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 Middlesex League Tournament Final: No. 10 Reading 16, Wakefield 4
By Nate Weitzer
READING – After a delayed start to the season due to health and safety protocols, the first action for the Reading Rockets came in a scrimmage against defending Division 1 champion Lincoln-Sudbury.
The young Rockets took lessons...
2021 Catholic Conference Tournament Final: No. 1 St. John’s Prep 14, No. 3 BC...
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...
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 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. 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 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 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 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 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...