepared for their Division 2 State Semifinal matchup in Longmeadow. After Tuesday night's game was canceled, a 3-hour lightning delay put Wednesday evening's...

By Kevin Stone DANVERS - The 2021 Division 1 boys lacrosse state championship game will forever go down in history as the one that started in June and ended in July. Exactly 16 hours and 15 minutes after the game against...