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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...]
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...]
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