Boys lacrosse
THE HERALD TEAM DOM ABATE BEVERLY The three-time Northeast Conference All-Star selection was a sparkplug during the Panthers’ run to the Division 2 EMass semifinals, registering 40 goals and 26...
View ArticleA power shiftseen in 2013
There was an element of change across the Massachusetts boys and girls lacrosse landscape in 2013, and it’s one that is certain to continue next spring. New challengers rose up to pose serious threats...
View ArticleHingham knocks off Algonquin
The fourth-ranked Hingham boys' lacrosse team gave visiting Algonquin its first loss of the season when senior long-stick midfielder John Tocchio put home a rebound with two seconds left in overtime...
View ArticleLeahy, Hingham believe, achieve
With just five minutes remaining, senior Julia Leahy connected on a header that gave the Hingham girls' soccer team a 2-1 road win over No. 9 Whitman-Hanson in Patriot League action last night. "To...
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 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...
View ArticleDover-Sherborn's success is a team effort
In its dozen years as a varsity lacrosse program, Dover-Sherborn has been a Division 3 playoff constant. In 11 appearances, it's been to three finals, and numerous semifinals. Yet the title has...
View ArticleLacrosse continues huge growth locally
As the growth of lacrosse continues to explode nationwide, Massachusetts is a state that continues to symbolize that change. In 2005, there were a total of 140 boys programs and 114 girls teams across...
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 ArticleHingham rising in the ranks
In nearly the blink of an eye, John Todd saw what he knew his team was capable of achieving. His Hingham boys' squad was facing one of its toughest foes to date, St. John's Prep, a perennial Division...
View ArticleThe Herald’s picks
DIVISION 1 • CHAMPION: Lincoln-Sudbury • RUNNER UP: Duxbury • SLEEPER: Newton North • BEST FIRST-ROUND MATCHUP:...
View ArticleHingham rolls past St. John's
Senior attackmen Noah Ellis and David Freitas each notched hat tricks as No. 4 Hingham jumped out to an 11-0 halftime lead in earning a 12-4 statement victory over 12th-ranked St. John's Prep in...
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 ArticleNorwell strikes late to get win
According to Norwell coach Tom Jacobs, his baseball squad has been scoring in bunches this season. That is why the Clippers' confidence never wavered despite trailing South Shore League rival...
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 ArticleAnnual ‘Beat Duxbury’ cry heard
One of the annual rites of passage at the end of May is trying to figure out which teams present the biggest obstacles to Duxbury’s dominance of the Division 1 boys lacrosse landscape. The Dragons’...
View ArticleDuxbury stacked again
By the time the state finals rolled around last season, Duxbury was playing at a level that few, if any, other teams in Massachusetts are capable of reaching. A great majority of those players are...
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...
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