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We've spent the last few weeks unveiling our MIAA boys' preseason watch lists for forwards, midfielders and defenders. One of my biggest takeaways from compiling those lists was just how much proven talent is back across the state.
That's especially true among the forwards and midfielders, where … [Read more...]
If there’s one thing everyone around the MIAA boys scene can agree on, it’s this: parity is at an all-time high. The last two state tournaments are proof.
Two years ago, Newton North became the lowest seed ever (31st) to win a state title, embarking on an upset-filled run to the Division 1 title. … [Read more...]
Our next MIAA boys’ positional watch list examines the defenders, a group that has a different feel from the forwards and midfielders we highlighted last week.
Those two positions were filled with reigning All-State players and league MVPs. But the defenders don’t enter the fall with the same amount … [Read more...]
The theme of proven talent returning to the MIAA continues with our next positional watch list: the midfielders.
Similar to the forwards, the midfield group is filled with players who captured league MVPs or All-State honors a season ago. Of the 15 midfielders on the watch list, seven earned … [Read more...]
It’s time for our positional watch list series to head to the MIAA boys’.
First up are the forwards.
We’ve beaten the drum about the roster turnover in the MIAA each season, especially with the emergence of MLS Next in the region. However, 2026 looks a little different than years past. Sure, plenty … [Read more...]
In our bold predictions story a few weeks ago, I went on a limb and said no Founders League team would make the NEPSAC girls Class A championship game in 2026.
There’s a reason it was categorized as bold — perhaps extremely bold. A Founders League team has reached every Class A title game since … [Read more...]
If you’re invested in the English Premier League, there’s a solid chance you spent your Friday morning setting your fantasy lineup for the first matchweek.
So the idea dawned on us — what if we ran a fantasy league for the 2026 New England scholastic soccer season?
Our two writers, Sam Robb O’Hagan … [Read more...]
Want to know how important a good goalkeeper is in the NEPSAC? Just ask defending Class B champion St. George’s.
The Dragons won two playoff games last season on penalty kicks, buoyed by the clutch saves of Player of the Year Catalina Gomez-Velez in net.
Entering 2026, who are the goalies that can … [Read more...]
Our last positional watch list explored the NEPSAC girls’ midfielders, a group loaded with established star power and Division 1 commitments.
The defenders are a bit different.
Only seven players on this list earned All-NEPSAC recognition last year — half the number of midfielders who did. That gap … [Read more...]
When I started my NEPSAC girls coverage last month, the first two Class A coaches I spoke with told me to watch out for Austin Prep.
Why?
Well, the Cougars enter 2026 riding some serious momentum. Last fall marked Austin Prep’s fourth as a NEPSAC member, and all Tim Phelan’s group did was forge a … [Read more...]
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