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The best part about the preseason? Making bold predictions.
We’re less than a month away from the scholastic season kicking off in New England, which means it’s time to go out on a limb. Maybe even a few limbs.
Our writers, Matt Doherty and Sam Robb O’Hagan, each made a handful of bold predictions … [Read more...]
Our latest positional watch list story examines the NEPSAC girls’ midfielders, a group that is, in a word, loaded.
Of the 25 players highlighted, 14 of them earned All-NEPSAC or All-NEPSAC honorable mention recognition a season ago. More proof how stacked this positional group is? Only 18 … [Read more...]
Choate’s 2026 roster has a distinctly different look than years past.
Only seven players are from Connecticut. The rest come from Canada, Mexico, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
“We just bring a little bit of a different flavor this year,” said Choate coach Rick … [Read more...]
The best NEPSAC girls teams this fall have one thing in common: a go-to forward.
Defending Class A champion Miss Porter’s returns Miami-bound Saige Chisholm. Worcester Academy welcomes back All-NEPSAC performer Lily Bierfeldt from injury. Class B favorite Dexter Southfield has Celia Frisoli, the No. … [Read more...]
There may not be a clear-cut favorite entering the NEPSAC girls’ season, but there is no shortage of contenders.
Our first Top 10 reflects both the depth and parity of the region. The last three Class A champions all land inside the top four and return enough talent that it would surprise no one if … [Read more...]
Okay, now the club season is officially over.
After unveiling our ECNL Girls Best XIs for the 2009, 2010 and 2011 age groups, the final loose end from the club campaign is ready to be wrapped up. ECNL released its New England All-Conference teams from the 2025-26 season. The biggest news? All four … [Read more...]
It’s a new but familiar era beginning at Loomis Chaffee.
Carey O’Brien is back for her second stint as Loomis’s girls’ soccer coach, and expectations entering 2026 are high for the perennial Class A and Founders League contenders.
O’Brien’s first term at Loomis was, in a word, dominant. She posted a … [Read more...]
We already previewed the 2026 season for two of the last three Class A girls’ champions: Miss Porter’s and Westminster.
What about the third?
Worcester Academy claimed the 2024 title and nearly made it back again last year, losing in the semifinals to eventual champion Miss Porter’s. The run … [Read more...]
This story is being published on the last day of July. If someone can figure out where the summer went, let us know.
Not that we’re complaining here at New England Soccer Journal. The arrival of August means the 2026 scholastic season is now (more or less) only a month away. Pretty exciting.
Our … [Read more...]
July lived up to its billing as recruiting’s busiest month.
Commitments rolled in across the Class of 2027 and 2028, with the biggest headlines coming from the girls’ side. The Class of 2028 landed its eighth Power Four commitment last week, just four shy of the Class of 2027’s total of 12 in less … [Read more...]
Quiz question: Which NEPSAC girls program has played in the most Class A finals since 2022? The answer might surprise. It’s not Miss Porter’s or Worcester Academy or BB&N, three programs with titles during that span.
It’s Westminster.
The Martlets, somewhat quietly, have reached three of the … [Read more...]
Finally.
Those were the words passing through Avi Dubnov’s mind as time ticked down in last November’s 2-0 win over Westminster in the NEPSAC Class A championship.
Finally, because Miss Porter’s had captured the last trophy missing on its mantle. Over the last decade, Dubnov has built Miss Porter’s … [Read more...]
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