Hingham puts down Beverly
Knowing that Beverly was a team that loved to push the pace, Hingham spent practice time working on preventing the Panthers from getting into a transition groove. Junior defenseman Jack Ullrich led...
View ArticleHawks net first state title
There were plenty of times during the regular season when it seemed as though Xaverian was inches away from seeing it all go downhill and spiral out of control. With a resolute defiance, the Hawks...
View ArticleHingham scores late win
Hingham will be amping up its schedule in the next couple of weeks against Division 1 competition, but the Harbormen had some unfinished business to take care of against their main Patriot League...
View ArticleThe Herald’s picks
DIVISION 1 • CHAMPION: Lincoln-Sudbury • RUNNER UP: Duxbury • SLEEPER: Newton North • BEST FIRST-ROUND MATCHUP:...
View ArticleNorwell girls clip familiar foe Medfield
When facing defending state champion Medfield and star goalie Sarah Honan, Norwell coach Kara Connerty knew her squad needed to change its approach on offense. Mixing in different types of shots while...
View ArticleHigh School Insider with Danny Ventura & Jim Clark
BASEBALL DIVISION 1 NORTH SEMIFINAL — Thursday St. John’s Prep 5, Peabody 0 SEMIFINAL — Saturday Billerica 7, Westford 1 FINAL — Sunday at Lelacheur St. John’s Prep vs. Billerica, 4 DIVISION 2 NORTH...
View Article2013 Boys Lacrosse League All-Stars
ATLANTIC COAST LEAGUE Joe Parnell, Ryan Foohey, Mike Carbone, Tyler Kearns (Marshfield); Nick Buttafuoco, Taylor Blake, JP McGrady (Sandwich); Joe Meloni, Cyrus Wickersham (Falmouth); Ethan...
View ArticleXaverian lacrosse nets first state title
There were plenty of times during the regular season when it seemed as though Xaverian was inches away from seeing it all go downhill and spiral out of control. With a resolute defiance, the Hawks...
View ArticleReign threat for Duxbury
In past years it’s been pretty easy to look at the three boys lacrosse divisions and identify teams that are clear-cut favorites to win state championships. That is not the case this spring. In...
View ArticleBogart, O’Brien two good in CM victory
Tyler Bogart scored eight goals and Jack O’Brien added seven as No. 18 seed Catholic Memorial (11-9) demolished No. 15 Shawsheen, 21-3, in a Division 2 boys lacrosse preliminary-round game yesterday...
View ArticleBoys & Girls Lacrosse: Preseason rankings
BOYS LACROSSE (2013 records in parentheses) DIVISION 1 1. Xaverian (16-6) 2. Duxbury (16-6) 3. Lincoln-Sudbury (18-3) 4. Acton-Boxboro (18-5) 5. Needham (17-3) 6. Westford Academy (13-9) 7. Wellesley...
View ArticleBoys Lacrosse Preview: Hawkish champions
Midway through April 2013, the Xaverian lacrosse program was simply trying to right the ship after slogging through a stretch that saw the Hawks drop four out of five games and left the team with a 3-4...
View ArticleD-S up to Challenge
Emerging as champions of the grueling Coaches Challenge Cup tournament last weekend went a long way toward renewing the belief that Dover-Sherborn’s players had in themselves. The Raiders, by far the...
View ArticleWestwood edges NDA
Since the beginning of the 2013 season, the Westwood girls lacrosse team is 45-1-0. That loss came in last year’s Division 1 South final, when Notre Dame-Hingham stopped the Wolverines’ run to a third...
View ArticleHigh School Tournament Scoreboard
Baseball DIVISION 1A First round results St. John’s Prep 4, Lowell 0 Silver Lake 8, Braintree 3 B’water-Raynham 19, Lincoln-Sudbury 4 (8i) Newton North 5, Catholic Memorial 4 (14i) Second round —...
View ArticleDespite doubts, boys sectionals worked out
It was a year of great change for boys lacrosse as the sport employed sectional tournaments for the first time. It was a change driven by administrators and not at all popular among coaches. The two...
View ArticleD2 Boys Lacrosse: John Isaf, Warriors cap eight-year journey
John Isaf has coached Medfield’s current crop of seniors, including his son Jack, since they were fourth-graders just learning the game. That eight-year journey culminated yesterday in the Division 2...
View ArticleBOYS LACROSSE: Matt Rosso saves the day for Hingham
By Kat Hasenauer Cornetta ALLSTON – After last year’s disappointing overtime playoff loss to Medfield in the Eastern Mass Division 2 finals at Harvard Stadium, Hingham’s Matt Rosso and his Harbormen...
View ArticleBoys Lacrosse: No easy road for usual suspects
For the first time ever, the boys lacrosse tournament will have its three divisions broken up into sectionals. Familiar faces dot the South brackets, topped by Duxbury. The Dragons have won nine of the...
View ArticleSchools roundup: Beverly stays in zone
Sophomore attack Nick Albano racked up four goals and five assists as No. 3 Beverly orchestrated its zone offense to near perfection in a 12-7 victory over No. 5 Marblehead to capture the Division 2...
View ArticleBoys lacrosse All-Scholastics
THE HERALD TEAM Nick Albano Beverly Jr. A Hunter Arnold Acton-Boxboro Sr. A Brian Bissell Medfield Sr. M Kevin Bletzer Catholic Memorial Sr. M Rogers Boylan Dover-Sherborn Sr. D Caleb Brodie Hingham...
View ArticleRosso, Hingham earn OT payoff
After last year’s tournament run ended with an overtime loss, Matt Rosso and the rest of the Hingham boys lacrosse team were ready for a shot at redemption. When yesterday’s Division 2 state semifinal...
View ArticleDuxbury wants crown back
Today’s state finals feature several teams looking to climb back atop the Bay State’s lacrosse mountain, two rematches from last year’s postseason and a trio of bright-eyed newcomers to the...
View ArticlePreseason lacrosse rankings
BOYS LACROSSE (2014 records in parentheses) DIVISION 1 1. Duxbury (19-4) 2. Lincoln-Sudbury (16-7) 3. Acton-Boxboro (21-3) 4. Needham (18-3) 5. BC High (11-9) 6. Xaverian (18-4) 7. Catholic Memorial...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOLS LACROSSE: Weekly rankings
SUPER SIX LACROSSE POLLS (from Sunday's Herald; records through Friday, 5/8) BOYS 1. Lincoln-Sudbury (10-1) - Warriors will devote the week to goal No. 2; winning the DCL Large title. 2. Duxbury (11-1)...
View ArticleSuper Six
BOYS LACROSSE 1. Lincoln-Sudbury (13-1): The Warriors will be getting a visit from some angry Dragons tomorrow. 2. Medfield (14-2): Goalie Kyle Gately has proven worthy of that No. 33 Medfield jersey....
View ArticleSuper Six: Lacrosse
BOYS LACROSSE 1. Lincoln-Sudbury (16-1): It will be interesting to see if the math will keep the Warriors ahead of unbeaten Reading for the top seed in Div. 1 North. 2. Medfield (16-2): The Warriors...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL LACROSSE: Weekly boys and girls polls
SUPER SIX LACROSSE POLLS (records through Friday, 5/1) BOYS 1. Lincoln-Sudbury (9-1) - Warriors got a little tougher test from Acton-Boxboro the second time around. 2. Duxbury (9-1) - Phillips Andover...
View ArticleBoys Lacrosse: Lincoln-Sudbury hopes to end hex
Could this finally be the year, the first since as far back as 1994, that Lincoln-Sudbury finally gets to celebrate a boys lacrosse state championship? The Warriors ran roughshod over the majority of...
View ArticleBoys Lacrosse Preview: Game’s continuing boom delivering a new wave
With the lacrosse boom showing no signs of slowing down in Massachusetts, the competition continues to get better every year. And now, with that development, new teams are showing signs of being ready...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Complete Saturday scoreboard
BASEBALL SUPER EIGHT SECOND ROUND – Sunday at Brockton Newton North vs. Xaverian, 12 BC High vs. St. John’s (S), 3 SECOND ROUND – Monday at Brockton St. John’s Prep vs. Wachusett, 4 Bridgewater-Raynham...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Completed Sunday scoreboard
BASEBALL SUPER EIGHT SECOND ROUND – Sunday at Brockton Xaverian 7, Newton North 2 (Newton North is eliminated) BC High 3, St. John’s (S) 2 (St. John’s is eliminated) SECOND ROUND – Monday at Brockton...
View ArticleWednesday's scoreboard
BASEBALL SUPER EIGHT THIRD ROUND – Wednesday (One-loss bracket) BC High 4, Wachusett 1 Bridgewater-Raynham 10, Xaverian 5 THIRD ROUND – Friday at Brockton BC High vs. Bridgewater-Raynham, 4 St. John’s...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Completed Wednesday's scoreboard
BASEBALL SUPER EIGHT THIRD ROUND – Wednesday (One-loss bracket) BC High 4, Wachusett 1 Xaverian vs. Bridgewater-Raynham, late THIRD ROUND – Friday at Brockton BCH vs. Xaverian/B-R, 4 St. John’s Prep...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Completed Tuesday's scoreboard
BASEBALL SUPER EIGHT SECOND ROUND – Sunday at Brockton Xaverian 7, Newton North 2 (Newton North is eliminated) BC High 3, St. John’s (S) 2 (St. John’s is eliminated) SECOND ROUND – Monday at Brockton...
View ArticleSchools: Warriors on attack
For a program that wins as many championships as the Medfield boys lacrosse team does, you’d think the word “defend” would be used constantly. But defend refers to the past; the Warriors only want to...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL BOYS LACROSSE: Medfield in pursuit of a Div. 2 title
By Bruce Lerch NORWELL - For a program that wins as many championships as Medfield does - six state championships since 2004 - you’d think the word defend would be used constantly. Defend refers to the...
View ArticleLacrosse: Final Super Six
BOYS LACROSSE 1. Lincoln-Sudbury (20-1): A dominant season from start to finish culminated with the program’s first state championship since 1994. 2. Medfield (21-2): Two state titles in three seasons...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL LACROSSE: Final boys and girls poll
DIVISION 1 1. Lincoln-Sudbury (20-1) 2. Duxbury (19-4) 3. Billerica (19-5) 4. BC High (18-3) 5. Catholic Memorial (14-8) 6. Needham (18-2) 7. Franklin (17-4) 8. Xaverian (13-7) 9. Reading (20-1) 10....
View ArticleAll-Scholastics: Herald's boys lacrosse team
THE HERALD TEAM Alec Borkowski Sr. D Franklin Tyler Canto Jr. G Billerica Oskar Djusberg Jr. M BC High Sam Friedman Sr. M BC High Joe Gaziano Sr. D Xaverian Caleb Geitz Jr. D Lincoln-Sudbury Grant...
View ArticleWestwood rally captures crown
Westwood and Notre Dame-Hingham meeting in the Division 1 South girls lacrosse final has become as sure a sign of June as the last day of school. Facing off in the final for the third consecutive year,...
View ArticleBalanced Lincoln-Sudbury boys lax answers Challenge
The main theme that Lincoln-Sudbury boys lacrosse coach Brian Vona has preached all year is that, when his talented team plays unselfish, it will prove difficult to handle. That attitude was on display...
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