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Alas, it’s time to officially put a bow on the ECNL Girls season.
After unveiling Best XIs for the 2009s and 2010s last week, our final age group is stepping into the spotlight. The 2011s, comprised mostly of Class of 2029 players, have started to emerge one year before their recruiting window … [Read more...]
We’ve already started counting down the days to Labor Day at the New England Soccer Journal. It was 49 on Monday, as Sam Robb O’Hagan noted in his NEPSAC boys’ midfielder-to-know story.
Today? Only 45 days. Sam made sure to remind me of that this morning.
If you can’t tell, we’re extremely excited … [Read more...]
The 2009 age group produced not one, but two ECNL Champions League teams from New England.
One of those teams, FC Stars Blue, was not a surprise. With a loaded roster returning, FC Stars Blue entered the season as a clear favorite to reach Champions League for the fourth straight year.
The other … [Read more...]
The 2010 age group entered this year’s ECNL girls season with plenty of hype.
FC Stars Blue, fresh off a trip to the national quarterfinals, returned significant talent for its New England Conference title defense. And teams like Connecticut FC, Select SC and Scorpions SC were ripe with star power … [Read more...]
Until recently, the odds of a New England team making a deep run in the Champions League playoffs were slim to none. But FC Stars Blue started bucking that trend in 2024, when two of its teams reached the national semifinals.
Then last year, the Lancaster, Mass. club followed that up with three more … [Read more...]
The club season is over. The scholastic season is a month away. But recruiting never really slows down.
Since the new window opened on June 15, the girls’ Class of 2028 has started to come into focus with 13 Division 1 commits, including seven to Power Four schools. Elsewhere, the boys’ side added … [Read more...]
Sometimes, the difference between a good season and a great season is an x-factor: an emerging talent ready to take the next step or an established star carrying a bigger load.
As the MIAA girls’ season fast approaches, here are nine players poised to be difference-makers. This isn’t a list of the … [Read more...]
What determines the order for our Best of New England rankings?
Is it the player who dominates every match and fills the stat sheet? Or the one with the most potential? What about someone with a dominant profile, like a tall left-footed center back?
Those are the questions we wrestle with when … [Read more...]
The Class of 2029 is still early in its development, but the region's top talent is starting to emerge.
Several players impressed as freshmen during the scholastic season before continuing that momentum in the club campaign, with some making an impact against older competition. One player was called … [Read more...]
The next wave of New England girls' soccer talent is here.
The Class of 2028 has been firmly in the spotlight over the last six months, beginning with the prestigious ECNL Florida showcase in January and continuing throughout the spring club season ahead of June 15.
Now, the recruiting window is … [Read more...]
It's been over a year since the Class of 2027 recruiting window opened, and this cycle has already produced some eye-popping numbers.
Nearly 100 players have committed to play college soccer, including 85 to Division I and 12 to Power Four schools. With nearly a year still remaining in the cycle, … [Read more...]
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