When a team goes 20-8-3, loses only three seniors to graduation and returns three players who received All-NEPSAC honors last season, that team is in strong position to compete. That is the case for Berwick Academy this season under coach Kelly Souza. Berwick is propelled by triplets Brittany Foster … [Read more...]
Boys high school preview: Let the battle begin
For teams across Massachusetts who want to win the MIAA Div. 1A state tournament (also known as the Super 8), one obvious challenger stands in the way. BC High has won the tournament in each of the past two seasons, and both finals victories came against Pope Francis in overtime. Last March, it was … [Read more...]
Maine native Chase Matteo lives dream of playing college hockey in Japan
It started with an appreciation of a foreign country and an email to a college hockey coach when he was in seventh grade. Now, Camden, Maine, native Chase Matteo is wrapping up one of the most unique collegiate experiences for a New England hockey player. Matteo is a senior at Waseda University in … [Read more...]
Connecticut Junior Rangers shock bracket, win Brick Invitational
America won, for a change. Normally dominated by top-level Canadian youth programs, the 30th annual Brick Invitational — an Edmonton-based tournament comprised of teams from the United States and Canada — was claimed by the Connecticut Junior Rangers Elite AAA Club, which shocked the bracket and … [Read more...]
St. Dominic Academy, Bedford, Essex, Fairfield Prep extend dominance
The month of March marks the end of winter and winter sports at the high school level. It’s the time where high school teams have the opportunity to prove themselves as the top programs in their state and in their division. Sometimes, it’s a dynasty continuing when a team wins the title, and other … [Read more...]
Sammy Davis regains scoring touch for Boston University
A healthy Sammy Davis is just what the Boston University Terriers offense needed this season. The redshirt junior and forward missed all of last season after undergoing double hip surgery in July 2017, but this season, she is back not only as one of the team’s top scorers, but also as one of the … [Read more...]