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 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 D2 C/E Semifinal Video Recap: No. 3 Concord-Carlisle 15, No. 7 Walpole...
By Owen Hart
CONCORD -- No. 3 Concord-Carlisle led from start to finish on Wednesday, in their Division 2 Central/East matchup with No. 7 Walpole, coasting to a 15-5 win and a date with No. 1 Medfield on Saturday at...
2021 MIAA D2N Semifinal Game Recap: No. 5 Wakefield 10, No. 8 Billerica 9
By Kevin J. Stone
WAKEFIELD - At halftime of Wednesday’s thrilling Division 2 North semifinal game against Billerica, Wakefield head coach Tim Johnson talked to his team about defensive strategy and then added that sophomore goalie Kaiden Johnson would be...
2021 MIAA D1N Semifinal Game Recap: No. 4 Lincoln-Sudbury 16, No. 1 Chelmsford 5
By Nate Weitzer
CHELMSFORD – Of all the tight-knit programs in Massachusetts lacrosse, Lincoln-Sudbury has one of the strongest traditions, and part of that is owed to the service of dedicated lacrosse lifers like the late Yoshitaka Ando.
The former 33-year...
2021 D1S Quarterfinal Game Recap: No. 6 BC High 14, No. 3 Needham 8
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...
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 D1N Tournament Recap: No. 1 Chelmsford 14, No. 9 Andover 5
By Ryan Kilian
CHELMSFORD – The D1N No. 1 seed Chelmsford Lions have taken the one-game-at-a-time approach to the 2021 season. Two years removed from an overtime first-round loss to North Andover, the Lions know that they can take nothing...
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 D3N Tournament Recap: No. 1 Austin Prep 7, No. 8 Dracut 4
By Kevin J. Stone
READING - The last two Division 3 North sectional champions met at Austin Prep on Sunday night with a berth in the sectional semifinals on the line.
The offense was hard to come by on Sunday night,...