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Jonathan Sigal has covered soccer in New England since 2016, ranging from youth to the pros. A Rhode Island native, he attended Boston University. You can email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @JonathanSigal.
Two weekends into the 2018-19 Development Academy season, all of New England’s boys clubs have official competition in the books.
That provides a useful opportunity to assess where things stand and highlight some early standouts. However, it’s important to be mindful of the fact that early results … [Read more...]
With preseason in the books, Wednesday marks the return of NEPSAC boys soccer. While some have to wait until Saturday for official competition, the bulk of the region's teams get underway midweek.
The opening matchday features several tantalizing encounters, so New England Soccer Journal has … [Read more...]
Since joining the New England Revolution Academy, Eliot Jones has already appeared in five youth national team camps. The goalkeeper will soon add a sixth to his resume after being called into U.S. U-16 camp, held Sept. 12-19 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
Jones, from New Britain, Conn., just … [Read more...]
This past Sunday, at the FC Stars facility in Lancaster, Mass., a Division 3 coach remarked to New England Soccer Journal how he never knew such talent existed in prep school girls soccer. That conversation, plus several others, reflected what the first-ever New England Prep School Preseason College … [Read more...]
Non-conference play continued last week in Division 1 men’s soccer, with several local teams continuing their hot starts to the 2018 season.
The University of Rhode Island has proven to be a top team in the region, cruising to a 5-0 start by not allowing a goal. Boston College also remained unbeaten … [Read more...]
When Scott Wiercinski recruited Moctar Niang to Bowdoin, he saw a “gentle giant.”
After all, the New York City native’s potential – then on Manhattan SC Paris Saint Germain 96, a club team featuring the likes of Leeds United midfielder Jack Harrison, current Middlebury standout Daniel O’Grady and … [Read more...]
When touching base with a Class A prep school head coach in late summer, he told New England Soccer Journal how perhaps no other year would rival the high-end talent across NEPSAC boys soccer in 2018.
There’s no way to accurately quantify that or be 100 percent sure of any conclusions, for it’s an … [Read more...]
When Ben Pierson began his college recruiting search, he was originally set on playing in the South. The year-round training outdoors, warmer weather and high level of soccer didn’t sound half bad.
But, as fate would have it, the Schenectady, N.Y., native and Oakwood center back is staying local. … [Read more...]
The 2018 prep school goalkeeper field was thrown a major dent this past summer with news that Jamie Lowell (Brentwood, N.H.) – formerly of Phillips Exeter and Seacoast United in the Development Academy – would be heading west to play for the Seattle Sounders' youth teams.
Despite the would-be-junior … [Read more...]
Last fall, when it was decided that Nick Woodruff would redshirt his first season at Michigan State, he could have easily gone into cruise control.
That’s a decision Spartans’ head coach Damon Rensing said he’s often seen in Division 1 college soccer. With senior captain Jimmy Fiscus … [Read more...]
Two traditional prep soccer powers, South Kent and Worcester Academy, have to virtually revamp their entire back line for 2018. The same goes for Choate, a Class A tournament team in 2017, and Phillips Exeter, which is a tough out every season.
While great turnover is expected at those programs, … [Read more...]
Lee Sentnor isn’t quite sure where the competitive nature comes from. Neither is Rich, her husband. They’re business folks — numbers people — whose athletic careers never extended beyond Lee’s childhood gymnastics days and Rich’s high school soccer team. They value education dearly, and live a … [Read more...]
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